The Urgency of Climate Change addresses a pivotal challenge for the sustainability of our planet. This topic was selected for the inaugural conference in 2015 of an annual series on the Integrity of ...Creation. The essays in this collection were selected in a peer-reviewed manner and appeal to a general audience. The chapters move from general to more specific points of view, with a discussion at the end of each section addressing the global impact of climate change. The first section sets the Context for the discussion, explaining that the climate is an indispensable common good. The part on Science emphasises that empirical reality must guide any analysis of the climate as a matter of basic knowledge and comprehension. A crucial implication is whether the climate is sufficiently robust for the Earth to flourish for millennia ahead, as discussed in the part on Sustainability. In turn, these sections raise pivotal questions, regarding Ethics about social obligations for the planet to flourish and regarding Religion to foster global stewardship. Finally, this alignment of Ethics and Religion around the problems related to Science and Sustainability leads to the final section on Law that considers policy possibilities to effectively engage Climate Change.
The Alps are one of the most sensitive regions in Europe, and their future development represents a challenge that demands the cooperation of various experts, the business world, politics, and ...society, as well as the people living there. The Interreg IIIB project DIAMONT, which took place from 2005 to 2008, also addressed Alpine developmental challenges. This monograph presents the basic results of the project, supported by the broader theoretical framework of regional and sustainable development. We first present the cultural differences in the Alps and their influence on sustainable regional development. This is followed by the results of a Delphi analysis, which helped reveal the basic development tendencies in the Alps, and then we discuss appropriate indicators for regional development and harmonizing data. Attention is then dedicated to regional development instruments and the participative process, which is essential for attaining truly sustainable development. Finally, we present a Slovenian perspective on these issues.
Vključevanje strokovnega znanja v postopek prostorskega načrtovanja prispeva k temu, da so odločitve o prostorskem razvoju sprejete skladno s cilji trajnostnega razvoja. Študije ranljivosti okoljaso ...ena od načrtovalskih strokovnih podlag, katerih vloga je vnaprejšnje opozarjanje pred prekomernimi vplivi razvoja na okolje. Zaradi intenzivnih razvojnih pritiskov je upoštevanje varstvenih ciljev v državah v tranziciji še posebno zahtevno. Bosna in Hercegovina (BiH) je primer države, ki je kljub politično-upravnimtežavam, s katerimi se srečuje, prepoznala pomen strokovnih podlag za prostorsko načrtovanje. V prispevku je prikazana študija ranljivosti za prostorski načrt kantona Sarajevo, ki bo vzorčni model za pripravodrugih prostorskih načrtov v BiH. V nasprotju z najbolj razširjeno predhodno uporabo študije ranljivosti je bila v predstavljenem primeru ta uporabljena naknadno, pri čemer smo s prekrivanjem načrtovalskih kart s kartami ranljivosti ugotavljali skladnost prostorskega načrta z okoljevarstvenimi zahtevami. Kljub temu, daso cilji načrta v skladu s trajnostnim razvojem, pa je na ravni prostorskih opredelitev drugače. Rezultati so namreč pokazali, da v povprečju četrtina predlaganega razvoja posega na območja, kjer je pričakovati velike vplive na katero od sestavin okolja. Za te površinesmo predlagali iskanje alternativnih lokacij oziroma oblikovanje usmeritev za podrobnejše načrte, v katerih je treba določiti strožja merila in pogoje za gradnjo ; The potential of spatial planning to achieve sustainable development can be improved with expert input inthe planning process. Vulnerability study provides knowledge about vulnerability of natural resources to development. Intense economic pressures in transition countries make sustainable spatial developmentespecially challenging. Bosnia and Herzegovina is an example of transition country, which recognized the importance of knowledge support for planning and explicitly requires vulnerability studies as an input in the planning process. The environmental vulnerabilitystudy presented in this contribution was prepared for spatial plan for the Canton Sarajevo and will serve as a model case for other plans. Differently from prevailing ex ante use of vulnerability studies it was applied ex post, whereby the environmental compliance of the plan was assessed by overlaying it with vulnerabilitymaps. The results have shown that although the objectives of the plan follow sustainability principles, its land use designation is much less environmentally oriented. An average of 25% of planned development involves areas, which are very vulnerable from one ormore aspects. We propose to find alternative sites for these areas or to provide very strict regulations and conditions for building in detailed plans.
