Forest overgrowth and unfolding hope : cultural landscape transformations in the Natisone Valleys

Ivnik, Tina (avtor), Mikuletič, Martin (prevajalec), Ledinek Lozej, Špela (recenzent), Kosi, Jernej (recenzent)

The monograph Forest Overgrowth and Unfolding Hope examines the transformation of the cultural landscape of the Natisone Valleys. This remote border region has undergone significant change from the second half of the twentieth century to the present day. What was once a predominantly agrarian society has been radically reshaped; formerly densely populated villages have emptied, and cultivated land has gradually been overtaken by forest. The monograph sheds light both on local understandings of these transformations and on the reasons behind them. To this end, it analyses the social memories of residents – especially of the generation that was directly involved in these processes, observed them, experienced them, and made sense of them. It also offers a detailed account of past and present practices of care for four key landscape elements: meadows, chestnut trees, dry‑stone terraces, and paths. While these elements were once essential for people’s survival, today they are acquiring new meanings. For some inhabitants, their overgrowth symbolizes the inevitable decline of the area; for others, it represents an opportunity to revitalize these places, inspiring hope for a better future for the Natisone Valleys.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: Nadiške doline, kulturna krajina, naravna krajina, zaraščanje, ekologija, ekološka antropologija, poroke, sorodstvo, spomini
• Tipologija: 2.01 - Znanstvena monografija
• Geografsko pokritje: Beneška Slovenija (Italija); Italija
• Organizacija: FF - Filozofska fakulteta
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Kraj izida: [Milano]
• Založnik: Ledizioni, University of Ljubljana
• Leto izida: 2026
• Št. strani: 304 str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-180491
• UDK: 39:711.3(450.365)
• ISBN: 979-1-25-600642-7
• DOI: 10.4312/9791256006441
• COBISS.SI-ID: 271148547
• Datum objave v RUL: 10.03.2026

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva-Nekomercialno-Deljenje pod enakimi pogoji 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: Licenca Creative Commons, ki prepoveduje komercialno uporabo in zahteva, da uporabnik predelana dela objavi z enako licenco.

Projekti

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P6-0187-2022
• Naslov: Etnološke raziskave kulturnih znanj, praks in oblik socialnosti

• Financer: Drugi - Drug financer ali več financerjev
• Program financ.: European Union’s Horizon 2020
• Številka projekta: 101004509
• Naslov: Digital Aestheticization of Fragile Environments
• Akronim: DigiFREN