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• EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HOUSEHOLD WASTE AND WELL-BEING IN THE CONTEXT OF HUNGARIAN SETTLEMENT STRUCTURE

  32-40

  Tamas Szabo

  Szilárd Végh

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  96

  In recent years, the circular economy has become an important objective of the environmental protection and economic policy of the European Union. As part of this, waste processing and disposal has a cardinal feature due to the reduction of the environmental load, in the same way, the trends of the consumer society pose a serious challenge to the reduction of the environmental load. The present study looks for the answer to what kind of relationship can be identified between the generated waste, the solvent demand and the concentration of residential health by analyzing the generated household waste and individual welfare indicators. To establish this, the authors use concepts accepted and applied in international statistical life, as well as statistical tests performed on primary data.

• The Examination of Sandy Grassland Plant Communities in Kunpeszér

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  Viktor József Vojnich

  Ferenc Baglyas

  Endre Pölös

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  79

  Our tests were carried out in Kunpeszér, in the territory of the Kiskunság National Park. The coenological recordings were made in 2x2 meter quadrates. We found out the species’ composition and coverage. In the test area mostly Achilleo-Festucetum pseudovinae (grass saline desert) grassland was located. The grassland vegetation flora was degraded by anthropogenic effects (trampling, grazing). The following weeds spread: ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia);
  canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis); poppy (Papaver rhoeas); white goosefoot (Chenopodium album); hairy pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus) and prickly plants: spiny restharrow (Ononis spinosa), and field thistle (Eryngium campestre).

• International agreements in the area of tourism

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  Yulia Miroshnikova

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  113

  It is not a secret that tourism plays an important role in the development of not just any specific country but the global economy in general. It also promotes urban development in such sensitive areas as coasts and islands, increased water consumption and waste production, fragmentation of habitats and loss of biological diversity. Tourism industry is also one of the reasons behind higher demand for transportation, particularly those types that damage the environment most – personal vehicles and aircraft. “In 2005 in Europe, about 59% of the tourists arrived to their destination by car, 34% by airplane”. According to UNWTO International Tourism Barometer, the international tourism was growing at the rate of 5% in the first nine months of 2013. The key driving force behind this growth is Europe (mainly Central and Eastern Europe) and Asia-Pacific region. Thus, tourism, while playing a truly significant role in the global economy, at the same time causes major damage to the environment. Hence the urgent need to eliminate negative consequences of tourism activities. This can be done by promptly regulating the activities of agents in this area. However, due to the global value of tourism, this process requires not just the local regulators getting involved, but joint effort by many countries. Therefore, international agreements between countries as the primary regulators of tourism activities are becoming increasingly important.