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The paper analyses the importance of fisheries and the fish market in Slovenia based on primary information obtained from interviews and secondary data obtained from various sources. The study focuses on the sustainability aspects of fisheries and the fish market in Slovenia, emphasizing socioeconomic factors, problems and anomalies in the market, ecological aspects, and other sustainable development factors as environmental protection and the implementation of sustainable development measures, as well as overfishing and ineffective fisheries management. Most of shortcomings are related to the traceability of fish in the value chain, misleading customers with false information, and price-quality deception. While these findings are country-specific, they have broader implications and highlight opportunities for improving the fisheries and fish market situation in Slovenia and the international trade of fish and fisher y products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In our study we are examining the sustainable tourism utilization of Nádasdy Castle and its role in the tourism of the spa town of Sárvár, which is becoming more and more well-known in Western Hungary because of its outstanding historical-cultural value, as a sustainable development of one of Hungary's most important sights. In order to explore the future development possibilities of the castle, known as the symbol of the city, it is essential to analyze the development tendencies determining the tourism of Sárvár and the tourist area of the settlement. The fundamental goal of our research is to answer the question of what priorities can be developed in tourism of Sárvár in the future. Among the segments forming the tourist destination of the city, we are particularly concerned about those ones, which are in connection with history or culture, and which are interested in the increasing number of people with disabilities in the tourism market. Accessible tourism is an added value of sustainable development of cultural heritage. In our research we used both quantitative data analysis and qualitative methods, the existing secondary data were complemented with the primary data collection with the city's tourism space, attractions, local economy, and with the city's tourist target groups, including disabled people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This contribution discusses the sustainable efficiency and quality of Slovenian neighbourhoods with the focus to the sustainability awareness and habits of their residents. The empirical study in selected Slovenian neighbourhoods which is partly discussed in this article was carried out as a pilot of the research project developing data-based system to support decision-making process in modular urban renewal of Slovene settlements at the level of neighbourhoods. The survey (n = 321) refers to the typical patterns of behaviour, convictions and habits in relation to everyday activities condensed around the notion of dwelling and their impact on the social and natural environment. This article focuses on certain, thematically-referenced results brought about by the survey, with highlighted attention to the residents of Komen. In the analysis we compare the results gained by the Komen populations with the results obtained in other pilot neighbourhoods within the more urbanized areas of central Slovenia. The results of the survey contribute to the repository of knowledge, enlightening current trends and tendencies regarding sustainable behaviour of the residents of Karst and coastal region; comparably also in relation to some of the more urbanized neighbourhoods of central Slovenia. From the perspective of the existing available data at the level of neighbourhoods (or similar spatial scales), the results, although thematically selective, represent a welcome contribution, not only for the evaluation of sustainable efficiency, but also in terms of the perceived quality of living by the residents of these neighbourhood, their attitudes and opinions towards some of the contemporary issues in the local and temporal context. The study represents a pilot extent, which brings limitations in terms of generalization of the final findings or in terms of major deductive reasoning related to the impacts of the neighbourhoods’ characteristics on the behaviour of their inhabitants. In spite of the random sampling used and the suitable size of the sample population, the results do not allow for uncritical generalizations nor provide for major transferability within other Slovenian neighbourhoods. The concern refers to the relatively squat number of neighbourhoods involved and disproportionate regional coverage within the Slovenian territory. Namely, the individual regions in Slovenia show specific characteristics in such extent that, irrespective of comparable level of urbanization, population density or oldness of the neighbourhoods might influence the results of behavioural patterns of their inhabitants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper discusses the importance of considering local identities for a successful retrofitting of neighbourhoods. We define the concept of the spatial identity in a relation to the framework of a neighbourhood and its characteristics through the metrics, used for evaluating performance or level of quality. Databased systems to support decision-making process in urban planning and gradual retrofitting are essential for achieving resilient cities or to successfully following the existent local identity as a quality. In the paper, we outline the on-going research that seeks for a reliable metrics to assess the characteristics of urban environments in terms of its efficiency and performance, as well as in terms of its spatial authenticity and celebrated identity on the level of neighbourhoods. Specifically, the research develops the evaluation model for Slovenian neighbourhood, based on the modular system of indicators and to it connected methodology for the interpretation of resulting values. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to present a multidisciplinary approach to sustainable preservation practice of the built heritage. It is based on interesting features of the Historic Building protocol by GBC Italia and the Villas project experience: the first is a LEED rating system of sustainability in renovation actions; the second is a research programme on Venetian Villas where a group of economists developed an evaluation method for the assessment of vocationality and sustainability of re-use projects. In both cases was detected the problem of adequate incorporating the cultural heritage values in sustainable preservation processes, what brought to new researches presented here. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]