LANDSCAPES UNDER THE EUROPEAN TRANSFORMATION Materials of an Intensive Seminar Project Editor: Dr.Péter Csorba Debrecen Hungary 01-09. October 2002 University of Debrecen Department of Landscape Protection and Environmental Geography 2003
Printed by the financial support of the ERASMUS project. Editor: Dr.Péter Csorba ISBN 963 472 7697 2
Content Introduction...4 Programme...5 Presentations Csorba, Péter: Impact of the European Landscape Convention on the Hungarian landscape conservation...9 Kerényi, Attila: Environmental management and landscape protection in Hungary...17 Kórós, Csaba: Debrecen City's environmental indexes...25 Kovács, Tibor Sebestyén, Etelka: Regionalism, regional policy in Hungary...35 Szabó, József: Das Hochwasser wie Naturgefahr Ergebnisse, Sorgen und Perspektiven der Fluregulierung (am Beispiel der Thei)...45 Lundberg, Anders: Global change, European transformation and landscape response in Norway the role of climate change and land use alteration...65 Varga, Zoltán S.: Biological diversity in the Carpathian basin and the priorities of the nature conservation...73 Szabó, György: Agro-environmental protection and prospects of the Hungarian agriculture on the threshold of the Eu-accession...103 Szabó, Szilárd: Soil sampling and mapping soil properties in agricultural and polluted areas...117 Seim, Arnfinn: Land use conflicts by recreational pressure in Norway...135 Marton-Erds, Katalin Szilágyi, Zsuzsanna: Landscape and settlement forming impacts of tourism...153 Szabó, Gergely: The role of GIS methods in examining the forest changes...169 Szépvölgyi, Emese: Geographische Aspekte den Regionalprojekten in Ungarn...175 Jung, Gernot: EU Environmental Programs and their Relevance for the Development of Rural Areas in Germany...189 Excursions Fazekas, István: The role of landscape conservation in the Létavértes Mosonta-garden...201 Novák, Tibor J.: Kulturgeschichtliche Denkmäler als Zeugen der Landschaftsumgestaltung im südlichen Hortobágy...207 Csorba, Péter: Excursion in North-East Hungary...213 Photoes...217 3
Introduction In June 2001 in Oldenburg, - within the frames of a similar Intensive Programme of the ERASMUS/SOCRATES Project of the European Union - three participants: AG Geoökologie of the University Oldenburg/Germany Department of Geography of the University Bergen/Norway, and the Department of Landscape Protection and Environmental Geography of the University Debrecen/Hungary organised a successful seminar for the students concentrating on the historical development of the characteristic landscapes of the chosen countries. Building on the conclusions drawn on the seminars, we intend to survey the problems of the current landscape management, land use, landscape planning and landscape protection on the locale in Debrecen/Hungary. The Council of Europe accepted the European Landscape Convention in October 2000 which has become one of the basic documents of the landscape management and landscape protection of the continent. The Council recommended the Convention to the EU as well. All three countries participating in the IP are members of the Council of Europe but their relations with the EU differ. Germany is the member of it, Hungary is an associated member while Norway has stayed out of the organisation so far. The landscape management, landscape protection and landscape planning practices characterising the three countries will be obviously brought closer by the Convention. Nevertheless, the differences will be accentuated because of the traditions of the given countries and the various roles filled in within the EU harmonisation. We - the organisers in Debrecen /Hungary planned to provide a picture for the students about the current conflicts of the European land use, the general state of the European landscape protection, the differences in the international landscape management and the relationship between the national and European landscape planning. Half of the 9-days programme made up lectures, seminars, given by the university teachers, while the other part of the given time field trips and a 3-days excursion. Finally we have managed to realise the next programme: 4
