Negotiating rural tourism development at the local level. A case study in Pišece, Slovenia
Local economy ; Rural community ; Rural tourism ; Slovenia ; Sustainable development ; Tourism ; Tourism policy
This study examines the policy and politics of the development or rural tourism at the local level in Slovenia. Its purpose was to increase the understanding of the social-political dimensions of the rural tourism development process at the local
Model ; Slovenia ; Transport ; Transport network ; Urban system
The model of road and railroad transport network of Slovenia is presented from the aspect of the structure and function of urban centres in Slovenia. It is the first effort to deal with transport and urban system within the complex spatial
Suitability of Hammond's method for determining landform units in Slovenia
Classification ; Digital elevation model ; Geomorphology ; Relief ; Slovenia
Landform is often the most important factor in distinguishing between regions and an important element of geographic classification, typification, and regionalization; this is why morphological classification has had a long tradition in Slovenia
The paper assesses the earthquake vulnerability of multi-residential buildings in Slovenia, although it is limited to the buildings that were built before 1981, in the time when the earthquake building codes were much less elaborated than today
European dimension and European identity through the perspective of geography teaching in Slovenia
Education ; Educational programme ; Europe ; Regional identity ; Slovenia ; Teaching of geography
The paper discusses geography teaching in Slovenia as viewed through the prism of an European dimension and identity. The A. aims to identify to what extent the European dimension and European identity exist within school geography curricula. He
This paper focuses on caves in Pleistocene carbonate conglomerates in Slovenia and for the first time defines them as eogenetic. The conglomerates show no deep burial that would resemble the mezogenetic stage of diagenesis and are still in the phase
One of the major ongoing projects in Slovenia was to link the country with motorways. Almost half of Slovenia is karst and more than half of its supply of water comes from karst aquifers. Karstologists have been involved in planning and construction
Creative social groups in Slovenia : contribution to geographic studying of human resources
Creative economy ; Innovation ; Regional policy ; Slovenia ; Social group ; Socio-economic system
The article analyzes the spatial dispersion of creative occupations in various municipalities in Slovenia. The main conclusion is the very uneven distribution of creative occupations, which are most dominant in national employment centres
Sediments in collapse dolines on the Kras plateau, Slovenia
Collapse structures ; Doline ; Karst ; Sedimentology ; Slovenia
The article presents a detailed geomorphological analysis of collapse dolines on the Kras plateau in Slovenia with particular stress on the morphogenetic development of their floors covered with loamy sediment. The depths of sediment fills were
Development incentives for the Koroška Region as part of the balanced regional development policy of Slovenia
Development strategy ; Regional development ; Regional policy ; Slovenia
By implementing the policy for the balanced regional development in Slovenia, special consideration is given to areas lagging behind the average by comparing selected indicators. These areas are eligible for special development incentives from
A power function model for the basic geometry of solution dolines : considerations from the classical karst of south-central Slovenia
Doline ; Inherited features ; Karst ; Karstification ; Model ; Pleistocene ; Slovenia
This paper sets out to investigate which simple rotational body (rotated power function) best fits the geometry of 38 dolines studied within the Classical Karst of Slovenia. It transpires that doline radius to depth ratio changes as a function
Abandonment of agricultural land in the phase of transition from agrarian to industrial society. A case study of Slovenia in Transformation of rural areas.
New possibilities for assessing the damage caused by natural disasters in Slovenia : the case of the Real Estate Record
Geographical tidbits from Slovenia
Alps (The) ; Damage ; Earthquake ; Estimation ; Land ; Land value ; Landslide ; Mass movement ; Natural hazards ; Slovenia ; Thematic mapping
This article presents the suitability of the Real Estate Record – a web application of the Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia – for assessing the damage caused by natural disasters. We performed an analysis for the village
Latest research on karst waters in Slovenia and their significance
Geographical tidbits from Slovenia
Aquifer ; Geodiversity ; Geographical information system ; Hydrogeology ; Karst ; Site preservation ; Slovenia ; Time series ; Tracer ; Underground water
In this paper an overview on recent research on karst waters in Slovenia is presented. In recent years a great emphasis was given to the investigation of water flow and transport in karst aquifers and questions regarding the protection of karst
the environment is a precondition for awareness, and it seems that in Slovenia in the last decade people’s informedness about environment and sustainable living has increased. People are expressing greater inclination toward environmental protection. - (IKR)
The impacts of globalization in rural areas of Slovenia : examples from the Pomurje and Goriška region
Geographical tidbits from Slovenia
Ecological capital ; Economic activity ; Economic geography ; Environment ; Globalization ; Impact ; Prekmurje ; Rural area ; Slovenia ; Sustainable development
Globalization impacts in European rural areas were studied in order to define the balance in opportunities and reality as well as threats. In Slovenia two regions were selected (the Pomurje region, the Goriška region). In the first one the research
The challenge of sustainable development in Slovenia and in South-Eastern European countries
Comparative study ; Development ; Eastern Europe ; Slovenia ; Socio-economic indicators ; Sustainable development
The paper tries to present some theoretical and practical aspects of promoting sustainable development in South Eastern European countries and Slovenia. The empirical analysis focuses on selected economic, social, and environmental indicators
of three neighbouring EU member states : Slovenia, Hungary, and Greece. - (IfL)
PTT dejavnosti in prostorski razvoj v Sloveniji. (PTT activities and spatial development in Slovenia) (Serbo-Croate
The A. provides first a short comparative survey of the influences of particular kinds of communications on settlements in Slovenia, and more specifically, on the telecommunications. In Slovenia some forms of communication only have achieved
the level of availability (railway, private motor-car). In all cases, the distance and the costs associated with overcoming a certain distance were decisive and in all cases personal contacts were made possible. In Slovenia, telecommunications lag behind