The Dinaric Karst in Environmental History Perspective: Conclusions, Contextualisations, and Outlook

Abstract

AbstractThis chapter concludes the volume Environmental Histories of the Dinaric Karst, which examines the historical interactions between humans and the rest of nature from prehistory to the twenty-first century. The monograph at hand focuses on the most prominent features of karstic cultural landscapes, environmental conditions, and environmental change, as well as on the dynamics of the hazards and risks through time. This section provides further long-term and socio-economic history contextualisations to the environmental history data that is analysed, synthesised, interpreted, and explained in the previous chapters. This represents a starting point for a critical reflection on the environmental degradation and improvement narratives in the history of the Dinaric Karst. In the end, a selection of fundamental research desiderata is listed.