Local government environmental policy implementation in Hungary

Contributes to an understanding of post-socialist environmental policy by reporting on a national survey of 600 local governments in Hungary. It is shown that settlement type is the key factor differentiating commitment to environmental policy, perceived environmental problems and preferred environmental policy.

This reflects the different environmental problems occurring in different types of settlement (from capital city to villages) and the different resources available to

different local governments. Local environmental policies are distinguished from the local effects of national environmental policies.