Joana Nogueira, José Pedro Araújo, Joaquim Mamede Alonso, Sara Simões
Sustainable landscape management is a key aspect for the development of mountain areas, especially where communities historically held common lands. Mountains face depopulation and abandonment, and transition to multifunctional landscapes emerges as an opportunity. We present a village case study (NW Portugal) focusing on people’s perceptions and practices around the common land. Results confirm the common plays a central role in local identity, being perceived as shared heritage with potential to provide multiple benefits. Traditional uses and governance practices are prevalent, revealing inertia in adapting to new users and goals. Public support targeting common land management skills would facilitate these transitions, as well as to overcome lasting effects of former authoritarian regime.
{"title":"Common lands, landscape management and rural development: a case study in a mountain village in northwest Portugal","authors":"Joana Nogueira, José Pedro Araújo, Joaquim Mamede Alonso, Sara Simões","doi":"10.3986/ags.11081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3986/ags.11081","url":null,"abstract":"Sustainable landscape management is a key aspect for the development of mountain areas, especially where communities historically held common lands. Mountains face depopulation and abandonment, and transition to multifunctional landscapes emerges as an opportunity. We present a village case study (NW Portugal) focusing on people’s perceptions and practices around the common land. Results confirm the common plays a central role in local identity, being perceived as shared heritage with potential to provide multiple benefits. Traditional uses and governance practices are prevalent, revealing inertia in adapting to new users and goals. Public support targeting common land management skills would facilitate these transitions, as well as to overcome lasting effects of former authoritarian regime.","PeriodicalId":50938,"journal":{"name":"Acta Geographica Slovenica-Geografski Zbornik","volume":"87 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135568064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This article presents a new methodology for analyzing old maps that was used to identify and interpret cartographic symbols on selected maps. It analyzes fifty-eight maps, originating from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries and showing the territory of Slovenia. The basic criteria for selecting the maps were authorship, scale, and the territory depicted. The study included maps at a medium scale of 1:200,000 to 1:900,000. Approximately eighty entries were made for each map, and several thousand pieces of data were obtained, which then required a uniform and systematic examination of all cartographic symbols on the maps selected. Before the nineteenth century, changes in symbols for vegetation, relief, transport networks, and explanatory elements were the most evident. The article concludes by highlighting the reliability of cartographic content as a source for research. The new method for examining maps makes it easier to determine the cause-and-effect relationship of cartographic elements to map content.
{"title":"A new standardized methodology for analyzing cartographic information on old maps","authors":"Primož Gašperič","doi":"10.3986/ags.10867","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3986/ags.10867","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents a new methodology for analyzing old maps that was used to identify and interpret cartographic symbols on selected maps. It analyzes fifty-eight maps, originating from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries and showing the territory of Slovenia. The basic criteria for selecting the maps were authorship, scale, and the territory depicted. The study included maps at a medium scale of 1:200,000 to 1:900,000. Approximately eighty entries were made for each map, and several thousand pieces of data were obtained, which then required a uniform and systematic examination of all cartographic symbols on the maps selected. Before the nineteenth century, changes in symbols for vegetation, relief, transport networks, and explanatory elements were the most evident. The article concludes by highlighting the reliability of cartographic content as a source for research. The new method for examining maps makes it easier to determine the cause-and-effect relationship of cartographic elements to map content.","PeriodicalId":50938,"journal":{"name":"Acta Geographica Slovenica-Geografski Zbornik","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41602178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study analyzed selected cartographic symbols on old maps depicting the territory of Slovenia from the sixteenth to nineteenth century. A semiotic approach was applied to establish connections between cartographic symbols on old maps and the characteristics of society at the time the maps were created. This semiotic approach was used to discuss the impact of the interpretation of four symbolic cartographic elements, their iconic basis, and the reading of the five maps analyzed. Cartographic symbols changed in line with the development of cartography at the time, as well as society. The depictions of settlements were first stylistic and then geometric. Relief depictions were first stylized and then shown through plastic or spatial methods. Cartographic symbols gradually changed into symbolic signs (in the semiotic sense), including the quality of the map display, as a result of developments and the demands of changing society.
