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The most important scientific contribution of the book is an innovative adaptation of the landscape sustainable evaluation methods implemented at the degraded area. It is one of the first geographic cases of sustainable evaluation of the regionally limited area with the specific landscape structure and the genesis of the past development. The author made a holistic and balanced evaluation of the economics, landscape and social indicators. The work should be a crucial platform for the developmental energy investment and decisions at the local, regional or national level.

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Speh, Natalija
Natalija Speh defended her doctor thesis in y.2004 at the University in Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Department of Geography, with the topic Sustainable Evaluation of the surface capitals. Used to be the dean of, currently employed at Environmental Protection College Velenje as lecturer and researcher in Rural Areas and various Environment projects.

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