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Culture and Climate Resilience: A Comparative Analysis of Experiences and Practices in Four Case Studies Across Europe

Palgrave Studies in Climate Resilient Societies, 2020

Na stičišču literature in geografije: Literatura kot predmet geografskega preučevanja na primeru Slovenske Istre

Slavistična Revija, 2012

Literarna dela kot diskurzivna artikulacija bivanjskega izkustva življenjskega prostora postajajo... more Literarna dela kot diskurzivna artikulacija bivanjskega izkustva življenjskega prostora postajajo legitimen predmet geografskega preučevanja. Postmoderna geografija si je za svoje potrebe prilagodila tudi nekatere koncepcije literarne vede, kot so intertekstualnost, pokrajina kot besedilo ali geografsko zamišljanje. Kvalitativna analiza izbranih primerov literarnih besedil, ki tematizirajo prostor slovenske Istre, pokaže, kako se v njih oblikujejo topofilija, identitetna razlika jaz/drugi ter občutja kraja in brez krajevnosti. Gre za sodobne pojme humanistične geografije, ki pretežno objektivistično, naravoslovno-družboslovno tradicijo stroke nadgrajujejo z upoštevanjem posameznikovega in skupnostnega dojemanja, zamišljanja in oblikovanja prostora. Literarna dela geografiji omogočajo preučevanje našega odnosa do življenjskega okolja in pomenov, ki jih prostoru pripisujemo ali pa se z njimi identificiramo. Naša razmerja do prostora so tudi temeljni pogoj za oblikovanje identitet in d...

Kartografski in drugi grafični prikazi kot nepogrešljiva učila pri izobraževanju za trajnostni razvoj : Cartographic And Other Visual Aids As Indispensable Teaching Tools In The Sustainable Development Education Process

Geodetski vestnik, 2008

Si: Izraz trajnostni razvoj se je v zadnjih letih uveljavil v vseh tujih in domačih razvojnih dok... more Si: Izraz trajnostni razvoj se je v zadnjih letih uveljavil v vseh tujih in domačih razvojnih dokumentih. Vendar je pot do uresničitve takšnega razvoja zelo dolga in temelji na ozaveščanju strokovne in laične javnosti. Kartografija lahko veliko pripomore pri načrtovanju trajnostnega prostorskega razvoja, ne le v postopkih priprave in sprejemanja prostorskih načrtov, temveč tudi pri izobraževanju mladih. V podzavest vsakega posameznika se namreč mora zakoreniniti spoznanje, da je prostor omejena dobrina, zato je zelo pomembno, da ohranjamo in nadgrajujemo njegove vrednote. Za prepoznavanje vrednot prostora lahko tako pri terenskem kot kabinetnem delu s pridom uporabljamo geodetske podatke, karte, trirazsežnostne modele, simulacije in podobno. Brez zadržkov trdimo, da so nekateri kartografski in drugi grafični prikazi primerni kot učila v osnovnih in srednjih šolah. V praksi smo njihovo uporabnost pri izobraževanju za trajnostni prostorski razvoj preizkusili večkrat, in sicer na semin...

Public Private Partnerships for the Governance and Management of Ecosystem Services: Exploring Current Challenges and Potentials of Common-Pool Resources

Protected areas and Natura 2000 sites requires that adequate management and use are planned and i... more

Landscape and Social Equity in Slovenia: A Perspective from a Country with a Brief Democratic Tradition

At the Juncture of Literature and Geography: Literature as a Subject of Geographic Inquiry in the Case of Slovene Istria

Slavistična Revija, 2012

Literarna dela kot diskurzivna artikulacija bivanjskega izkustva življenjskega prostora postajajo... more Literarna dela kot diskurzivna artikulacija bivanjskega izkustva življenjskega prostora postajajo legitimen predmet geografskega preučevanja. Postmoderna geografija si je za svoje potrebe prilagodila tudi nekatere koncepcije literarne vede, kot so intertekstualnost, pokrajina kot besedilo ali geografsko zamišljanje. Kvalitativna analiza izbranih primerov literarnih besedil, ki tematizirajo prostor slovenske Istre, pokaže, kako se v njih oblikujejo topofilija, identitetna razlika jaz/drugi ter občutja kraja in brez krajevnosti. Gre za sodobne pojme humanistične geografije, ki pretežno objektivistično, naravoslovno-družboslovno tradicijo stroke nadgrajujejo z upoštevanjem posameznikovega in skupnostnega dojemanja, zamišljanja in oblikovanja prostora. Literarna dela geografiji omogočajo preučevanje našega odnosa do življenjskega okolja in pomenov, ki jih prostoru pripisujemo ali pa se z njimi identificiramo. Naša razmerja do prostora so tudi temeljni pogoj za oblikovanje identitet in d...

