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This research analyses changes of built-up and related areas in Slovenia in the period 2000-2023. Results are prepared on the level of statistical regions and municipalities. Special emphasis is orientated towards original categories of land use, on which builtup and related areas are located today. Finally, we discuss the expansion of built-up and related areas into arable areas, especially those that are extremely important for agriculture and food production. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper focuses on determining the degree of correlation between land-use changes and demographic development in Slovenia. The authors conclude that there is still insufficient evidence in the literature for a correlation between these two processes, because quantitative studies addressing these links are very rare and mostly cover small and specific areas. In the case of Slovenia, Spearman's correlation coefficients are quite low, which confirms that land-use change processes are complex and not dependent solely on individual demographic and socioeconomic factors. Despite the low correlation coefficients, our findings indicate that changes in land use are significantly influenced by changes in age structure and population growth. In areas with population growth the share of arable land is shrinking, whereas in areas with depopulation and a rising aging index the share of partially overgrown land is growing. In the following analysis, the authors focus their analysis on a case study of the Mura and Central Slovenia statistical regions, which lie on opposite poles with regard to development, and thus show differing trends in land-use changes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article analyses changes in wine-growing areas in the area of wine-growing districts and subdistricts in Slovenia in the period 2000-2019. Viticulture has represented an important sector in Slovenian farms since the ancient age. In recent decades, wine-growing is associated with a tourism. Wine-growing areas are shrinking everywhere, and the problem is the growing age of vineyards, as their renovation is linked to high costs. There are significant differences between wine-growing districts and subdistricts in Slovenia in the stages of the abandonment of winegrowing areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article analyses land use changes in areas of strategic importance for agriculture and food production in the period 2000-2017 and which, as such, require special treatment in the event of possible changes of cultivated land in non-agriculture land. Land use data published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food is used. Changes in land use are presented at the level of the entire country and at the level of statistical regions. The degree of utilization of these areas for agriculture is shown in particular. The direction of land use changes during the period considered is also analyzed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the article, we analysed the land use in areas of great flood hazard in Slovenia in the year 2014. We mainly examined inappropriate land use in the areas of great flood hazard. We showed the trends in land use changes in the flood regions between the years 2000 and 2014 and analysed the trends in the municipalities mostly threatened by floods. Further on, we separately analysed the current state of land use in the flood region along Drava River in November 2012. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]