Open AccessSurvey on the Flood-Prevention of Municipal Governments during the Danubian Flood of the Century
Author(s) -
Zoltán Bárdos
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
academic and applied research in military and public management science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2786-0744
pISSN - 2498-5392
DOI - 10.32565/aarms.2014.3.5
Subject(s) - human settlement , damages , flood myth , environmental protection , flood risk management , environmental planning , geography , water resource management , law , environmental science , political science , archaeology
Given the risk of flood, inland water and local damage caused by water in Hungary, it is essential in most of the settlements to prepare for the protection of the inhabitants, the prevention and reduction of the damages. The protection against the damage caused by water — according to Law LVII of 1995 on water management — is the duty of the state organs and the local municipal governments. In this article I study the duties of the settlements on water damage defence according to the laws of local governments and water management. I analyse the application of the amended laws during the protective activity of settlements in Fejér County hit by the Danubian flood in 2013.