Culture in Slovenia

World Regional Geography Book Series, 2019

Slovenian culture has been decisively shaped by its geopolitical position in contact with natural... more Slovenian culture has been decisively shaped by its geopolitical position in contact with natural, social, political, and cultural milieus in the heart of Europe and more recent global trends, migration, and the country's accession to the European Union. Slovenia's ethnic, linguistic, and religious character is relatively homogeneous, especially in rural areas. Towns are more diverse because, in addition to ethnic Slovenians, the Slovenian language, and Catholicism, they also include other ethnic groups, languages, and faiths. The Slovenian language has been a basic pillar of nation-building and the drive toward independence. In their leisure time, Slovenians are involved in various societies, mostly volunteer firefighting and mountaineering, and outdoor activities such as gardening, picking berries and mushrooms in the woods, and hiking. Slovenia is distinguished by great diversity in cuisine, folk culture, and cultural landscapes; these are marked by diverse landforms, land use, and land fragmentation, various types of settlements, and a large proportion of forested land. The mountains, sea, karst caves, and churches in prominent locations play a significant role in shaping national identity.

Pokrajina v luči retoričnih figur v besedilih o slovenski Istri

The article focuses on geographical conceptualizations of landscapes produced by rhetorical figur... more The article focuses on geographical conceptualizations of landscapes produced by rhetorical figures in literary texts about Slovenian Istria, the only genuine Mediterranean landscape in Slovenia. It is based on the premise that figurative language is a mechanism that contributes to the cognitive and representational processes that take place in the literary and non-literary contexts, and is thus also suitable for studying the perception and formation of one’s relationship to the landscape. Integrating the concept of the spatial turn into the analysis, the article identifies the elements of the semantic field of “landscape” (land, valley, stone, olive tree, house, forest, and landscape as a whole are most frequent) that appear in the rhetorical figures and the way they are mirrored in perception and representations (pain, mystery, life energy, beauty, life, longing, and attachment). The empirical part (the quantitative and qualitative analyses of rhetorical figures) is carried out us...

Na stičišču literature in geografije: Literatura kot predmet geografskega preučevanja na primeru Slovenske Istre

Slavisticna Revija, 2012

Literary works as discursive articulation of the experience of residing in a space are becoming a... more Literary works as discursive articulation of the experience of residing in a space are becoming a legitimate subject of geographic inquiry. Postmodern geography also has adopted for its purposes some concepts from literary studies, such as intertextuality and landscape as text or geographic imagination. A qualitative analysis of selected examples of literary texts that thematize the space of Slovene Istria shows how topophilia, the Self/other identity distinction, and feelings of place and placelessness take shape in them. These are contemporary concepts of humanistic geography, which build on the predominantly objectivist, natural and social science tradition by taking into account individual and group apprehension, imagination, and formation of space. Literary works enable geography to analyze our relation to our living environs and the meanings that we attribute to the space or identify ourselves with. Our relations to space are also a fundamental condition for forming identities...

UDK 821.163.6.09: 913(497.4 Istra)

Literary works as discursive articulation of the experience of residing in a space are becoming a... more Literary works as discursive articulation of the experience of residing in a space are becoming a legitimate subject of geographic inquiry. Postmodern geography also has adopted for its purposes some concepts from literary studies, such as intertextuality and landscape as text or geographic imagination. A qualitative analysis of selected examples of literary texts that thematize the space of Slovene Istria shows how topophilia, the Self/other identity distinction, and feelings of place and placelessness take shape in them. These are contemporary concepts of humanistic geography, which build on the predominantly objectivist, natural and social science tradition by taking into account individual and group apprehension, imagination, and formation of space. Literary works enable geography to analyze our relation to our living environs and the meanings that we attribute to the space or identify ourselves with. Our relations to space are also a fundamental condition for forming identities...