{"title":"The semiotics of cartographic symbols on old maps","authors":"Primož Gašperič, S. Babič","doi":"10.3986/ags.10930","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3986/ags.10930","url":null,"abstract":"This study analyzed selected cartographic symbols on old maps depicting the territory of Slovenia from the sixteenth to nineteenth century. A semiotic approach was applied to establish connections between cartographic symbols on old maps and the characteristics of society at the time the maps were created. This semiotic approach was used to discuss the impact of the interpretation of four symbolic cartographic elements, their iconic basis, and the reading of the five maps analyzed. Cartographic symbols changed in line with the development of cartography at the time, as well as society. The depictions of settlements were first stylistic and then geometric. Relief depictions were first stylized and then shown through plastic or spatial methods. Cartographic symbols gradually changed into symbolic signs (in the semiotic sense), including the quality of the map display, as a result of developments and the demands of changing society.","PeriodicalId":50938,"journal":{"name":"Acta Geographica Slovenica-Geografski Zbornik","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49512914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The modernization of food supply chains has marginalized remote agricultural regions such as the Alps. As a result, local actors often adopt new ways of producing, promoting, and selling their products by differentiating them in the eyes of consumers. The labelling of quality local agri-food products through the development and promotion of territorial brands play an essential role in this respect. In the article we address the research question: What are the conditions for the creation, development and sustainability of territorial brands in the agri-food sector? What are the characteristics of some territorial brands, which are an essential development factor and the subject of local identities and local policies? We discuss cooperation between local, regional, and national actors. The aim of this article is to highlight the preparation and role of the 100% Local Model for the successful creation and development of territorial brands in the field of agro-food production in the Alps.
{"title":"Radically local supply chains through territorial brands: Insights from the 100% Local project","authors":"Maja Godina Golija","doi":"10.3986/ags.10581","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3986/ags.10581","url":null,"abstract":"The modernization of food supply chains has marginalized remote agricultural regions such as the Alps. As a result, local actors often adopt new ways of producing, promoting, and selling their products by differentiating them in the eyes of consumers. The labelling of quality local agri-food products through the development and promotion of territorial brands play an essential role in this respect. In the article we address the research question: What are the conditions for the creation, development and sustainability of territorial brands in the agri-food sector? What are the characteristics of some territorial brands, which are an essential development factor and the subject of local identities and local policies? We discuss cooperation between local, regional, and national actors. The aim of this article is to highlight the preparation and role of the 100% Local Model for the successful creation and development of territorial brands in the field of agro-food production in the Alps.","PeriodicalId":50938,"journal":{"name":"Acta Geographica Slovenica-Geografski Zbornik","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42400283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sara Zupan, Elena Bužan, Tatjana Čelik, Gregor Kovačič, Jure Jugovic, Martina Lužnik
Barjanski okarček se v Sloveniji edinstveno pojavlja tako na vlažnih (Ljubljansko barje z okolico) kot na suhih traviščih (slovenska Istra, Kras, Goriška brda). Med naravnimi nesrečami, ki ogrožajo njegove habitatne krpe, so požari in poplave. Njihovo pogostost pojavljanja v nekdanjih in obstoječih bivališčih barjanskega okarčka smo ugotavljali s χ2-testom. Pokazali smo, da so življenjska okolja na vlažnih traviščih požarno manj ogrožena kot na suhih traviščih. Med slednjimi so najbolj ogrožene habitatne krpe na Krasu in v slovenski Istri. Habitatne krpe barjanskega okarčka so poplavno ogrožene le v slovenski Istri in na Ljubljanskem barju. Glede na stopnjo požarne in poplavne ogroženosti ter razdrobljenosti življenjskih okolij barjanskega okarčka v Sloveniji domnevamo, da lahko tovrstne naravne nesreče povzročijo lokalno izumrtje vrste.
{"title":"Prisotnost požarov in poplav v življenjskih okoljih ogrožene vrste metulja barjanski okarček (Coenonympha oedippus) v Sloveniji","authors":"Sara Zupan, Elena Bužan, Tatjana Čelik, Gregor Kovačič, Jure Jugovic, Martina Lužnik","doi":"10.3986/ags.11028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3986/ags.11028","url":null,"abstract":"Barjanski okarček se v Sloveniji edinstveno pojavlja tako na vlažnih (Ljubljansko barje z okolico) kot na suhih traviščih (slovenska Istra, Kras, Goriška brda). Med naravnimi nesrečami, ki ogrožajo njegove habitatne krpe, so požari in poplave. Njihovo pogostost pojavljanja v nekdanjih in obstoječih bivališčih barjanskega okarčka smo ugotavljali s χ2-testom. Pokazali smo, da so življenjska okolja na vlažnih traviščih požarno manj ogrožena kot na suhih traviščih. Med slednjimi so najbolj ogrožene habitatne krpe na Krasu in v slovenski Istri. Habitatne krpe barjanskega okarčka so poplavno ogrožene le v slovenski Istri in na Ljubljanskem barju. Glede na stopnjo požarne in poplavne ogroženosti ter razdrobljenosti življenjskih okolij barjanskega okarčka v Sloveniji domnevamo, da lahko tovrstne naravne nesreče povzročijo lokalno izumrtje vrste.","PeriodicalId":50938,"journal":{"name":"Acta Geographica Slovenica-Geografski Zbornik","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46325335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This article presents the relationship between climate variables in the Durmitor Massif (Montenegro) and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). A new climate standard for temperatures and precipitation over the last 30 years has been presented. The Debeli Namet Glacier is an indicator of climate change. We have shown that the size of this glacier is affected by the NAO which mainly affects the precipitation in the accumulation period from December to March. During the ablation period from June to September, the influence of the NAO on precipitation and temperatures is less pronounced. El Niño and La Niña events are significant, especially in years with a low NAO index. The relationship between El Niño/La Niña and the NAO is still a subject of scientific debate.
