Utilization of the Topoclimatic Viticultural Potential in Haloze

Authors

Igor Žiberna
University of Maribor, Faculty of Arts

Synopsis

The chapter discusses the relationship between the highest quality topoclimatic viticultural locations and the actual land use in these areas, regarding viticultural areas. The topoclimatic characteristics for the needs of viticulture depend mainly on the slope and exposure of the slope, which affects global solar radiation, and the relative height, which determines the frequency of occurrence of low temperatures and frost, which are unfavorable phenomena for the vine. From the point of view of topoclimatic characteristics, we have classified Haloze into four classes and then analyzed the land use in the highest quality locations and changes in land use in these locations, based on which we also determine the utilization of the topoclimatic viticultural potential in Haloze in the period 2000-2025.

Author Biography

Igor Žiberna, University of Maribor, Faculty of Arts

Igor Žiberna je redni profesor na Oddelku za geografijo na Univerzi v Mariboru. Njegovo področje raziskovanja je usmerjeno v fizično geografijo, varstvo okolja in GIS. Ukvarja se s proučevanjem mestne klime, podnebnih sprememb, topoklime in svetlobne onesnaženosti. Raziskuje tudi spremembe rabe tal s posebnim ozirom na obdelovalne površine, vse v luči spremembe kulturne pokrajine in prehranske neodvisnosti.

Maribor, Slovenija. E-pošta: igor.ziberna@um.si

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Pages

183-200

Published

April 16, 2026

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How to Cite

Žiberna, I. (2026). Utilization of the Topoclimatic Viticultural Potential in Haloze. In U. Horvat, E. Konečnik Kotnik, & I. Žiberna (Eds.), & (Ed.), Podeželje (pp. 183-200). University of Maribor Press. https://doi.org/10.18690/um.ff.4.2026.6