Education for Active Citizenship in Spatial -Planning Processes: From Teacher to Student

Education for active citizenship in spatial -planning processes: from teacher to student In count... more Education for active citizenship in spatial -planning processes: from teacher to student In countries with a brief democratic tradition, which also includes Slovenia, it is necessary to blaze new paths for teaching sustainable spatial development. As part of the international project R.A.V.E. Space we therefore sketched out guidelines for how information on spatial values and spatial planning can improve the learning process for geography and related subjects. Special attention was directed toward teacher edu cation because teachers spend the most time with young people during their period of personality development . This comprehensive approach also envisioned restructuring the curriculum and seeking teaching materi als and aids that can be used to bring up young people as active, responsible, and critically thinking citizens that are aware of how their everyday life practices are reflected in space and how they can be included in spatial -planning processes. IZVLECEK Vzgoja za akt...

Landscape research in Slovenia La recherche paysagère en Slovénie

Slovenia lies at the junction of the Alps, the Pannonian plain, the Dinaric mountains, and the Me... more Slovenia lies at the junction of the Alps, the Pannonian plain, the Dinaric mountains, and the Mediterranean and underwent Germanic, Romanic, Hungarian, and Slavic cultural influences. For this reason, its landscapes are very diverse. We distinguish four basic landscape types (Alpine, Pannonian, Dinaric, and Mediterranean) and nine landscape subtypes (Alpine mountain, Alpine hill, Alpine plain, Pannonian low hill, Pannonian plain, Dinaric plateau, Dinaric valley, Mediterranean low hill, and Mediterranean plateau). The basic appearance of Slovene landscapes was formed in the period of medieval colonization and later changed only slowly. It is distinguished by its diversity, its incorporation in the natural environment, and high ecological and cultural-emotional value. Economic and social developments in recent decades have triggered rapid changes in the appearance and function of the landscape. Située entre les Alpes, les plaines panoniennes, les chaînes dinariques et la Méditerranée...

Correction to: Livek: A Mountainous Border Area’s Transformation from a Ski Paradise to a Resilient Community

This chapter focuses on the resilience, capacity, and role of the sociocultural context in climat... more This chapter focuses on the resilience, capacity, and role of the sociocultural context in climate change adaptation in a small and marginal local community that prides itself on an affluent past based on ski tourism and agriculture. The empirical part is built on a case study of Livek in the hilly northwestern part of Slovenia on the border with Italy, and it includes data from available literature and a series of interviews with two local opinion leaders. The results show that, in the absence of local-specific and targeted national or regional measures, the path of transition has relied on the community’s internal strength and motivation, mostly stemming from flexibility, stubbornness, identity, and place attachment. A crucial role was played by several NGOs and the Livek Agrarian Community, promoting various activities to improve the quality of life in both tangible and M. Urbanc (*) • M. Šmid Hribar Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU), Ljublj...

Focus Groups as a Tool for Conducting Participatory Research: A Case Study of Small-Scale Forest Management in Slovenia

Participatory Research and Planning in Practice, 2019

Focus group discussion is a participatory research method that has been effectively utilized in n... more Focus group discussion is a participatory research method that has been effectively utilized in numerous social science disciplines either as a standalone method or more often alongside other methods. The research presented in this chapter used focus groups as the final tool in an extensive study of small-scale forest owners' management practices, examining driving and hindering factors. This issue stems from dispersed and fragmented private ownership with many owners, 89% of whose properties are smaller than 5 ha and are divided into three plots on average. This has posed a considerable challenge to Slovenia's forestry sector. Focus groups sought to obtain stakeholders' reflections on findings from previous research as well as new insights. To this end, nine focus groups scattered around the country were conducted at the local level following the same format. The National Forestry Service's district foresters contributed greatly to recruiting participants and carrying out the discussions. Important outcomes were owners' perspectives on detached owners and their lack of management, as well as new topics that were not identified in previous stages. Despite some limitations-in our case, the inability to attract detached owners and overcome some power-related tensions between owners and the district foresterthe focus groups proved to be not only efficient and informative for researchers, but above all supportive of state forest policy being implemented at the local level and greater stakeholder participation in it.

