Members of the Editorial Board: Hungary István Mezei (project manager) Tamás Hardi Bálint Koós Slovakia Dušan Barabas (project manager) Michal Gallay Viktória Kandráčová Maps edited by: Máté Mády Translation from Hungarian into Slovak: Mária Fabó György Farkas Ervin Kovács Balázs Vitalos Translation from Slovak into Hungarian: Valéria Agócs Anna Antal Dr.Elemér Antal Gyöngyi Czére Mária Fabó Ildikó Haraszti Éva Méry Judit Molnár Csilla Pulen Lívia Solymosné Pokstaller György Szórád Lajos Tuba Revision: The translation of the Hungarian papers into Slovak was revised by: Dušan Barabas Michal Gallay Viktória Kandráčová Gabriel Zubriczký The translation of the Slovak papers into Hungarian was revised by: Mezei István The anthology on the Internet: http://www.rkk.hu http://www.upjs.sk The publication was compiled in the framework of the project HUSK 0801/1.6.1/0003. Tanuljunk egymástól! / Učme sa jeden od druhého!
HUNGARY SELECTIONS from present-day Hungarian papers on natural, social and economic geography CONTENTS FOREWORD 1. NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 1.1 GEOLOGY DATING GÁBOR VARGA SZABOLCS ÁKOS FÁBIÁN JÁNOS KOVÁCS: New Approaches to the Surface Development of the Pannon Basin on the Basis of Desert Varnished Crusts GYÖRGY SIPOS, TÍMEA KISS, JÓZSEF DEZSİ, GÁBOR BOZSÓ, DIÁNA NYÁRI, LEVENTE KOROKNAI, ZSOLT HORVÁTH, GÁBOR SCHUBERT: Photoluminescent Dating (osl) in Natural Geography 1.2 NATURAL GEOGRAPHY JÓZSEF LÓKI: The Great Hungarian Plain TIBOR JÓZSEF NOVÁK: Landscape Geography of Hortobágy GYULA KORMÁNY: Geography of Rétköz 1.3. GEOMORPHOLOGY MÁRTON VERESS: Karsts in Hungary ATTILA HEVESI: About the Hungarian Word Töbör Used as a Technical Term 1.4. CLIMATE JÁNOS RAKONCZAI: Climatic Changes, Drying, Changing Soils and Changing Landscapes IMRE BERKI NORBERT MÓRICZ ERVIN RASZTOVITS: The Influence of Climatic Changes on Hungarian Forests KÁROLY TAR: Estimation Methods of Determining Wind Power Potential in Hungary
2. SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT 2.1 DEMOGRAPHIC GEOGRAPHY SÁNDOR ILLÉS: Regional Processes of Domestic Migration in Hungary DR. ILONA EKÉNÉ ZAMÁRDI: Characteristic Features of Domestic Migration in the Small Settlements of Bihar ISTVÁN MEZEI: Regional Specific Features of the Qualifications of Young People KÁROLY TEPERICS: The Role of Education in International Migration as Shown in Debrecen ANNAMÁRIA UZZOLI: Regional Differences in Health Conditions in Hungary 2.2 SETTLEMENT GEOGRAPHY IRÉN SZÖRÉNYINÉ KUKORELLI: Relations in Space. Methods of Research in Rural Spatial Structure TAMÁS EGEDY: Social Effects of Town Rehabilitation FERENC JANKÓ: Town Reconstruction in the Historical Cities of Pécs and Gyır TAMÁS HARDI: Suburbanisation Phenomena in the Vicinity of Gyır 3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ANNA HAMAR: Land Usage and Development in Agrarian Environment and Tourism in Regions with Small Settlements GYÖRGYI BARTA: Regional Processes in the Hungarian Industry BÁLINT KOÓS: Changing Spatiality of the Economy in Hungary LÁSZLÓ CSORDÁS: Construction and Volume of Private Holiday Homes in Hungary ÁRPÁD HANUSZ: The Role of Heritage Tourism in Rural Tourism and Its Importance in Rural Development 4. REGIONAL DIFFERENCES BÁLINT KOÓS: The Regional System of Hungarian Administration and Regional Statistical Information ÁKOS JAKOBI: Changing Regional Disparities in the Information Society in Hungary KRISZTINA TÓTH TÜNDE VIRÁG: The New Regional Form of Disparities HAJNALKA LİCSEI: The Course of Development in the Balaton Region after the Change of Regime
5. GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS ALONG THE BORDER ISTVÁN SÜLI-ZAKAR: The Development of Cross-Border Relations in Central Eastern Europe KLÁRA SZILÁGYINÉ CZIMRE: Debrecen and Regionalism GÁBOR KOZMA: Selling Borders: The Role of Cross-Border Cooperation and Borderland Location in Regional and Settlement Marketing
SLOVAKIA SELECTIONS from present-day Slovak papers on natural, social and economic geography CONTENTS FOREWORD 1. NATURAL ENVIRONMENT LADISLAV DZUROVČIN: The Terrain of Volcanic Mountains in Eastern Slovakia MICHAL GALLAY: Suspicious Plains in Slovakia ALENA PETRVALSKÁ: Regional Occurrence of Open Karst Forms in Geomorphological Units in Slovakia JOZEF PECHO: Climatic Conditions in Slovakia and Their Long-Term Changes DUŠAN BARABAS: The Water Balance of the Watershed Area of the River Bódva MARTINA ZVERKOVÁ: Thorough Soil Examination in Urban Environment 2. SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT 2.1 DEMOGRAPHIC GEOGRAPHY MILOŠ BAČÍK: About the Population Decrease in Slovakia MICHAL BILIC ALFRED KROGMANN: Immigration of Foreigners in Slovakia Since 2000 VIKTÓRIA KANDRÁČOVÁ: The Gypsy Population in Slovakia JÁN VESELOVSKÝ LUCIA ŠOLCOVÁ: Demographic Characteristics of Poverty in the Settlements of Nitra Region 2.2 SETTLEMENT GEOGRAPHY GABRIELA CZAKOVÁ: Urbanisation in the Slovak Republic VLADIMÍR SLAVÍK: Settlement Structure in Slovakia
VLADIMÍR SZÉKELY: Urban and Rural Settlements on the Basis of Some Aspects of the Quality of Life in Slovakia ANTON FOGAŠ: The Historical and Geographical Characteristics of the Largest Settlements in Saris Region 3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT JANA NEMETHOVÁ: Agriculture in Slovakia MARIÁN KULLA: Changes in Slovak Industry after 1989 ALENA DUBCOVÁ: Food Industry in Slovakia ALFRÉD KROGMANN: Traffic in Slovakia JANA MITRÍKOVÁ: Changes in Retail in Slovakia MAGDALÉNA NEMČÍKOVÁ: Environmental Protection in the Slovak Republic PETER SPIŠIAK: The Tokaj Wine District in Slovakia 4. REGIONAL DIFFERENCES STELA CSAHOVÁ: The Structure of Regional and Administrative Division in Slovakia RADOMÍR BABIAK MARTIN ROSIČ: Unemployment in Eastern Slovakia EVA RAJČÁKOVÁ ANGELIKA ŠVECOVÁ: The Regional Structure and Regional Policy of Slovakia in the Programme Period between 2007 and 2013 RADOSLAV KLAMAR: Regional Differences in the Slovak Republic DAŠA OREMUSOVÁ HILDA KRAMÁREKOVÁ: The Development of Regions and Regional Policy in Slovakia MILOŠ BAČÍK: Demographic Development of the Ipel Region in the Borderland ALENA MADZIKOVÁ: Cross-Border Cooperation in Slovakia, with Special Regard to Eastern Slovakia