Preface

1 Introduction

2 Theoretical background and methodology
     2.1 Theoretical background
          2.1.1 Approaches for measuring sustainable development
               2.1.1.1 Worldwide
               2.1.1.2 In Slovenia
          2.1.2 Landscapes as pivotal areas for sustainable management
          2.1.3 Policies vs. land use and development
          2.1.4 Public participation
          2.1.5 Karst features and sustainable development
     2.2 Methodology
          2.2.1 Karst Disturbance Index
          2.2.2 Land use analyses
          2.2.3 Quantitative and qualitative analyses of the landscape features
               2.2.3.1 Sustainable development indicators
               2.2.3.2 Structured interviews

3 Results
     3.1 Karst Disturbance Index
     3.2 Land use analyses: Adlešiči and bojanci case studies
          3.2.1 Land use changes
          3.2.2 Landscape stability
          3.2.3 Land use categories over time
     3.3 Quantitative and qualitative analyses of the landscape features
          3.3.1 Sustainable development indicators
               3.3.1.1 Selection
               3.3.1.2 Measuring sustainable development
               3.3.1.3 Model matrix
               3.3.1.4 Scenarios for bela krajina
          3.3.2 Structured interviews
               3.3.2.1 Analysis of the answers
               3.3.2.2 General responses
          3.3.3 Comparison of the results

4 Discussion and conclusions
     4.1 Comments and limitations
     4.2 Karst and sustainability
     4.3 Key methodological achievements
     4.4 Recommendations
     4.5 Suggested areas for future study

5 References and Sources
     5.1 References
     5.2 Sources of qualitative data (interviews)

6 List of figures

7 List of tables