The new National Atlas of Hungary – volume Natural Environment
- Publication
- Proceedings of the International Cartographic Association
- Volume
- 2
- Pages
- 64
Hungary · Version 3
2018–2024The editors describe the compilation and design of Natural Environment (2018), the 183-page second volume of the new National Atlas of Hungary. Its thirteen chapters cover the physical environment, environmental protection, nature conservation and natural hazards. They explain that coverage extends into the Carpathian Basin and the wider Carpatho–Pannonian Area wherever data permit, particularly for geology, geophysics, waters, soils and landscapes. The volume contains 33 maps of the Carpathian Basin and 28 small-scale maps of Europe. According to the editors, its length and map count are double those of the natural-environment sections in the 1989 edition, while explanatory texts and other supporting illustrations occupy 50% instead of 25%. They highlight the introduction of photographs, large-scale case-study maps, greater coverage of flora, fauna and conservation, and a new synthesizing chapter on natural hazards. The account also explains chapter colour-coding, the consolidation of sources at the end of the volume, and the naming policy for English-language maps.
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The new edition of the National Atlas of Hungary will be published in four volumes in Hungarian and in English to present the dynamic spatial structure of nature, society and the economy not merely for Hungary, but wherever the required data are available, for the Carpatho–Pannonian Area. In favour of keeping relations with the broader public and meeting the requirements of the time, the National Atlas – in addition to its impressive printed form – will be published also in digital version (e-MNA) in Hungarian and English. The traditional paper-based edition will cover the most important topics in four volumes (The Hungarian State and its Place in the World; Natural Environment; Society; Economy) and in representative quality. It will serve mainly awareness-raising and information provision rather than academic research. The current volume of the new National Atlas of Hungary (MNA), which is presenting the Natural Environment, is the outcome of wide ranging professional collaboration: 19 editors, 137 authors, 220 map authors, 17 cartographers, and several dozen professional and language proofreaders, translators have made their valuable contributions to it.
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