Geografije Podravja

The Geographies of the Podravje Region. The monograph contains 19 scientific contributions which discuss current topics on natural and social characteristics of Podravje; among them, some are pioneering in regional geography. The articles present the hydrological conditions, the ecosystem view of the landscape, the changes in soil use, the degraded areas, the consequences of the economic crisis, the spatial development of settlements, the water economic regulation of watercourses, the political profile of the electorate together with the demographic, economic, housing and traffic conditions of Maribor and, finally, the way of transferring knowledge of the landscape into the education of pupils and students. The texts are substantially supported by thematic maps and other empirical material. The book is also interesting due to the concept of new regional geography.