Discussion Papers 2004.
New Aspects of Regional Transformation and the
Urban-Rural Relationship
CENTRE FOR REGIONAL STUDIES
OF HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
DISCUSSION PAPERS
Special
New Aspects of Regional
Transformation and the
Urban-Rural Relationship
XIII. Polish–Hungarian Geographical Seminar
Tokaj, 26–30 September, 2002
Edited by
András Donát KOVÁCS
Series editor
Zoltán GÁL
Pécs
2004
Discussion Papers 2004.
New Aspects of Regional Transformation and the
Urban-Rural Relationship
ISSN 0238–2008
ISBN 963 9052 39 6
2004 by Centre for Regional Studies of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Technical editor: Ilona Csapó
Printed in Hungary by Sümegi Nyomdaipari, Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató
Ltd., Pécs
Discussion Papers 2004.
New Aspects of Regional Transformation and the
Urban-Rural Relationship
CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................ 5
LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................... 6
PREFACE ............................................................................................................................. 9
Spatial conflicts between the shaping of open spaces and the socio-economic
development in the metropolitan area of Warsaw
Bożena Degórska .......................................................................................................... 11
Contemporary transformations of the rural space in Poland: selected problems
Jerzy Bański ................................................................................................................... 20
The contacts of the inhabitants of Poland with Hungary in the light of survey studies
Tomasz Komornicki ........................................................................................................ 36
Some geographical aspects of Hungarian general elections 1990–2002
Gábor Nagy ................................................................................................................... 45
Rurality in Hungary in general
Bálint Csatári ................................................................................................................ 65
Spatial structure and the expanding European integration of the Hungarian
banking system
Zoltán Gál ...................................................................................................................... 74
Fundamental issues relating to the River Tisza
András Donát Kovács .................................................................................................. 105