Creating new Opportunities for an Old Mining Region: the Case of Idrija (Slovenia)
Creating new Opportunities for an Old Mining Region: the Case of Idrija (Slovenia)
Author(s): Matija Zorn, Janez Nared, Nika Razpotnik ViskovićSubject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Energy and Environmental Studies, Culture and social structure , Human Ecology, Economic development, Environmental interactions, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Društvo za hrvatsku ekonomsku povijest i ekohistoriju - Izdavačka kuća Meridijani
Keywords: regional development; mercury; pollution; cultural heritage; UNESCO; Idrija; Slovenia;
Summary/Abstract: Five hundred years of mercury mining in the town of Idrija in western Slovenia resulted in a highly polluted and degraded landscape. In recent decades and especially since the closure of the mine in the mid-1990s, the town experienced a somewhat successful transition into other more environmentally friendly industries. The mine itself underwent a transition into a museum and, together with the wider region, became a »geopark« and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Journal: Ekonomska i ekohistorija - Časopis za gospodarsku povijest i povijest okoliša
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 11
- Page Range: 123-138
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English