J. Pótó, M. Tolnai, P. Zilahy (eds.): Understanding the Hungarian Academy of Sciences : a guide

Strategic Researches At The Hungarian Academy Of Sciences

UNDERSTANDING THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: A GUIDE effects; waste materials and recipient rocks, survey of factors improving or deteriorating storage capacity) (2) Processes of material flow; natural and anthropogenic effects (circulation of water in the environment; problems of water supply and protection of water resources in Hungary; circulation of gases involving the hothouse effect and aerosolic particles; cycle of bioessential and unwholesome elements and their concentration in various geospheres; connections among the lithosphere, biosphere and atmosphere). (3) Investigation of risk factors involved in terrestrial processes (a more precise spotting of seismogenic zones in Hungary; forecasting potential earthquakes, landslides; geological and geophysical evaluations of floodprevention works). Researchers take stock of the arsenal of methodological tools and instruments at their disposal in investigating the natural environment, and determine the most important domestic tasks in which these can be put to use. 11. INFORMATION SOCIETY AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM (Programme director: TAMÁS SÁRKÖZY) This programme aims to analyse the legal aspects of the so-called information revolution with a special view to the following three topics: (a) The development of mass communication gave rise to new, mass communication-specific branches of law which contain the elements of both public law and private law. (b) The new demands on law that information society has raised (this forms the backbone of investigations under this programme). (c) An examination of how the technical infrastructure of legislation and legal practice will change under the new circumstances. 56