Urbanisation and settlement environment research group
Research Topics
Environmental conflicts of urbanisation in Hungary (EFP of cities, conflicts of land use, sustainable urban development, recycling of urban land)
Spatial restructuring of Hungarian cities (emergence of new functions in urban spaces, social and environmental impacts of urban regeneration, local identity)
Residential segregation and social exclusion (quality of life in different neighbourhoods, smart cities)
Comparison of the spatial processes of urbanisation in Hungary with other post-socialist countries (forms of urban growth and decline, cycles of urbanisation)
International partners
Rouen, GDRI Espaces et Réseaux Urbains
Beijing ( Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, China )
Members of the Research Group
Zoltán KOVÁCS, Member of the Academy, research professor, Head of the research group
Tamás EGEDY, senior research fellow
Ágnes ERŐSS, research fellow
Dávid KARÁCSONYI, research fellow
Edit Éva KISS, scientific advisor
Attila Csaba KONDOR, project leader
Balázs SZABÓ, research fellow
Benedek TUZA, assistant research fellow