31. Three decades of urban forest and green space research and practice in Croatia and SloveniaSilvija Krajter Ostoić, Dijana Vuletić, Špela Planinšek, Urša Vilhar, Anže Japelj, 2020, review article Abstract: Background and Objectives: Urban forests and green space contribute to human wellbeing. Green infrastructure is recognized by the European Union as a planning tool that contributes to the implementation of many public policies, with urban forests and green space as its main building blocks. Croatia and Slovenia are young democracies and recent members of the European Union. Hence, they also need to contribute to the implementation of those policies. Previous review studies on urban forests and green space rarely addressed scientific or professional publications in those countries. Furthermore, the body of knowledge about urban forest and green space research and practice in post-socialist countries is still rather weak. The goal of the paper is (a) to show that urban forest and green space research and practice is much stronger in these countries than it is possible to assume based only on previous review papers or only by searching Scopus andWeb of Science, and (b) to describe publications written by scientists and professionals in the past 30 years. Materials and Methods: We used a trilingual systematic literature review to identify scientific and grey literature in various databases, as well as a snowballing technique, and yielded 211 publications in Croatia and 84 in Slovenia. Results: We identified many more publications on urban forests and green space science and practice in Croatia and Slovenia than it was possible to assume based only on previous review papers and when searching solely publications in English. Croatian authors showed continuity over time in terms of number of publications, while Slovenian publications have been on the rise in the past decade. In both countries, scientific papers were most frequent, and the vast majority of studies addressed capital cities. Croatian publications mainly focused on parks and park-forests, while Slovenian publications focused on urban forests. Interestingly, Croatian authors were a%liated with over 60 organizations, and in comparison to Slovenian authors, have stronger preference towards publishing in their local language. Green space planning and design followed by resource inventory were the most frequent themes. The least addressed themes in both countries were resource management, economic aspects, policy, legislation or governance. Conclusions: Important discussion in the future, especially in Croatia, would be regulation of urban forestry as a profession. Cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary studies, as well as focusing on cities other than capitals in future, can help in addressing issues such as climate change or application of participatory approaches. Keywords: urban forests, urban forestry, green space, post-socialist countries, grey literature Published in DiRROS: 26.05.2020; Views: 1975; Downloads: 1302 Full text (3,37 MB) This document has many files! More... |
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33. Concept and tool for cultural asset evaluation : deliverable D.T1.2.1 Activity A.T1.2. Set up of methodology for the evaluation of cultural assets and prioritization of securing & salvaging interventions : conceptual document on evAluaTion Tool for Alpine Cultural Heritage (ATTACH) design and technical annexes for its testing : version 1.0Anže Japelj, 2019, treatise, preliminary study, study Keywords: national exchange events, natural disasters, local cultural heritage, stakeholders asset's value, prioritization, assessing vulnerability Published in DiRROS: 19.03.2020; Views: 1998; Downloads: 232 Full text (342,64 KB) |
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35. Alpine cultural heritage and natural hazards : where do we stand? : review and survey - framework analysis on Alpine cultural identity and natural hazardsAnže Japelj, Andreja Ferreira, Špela Planinšek, Anže Martin Pintar, 2019, professional monograph Keywords: cultural heritage, Alpine region, natural hazard, forest, capitalization process, system of natural hazards, typologies of natural disasters, policies and tools Published in DiRROS: 18.02.2020; Views: 2008; Downloads: 992 Link to full text This document has many files! More... |