{"title":"The North Atlantic Oscillation influence on the Debeli Namet Glacier","authors":"G. Jovanović","doi":"10.3986/ags.10834","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3986/ags.10834","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents the relationship between climate variables in the Durmitor Massif (Montenegro) and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). A new climate standard for temperatures and precipitation over the last 30 years has been presented. The Debeli Namet Glacier is an indicator of climate change. We have shown that the size of this glacier is affected by the NAO which mainly affects the precipitation in the accumulation period from December to March. During the ablation period from June to September, the influence of the NAO on precipitation and temperatures is less pronounced. El Niño and La Niña events are significant, especially in years with a low NAO index. The relationship between El Niño/La Niña and the NAO is still a subject of scientific debate.","PeriodicalId":50938,"journal":{"name":"Acta Geographica Slovenica-Geografski Zbornik","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46843789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Nicolaie, Elena Matei, Timothy J. Cooley, Iuliana Vijulie, David Cushing, Marius-Nicolae Truțescu
This article investigates how domestic tourists perceive the possibilities of boosting cultural heritage tourism in Romania, through the capitalization of national genius personalities. The methodology is based on the survey method. The research identified 22 geniuses, largely represented in national culture, and acknowledged and demanded by the market. The vast majority have been converted into tourist attractions, however those of international visibility are missing or are underrepresented in Romanian heritage tourism. An increased focus on geniuses would be highly valued by tourists and could reinforce the value of cultural heritage, consequently, boosting tourism resources. This would lead to multiple and sustainable benefits for destinations’ development, but certain infrastructure and management gaps would need to be filled.
{"title":"National geniuses’ heritage as potential for the development of cultural tourism in Romania","authors":"D. Nicolaie, Elena Matei, Timothy J. Cooley, Iuliana Vijulie, David Cushing, Marius-Nicolae Truțescu","doi":"10.3986/ags.11032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3986/ags.11032","url":null,"abstract":"This article investigates how domestic tourists perceive the possibilities of boosting cultural heritage tourism in Romania, through the capitalization of national genius personalities. The methodology is based on the survey method. The research identified 22 geniuses, largely represented in national culture, and acknowledged and demanded by the market. The vast majority have been converted into tourist attractions, however those of international visibility are missing or are underrepresented in Romanian heritage tourism. An increased focus on geniuses would be highly valued by tourists and could reinforce the value of cultural heritage, consequently, boosting tourism resources. This would lead to multiple and sustainable benefits for destinations’ development, but certain infrastructure and management gaps would need to be filled.","PeriodicalId":50938,"journal":{"name":"Acta Geographica Slovenica-Geografski Zbornik","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47308949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study explores the growing literature on research and development (R&D) collaboration in the context of less developed regions (LDRs) in the European Union (EU) and examines the opportunities for LDRs to successfully collaborate with developed regions. A systematic review of the literature shows that studies on R&D collaboration in LDRs are at the forefront of regional innovation research in the EU and that opportunities to explore this research topic are still wide open. A critical review and synthesis of the selected articles shows that LDRs have equal opportunities to collaborate and build successful relationships with developed regions by paying attention to at least five motivational drivers and critical factors to enhance the success of their R&D collaborations.
