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Local environmental regulation in post-socialism: A Hungarian case study

Author
Pickvance C.
Date
2003
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-072491)
Publisher | Place of publication
Ashgate Publishing Ltd | Aldershot, UK
ISBN
0 7546 1921 4
Pages
196 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Country/Territory
Hungary
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Policy/planning Economy and environment Local government
Abstract

Contents: - Introduction: The Hungarian context - Hypotheses on local environmental regulation - Székesfehérvár: Magnet for multinational capital and green utopia? - Gyor: A traditional industrial and county town - Nagytétény: Past pollution and limited prospects? - Dunaújváros: The legacy effects of being a steel town - A comparative analysis of environemtal regulation in the four localities - Settlement type and local government environmental policy in Hungary: The role of local economic structure and local government resources - Local environmental mobilization and local government environmental policy in Hungary - Conclusion - Bibliography