The Municipal Environmental Protection Programme of the Municipality of Dunaújváros

Abstract:

The local government of Dunaújváros, Hungary, has long recognized the important role environmental protection plays in enhancing the city's competitiveness and attractiveness. Since 1997, the municipality has employed an environmental specialist with a university degree. Environmental status reports, adopted by resolutions of the general assembly, have been published annually since that year. Since 1998, the city has had a municipal environmental protection programme and an environmental financial fund. In 2007, Dunaújváros became the first Hungarian municipality to operate a certified EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) environmental management system [6]. The city has been a member of the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy since 2017 [1]. Dunaújváros has participated — and continues to participate — in several European environmental projects and has received numerous national and European Union awards for its achievements in the field of environmental protection. The primary goal of the municipal environmental protection programme is to protect human health, preserve and promote the sustainable use of natural resources and assets. The programme supports the protection and sustainable utilization of individual environmental elements and systems, identifies threats, and aims to resolve and mitigate environmental conflicts in line with the city's characteristics and economic capacities [2]. The newly completed municipal environmental protection programme for the period 2025–2030 is the city's fifth such plan. The requirements concerning the preparation and content of the program are regulated by Act LIII of 1995 on the General Rules of Environmental Protection. The program includes: an assessment of the current situation, based on the condition of environmental elements and analysis of the main influencing factors; environmental protection objectives and target states aligned with sustainable development; the main actions required to achieve these goals (particularly those related to ongoing or planned developments and operations), along with an implementation schedule; regulatory, monitoring, and evaluation tools to support goal achievement; and a breakdown of the expected costs of implementing the measures and tools, including planned funding sources [4].

• Periodical: Advances in Science and Technology (Volume 181)
• Pages: 355-364
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-gAGWU3
• Online since: August 2026
• Authors: Ildiko Angerer-Petrovickijne*
• Keywords: Act LIII of 1995 on the General Rules of Environmental Protection, Hungary, Municipal Environmental Protection Programme, Municipality of Dunaújváros

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