Title: The environmental activities of industrial park organisations in Hungary

Authors: Gyula Zilahy, Simon Milton

Addresses: Department of Environmental Economics and Technology, Corvinus University of Budapest, 8 Fovam ter, Budapest 1093, Hungary. ' Department of Environmental Economics and Technology, Corvinus University of Budapest, 8 Fovam ter, Budapest 1093, Hungary

Abstract: Industrial Parks (IPs) and other forms of industrial agglomerations not only play an ever-increasing role in economic development, but may also contribute to the implementation of the principles of sustainable development. Modern-day IPs in Hungary face a number of environmental challenges, from the need to clean up historical pollution to compliance with European Union (EU) regulations. A survey conducted at the Corvinus University of Budapest shows that while many IP organisations – the coordinating umbrella organisations of IPs – are aware of these tasks, their activities often lag behind. This paper looks at the environmental practices and motives of these IP organisations and provides suggestions for their future development.

Keywords: industrial parks; cluster development; environmental management; industrial ecology; Hungary; sustainable development; sustainability; environmental pollution; European Union; EU regulations; industrial clusters.

DOI: 10.1504/PIE.2008.023409

Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal, 2008 Vol.5 No.5/6, pp.422 - 447

Published online: 22 Feb 2009 *

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