Development challenges in karst regions: sustainable land use planning in the karst of Slovenia

Gabrovšek, Franci; Knez, Martin; Kogovšek, Janja; Mihevc, Andrej; Otoničar, Janez Mulec Bojan; Perne, Matija; Petrič, Metka; Pipan, Tanja; Prelovšek, Mitja; Slabe, Tadej; Šebela, Stanka; Ravbar, Nataša; Hajna, Nadja Zupan

doi:10.1127/zfg_suppl/2016/00309

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“…The outputs of monitoring contribute to better understanding of the karst formation and to more efficient protection and management of accessible caves, as well as to describe the influence of external climate on cave microclimates, etc. as stated for example by Gabrovšek et al (2011).…”

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Cave Rock Surface Temperature Evaluation Using Non-Contact Measurement Methods

Středová

Středa

Vysoudil

2014

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UDC 551.584.6:772.96(437.3) Hana Středová, Tomáš Středa & Miroslav Vysoudil: Cave rock surface temperature evaluation using non-contact measurement methods The aim of this study was to evaluate the rock surface temperature (RST) regime in Kateřinská Cave in the Moravian Karst (Czech Republic, South Moravia) using nondestructive infrared methods. Air temperature monitoring was also included to quantify the dominant factors affecting the RST. Measurements were taken during the period covering January, 2010 to March, 2012. HOBO air temperature sensors with data loggers were placed in front of the cave entrance, in the entrance corridor and on selected sites in the cave interior. An infrared (IR) thermometer was used to measure the surface temperature of the solid rock. The RST in the cave interior during each season was also recorded by IR camera. The average temperature of the rock surface over the two year period was 6.95 °C. The longterm average of the RST was always 0.01 to 0.79 °C lower than the air temperature. The dynamics of the RST are most obvious at the entrance corridor to the cave, with temperature variability up to 17.34 °C. The dynamism of both the RST and air temperature decrease as the distance from the entrance increases. The lowest RST variability (1.19 °C) was detected at a distance of 271-280 meters from the entrance. The differences in the maximum RST in the monitored profile were relative small, ranging from 7.30 to 8.70 °C. Minimum temperatures in the cold season showed a significant difference among themselves. Changes in rock surface and air temperatures are dominantly influenced by air exchange with the external environment, although the RST may be locally influenced on a short-term basis by other factors, such as attendance and biota. Temperature heterogeneous zones over space in Kateřinská Cave with no air flow were located by thermal imaging. It is therefore an area where unknown spaces or exterior access can be expected.

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confidence: 89%

Cave Rock Surface Temperature Evaluation Using Non-Contact Measurement Methods

Středová

Středa

Vysoudil

2014

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“…The Dinaric karst has seen a number of projects aimed at reducing the negative anthropogenic impact on karst waters in the area (e.g. Biondić et al 1998;Calaforra 2004;Gabrovšek et al 2011;Zini et al 2011). Even so, many protection and management strategies fail to adhere to the latest scientific findings.…”

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Vulnerability and protection aspects of some Dinaric karst aquifers: a synthesis

Ravbar

Kovačič

2014

Environ Earth Sci

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The present paper aims to address the sustainable management issues of karst water sources in Slovenia and Croatia. It focuses on the Mediterranean part of the Dinaric karst, which holds important groundwater reserves. The importance of selected karst aquifers for water supply is presented. In addition, national drinking water management strategies are examined to synthesise the issues relating to the exposure of groundwater to contamination and over-exploitation. Finally, the most significant problems, pressing needs and challenges are identified. These depend predominantly on revision of existing drinking water protection strategies and integration of karst-specific provisions, aspects of over-exploitation and proper water quality control. The need for harmonised multi-country policies regulating resource abstraction and contamination issues is stressed.

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“…Rocky desertification marks the collapse of the ecological environment, because it is essentially the top stage of the reverse succession of the karst ecological environment system [ 10 ]. In other words, the ecosystem health is fragile in karst areas where there are serious rocky desertification problems, which is a process of land degradation, mainly manifested in soil erosion, bare bedrock, and decreased soil productivity [ 11 , 12 ]. In this fragile ecological environment, population pressure and concentrated land use lead to deeper land degradation, thereby aggravating the vicious circle of ecosystem degradation [ 13 ].…”

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The Impact of Urbanization on Ecosystem Health in Typical Karst Areas: A Case Study of Liupanshui City, China

Zhao

Han

Cui

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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The karst region of Southwest China is one of the largest continuous karst areas in the world, and the ecosystem in the karst region is extremely fragile. The city of Liupanshui, a typical karst area in southwestern China, has provided the main energy and raw materials during China’s rapid urbanization in the past few decades. With the continuous deterioration of the environment in Liupanshui and from the viewpoint of sustainable development strategies, research on ecosystem health (ESH) and the assessments of correlations between urbanization and ESH plays an important role in regional sustainable eco-environmental development. Therefore, the impact of urbanization on the ecosystem health of the study area was discussed in this study using a series of remote sensing images and socio-economic data from 1990 to 2015. Studies showed that Liupanshui is undergoing rapid urbanization, and the growth of urbanized land reached a peak between 2010 and 2015. From 1990 to 2015, the level of ESH in Liupanshui trended downward and then increased. During 2000 to 2010, due to the policy of returning farmland to grassland and forestland, the substantial increase in woodland and grassland and the management policy of mining areas have caused a turn in ESH. Although the value of ecosystem health in 2010–2015 increased, the process of urbanization is rapid, so we should pay more attention to the trend in future ecosystem health changes. The findings revealed that urbanization significantly negatively affects the ecosystem health of Liupanshui, and mining has the greatest impact. Therefore, in future urban development, strengthening the management of resource extraction and the supervision of environmental protection, continuing to return farmland to grassland and forestry, and controlling rocky desertification can improve the health of the urban ecosystem in the study area.

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Development challenges in karst regions: sustainable land use planning in the karst of Slovenia

Cited by 4 publications

References 24 publications

Cave Rock Surface Temperature Evaluation Using Non-Contact Measurement Methods

Cave Rock Surface Temperature Evaluation Using Non-Contact Measurement Methods

Vulnerability and protection aspects of some Dinaric karst aquifers: a synthesis

The Impact of Urbanization on Ecosystem Health in Typical Karst Areas: A Case Study of Liupanshui City, China

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