Livek: A Mountainous Border Area’s Transformation from a Ski Paradise to a Resilient Community

Palgrave Studies in Climate Resilient Societies, 2020

The past and perspective development of pasturing and tourism in the mountains: insights from Norway and Slovenia

Geografski vestnik, 2020

The paper aims to analyse the characteristics and trends in pastoral farming, tourism and recreat... more The paper aims to analyse the characteristics and trends in pastoral farming, tourism and recreation in the Norwegian and Slovenian mountains and resulting landscape changes. These land uses and related driving forces have been scrutinised in the context of economic, social, and political aspects. While pastoral farming has a centuries-old tradition in the higher altitudes of both countries, interest in mountains for tourism and recreational purposes dates back only to the nineteenth century but has been increasing steadily ever since. The findings of the study, based on a literature review and secondary data, suggest that the social, economic, and especially the political situation in Norway and Slovenia have been different, but the development of mountains in both countries in the field of mountain pasturing and tourism and recreation has shared more similarities than differences, although nuances and specificities should not be disregarded. It is evident that mountain pasturing i...

Landscapes as represented in textbooks and in students’ imagination: stability, generational gap, image retention and recognisability

Children's Geographies, 2020

The paper focuses on the representation of landscapes and the depiction of landscape features in ... more The paper focuses on the representation of landscapes and the depiction of landscape features in the photographic images of textbooks, the perception, recognition and imagination of landscapes by the school population, and the possible link between both. The empirical element of the study is based on the case of Slovenia and includes quantitative and qualitative analysis of photographs in textbooks and questionnaires completed by primary and secondary school students (aged 10-18 years). The results show that the photographs emphasise natural, rural, and tangible aspects of landscapes, while students' imagination also includes urban, dynamic and, especially, intangible elements. We discuss the relevance of stability, generational gap, image retention, and recognisability. One of the key conclusions is that there is a dichotomy between the representation of landscape in textbooks and in students' imagination, but it is not clear-cut.

Exploring Alpine Landscapes as Potential Sites of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) Programme

Mountain Research and Development, 2018

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Culture and Climate Resilience: A Comparative Analysis of Experiences and Practices in Four Case Studies Across Europe

Palgrave Studies in Climate Resilient Societies, 2020

Na stičišču literature in geografije: Literatura kot predmet geografskega preučevanja na primeru Slovenske Istre

Slavistična Revija, 2012

Literarna dela kot diskurzivna artikulacija bivanjskega izkustva življenjskega prostora postajajo... more Literarna dela kot diskurzivna artikulacija bivanjskega izkustva življenjskega prostora postajajo legitimen predmet geografskega preučevanja. Postmoderna geografija si je za svoje potrebe prilagodila tudi nekatere koncepcije literarne vede, kot so intertekstualnost, pokrajina kot besedilo ali geografsko zamišljanje. Kvalitativna analiza izbranih primerov literarnih besedil, ki tematizirajo prostor slovenske Istre, pokaže, kako se v njih oblikujejo topofilija, identitetna razlika jaz/drugi ter občutja kraja in brez krajevnosti. Gre za sodobne pojme humanistične geografije, ki pretežno objektivistično, naravoslovno-družboslovno tradicijo stroke nadgrajujejo z upoštevanjem posameznikovega in skupnostnega dojemanja, zamišljanja in oblikovanja prostora. Literarna dela geografiji omogočajo preučevanje našega odnosa do življenjskega okolja in pomenov, ki jih prostoru pripisujemo ali pa se z njimi identificiramo. Naša razmerja do prostora so tudi temeljni pogoj za oblikovanje identitet in d...

