
Karsztvízkonfliktus: a bányászati vízkitermeléssel kapcsolatos tudományos és közéleti viták a Hévízi-tó példáján
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
földrajzi közlemények
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0015-5411
DOI - 10.32643/fk.144.2.4
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , politics , karst , sociology , environmental ethics , political science , social science , law , archaeology , philosophy , geography
Scientific and public debates concerning the management and utilization of karst-water in the Transdanubian Mountains have been amongst the significant environmental controversies in Hungary. The karst water issue culminated in the so-called Hévíz-Nyirád debate, which also became a catalyst for political transition, mostly on the local level. The aim of this study is twofold: firstly, to analyze contemporary scientific debates from the point of view of the history of science and sociology, and to illustrate the different approaches and strategies of the participants in the debates; and secondly, to discuss how it was debated in public forums. The two discussions have one thing in common: water played a key role in each. In the context of the urgent environmental problems of the 21st century, it is instructive to rethink our relationship with water and the environment, as a rethinking of older issues can help.