Appointment of the Director of CRS
József Pálinkás, the president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences appointed Gyula Horváth, DSc, scientific advisor, holder of the Széchenyi Prize, professor at the University of Pécs, Faculty of Business and Economics, director of the HAS Centre for Regional Studies on April 11 for a period of five years. Tamás Németh, secretary-general of the HAS and Valéria Csépe, deputy secretary-general were present at the event, on April 6, 2010.
Welcome at the new portal of Centre for Regional Studies
Dear Guest! The new CRS portal launched officially May 20th, 2009. In the near future we will renew the pages of our institutes and foreign language content as well. We are continuously adding new content and trying to improve the appereance. Your comments are welcome, please do not hesitate to contact the editor: szracz@rkk.hu
South Great Plain – The latest volume of the Regions of the Carpathian Basin published
The latest volume of the series explores socio-economic relations of the South Great Plain Region, through the review of the reviving interregional relations. South Great Plain, encompassing the counties of Bács-Kiskun, Csongrád and Békés is the largest region in Hungary. Szeged, the region’s capital, is the 4th largest town in the region according to population data, its educational institutions and vibrant cultural life place the town in an even more prominent position. Most of its micro regions have emerged as losers of the transition of the past two decades, therefore our book aims to contribute to their catching-up as well. The volume was edited by Gábor Nagy.
György Enyedi nominated Honorary Member of World Society of Ekistics
Academic Professor György Enyedi was designated Honorary Member of the World Society of Ekistics during its General Assembly held in Antalya (Turkey) The Society (and its journal, Ekistics) was founded by Doxiadis (1913–1975), one of the most influential urbanists of the 20th century in 1965 and operates as a consultative, non-governmental organ of the UNO. The Society, owner and publisher of Ekistics Journal, is a prestigious organ of settlement sciences. Through its holistic approach of urban research and planning, the Society’s aim is to seek solutions to social conflicts caused by the enhanced speed of urban growth. The number of worldwide members is limited to no more than 200, honorary members are chosen from the Society’s full members.
Transcarpathia – The latest volume of the Regions of the Carpathian Basin published
The eleventh volume of the series presents the Ukranian Transcarpathia Region, focusing on its present socioeconomic conditions, mapping the various factors of development embedded in a historical perspective. This administrative unit, covering an area of 12 800 km2, with a population of 1.25 million originally formed by the historical counties of Ung, Bereg, Ugocsa and Máramaros in 1920, consists of 13 districts, 11 towns, 19 urban-type settlements, and 579 rural settlements in our days. The Hungarian minority (150 000) accounts for twelve percent of the Region’s population, which is a major reason why the Region’s complex socioeconomic analysis is given a high priority. The volume was published under the edition of Béla Baranyi.
The West Transdanubian Region – Past Present and Future
The West Pannon Regional Development Agency and the West Pannon Regional Development Council, in collaboration with HAS Centre for Regional Studies West Hungarian Research Institute published a book titled “West Transdanubian Region – Past Present and Future”, which seeks to map the processes shaping the region in the past decade, with a special focus on development policy initiatives and cohesion processes. The editor of the book is Mihály Lados, the director of the HAS Centre for Regional Studies West Hungarian Research Institute. The book is available in electronic format at the link below (hungarian, 11 Mb).
The Role of Environmental Industry in the Regional Reindustrialisation in Hungary
The economic crisis processes, going on in the world and having detrimental effects on Hungary too, have once again drawn academic attention to the issues of reindustrialisation. Within the issue of reindustrialisation, an issue of primary importance, the issues related to the role of environmental industry are given special emphasis, in connection with the processes of global climate change. Environmental industry, using the achievements of the academic sector, is expected to be the sector with the most dynamically expanding market both in the international arena and in Hungary. The papers of this book deal with the Hungarian characteristics and possibilities of environmental industry, each chapter was written on the different segments of this industry The recently published book was edited by Béla Baranyi and István Fodor.
Pro Regio Award granted to the HAS Centre for Regional Studies
The Centre for Regional Studies of HAS was granted the most highly regarded award in the area of regional development. The Pro Regio Award was handed out to the leading institute of regional sciences by Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai on March 15, in recognition of its outstanding contribution to regional science and the elaboration of Hungarian territorial development theories.