Kartografski in drugi grafični prikazi kot nepogrešljiva učila pri izobraževanju za trajnostni razvoj : Cartographic And Other Visual Aids As Indispensable Teaching Tools In The Sustainable Development Education Process

Geodetski vestnik, 2008

Si: Izraz trajnostni razvoj se je v zadnjih letih uveljavil v vseh tujih in domačih razvojnih dok... more Si: Izraz trajnostni razvoj se je v zadnjih letih uveljavil v vseh tujih in domačih razvojnih dokumentih. Vendar je pot do uresničitve takšnega razvoja zelo dolga in temelji na ozaveščanju strokovne in laične javnosti. Kartografija lahko veliko pripomore pri načrtovanju trajnostnega prostorskega razvoja, ne le v postopkih priprave in sprejemanja prostorskih načrtov, temveč tudi pri izobraževanju mladih. V podzavest vsakega posameznika se namreč mora zakoreniniti spoznanje, da je prostor omejena dobrina, zato je zelo pomembno, da ohranjamo in nadgrajujemo njegove vrednote. Za prepoznavanje vrednot prostora lahko tako pri terenskem kot kabinetnem delu s pridom uporabljamo geodetske podatke, karte, trirazsežnostne modele, simulacije in podobno. Brez zadržkov trdimo, da so nekateri kartografski in drugi grafični prikazi primerni kot učila v osnovnih in srednjih šolah. V praksi smo njihovo uporabnost pri izobraževanju za trajnostni prostorski razvoj preizkusili večkrat, in sicer na semin...

Public Private Partnerships for the Governance and Management of Ecosystem Services: Exploring Current Challenges and Potentials of Common-Pool Resources

Protected areas and Natura 2000 sites requires that adequate management and use are planned and i... more

Landscape and Social Equity in Slovenia: A Perspective from a Country with a Brief Democratic Tradition

At the Juncture of Literature and Geography: Literature as a Subject of Geographic Inquiry in the Case of Slovene Istria

Slavistična Revija, 2012

Literarna dela kot diskurzivna artikulacija bivanjskega izkustva življenjskega prostora postajajo... more Literarna dela kot diskurzivna artikulacija bivanjskega izkustva življenjskega prostora postajajo legitimen predmet geografskega preučevanja. Postmoderna geografija si je za svoje potrebe prilagodila tudi nekatere koncepcije literarne vede, kot so intertekstualnost, pokrajina kot besedilo ali geografsko zamišljanje. Kvalitativna analiza izbranih primerov literarnih besedil, ki tematizirajo prostor slovenske Istre, pokaže, kako se v njih oblikujejo topofilija, identitetna razlika jaz/drugi ter občutja kraja in brez krajevnosti. Gre za sodobne pojme humanistične geografije, ki pretežno objektivistično, naravoslovno-družboslovno tradicijo stroke nadgrajujejo z upoštevanjem posameznikovega in skupnostnega dojemanja, zamišljanja in oblikovanja prostora. Literarna dela geografiji omogočajo preučevanje našega odnosa do življenjskega okolja in pomenov, ki jih prostoru pripisujemo ali pa se z njimi identificiramo. Naša razmerja do prostora so tudi temeljni pogoj za oblikovanje identitet in d...

Culture in Slovenia

World Regional Geography Book Series, 2019

Slovenian culture has been decisively shaped by its geopolitical position in contact with natural... more Slovenian culture has been decisively shaped by its geopolitical position in contact with natural, social, political, and cultural milieus in the heart of Europe and more recent global trends, migration, and the country's accession to the European Union. Slovenia's ethnic, linguistic, and religious character is relatively homogeneous, especially in rural areas. Towns are more diverse because, in addition to ethnic Slovenians, the Slovenian language, and Catholicism, they also include other ethnic groups, languages, and faiths. The Slovenian language has been a basic pillar of nation-building and the drive toward independence. In their leisure time, Slovenians are involved in various societies, mostly volunteer firefighting and mountaineering, and outdoor activities such as gardening, picking berries and mushrooms in the woods, and hiking. Slovenia is distinguished by great diversity in cuisine, folk culture, and cultural landscapes; these are marked by diverse landforms, land use, and land fragmentation, various types of settlements, and a large proportion of forested land. The mountains, sea, karst caves, and churches in prominent locations play a significant role in shaping national identity.

