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ГИС проект за изследване на карста в Р. България
GIS research project on karst in Bulgaria

Author(s): Georgi Jelev, Dilyana Stefanova, Petar Stefanov, Dimitar Bonev, Alexandra Stoyanova, Dema Cholakova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Education, Geography, Regional studies, Agriculture, Energy and Environmental Studies, Environmental Geography, Applied Geography, Higher Education
Published by: Нов български университет
Keywords: GIS; karst systems; land cover; remote sensing

Summary/Abstract: This paper is focusing on the development of geographic information system (GIS) which aim is to facilitate the study of anthropogenic influence on karst systems in Bulgaria by analysing characteristic model areas. Five model areas are selected representing different types of karst systems in the context of the political, socio-economic, and global changes. This study is part of the project „Current impacts of global changes on evolution of karst (based on the i ntegrated monitoring of model karst geosystems in Bulgaria)”, Science Research Fund.

  • Issue Year: 5/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 52-58
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Bulgarian