International Geographical Union COMMISSION ON LAND USE/COVER CHANGE

The Thematic Conference was organized by the Anton Melik Geographical Institute of the Scientific Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Primorska with cooperation of the Association of Slovenian Geographers. [...] The initiative for the conference came from the Land Use and Land Cover Change Commission, with participation of additional four IGU Commissions: the Biogeography and Biodiversity Commission, the Local and Regional Development Commission, The Mediterranean Basin Commission and the Land Degradation and Desertification Commission. [...] As a result of this cooperation between the five IGU Commissions, the conference topics were the following: Transformation of Traditional Cultural Landscapes; Mediterranean Landscape: Transitions, Prospects and Challenges; The Challenges Regarding the Planning and Organization of the Cultural Landscape; Land Management Practices and Global Changes; Conservation of Biodiversity in Changing Environm. [...] The extent of integration between environmental (ecological) and socio-economic functions of the landscape depends on the patterns and intensities of land use. [...] Due to the location of the conference part of the sessions were devoted to the Mediterranean cultural landscapes.