Pokrajina v luči retoričnih figur v besedilih o slovenski Istri

The article focuses on geographical conceptualizations of landscapes produced by rhetorical figur... more The article focuses on geographical conceptualizations of landscapes produced by rhetorical figures in literary texts about Slovenian Istria, the only genuine Mediterranean landscape in Slovenia. It is based on the premise that figurative language is a mechanism that contributes to the cognitive and representational processes that take place in the literary and non-literary contexts, and is thus also suitable for studying the perception and formation of one’s relationship to the landscape. Integrating the concept of the spatial turn into the analysis, the article identifies the elements of the semantic field of “landscape” (land, valley, stone, olive tree, house, forest, and landscape as a whole are most frequent) that appear in the rhetorical figures and the way they are mirrored in perception and representations (pain, mystery, life energy, beauty, life, longing, and attachment). The empirical part (the quantitative and qualitative analyses of rhetorical figures) is carried out us...

Na stičišču literature in geografije: Literatura kot predmet geografskega preučevanja na primeru Slovenske Istre

Slavisticna Revija, 2012

Literary works as discursive articulation of the experience of residing in a space are becoming a... more Literary works as discursive articulation of the experience of residing in a space are becoming a legitimate subject of geographic inquiry. Postmodern geography also has adopted for its purposes some concepts from literary studies, such as intertextuality and landscape as text or geographic imagination. A qualitative analysis of selected examples of literary texts that thematize the space of Slovene Istria shows how topophilia, the Self/other identity distinction, and feelings of place and placelessness take shape in them. These are contemporary concepts of humanistic geography, which build on the predominantly objectivist, natural and social science tradition by taking into account individual and group apprehension, imagination, and formation of space. Literary works enable geography to analyze our relation to our living environs and the meanings that we attribute to the space or identify ourselves with. Our relations to space are also a fundamental condition for forming identities...

UDK 821.163.6.09: 913(497.4 Istra)

Literary works as discursive articulation of the experience of residing in a space are becoming a... more Literary works as discursive articulation of the experience of residing in a space are becoming a legitimate subject of geographic inquiry. Postmodern geography also has adopted for its purposes some concepts from literary studies, such as intertextuality and landscape as text or geographic imagination. A qualitative analysis of selected examples of literary texts that thematize the space of Slovene Istria shows how topophilia, the Self/other identity distinction, and feelings of place and placelessness take shape in them. These are contemporary concepts of humanistic geography, which build on the predominantly objectivist, natural and social science tradition by taking into account individual and group apprehension, imagination, and formation of space. Literary works enable geography to analyze our relation to our living environs and the meanings that we attribute to the space or identify ourselves with. Our relations to space are also a fundamental condition for forming identities...

Education for Active Citizenship in Spatial -Planning Processes: From Teacher to Student

Education for active citizenship in spatial -planning processes: from teacher to student In count... more Education for active citizenship in spatial -planning processes: from teacher to student In countries with a brief democratic tradition, which also includes Slovenia, it is necessary to blaze new paths for teaching sustainable spatial development. As part of the international project R.A.V.E. Space we therefore sketched out guidelines for how information on spatial values and spatial planning can improve the learning process for geography and related subjects. Special attention was directed toward teacher edu cation because teachers spend the most time with young people during their period of personality development . This comprehensive approach also envisioned restructuring the curriculum and seeking teaching materi als and aids that can be used to bring up young people as active, responsible, and critically thinking citizens that are aware of how their everyday life practices are reflected in space and how they can be included in spatial -planning processes. IZVLECEK Vzgoja za akt...

Landscape research in Slovenia La recherche paysagère en Slovénie

Slovenia lies at the junction of the Alps, the Pannonian plain, the Dinaric mountains, and the Me... more Slovenia lies at the junction of the Alps, the Pannonian plain, the Dinaric mountains, and the Mediterranean and underwent Germanic, Romanic, Hungarian, and Slavic cultural influences. For this reason, its landscapes are very diverse. We distinguish four basic landscape types (Alpine, Pannonian, Dinaric, and Mediterranean) and nine landscape subtypes (Alpine mountain, Alpine hill, Alpine plain, Pannonian low hill, Pannonian plain, Dinaric plateau, Dinaric valley, Mediterranean low hill, and Mediterranean plateau). The basic appearance of Slovene landscapes was formed in the period of medieval colonization and later changed only slowly. It is distinguished by its diversity, its incorporation in the natural environment, and high ecological and cultural-emotional value. Economic and social developments in recent decades have triggered rapid changes in the appearance and function of the landscape. Située entre les Alpes, les plaines panoniennes, les chaînes dinariques et la Méditerranée...

