45 KB2201 KB43 KB198520252009Špes, Metkaštevilka:31str. 5-20ISSN:0354-0596COBISSID:40671074URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-AJPH0V1LslZnanstvena založba Filozofske fakulteteDela - Oddelek za geografijo Filozofske fakultete v Ljubljaniekosistemimestasustainable developmenttrajnostni razvojurbana geografijaMesto kot ekosistem|In the search for their way towards sustainability towns can find good expert bases, explanations and models in the comprehension of ecosystems functioning. If a town is regarded as an ecosystem in which all its components are interconnected and interdependent, it is easier to define its carrying capacity; and to understand its metabolism means that the causes and results of negative impacts of human activities can further be explained. When a town is understood as an open ecosystem, its functioning, role and impacts on different levels can also be identified. Presented are also the conditions and challenges which will have to be faced by the towns on their way to sustainabilityMesta lahko pri iskanju svoje poti v trajnost najdejo dobre strokovne podlage, razlage in vzore v razumevanju delovanja ekosistemov. Če mesto prepoznamo kot ekosistem z medsebojno povezanostjo in soodvisnostjo vseh njegovih sestavin, lažje definiramo tudi njegovo nosilno sposobnost in z razumevanjem njegovega metabolizma razložimo še vzroke in posledice negativnih učinkov človekovega delovanja. Z razumevanjem mesta kot odprtega ekosistema prepoznamo tudi njegovo delovanje, vlogo in vplive na različnih ravneh. V prispevku so predstavljeni tudi pogoji in izzivi, ki se jim bodo morala približati mesta na poti k trajnostiTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Ljubljani, Filozofska fakulteta