Lake Balaton Priority Recreational Area – Local Governments According To The Lake Balaton Act
Lake Balaton Priority Recreational Area – Local Governments According To The Lake Balaton Act

Author(s): Judit Molnár
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Environmental Geography
Published by: Scientia Kiadó
Keywords: ecological sustainability; Lake Balaton Actecological sustainability; Lake Balaton Act
Summary/Abstract: The issue examined by this study is part of the research project called “Roles and tools of local governments in the implementation of ecological sustainability” supported by NKFIH and launched by the Law School of the University of Debrecen in September 2015. The participants involved in this research examine which role Hungarian local governments have in environmental policy and in the development and implementation of environmental law (Fodor–Barta–Fóna–Bányai 2016. 19–39). Within the scope of this research, a focus-group interview was conducted at the Common Office of the Local Government of Siófok in June 2017, where the discussion was focused on the activity carried out by Siófok in the field of urban environmental protection and on the relevant regulatory tools. One of the questions we asked was whether there were/had been any environmental conflicts or ecological disagreements between the neighbouring/nearby municipalities. The deputy mayor representing the relevant local government and the office staff all agreed that “Lake Balaton Act is the common regulatory instrument, so there are not any conflicts. Instead, cooperation is implemented, among others, in the field of bicycle tourism.” Based on this statement, we will examine Act CXII of 2000 on the adoption of the Area Development Plan of Lake Balaton Priority Recreational Area and the establishment of Balaton Area Development Regulation indicated as a common regulatory instrument in this study in the light of the framework role of the above mentioned law relating to the area management and environmental activity of the municipalities in Lake Balaton Priority Recreational Area.

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