In order to reduce the development gap separating it from the most developed European countries, Slovenia faces numerous developmental challenges. On the one hand, it is trying to promote ...competitiveness and innovation to stimulate economic growth, and on the other hand it is using various measures to ensure more even development across its entire territory. In the past, the main efforts focused on effective inclusion in the EU and the Eurozone, whereas now seeking domestic reserves to establish and strengthen Slovenia’s position among the most developed countries is at the forefront. This demands an important shift in thinking because achieving developmental goals is no longer in the domain of others or dependent on others, but is the result of Slovenia’s own decisions, knowledge, and resourcefulness. This must be taken into account, especially at the beginning of a new program period and when preparing new strategic development documents.
From the viewpoints of regional and agrarian geography and regional planning the author systematically analyze all main natural features and many regional social factors of the municipality of ...Moravče: bedrock, type of relief, altitude, inclination, water conditions (including flood conditions), climate conditions (particularly insolation), soil and vegetation, land use, population, settlements, and economy. On the basis of the analysis, a detailed partition of the municipality into small homogenous units is made, three in the valley and four in the hills. The book also deals with the evaluation of the landscape from the viewpoint of individual types of agricultural land use~determines the suitability of areas for cultivated fields, meadows, and orchards~and considers the quality of locations from the viewpoint of settlement. The book concludes with recommendations for the most suitable land use and a survey of the current irrational use of land.The synthetic maps and theme maps showing individual natural factors can be used to advantage in regional planning. Emphasis is placed on determining the interdependence of landscape factors and their joint influences, on the laws and causes governing individual phenomena, and on the comparison of microregions.
Članek prikazuje dosedanji razvoj fizične geografije v Sloveniji kot dela kompleksne geografske vede, katere vrh so regionalnogeografske monografije Slovenije. Avtor vidi izziv za bodoči razvoj ...fizične geografije v Sloveniji v konkurenci več, močnejših in bolje opremljenih inštitutov s podobnimi delovnimi področji. Edino kvantitativno vrednotenje izbranih pokrajinskih pojavov lahko po avtorjevih izkušnjah ohrani geografiji že standardno in še vedno edino preostalo vlogo v domoznanskih prostorskih znanostih. Kljub večjemu zanimanju javnosti za družbeno geografijo pa zagotavlja tudi fizični geografiji pomembno vlogo 2-3-krat povečan vpis slušateljev geografije na v zadnjih letih še razširjeno mrežo visokošolskih ustanov.
Regija najjednostavnije govoreći podrazumijeva područje koje je obilježeno zajedničkim prirodnim, društvenim ili prirodnim
i društvenim obilježjima. Proučavanje regija i podjela prostora na manje ...cjeline jedna je od najstarijih geografskih aktivnosti.
Regija i regionalna geografija su tijekom različitih etapa razvoja geografske misli prošle put od najvažnijeg područja izučavanja do
relativno nebitne i marginalizirane teme. I danas se u laičkim, ali i stručnim krugovima regionalnogeografski sadržaji percipiraju
kao pretežno deskriptivni, a regionalna geografija obilježena je kao disciplina koja ne može iznjedriti zakonitosti koje bi vrijedile za
širi prostor. U radu se, osim iznošenja povijesnog razvoja regionalne geografije i vrsta regija, ukazuje na najčešće greške zbog kojih
regionalna geografija ima takav status. Posebna je pažnja usmjerena na pitanje kako sadržaji vezani uz regiju mogu unaprijediti
razvoj kognitivnih sposobnosti unutar nastavnog procesa.
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