Physical Geography of Karst
Study Cycle: 1
Lectures: 45
Seminars: 0
Tutorials: 15
ECTS credit: 5
Lecturer(s): asist. Stefanovski Sašo, prof. dr. Stepišnik Uroš
• the theoretical foundations of karst geography and the development of basic paradigms,
• the basic characteristics of the karst geomorphic system,
• karst rocks and minerals,
• chemical and physical processes of karst formation,
• extraction of karst minerals from water,
• hydrological basics of karst formation,
• the development of surface and subsurface karst forms in different karst geomorphological environments,
• regional geographical overview of karst in Slovenia.
• Stepišnik, U., 2020. Fizična geografija krasa. Znanstvena založba FF, 112 str. COBISS.SI-ID – 28712195
• Ford, D. C., Williams, P. W., 1992. Karst geomorphology and hydrology. London, Chapman & Hall, 601 str. COBISS.SI-ID – 7860834
• Gams, I., 2004. Kras v Sloveniji v prostoru in času. Ljubljana, Založba ZRC, 515 str. COBISS.SI-ID – 214527488
• Kranjc, A., Lovrenčak, F., 1997. Kras: Slovene Classical Karst. Ljubljana, ZRC SAZU, IZRK ZRC SAZU, 254 str. COBISS.SI-ID – 70725376
• Sweeting, M. M., 1981. Karst Geomorphology. Oxford, HRPC, 427 str. COBISS.SI-ID – 6571618
Other current literature available in the e-classroom.