Correction to: Livek: A Mountainous Border Area’s Transformation from a Ski Paradise to a Resilient Community

This chapter focuses on the resilience, capacity, and role of the sociocultural context in climat... more This chapter focuses on the resilience, capacity, and role of the sociocultural context in climate change adaptation in a small and marginal local community that prides itself on an affluent past based on ski tourism and agriculture. The empirical part is built on a case study of Livek in the hilly northwestern part of Slovenia on the border with Italy, and it includes data from available literature and a series of interviews with two local opinion leaders. The results show that, in the absence of local-specific and targeted national or regional measures, the path of transition has relied on the community’s internal strength and motivation, mostly stemming from flexibility, stubbornness, identity, and place attachment. A crucial role was played by several NGOs and the Livek Agrarian Community, promoting various activities to improve the quality of life in both tangible and M. Urbanc (*) • M. Šmid Hribar Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU), Ljublj...

Focus Groups as a Tool for Conducting Participatory Research: A Case Study of Small-Scale Forest Management in Slovenia

Participatory Research and Planning in Practice, 2019

Focus group discussion is a participatory research method that has been effectively utilized in n... more Focus group discussion is a participatory research method that has been effectively utilized in numerous social science disciplines either as a standalone method or more often alongside other methods. The research presented in this chapter used focus groups as the final tool in an extensive study of small-scale forest owners' management practices, examining driving and hindering factors. This issue stems from dispersed and fragmented private ownership with many owners, 89% of whose properties are smaller than 5 ha and are divided into three plots on average. This has posed a considerable challenge to Slovenia's forestry sector. Focus groups sought to obtain stakeholders' reflections on findings from previous research as well as new insights. To this end, nine focus groups scattered around the country were conducted at the local level following the same format. The National Forestry Service's district foresters contributed greatly to recruiting participants and carrying out the discussions. Important outcomes were owners' perspectives on detached owners and their lack of management, as well as new topics that were not identified in previous stages. Despite some limitations-in our case, the inability to attract detached owners and overcome some power-related tensions between owners and the district foresterthe focus groups proved to be not only efficient and informative for researchers, but above all supportive of state forest policy being implemented at the local level and greater stakeholder participation in it.

Livek: A Mountainous Border Area’s Transformation from a Ski Paradise to a Resilient Community

Palgrave Studies in Climate Resilient Societies, 2020

The past and perspective development of pasturing and tourism in the mountains: insights from Norway and Slovenia

Geografski vestnik, 2020

The paper aims to analyse the characteristics and trends in pastoral farming, tourism and recreat... more The paper aims to analyse the characteristics and trends in pastoral farming, tourism and recreation in the Norwegian and Slovenian mountains and resulting landscape changes. These land uses and related driving forces have been scrutinised in the context of economic, social, and political aspects. While pastoral farming has a centuries-old tradition in the higher altitudes of both countries, interest in mountains for tourism and recreational purposes dates back only to the nineteenth century but has been increasing steadily ever since. The findings of the study, based on a literature review and secondary data, suggest that the social, economic, and especially the political situation in Norway and Slovenia have been different, but the development of mountains in both countries in the field of mountain pasturing and tourism and recreation has shared more similarities than differences, although nuances and specificities should not be disregarded. It is evident that mountain pasturing i...

Landscapes as represented in textbooks and in students’ imagination: stability, generational gap, image retention and recognisability

Children's Geographies, 2020

The paper focuses on the representation of landscapes and the depiction of landscape features in ... more The paper focuses on the representation of landscapes and the depiction of landscape features in the photographic images of textbooks, the perception, recognition and imagination of landscapes by the school population, and the possible link between both. The empirical element of the study is based on the case of Slovenia and includes quantitative and qualitative analysis of photographs in textbooks and questionnaires completed by primary and secondary school students (aged 10-18 years). The results show that the photographs emphasise natural, rural, and tangible aspects of landscapes, while students' imagination also includes urban, dynamic and, especially, intangible elements. We discuss the relevance of stability, generational gap, image retention, and recognisability. One of the key conclusions is that there is a dichotomy between the representation of landscape in textbooks and in students' imagination, but it is not clear-cut.

Exploring Alpine Landscapes as Potential Sites of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) Programme

Mountain Research and Development, 2018

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