Terasirana pokrajina Goriških brd

• Main Author: Kladnik, Drago (auth)
• Other Authors: Komac, Blaž (auth), Ažman Momirski, Lučka (auth), Petek, Franci (auth), Repolusk, Peter (auth), Zorn, Matija (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: Slovenian
• Published: Ljubljana ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC 2008
• Series: Geografija Slovenije 17
• Subjects: Slovenia; Geological surface processes (geomorphology); Regional geography; cultural landscape; cultural terraces; geography; Goriška Brda; land use; landslides; vineyards; geografija; kulturna pokrajina; kulturne terase; raba tal; vinogradi; zemeljski plazovi
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Agricultural terraces are the predominant landscape element in the Goriška brda region. These were once made by hand, but started being built mechanically after the Second World War. Reshaping slopes into terraces increases the amount of arable farmland. Farming, especially cultivation of vineyards...