
Head of Geographical Library
Education
B. Sc. in Geography and Ethnology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, 1985. Slovenia
M. Sc. in Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, 1990. Slovenia
Ph. D. in Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, 1995. Slovenia
Research interests
physical geography, regional geography, geographical regionalization, agricultural geography, land use changes, spatial and funtional changes in built-up areas, natural and cultural heritage protection, geoecology
Other activities
Member of the Science Council of the Institute
Secretary of the Slovene Governmental Commission for the Standardisation of Geographical Names
- Topole, M. 2020: Influence of geographic conditions on settlement and transportation in Velenje Municipality. Velenje, industrijsko mesto v preobrazbi. CAPACities 4. Založba ZRC.
- Topole, M. 2007: Primeri podeželskih naselij v slovenskem dinarskem svetu. Bole, D., Petek, F., Ravbar, M., Repolusk, P., Topole, M: Spremembe pozidanih zemljišč v slovenskih podeželskih naseljih, Georitem 5. Ljubljana.
- Topole, M. 2007: Uporabljeni izrazi. Bole, D., Petek, F., Ravbar, M., Repolusk, P., Topole, M: Spremembe pozidanih zemljišč v slovenskih podeželskih naseljih, Georitem 5. Ljubljana.
- Hrvatin, M., Topole, M. 2007: Naravna in družbena geografija Šmarske pokrajine. Šmarska knjiga : jubilejna monografija ob 500-letnici šolstva v Šmarju. Šmarje-Sap.
- Topole, M., Bole, D., Petek, F., Repolusk, P. 2006: Spatial and functional changes in built-up areas in selected slovene rural settlements after 1991. Acta geographica Slovenica 46-2. Ljubljana.
- Topole, M. 2004: Prebivalstvo in poselitev v regijah občine Bled. Bled.
- Topole, M. 2003: Geografija občine Moravče. Geografija Slovenije 7. Ljubljana.
- Topole, M. 2002: Fizičnogeografsko vrednotenje podeželskega prostora za kmetijstvo in pozidavo. Geografija in njene aplikativne možnosti. Dela 18. Ljubljana.
- Topole, M. 1998: Mirnska dolina: regionalna geografija porečja Mirne na Dolenjskem. Ljubljana.
- Topole, M. 1995: Geoekološki pogoji za kmetijstvo in poselitev v Mirnski dolini. Doctoral dissertation. Oddelek za geografijo, Filozofska fakulteta. Ljubljana.
ECOVINEGOALS - ECOlogical VINEyards GOvernance and Activities for Landscape‘s Strategies (INTERREG • 1 March 2020–31 August 2022)
Heritage on the margins: new perspectives on heritage and identity within and beyond national (research programme • 1 January 2019–31 December 2024)
Recognitions & awards
Kidrič Award for undergraduate study, University of Ljubljana, 1986 • Prešeren Award for students, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, 1986 • Melik Award for young researchers for the monograph Mirnska dolina, Association of the Geographical Societies of Slovenia, 1999 • Municipal award for 2004 for the monograph Geografija občine Moravče, The Moravče Commune, 2004