A Rewiew of the Forest Management History and Present State of the Haragistya Karst Plateau (Aggtelek Karst, Hungary)

Tanács, Eszter; Szmorad, Ferenc; Bárány-Kevei, Ilona

doi:10.3986/ac.v36i3.178

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“…Nowadays, the karst plateaus are largely covered by forests. The spontaneous reforestation of recent decades plays a significant role in this process, while in the previous centuries, the plateaus were used primarily as pastures (Tanács et al, 2007;Gessert, 2016). Due to the expansion of forests and bushes, karstic rock outcrops (karren fields) "disappeared" in many places, although these used to be one of the most remarkable elements of the "karstic image" of the landscape.…”

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“…Due to the expansion of forests and bushes, karstic rock outcrops (karren fields) "disappeared" in many places, although these used to be one of the most remarkable elements of the "karstic image" of the landscape. Thus, different opinions exist on whether and to what extent this process of spontaneous afforestation or natural succession should be interfered (Tanács et al, 2007).…”

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Attitudes and perceptions of local residents and tourists – a comparative study of the twin national parks of Aggtelek (Hungary) and Slovak Karst (Slovakia)

Telbisz

Mari²,

Gessert

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National parks (NPs) are the flagships of protected areas, which primarily serve the protection of nature, but are also important sites for tourism. While karst areas are generally disadvantageous in terms of traditional farming, tourism can provide new livelihoods for those who live there. Therefore, it does matter how the local people relate to the NP and tourism, and the opinion of tourists is also an important factor. In this article, we present the results of a questionnaire survey conducted in the Aggtelek National Park (ANP) and the Slovak Karst National Park (SKNP). Our results show that for locals, the forest is the most important natural resource often visited by them, while for tourists, caves are the first choice. Conflicts between locals and tourists are negligible, and all actors agree to further increase tourism. In both ANP and SKNP, the majority of tourists and locals alike have a rather positive view of the NP. However, there is still a significant group of local residents who have a negative opinion about the NP. One reason for this may be that the locals feel they have only a marginal influence on NP decisions. The ANP plays a more important role in the lives of locals than in SKNP, because ANP has a larger organisational background and more human resources for a smaller population. Although geotourism is still largely missing from the vocabulary of local residents and park management alike, there is a small but significant part of visitors who consider themselves sensu lato geotourists. As for the motivation of tourists, the keyword is “cave”, while the content of the term “karst” is much less known for visitors (especially on the Hungarian side). In Hungary, the tourism to Baradla Cave is largely due to school education. We found that the internet, although one of the most important sources of information for visitors, was not the first port of call, and was not outstanding compared to other factors.

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confidence: 99%

Attitudes and perceptions of local residents and tourists – a comparative study of the twin national parks of Aggtelek (Hungary) and Slovak Karst (Slovakia)

Telbisz

Mari²,

Gessert

et al. 2022

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“…The human-karst relationship as a specific type of human-environment relations is a complex system, which can be investigated from several viewpoints (Williams 1993;Keveiné Bárány 2014). Most humankarst studies approach the question by examining human impact on karst (van Beynen & Townsend 2005;Tanács et al 2007;Gutierrez et al 2014). The present study, in turn, examines the effect of karst on social processes, based on the following thesis: due to the unfavourable natural conditions (poor soils, lack of water, special relief conditions), karst terrains have always been relatively sparsely populated, and they have been severely affected by recent depopulation processes.…”

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Karst features and related social processes in the region of the Vikos Gorge and Tymphi Mountain (Northern Pindos National Park, Greece)

Telbisz

Stergiou

Mindszenty

et al. 2019

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Due to unfavourable natural conditions (poor soils, lack of water, special relief conditions), karst terrains have always been relatively sparsely populated, and they have been seriously affected by recent depopulation processes. However, the creation of national parks on karst terrains and the recent increase of (geo)tourism may influence and even turn these population trends. Our study examines the validity of this statement in the context of Vikos Gorge and Tymphi Mountain (NW Greece). Geological and geomorphological values are presented first, including Vikos Gorge, the glaciokarst landscape of Tymphi and the particular spherical rock concretions. Digital terrain analysis is used to obtain scientifically based, reliable morphometric parameters about Vikos Gorge, and it is found that the maximum gorge depth is 1144 m, the maximum width is 2420 m, and the maximum of depth/width ratio is 0.76. Thereafter, rural depopulation trends are examined and it is found that this region (Zagori) is seriously affected by depopulation. It is observed that there are differences among settlements, and a relative stabilization of population is sensible in only few settlements around Vikos Gorge, which are linked to tourism. As for nature protection, while at the beginning conflicts were perceptible among management and local people, now new conflicts are emerging between growing tourism and nature protection goals.

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GIS Research of Karst Terrains in Hungary

Telbisz

Mari²,

Albert³

2022

Cave and Karst Systems of Hungary

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A Rewiew of the Forest Management History and Present State of the Haragistya Karst Plateau (Aggtelek Karst, Hungary)

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Attitudes and perceptions of local residents and tourists – a comparative study of the twin national parks of Aggtelek (Hungary) and Slovak Karst (Slovakia)

Attitudes and perceptions of local residents and tourists – a comparative study of the twin national parks of Aggtelek (Hungary) and Slovak Karst (Slovakia)

Karst features and related social processes in the region of the Vikos Gorge and Tymphi Mountain (Northern Pindos National Park, Greece)

GIS Research of Karst Terrains in Hungary

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