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Zooming in: the Territorial Agenda in Hungary

This article discusses the applicability of the Territorial Agenda 2020 in Hungary. It identifies common challenges, potentials, and priorities and explores the application on different territorial levels. The article also highlights the diverse impacts of increased exposure to globalization, EU integration challenges, demographic and social challenges, climate change and environmental risks, energy challenges, loss of biodiversity, and the promotion of polycentric and balanced territorial development. It concludes with a discussion on the implementation of the Territorial Agenda and the importance of communication and awareness raising.

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Zooming in: the Territorial Agenda in Hungary

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  1. Zooming in: the Territorial Agenda in Hungary ESPON Open Seminar Gödöllő, 21 June 2011 Radvánszki Ádám -VÁTI Nonprofit Ltd.

  2. Zooming in – is the TA2020 applicable? • Territorial Agenda 2020 – action oriented policy framework • Identification of common challenges, potentials and priorities • Application on different territorial levels • Diverse Europe – details vary

  3. Increased exposure to globalisation: structural changes after the global economic crisis • Slow start, fast decline • Vulnerability was hidden by quick success • Economic sustainability • Structural changes • Finances • Real economy • Macroeconomic conditions, economic policy Gross value added per capita in Local Labour Systems, 2004

  4. Challenges of EU integration and the growing interdependences of regions • Integration – quick decrease of barriers • Changes in territorial structures • Wide range of neighbour relations • New opportunities and increasing competition Határon átnyúló vonzáskörzet és városkapcsolat Alközpont

  5. Change of population 2007-21 Areas with high share of Roma population Territorially diverse demographic and social challenges, segregation of vulnerable groups • Emigration – loss of qualified labour force • Demographic imbalances within the country • Shrinking • Growing • Ageing • Segregation – territorial exclusion in rural areas • Challenges of Roma integration – European importance

  6. Climate change and environmental risks: geographically diverse impacts • Diverse impacts – diverse solutions needed • Global change with local effects • Local level needs to react Vulnerability of Hungarian micro-regions related to drought (Source: The 4-Year Development Program to Prevent the Adverse Effects of Climate Change 2010-2013, VÁTI 2009.)

  7. Energy challenges come to the fore and threaten regional competitiveness • High energy consumption rates • Dependence on fossil fuel imports • Security • Price • Wise utilisation of renewable energy needed

  8. Loss of biodiversity, vulnerable natural, landscape and cultural heritage • Highlighting the Budapest metropolitan area • Urban sprawl • Lack of coordination • Lack of cooperation • Controversial territorial impacts of policy

  9. Number of students in tertiary education, 2007 Promote polycentric and balanced territorial development • Monocentric national structure with historical roots • Polycentric and balanced system of small and medium sized towns • Policy efforts to strengthen regional poles • Polycentricity to be addressed in the wider territorial context

  10. Areas of joint planning Encouraging integrated development in cities, rural and specific regions • Desintegrated, scattered development • Policy efforts to encourage integrated development • Within cities • Between cities and their hinterlands

  11. Territorial integration in cross-border and transnational functional regions • Budapest as centre of international importance • Integration on regional and local level varies Theoretical area of economic influence of Budapest and surrounding cities

  12. Ensuring global competitiveness of the regions based on strong local economies • Economic sustainability to be achieved • Rootless foreign investment – fast results, increased vulnerabilty • Embedding foreign companies into the regional economy • Strengthened local markets

  13. Accessibility of the nearest town with at least 20 000 inhaitants Improving territorial connectivity for individuals, communities and enterprises • „All roads lead to Budapest” • Roads of European transport corridors developed • Secondary networks to be improved • Rail infrastructure behind

  14. Managing and connecting ecological, landscape and cultural values of regions • Most vulnerable regions: Budapest and Lake Balaton • Land use regulated by law

  15. Application of the Territorial Agenda • Implementing the Territorial Agenda does not need new ‘TA-plans’ on national level • TA2020 shall feed into existing policies • Territorial development • Sectoral policies • Communication and awareness raising crucial

  16. Thank you for you kind attention! www.vati.hu aradvanszki@vati.hu +36 1 224 3270

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