Dr. Dávid Fekete
The Modern Cities Program as a new tool in the Hungarianspatial development policy
Széchenyi István University (Győr)
„Medium Sized Towns in European SpatialStructure” Conference
Budapest, 17.10.2018 1
About Modern CitiesProgram
Main developmentcategories, financialquestions
The critiques of the program
In focus: Győr
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Modern CitiesProgram1
Modern Cities Program – Historical approach
• Disproportion in settlement structure
o 2 main reasons: 1920. Trianon, 1950. Great-Budapest Concept
• Unique urban development measures in history (no other example)
• Examples from Europe:
o 1960’s, 1980’s development policy from Western-European
countries
o France: etatism-dirigisme, Ministry of Cities
Modern Cities Program I.
• 23 county town
• The signature of the agreements: Sopron, 24 th march 2015 –
Hódmezővásárhely, 26th may 2017
• 2 + 1 million people – 1/3 of the country population
• 3400 billion forint
• Urban development program
Modern Cities Program II.
• 2017: minister without portfolio, 2018: goverment comissioner
• „Bottom-up” approach
• Impartiality
• New dimension in urban development
Main developmentcategories, financial
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Development categories
• Road development and related projects – 70 % of the total budget
• Urban rehabilitation and cultural, tourist projects – 12 % of the total
budget
• Health care and sport – 7% of the total budget
• Economic development and innovation – 12 % of the total budget
• Objectives of the program: liveable cities and strengthening the
economic competetiveness
• Reindustrialisation
• Joining to the highway network
• Knowledge based projects
About MCP
• Indebtedness – 1990-2010, constantly growing tasks for local governments
• 2011. new municipal law, 2013. debt assumption
• MCP budget: from central budget, + Territorial and Settlement Development
Operative Programme („TOP” projects)
• 0,41 % of GDP in 2017
0,37% of GDP in 2018
• Total cost: 3400 billion HUF
Finance
Amount of MCP 2015-2018 (HUF)
2015 2016 2017 2018
25 billion 50 billion 152 billion 150 billion
Critiques3
• The lack of social participation
• Central decision-making• The lack of complex development
strategy
• Slow realization of the program
• The question of maintenance costs
Controversial issues
In focus: Győr3
- …THE CITY OF RIVERS
- …THE CITY OF CULTURE
- …THE CITY OF SPORTS
- …THE CITY OF INNOVATION- …THE CITY OF DEVELOPING INDUSTRY AND SERVICES
Győr
─ 5th biggest city ( ∼130.000 inhabitants )
─ Center of the biggest urban economic area in Hungary (growing local business tax income,
AUDI Hungária Zrt.)
─ MCP: 120-130 billion HUF
─ 28th April 2017 – the date of the agreement
─ Emphasis on transport development
─ In accordance with Győr2023, ECC candidate
Győr
Objectives Projects
Environment and health industry New ambulance station Parking plate by the hospital
Sporteconomy New sporthotelUniversity research and development Digital Development Center
Enrichment of built and natural environment New center for recreation Reconstruction of John Paul II Square
High quality of cultural and art life New concert hall Reconstruction of the National Theatre
Expansion of tourism
Bycicle path between Győr and Pannonhalma Aqua Adventure Park Zoo development New conference center
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