Zavarovana območja so znana po številnih posebnostih, bodisi naravnih, bodisi kulturnih, vendar zavarovanje prinaša določene omejitve, zaradi katerih se tudi kmetijstvo vse bolj usmerja v ekološko ...kmetovanje. Prispevek je povezan z raziskavo o ekološkem kmetovanju, njegovo uspešnostjo in njegovi pomembni vlogi v zavarovanih območjih. Kot primer so izbrana tri zavarovana območja v Sloveniji: Triglavski narodni park (TNP), Kozjanski regijski park (KRP) in Krajinski park Goričko (KPG). Rezultati so bili pridobljeni z intervjuji odgovornih za razvoj tamkajšnjega kmetijstva.
Selected Examples of Managing Cultural Heritage AreasCultural heritage can make an important contribution to development, especially if it is conscientiously managed and if one is aware of all of its ...development potentials. Attention was drawn to this in the CHERPLAN project with the volumes Upravljanje območij s kulturno dediščino (Managing Cultural Heritage Areas) and Managing Cultural Heritage Sites in Southeastern Europe~these two related books are now complemented by a third volume that discusses selected examples of managing cultural heritage areas. Because the project was intended to promote the development of areas in southeast Europe, we first present heritage from this area on the UNESCO World Heritage List, then various systems of protecting cultural heritage, followed by intergovernmental efforts to protect cultural heritage in southeast Europe. Regarding the content, we addressed the multifunctional role of cultural heritage, and due to specific circumstances in the past two decades we have also highlighted the damage caused to cultural heritage by military conflicts. The following individual examples of cultural heritage management are discussed: Kotor, Gamzigrad, the Stari Grad Plain, Ohrid, the Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge, Lake Neusiedl, and the Semmering Railway, and outside the southeast Europe program area also Bilbao and the Rhaetian Railway.
Indikatorji trajnostnega razvoja prikazujejo statistične vrednosti, ki merijo kapaciteto celotnega sistema za zadovoljevanje potreb današnjih in prihodnjih generacij. Indikatorji kažejo stanje in ...trende, kako se premikamo proti zastavljenim ciljem. So orodje s katerim merimo napredek. Namenjeni so različnim uporabnikom: širši javnosti, politikom, strokovni javnosti, zato morajo biti pripravljeni tako, da predstavljajo poenostavljene informacije, ki so relevantne za doseganje trajnostnega razvoja.
V skladu z v širšem evropskem prostoru izkazano potrebo po iskanju novih poti za izobraževanje o vsebinah, ki se nanašajo na prostor, v katerem živimo, želi avtorica v prispevku predstaviti pomen ...vrednot prostora kot integralnega dela geografskega izobraževanja za razvoj in doseganje ciljev trajnostnega razvoja. Prispevek z različnih vidikov analizira možnosti, težnje in potencialne ovire za vključevanje različnih vsebin, ki se nanašajo na prostor in njegove vrednote v najširšem smislu, tako v geografski kot tudi v druge kurikulume.
Ker je izobraževanje ključni element za doseganje ciljev trajnostnega (prostorskega) razvoja in za aktivno participacijo v planerskem procesu, je potrebno te vsebine vključiti v formalni ...izobraževalni sistem. V članku so predstavljene z vrednotami prostora in prostorskim načrtovanjem povezane vsebine, s katerimi se je dopolnjevalo obstoječe učne načrte izbranih predmetov na primarni in sekundarni ravni izobraževanja ob njihovi zadnji reformi leta 2007.
Pri trajnostnem razvoju, ki zahteva uravnoteženost med ekonomskimi, socialnimi in okoljskimi cilji, je ključnega pomen tudi najširša udeležba javnosti. Za poznavanje ekoloških in razvojnih odločitev ...pa je potrebno zagotoviti objektivne informacije in dvig splošne okoljske zavesti. Posameznik ali skupine ljudi bodo reakcije na negativne pojave v okolju gradili na njegovi percepciji, ki pa ne ustreza vedno objektivnemu stanju, ampak ga modificirajo različni dejavniki, med njimi tudi dostop do informacij in sodelovanje javnosti pri odločanju.
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