Peer-reviewed journal
van der Merwe, C. D. (2024). Contested Heritage(s) – The Case(s) of the Battle of Blood River (December 16th, 1838), Dundee and Nquthu, South Africa. Modern Geográfia, 19(2), 109–125. https://doi.org/10.15170/MG.2024.19.02.07
Battlefield tourism is a well-established niche in cultural and heritage tourism the world over. This paper explores the contested nature of a specific battlefield in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, where two separate museums exist to memorialise the same event, but from
Drummond, J. (2024). Contested Heritage in South Africa: Perspectives from Mahikeng. Modern Geográfia, 19(2), 91–108. https://doi.org/10.15170/MG.2024.19.02.06
Mahikeng, the seat of the Ngaka Modiri Molema District and capital of South Africa’s North West province, has identified tourism as an economic driver based on cultural heritage related to Batswana, Boer, and British contestation. However, the colonial heritage is
Rogerson, C. M. (2024). Planning Urban Regeneration through Heritage Tourism: The Case of Kliptown, South Africa. Modern Geográfia, 19(2), 71–89. https://doi.org/10.15170/MG.2024.19.02.05
Literature on heritage tourism planning in sub-Saharan Africa is underdeveloped. The aim in this paper is to investigate one highly significant heritage site, which is located in metropolitan Johannesburg, South Africa’s leading urban tourism destination. The specific focus is on
Dlongolo, Z. N., Irvine, P. M., & Memela, S. (2024). Creative Destruction and Built Environment Heritage in Makhanda, South Africa. Modern Geográfa, 19(2), 47–70. https://doi.org/10.15170/MG.2024.19.02.04
Heritage conservation is recognised as an important component of sustainable development but is often considered a lower priority compared to other development imperatives, and societal issues. The prioritization of economic and urban development threatens urban heritage through a process known
Donaldson, R. (2024). No Room for Modesty in Heritage Significance: The Case of Dennesig in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Modern Geográfia, 19(2), 25–46. https://doi.org/10.15170/MG.2024.19.02.03
Significance and authenticity are two key concepts that run through the practice of urban heritage conservation. When combined, they form a powerful tool within a value-based system that ensures the preservation and continued use of historic places. Stellenbosch, being the
Buchanan, L. (2023). The Status of Urban Heritage Conservation: Competency of Local Government in the Western Cape Province. Modern Geográfia, 19(2), 3–24. https://doi.org/10.15170/MG.2024.19.02.02
The National Heritage Resources Act was promulgated in the efforts of establishing effective conservation principles that would meet the needs of all South Africans. The Act makes provision for each level of government to have authority over its respective heritage
Donaldson, R., & Tésits, R. (2023). Spatialities of Heritage Geographies in South Africa: Preface to the Thematic Issue of Modern Geográfia. Modern Geográfia, 19(2), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.15170/MG.2024.19.02.01
The Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences at the University of Pécs, which serves as the foundation for our journal, maintains a longstanding partnership with Stellenbosch University, particularly with its team of dedicated geographers. This collaboration led to a visit
El-Meouch, N. M., Máté, É., Trócsányi, A., Pirisi, G., & Alpek, B. L. (2024). The Structural and Territorial Impact of the Coronavirus Crisis on the Vulnerability of the Hungarian Corporate Sector. Modern Geográfia, 19(1), 147–174. https://doi.org/10.15170/MG.2024.19.01.09
Corporate resilience is a frequently explored topic in the social science discourse on space. This study investigates the repercussions of the economic crisis induced by the coronavirus epidemic on the Hungarian corporate sector. It assesses corporate vulnerability through profitability and
Zentai, L. (2024). Applications of Geographical Information Systems in Policing [Review of the book Law Enforcement Application of GIS, by A. Pődör & Sz. Mátyás]. Modern Geográfia, 19(1), 139–145. https://doi.org/10.15170/MG.2024.19.01.08
In 2022, the authors Andrea Pődör and Szabolcs Mátyás released their textbook titled Rendészeti térinformatika [Law Enforcement Application of GIS] under the auspices of Ludovika University Press. Andrea Pődör is an associate professor and the director of the Geoinformatics Institute
Tóth, G., & Varga, K. (2024). Investigating the Relationship Between Social Innovation Potential and Spatial Competitiveness. Modern Geográfia, 19(1), 117–137. https://doi.org/10.15170/MG.2024.19.01.07
This study jointly examines the social innovation potential and spatial competitiveness of Hungarian municipalities in terms of competitive advantage and competitive disadvantage. The primary focus of our study is on the link between the factors of social innovation potential and
Váncsa, M., & Tésits, R. (2024). The Current Relevance of Behaviorist Geography: Changing Focuses of Cognitive Mapping. Modern Geográfia, 19(1), 99–115. https://doi.org/10.15170/MG.2024.19.01.06
This study aims to reveal the change in the research focus of studies related to cognitive mapping from the 1920s to the present day. Another objective of the study is to develop a theoretical framework related to cognitive spatial formation,
Iirmdu, T. O., & Donaldson, R. (2024). Risk Management Strategies: An Empirical Analysis of Strategies Employed by Tourism Business Managers in Plateau State, Nigeria during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Modern Geográfia, 19(1), 81–98. https://doi.org/10.15170/MG.2024.19.01.05
The ‘new normal’ era of the COVID-19 pandemic had debilitating effects from a number of restrictions on businesses that have had a significant impact on the travel and hospitality sectors. Chaos theory is applied to investigate the risk management strategies
Mawa Mukulia, P., Katembo Kasekete, D., Makabu Kayembe, G., Muhindo Sahani, W., & Kahindo Muhongya, J-M. (2024). Analysis of the Morphology and Lithology of the Kisangani–Yangambi Section of the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Modern Geográfia, 19(1), 59–80. https://doi.org/10.15170/MG.2024.19.01.04
The Congo River, which is between 900 and 300 metres wide between the city of Kisangani and the town of Yangambi, is characterised by important socio-economic and conservation activities but also by a lack of knowledge on morphological and lithological
Baldavári, E. (2024). From the Romance of the Club-law to the Valleys for Meditation: the Architect, Ernő Foerk’s Balkan Expedition. Modern Geográfia, 19(1), 43–58. https://doi.org/10.15170/MG.2024.19.01.03
An international research on Croatian and Hungarian architectural relations started with the cooperation of the HMA MPDC and the Zagreb IPU. Eszter Baldavári and Boris Dundović are examining Ernő Foerk’s architecture, they gave a presentation about the results in Split.
Szigethy-Ambrus, N. (2024). The Geographical Imbalance in the Distribution of FDI Flows to Hungary. Modern Geográfia, 19(1), 21–42. https://doi.org/10.15170/MG.2024.19.01.02
The history of the revival of foreign direct investment in Hungary dates back to the fall of communism, and its development can be examined from the perspective of the past thirty years. Investments – linked to the interests of mostly