doi:10.5507/civ.2014.006

Civilia 2014, 5(1):67-84 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2014.006

Assessment of the attractions of the residential place in Hungary

Zoltán Koltai, Mónika Galambos-Tiszberger: Faculty of Adult Education and Human Resources Development, University of Pécs, H-7633 Pécs, Szántó K. J. str. 1/B

The goal of measuring success in the territorial sense in our opinion is to assess the position of a given geographical unit as objectively as possible, and on this ground to look at what needs to be done for its development. This may serve as the basis of a development programme that is special but still flexibly modifiable, coordinated by the municipality, the non-governmental actors, the academic sphere and the economic entities; a programme that the local stakeholders know and support as well. Features of successful settlements may be quite varied, from flexibly modifiable economic structure through highly qualified labour force and favourable social structure right to the environment of the settlement. But what is the opinion of the people most concerned, the inhabitants of the settlements? How do they see the main advantages or disadvantages of their own environment?

Keywords: competitiveness, success, local attractions, Budapest, Hungary

Published: June 15, 2014 Show citation

Koltai, Z., & Galambos-Tiszberger, M. (2014). Assessment of the attractions of the residential place in Hungary. Civilia, 5(1), 67-84. doi: 10.5507/civ.2014.006

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