Geography of Slovenia

Geography of Slovenia

Study Cycle: 1

Lectures: 90

Seminars: 0

Tutorials: 15

ECTS credit: 8

Lecturer(s): prof. dr. Ogrin Darko, prof. dr. Potočnik Slavič Irma

- the position and consequences of position of Slovenia in the middle geographical latitudes and in the junction of major European natural units,
- particularities of tectonic and rock structure and earthquake threatens,
- relief of Slovenia and recent surface transformation processes,
- soils and their degradation and threatens,
- weather and climate heterogeneousity and changeability,
- water resources of Slovenia and their importance,
- biodiversity and biomes,
- geographical positioning of Slovenia on the crossroads of European Geographical Macro regions,
- demographic processes of Slovenia,
- formation of Slovenian cultural landscapes (comparison of key factors in agrarian, industrial, and post-industrial period),
- characteristics of agriculture and forestry development,
- economic structure of Slovenia,
- urbanized landscapes,
- development pressures in flat, hilly and mountainous landscapes of Slovenia, in core and peripheral landscapes,
- development opportunities and restrictions of protected areas,
- issues of contemporary Slovenia (environmental issues, energy, health, etc.),
- development of border areas,
- Slovenes in diaspora.

• Ogrin, D., Plut, D., 2009/2012. Aplikativna fizična geografija Slovenije. Ljubljana, Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani, 246 str. COBISS.SI-ID – 244410624, COBISS.SI-ID – 262988032
• Geografija Slovenije. 1998. Gams, I., Vrišer I. (ur.). Ljubljana, Slovenska matica, 501 str. COBISS.SI-ID – 98299648
• Atlas Slovenije za osnovne in srednje šole, 2014. Ur.: Natek, K., Ogrin, D., Potočnik Slavič, I., Mladinska knjiga, Ljubljana, 130 str. COBISS.SI-ID – 271205632
• Geographical Tidbits from Slovenia. 2012, Geografski vestnik, 84, 1. COBISS.SI-ID – 261936128
• Slovenia, a Geographical Overview. 2004. Orožen Adamič, M. (ur.). Ljubljana, Association of the Geographical Societies of Slovenia, Založba ZRC, 159 str. COBISS.SI-ID – 214725120
• Slovenia: Geographic aspects of a new independent European nation. Ljubljana, 1992. COBISS.SI-ID – 30238976
• Potočnik Slavič, I., 2019. Staranje na podeželju: dejstva, pričakovanja in prostorske razsežnosti. V: Nared, J., Polajnar Horvat, K., Razpotnik Visković, N. (ur.): Demografske spremembe in regionalni razvoj, str. 27–44. COBISS.SI-ID – 45269805

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