2002 Month/Day Hours Oct. 1. Tue. Oct. 2. We. 9:30 9:45-12:00 EVENT / ACTION Arrival (pm. to Budapest cca. 21:00 to Debrecen) Accomodation: Debrecen University, Student Hostel, Egyetem-tér 1. Welcome greetings: in the Council Hall of the Faculty of Sciences Lectures: in the Council Hall of the Faculty of Sciences CSORBA P.: Impact of the European Landscape Convention on the Hungarian Landscape Conservation KERÉNYI A.: Environmental Management and Landscape Protection in Hungary KÓRÓS CS. (Self-government of Debrecen): Debrecen City s environmental indexes KOVÁCS T.(Regional Development Agency): Regionalism, regional policy in Hungary 14:00-16:00 19:00- Study walk in Debrecen city (org. by: Klára CZIMRE, Péter CSORBA) Welcome party in a hungarian danceing club (org. by: Katalin SZALAI, Tibor NOVÁK) Oct. 3. /Thu. 9:00-10:00 10:30-12:30 Visit in the Departments of the Institute of Earth Sciences (org. by: Katalin SZALAI, Richard MCINTOSH) Lectures: in the Main Building, IV. Floor, Geogr. Inst. Room XIV. KISS M. (Hortobágy National Park): Nature Protection in Hungary SZABÓ J.: Das Hochwasser wie Naturgefahr Ergebnisse, Sorgen und perspektiven der Flussregulierung (am Beispiel der Theiß) 13:00-18:00 Study tour around Debrecen (Outskirts, recreation area, Létavértes, org. by: Tibor NOVÁK, István FAZEKAS, László KÓTHAY, Attila MOLNÁR, László PAPP) 5
Oct. 4. /Fri. 9:00 12:00 Lectures: in the Main Bulding, IV. Floor, Geogr. Inst. Room: XV. Oct. 5. /Sat. LUNDBERG A.: Global Change, European Transformation and Landscape Response in Norway - the Role of Climate Change and Land Use Alteration VARGA Z.: Biological diversity in the Carpathian basin and the priorities of the nature conservation SZABÓ Gy.: Agro-Environmental Protection and Prospects of the Hungarian Agriculture on the Threshold of the EU-Accession SZABÓ Sz.: Soil Sampling and Mapping of Soil Properties in Agricultural and Polluted Areas Free afternoon 8:00 18:00 Study tour in the Hortobágy (Karcag Nagyiván Hortobágy; org. by Tibor NOVÁK) Oct. 6. /Sa. 9:30 12:00 Lectures: in the Main Building, IV. Floor, Geogr. Inst. Room: XV. SEIM A.: Land use conflicts by recreational pressure in Norway MARTON-ERDS K.- SZILÁGYI Zs.: Landscape and Settlement Forming Impact of the Tourism in Hungary SZABÓ G.: The role of GIS methods in examining the forest changes 12:00 13:00 SZÉPVÖLGYI E.: Geographische Aspekten den Regionalprojekten in Ungarn Closing discussion during the common dinner 6
Oct. 7. /Mo. 8:00 19:00 Study tour in the Tokaj wineyard area (org. by: Péter CSORBA, Tibor NOVÁK, József DANKÓ) Accomodation: Noszvaj, Hotel Síkfkút Oct. 8. /Tue. 8: 00 18:00 20:00- Oct. 9. We. Study tour around Eger (Egerszalók Bélapátfalva Sirok Eger, org. by: Péter CSORBA, Szilárd SZABÓ, Réka BODNÁR) Accomodation: Noszvaj, Hotel Sikfkút Good-bye dinner in the Hotel Travel to Budapest - sight seeing by bus in the city Budapest Nearly all of the presentations, we have heard during the Intensive Programme managed to collect in this volume. Moreover one can find also the paper of Prof. Jung who couldn t participate in the programme that time. One can find also some background-material about the excursions, and some pictures, which were taken during the various events, actions. We hope that you returned to Norway and Germany with pleasant memories about the lectures and excursions and you all found it professionally useful. 7
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