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Accepted Paper:
Preserving or using? A case study from Hungary about the changing landscapes and the motivations behind it
Agnes Nemeth
(Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) Budapest City Archives (Hungary))
In the immediate vicinity of Hungary's capital, Budapest, lie the Danube-Ipoly National Park, where river valleys, mountains and plains meet. In my paper I will examine the environmental damage of tourism and the social and cultural implications of petroscape for visitors and local communities.
Paper long abstract:
In 2020, during the closures caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, a "full" sign was placed at the entrance of a village near Budapest, the capital of Hungary. With no other option during the closures, many capital residents spent their weekends in the protected area around the city, also known as the lungs of Budapest. The Danube-Ipoly National Park covers the area, which was established in 1997 with a desire to preserve the natural beauty of this landscapes from environmental damage. Contrary to this people seek the solace of nature through environmentally destructive, noisy, and polluting means. During the closures the woods became full and the roads and squares of the villages leading to them were crowded with cars.
The Ördögárok Stream, which originates in the above-mentioned village of Nagykovácsi and flows into the Danube at Budapest is an important part of this area. In my researches I examine its role in the local and wider society, the relationship between the stream and the village, the stream and the city. In my paper, I will seek to answer the question of the role of the Ördögárok Stream in the Danube-Ipoly National Park and the Buda Protected Area. How tourism and the motorised approach have affected it, how it has changed and how this has changed the relationship of society to it. To what extent can we talk about a petroscape in relation to this area as a nature reserve in the immediate vicinity of a relatively small country’s relatively populated capital?