Review article

https://doi.org/10.15291/geoadria.3040

Ecoregion: contours of the concept

Daria Voyloshnikova orcid.org/0000-0001-6039-9293 ; University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland

Abstract

By now, ecosystemic regionalisation has gone through several decades of conceptual development and localised application. Yet, it remains multiform and ‘open to interpretations’, both in theory and practice. The article contributes to accommodating ecoregion in social sciences and humanities. To that effect, proceeding from a review of specialised literature, it outlines the essence of ecoregional approach and formulates and discusses the key characteristics of the concept ‘ecoregion’ (vague definitions, holistic capture, systemic nature, and manageability). Then it presents ecoregion as one of the ideas underlying a wider environmental governance setting in the Adriatic area.

Keywords

ecoregion; regionalisation; environment; terminology

Hrčak ID:

252288

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/252288

Publication date:

26.12.2020.

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