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37. Katalog harmoniziranih kazalnikov za spremljanje trajnostnega gospodarjenja z gozdovi in nacionalnega gozdnega programa v Republiki SlovenijiMarko Kovač, Andrej Ficko, Špela Ščap, Mitja Piškur, Anže Japelj, Marjana Westergren, Gregor Božič, 2019, professional monograph Keywords: participacija, nacionalni program gozdov, kazalniki, Slovenija, Slovenija Published in DiRROS: 17.10.2019; Views: 2402; Downloads: 790 Full text (1,00 MB) |
38. Indikatorji za spremljanje nacionalnega programa gozdov in trajnostnega gospodarjenja z gozdovi v Republiki Sloveniji : zaključni elaboratMarko Kovač, Andrej Ficko, Špela Ščap, Mitja Piškur, Anže Japelj, Milan Šinko, Marjana Westergren, Gregor Božič, 2019, final research report Keywords: participacija, nacionalni program gozdov, indikatorji, Slovenija Published in DiRROS: 17.10.2019; Views: 2246; Downloads: 847 Full text (439,37 KB) |
39. Public preferences for the management of different invasive alien forest taxaAnže Japelj, Jana Kus Veenvliet, Judita Malovrh, Andrej Verlič, Maarten De Groot, 2019, original scientific article Abstract: Invasive alien species (IAS) require management to mitigate their impact on ecosystems. The success of management decisions often depends on whether they are socially acceptable and to what extent people are willing to be actively involved in an early warning and rapid response system (EWRR). We administered a nation-wide public poll to assess people%s knowledge on plant, insect and fungal IAS; their perception of IAS as an environmental problem; and their support for different IAS management measures. Most respondents (76%) knew the term IAS, and more than half (62%) provided a correct definition. Species with more media attention and those that are easily visible are more frequently identified correctly. Almost all respondents (97%) support an EWRR system; however, there is heterogeneity in terms of the types of actions people approve of. Non-lethal measures garner more support than lethal ones. Gender and previous knowledge also affect the level of agreement. The willingness-to-pay question largely confirmed this, as people were divided into four classes according to their preferences for either biological, mechanical or chemical measures to control IAS; completeness and location of removal; and having an EWRR established. Mechanical removal is the most preferred treatment in two of the four classes, and complete removal is preferred over partial removal in one of the four classes. Having an EWRR is consistently supported in all classes, and removal in urban areas is preferred over removal in forestland in only one class. Keywords: Early warning and rapid response system, public attitudes, management measures, alien insects, alien plants, alien fungi Published in DiRROS: 12.07.2019; Views: 2793; Downloads: 1547 Full text (1,86 MB) This document has many files! More... |
40. Rekreacijske navade Slovencev v gozdu, njihove preference do dobrin in storitev gozda ter podpora prostemu vstopu v gozdove : nacionalna javnomnenjska raziskavaAnže Japelj, Špela Planinšek, 2018, original scientific article Abstract: Z javnomnenjsko poizvedbo na nacionalni ravni smo zbrali podatke o rekreacijskih navadah Slovencev, njihovi zaznavi pomembnosti izbranih dobrin in storitev gozda ter podpori prostemu vstopu v gozdove. S spletnim anketiranjem smo zbrali odgovore 801 posameznika, vzorca, ki je za populacijo polnoletnih Slovencev po starostni in spolni strukturi reprezentativen za celotno populacijo. S pomočjo preproste frekvenčne analize smo določili najbolj (sprehod in pohod) in najmanj (lov) pogoste aktivnosti v gozdu. Pri pomembnosti dobrin in storitev gozda smo razkrili znatno raznolikost preferenc in opredelili, da sta v primeru uravnalnih, oskrbovalnih in habitatnih storitev gozda po dve skupini anketirancev, ki jim pripisujeta različen pomen, v primeru kulturnih storitev pa so štiri skupine. Le-te smo dodatno opredelili s pomočjo socio-demografskih značilnosti. Ugotovili smo tudi, da obstaja večinska podpora prostemu vstopu v gozd, vendar se zmanjšuje pri tistih, ki živijo v manjših naseljih, in tistih, ki imajo več gozda. Keywords: anketiranje, dobrine in storitve gozda, javno mnenje, rekreacija v gozdu, multivariatna statistična analiza, Slovenija, gozdovi, rekreacijski gozdovi, gozdne funkcije Published in DiRROS: 23.12.2018; Views: 3530; Downloads: 908 Full text (284,64 KB) |