Europa XXI (2014) vol. 27

The need for an effective and integrated environmental policy: lessons from Hungary

Viktor Varju

Europa XXI (2014) vol. 27, pp. 33-46 | Full text
doi: https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2014.27.3

Abstract

Subsidies of the EU funds resulted in major projects and plans. In order to prevent natural disasters, the European Community – among others – introduced the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). Withthe SEA the environmental aspects prevailed in an earlier phase of the planning process. The SEA is mostly new means in the new Member States, hence the planners and stakeholders had to learn to incorporate it into theirpractice. On the other hand, the existing institutional structure of a country influences the planning decision making processes. This paper examines the introduction of and difficulties associated with the SEA in Hungarywhile focusing on institutional settings and integration elements.

Keywords: environmental policy integration (EPI), strategic environmental assessment (SEA), regional development, planning, development policy

Viktor Varju [varju.viktor@krtk.hun-ren.hu]

Citation

APA: Varju, V. (2014). The need for an effective and integrated environmental policy: lessons from Hungary. Europa XXI, 27, 33-46. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2014.27.3

MLA: Varju, Viktor. "The need for an effective and integrated environmental policy: lessons from Hungary". Europa XXI, vol. 27, 2014, pp. 33-46. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2014.27.3

Chicago: Varju, Viktor. "The need for an effective and integrated environmental policy: lessons from Hungary". Europa XXI 27 (2014): 33-46. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2014.27.3

Harvard: Varju, V. 2014. "The need for an effective and integrated environmental policy: lessons from Hungary". Europa XXI, vol. 27, pp. 33-46. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2014.27.3