The geographies of the Podravje region

V monografiji je zbranih 19 znanstvenih prispevkov, ki obravnavajo aktualne teme o naravnih in družbenih značilnostih Podravja, med njimi je nekaj takih, ki si šele utirajo prostor v regionalni geografiji. V prispevkih so prikazane hidrološke razmere, ekosistemski pogled na pokrajino, spreminjanje rabe tal, degradirana območja, posledice gospodarske krize, prostorski razvoj naselij, vodno gospodarske ureditve vodotokov, politični profil volilnega telesa, demografske, gospodarske, bivalne in prometne razmere v Mariboru in ne nazadnje način, kako spoznanja o pokrajini prenesti v izobraževanje učencev in dijakov. Besedila so izdatno dokumentirana s tematskimi kartami in drugim empiričnim gradivom. Knjiga je zanimiva tudi zaradi koncepta nove regionalne geografije.The monograph contains 19 scientific contributions which discuss current topics on natural and social characteristics of Podravjeamong them, some are pioneering in regional geography. The articles present the hydrological conditions, the ecosystem view of the landscape, the changes in soil use, the degraded areas, the consequences of the economic crisis, the spatial development of settlements, the water economic regulation of watercourses, the political profile of the electorate together with the demographic, economic, housing and traffic conditions of Maribor and, finally, the way of transferring knowledge of the landscape into the education of pupils and students. The texts are substantially supported by thematic maps and other empirical material. The book is also interesting due to the concept of new regional geography