Karst on the Nullarbor Plain has been studied and described in detail in the past, but it lacked the determination of the karst discharge and palaeo-watertable levels that would explain the palaeohydrological regime in this area. This study explores the existence of previously unrecognised features in this area – karst pocket valleys – and gives a review on pocket valleys worldwide. Initial GIS analyses were followed up by detailed field work, sampling, mapping and measuring of morphological, geological, and hydrological characteristics of representative valleys on the Wylie and Hampton scarps of the Nullarbor Plain. Rock and sand samples were examined for mineralogy, texture and grain size, and a U–Pb dating of a speleothem from a cave within a pocket valley enabled the establishment of a time frame of the pocket valleys formation and its palaeoenvironmental implications. The pocket valleys document the hydrological evolution of the Nullarbor karst system and the Neogene–Pleistocene palaeoclimatic evolution of the southern hemisphere.
COBISS.SI-ID: 38634285
Geomorphological research on glacial features in Slovenia has a long tradition because the first studies were already published in the late nineteenth century by Brückner (1890). Evidence of glacial erosion and accumulation is preserved in the Slovenian Alps as well as on the highest plateaus of the Dinaric Mountains: traces of ice fields and ice caps with outlet glaciers on the edges and some valley glaciers. The prevailing bedrock in all glaciated areas is karstic, forming complex glaciokarst morphological systems. Modern glacial reconstruction techniques have been applied in the last few years, focusing on interpretation of palaeoglacial topography and local equilibrium line altitudes (ELA). However, past and present studies lack precise chronological interpretations of glacial advances, which should be the main goal of future research on glaciation in Slovenia.
COBISS.SI-ID: 39030573
In the first part of the analysis we tried to define places in Europe with higher diversity according to different natural landscape types or landscape regions. In order to get such “hotspots” four geographical classifications of Europe were analyzed. At first maps of variety of landscapes were defined based on each classification that we took into account. At the final stage of this part all the maps were synthesized (averaged) into one map showing landscape diversity for the Europe. After that step we defined Europe's landscape hotspots and pointed out the most naturally heterogeneous countries. We found that among all of the European countries, Slovenia has the highest average landscape diversity. Such result gives the country some advantages in the field of tourism based on the natural values of landscape. One of the benefits of having high landscape diversity is making it possible to advertise Slovenia as a tourist destination, offering a "pan-European experience.
COBISS.SI-ID: 38685741
The article focuses on the geographical imagination of landscapes, depicted in the photographs. the research stems from the assumption that photographs play an important role in shaping and preserving individual and collective imagination of a landscape and that geography as a science is closely connected to visual representations of the world. the empirical part of the research entails selecting and defining/coding the photographs from the book Slovenian Landscapesby Dušan Ogrin and their analysis through statistical methods. the purpose of the article is to demonstrate what kind of image of the landscape this book creates. the goal is to design/formulate a methodology for photograph interpretation, especially to select the indicators and their categories as well as the criteria for a quantitative photograph evaluation. Using these methods, the appearance of the landscapes is analysed according to the individual indicators, placing special emphasis on surface form as the most important landscape element.
COBISS.SI-ID: 38579501
Heritage has different developmental potentials that might contribute to the sustainable development of a given area. In terms of sustainable development these potentials are not necessarily economic, but also include social, environmental or cultural aspects. However, heritage by itself rarely holds tangible benefits if it is not properly managed. The key challenge for attaining sustainability is to focus management on a participatory approach, which ensures public participation in the process. The paper argues that a successful and effective management of heritage depends on the people, who must be able to 1) identify the appropriate heritage, 2) link it with key stakeholders and other topics, 3) design it into a proper service, and finally 4) sell the new service to users.
COBISS.SI-ID: 38439981