{"title":"Encouraging research and development collaboration amidst geographical challenges in less developed regions of the European Union: a systematic literature review","authors":"Eristian Wibisono","doi":"10.3986/ags.10934","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3986/ags.10934","url":null,"abstract":"This study explores the growing literature on research and development (R&D) collaboration in the context of less developed regions (LDRs) in the European Union (EU) and examines the opportunities for LDRs to successfully collaborate with developed regions. A systematic review of the literature shows that studies on R&D collaboration in LDRs are at the forefront of regional innovation research in the EU and that opportunities to explore this research topic are still wide open. A critical review and synthesis of the selected articles shows that LDRs have equal opportunities to collaborate and build successful relationships with developed regions by paying attention to at least five motivational drivers and critical factors to enhance the success of their R&D collaborations.","PeriodicalId":50938,"journal":{"name":"Acta Geographica Slovenica-Geografski Zbornik","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46023797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matjaž Geršič, Primož Gašperič, Petra Rus, Mateja Šmid Hribar, Nika Razpotnik Visković
Članek prikazuje rezultate raziskave, s katero smo želeli ugotoviti, katere so tiste turistične prakse, ki jih turisti kot trajnostne dojemajo na slovenskih turističnih destinacijah s trajnostnim certifikatom Slovenia Green. Izbrali smo osem destinacij. Poglavitna metoda dela je bilo anketiranje, kateremu je sledila analiza rezultatov. Analizirali smo 1444 anket. Ugotovili smo, da trajnostni certifikat za turistične destinacije pozna le slabih 50 % anketirancev, da je najbolj prepoznavna trajnostna praksa na destinacijah možnost uporabe vode za pitje iz pipe ter da je največja pomanjkljivost na destinacijah neustrezen javni potniški promet. Ugotavljamo, da bi destinacije morale investirati v učinkovitejšo propagando trajnostnega certifikata in posebej na področju javnega potniškega prometa storiti vidnejši napredek.
{"title":"Trajnostno certificirane turistične destinacije skozi prizmo obiskovalcev","authors":"Matjaž Geršič, Primož Gašperič, Petra Rus, Mateja Šmid Hribar, Nika Razpotnik Visković","doi":"10.3986/ags.11214","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3986/ags.11214","url":null,"abstract":"Članek prikazuje rezultate raziskave, s katero smo želeli ugotoviti, katere so tiste turistične prakse, ki jih turisti kot trajnostne dojemajo na slovenskih turističnih destinacijah s trajnostnim certifikatom Slovenia Green. Izbrali smo osem destinacij. Poglavitna metoda dela je bilo anketiranje, kateremu je sledila analiza rezultatov. Analizirali smo 1444 anket. Ugotovili smo, da trajnostni certifikat za turistične destinacije pozna le slabih 50 % anketirancev, da je najbolj prepoznavna trajnostna praksa na destinacijah možnost uporabe vode za pitje iz pipe ter da je največja pomanjkljivost na destinacijah neustrezen javni potniški promet. Ugotavljamo, da bi destinacije morale investirati v učinkovitejšo propagando trajnostnega certifikata in posebej na področju javnega potniškega prometa storiti vidnejši napredek.","PeriodicalId":50938,"journal":{"name":"Acta Geographica Slovenica-Geografski Zbornik","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44650018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The article presents the validation of four global land cover datasets for 2009–2010 (GlobeLand30, GlobCover, Forest/Non-forest map, Tree canopy cover) for the territory of Bulgaria as a part of a task led by the Group on Earth Observation (GEO). An integrated method for validation, combining the GIS processing capabilities, various data and the expert knowledge-based method of visual interpretation was developed. It aims to be an effective, time-saving approach, allowing validation of several datasets in one environment. The results are presented in vector format with structured attribute data for all validated datasets. The analysis reveals that the highest accuracy is observed for Tree canopy cover (96.1%), the lowest for GlobCover 2009 (51.0%), and the other products’ accuracy is considerably high, about 80.0%.
{"title":"Integrated method for global land cover products' validation on the example of Bulgaria","authors":"Vanya Stamenova, S. Stamenov","doi":"10.3986/ags.10929","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3986/ags.10929","url":null,"abstract":"The article presents the validation of four global land cover datasets for 2009–2010 (GlobeLand30, GlobCover, Forest/Non-forest map, Tree canopy cover) for the territory of Bulgaria as a part of a task led by the Group on Earth Observation (GEO). An integrated method for validation, combining the GIS processing capabilities, various data and the expert knowledge-based method of visual interpretation was developed. It aims to be an effective, time-saving approach, allowing validation of several datasets in one environment. The results are presented in vector format with structured attribute data for all validated datasets. The analysis reveals that the highest accuracy is observed for Tree canopy cover (96.1%), the lowest for GlobCover 2009 (51.0%), and the other products’ accuracy is considerably high, about 80.0%.\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":50938,"journal":{"name":"Acta Geographica Slovenica-Geografski Zbornik","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70389876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}