Our research focused on the spatial distribution of amenity and disamenity attributes affecting living and working conditions in a demographically and economically dynamic rural area with good ...transport connections. In this article, the concept of amenity is defined as the quality(-ies)/characteristics of a rural place that make it appealing for people to reside and work in, not only in terms of quantitative aspects but also dependent on individuals’ perceptions. We tested detecting such (dis)amenity attributes in Dežela (the north-western part of the Ljubljana Basin) with two target groups – geography students and local residents, while also comparing the results obtained via classical fieldwork and through collaborative mapping. We found that the responses of geography students and local residents in the study area were generally consistent both in terms of content and location. It would be sensible to take these results into consideration during the preparation of development documents (local development strategy, tourism development strategy). Use of collaborative mapping methods, along with diligent planning and clearly defined goals, enabled us to simplify the data collection process and involve younger portions of the population, who generally are not sufficiently engaged in planning processes.
Eden od številnih zgornjepivških kamnitih križev stoji ob starem, obokano zidanem mostu, ki vodi čez reko Pivko pod Drskovčami, proti presihajočemu Drskovškemu jezeru. Ti kamniti križi so oblika ...nabožnih znamenj. Postavljeni ob vhodih/izhodih v/ iz vasi, ob pomembnejših poteh in prehodih, na križpotjih, opazno kulturno zaznamujejo Pivško kotlino. Čeprav jih najdemo tudi drugod po Primorskem, so najgostejše razsejani prav na Pivškem. Boljalimanj so si podobni: podstavek, na njem pokončen, največkrat okrogel steber, ki ga na vrhu zaključuje kapitel, pa nekakšna posebej skrbno izklesana glava in na njej razpelo, ki ima posamezne krake največkrat izoblikovane v obliki deteljice. Podobni so si, vendar je vsak malo drugačen in vsak ima svojo zgodbo. Najstarejši so iz 17. stoletja, največ pa jih je nastalo sredi 19. stoletja, ko se je ob gradnji t. i. južne železnice Dunaj–Trst tudi tod razmahnilo kamnoseštvo. In nastajajo še dandanašnji. – Največ raziskovalne pozornosti jim je doslej namenil Božidar Premrl, svoja spoznanja je objavil v revijalnem sestavku Pokrajina kamnitih križev (2002) in drugod.
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