The Central-European Urban Heat Island Atlas (CE UHI Atlas) is a web tool for presentation of different factors influencing urban heat island phenomena. It is a result of the UHI project – Development and application of mitigation and adaptation strategies and measures for counteracting the global urban heat islands phenomenon. The UHI is a microclimatic phenomenon that occurs in the metropolitan areas. It is characterized by a significant increasing of temperature in urban areas with respect to the surrounding rural areas. These areas of higher temperatures are termed ‘urban heat islands’. The Atlas presents different factors influencing the urban heat island, such as elevation, vegetation status, land use, and settlement density. The atlas consists of the following digital layers: elevation, normalized difference vegetation index, air and land surface temperature, land cover and land use, night scene, and project partner data. The CE UHI Atlas is a tool for considering the critical urban areas in Central Europe and can be used to limit the temperature increase in cities by establishing proper short-term and long-term mitigation, risk prevention and management activities.
F.15 Development of a new information system/databases
COBISS.SI-ID: 282823168Exploring Cultural Spaces of Europe, URBANC, Mimi (editor 2014–). Wien: Peter Lang Verlag. The series explores languages, cultures, and societies of Central and South Eastern Europe, with a special focus on Slovenia. The aim of the series is to publish indepth studies in the humanities and social sciences produced not only by ZRC SAZU but also by other scholars from Slovenia and elsewhere. 2 volumes havet been published and the third one is in preparation.
C.01 Editorial board of a foreign/international collection of papers/book
The program leader Blaž Komac is chief editor of Acta geographica Slovenica and of the book series Geography of Slovenia, Natural hazards in Slovenia. Drago Perko is the responsible editor of Acta geographica Slovenica, and member of editorial boards of Geographical bulletin, Acta geobalcanica, National geographic and book series Geography of Slovenia and Georythm. Rok Ciglič is member of editorial boards of Acta geographica Slovenica, Geographical bulletin and Acta geobalcanica. Matej Gabrovec is member of editorial boards of Acta geographica Slovenica, Geographical bulletin, Acta Triglavensia and book series Georitem. Aleš Smrekar is member of editorial boards Acta geographica Slovenica, International journal of geoheritage and of the book series Georythm. Janez Nared member of editorial board of Acta geographica Slovenica and of the Regional development book series. Drago Kladnik is member of editorial boards of Acta geographica Slovenica, Geographical bulletin and of the book series Geography of Slovenia, Georthym, Guides of the Ljubljana geographical Society and the encyclopedias Dedi and SLovenian biographica lexicon. Mimi Urbanc is member of editorial boards Acta geographica Slovenica, Thought, society, culture. Matija Zorn is chief editor of the Geographical bulletin and member of editorial boards of Acta geographica Slovenica, The environment, Geografski pregled and book series Natural hazards in Slovenia. Nika Razpotnik Visković was guest editor at Acta geographica Slovenica and editor of the Regional development book series. Janez Nared je urednik zbirke regionalni razvoj. Katarina Polajnar Horvat editor of the Regional development book series. Mateja Šmid Hribar is member of the editorial board of the Dedi encyclopediae.
C.05 Editorial board of a national magazine
Mimi Urbanc gave during her research visit at the University of Hawaii Manoa a presentation within regular lecture series intended for professors and graduate students. The lecture focused on the history of the landscapes study, on current trends and topics in the landscape study of in Slovenia and contemporary landscape processes and sought parallels with trends in American / Anglo-Saxon geography.
B.04 Guest lecture
COBISS.SI-ID: 38326061Development of Slovenia and its regions is strongly dependent on global challenges such as climate and demographic change, international migration, economic crisis is due to the increasing integration into the global flows increasingly ... media exposure of these challenges gives the impression of a universal understanding of their problems, which can be a problem in implementing development policies, particularly if policies between the various levels are not aligned. We also discussed the global challenges and their role in regional development, with the aim to contribute to the debate, which will be supported on a professional basis to formulate mutually supportive and personalized development measures.
B.01 Organiser of a scientific meeting
COBISS.SI-ID: 281641472