PILOT CASE STUDY SOČA NOVEMBER 2017 PLEASE OPEN THE DOCUMENT IN ADOBE READER VERSION 9 OR HIGHER

MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS THE SOČA BASIN IS COMPOSED OF NUMEROUS HETEROGENEOUS LANDSCAPES WITH VERY DIVERSE CHARACTERISTICS.

GORIŠKA BRDA / SOČA PCS / SLOVENIA © ANDREJ BAŠELJ, IzVRS THE SOČA RIVER FLOWS FROM AN ALPINE VALLEY THROUGH DINARIDIC PLATEAU, THE SUB-MEDITERRANEAN AREA AND ENTERS THE IN THE GULF OF TRIESTE.

VIPAVA VALLEY / SOČA PCS / SLOVENIA © MANCA MAGJAR, IzVRS THE SOČA RIVER IS MARKETED AS THE “EMERALD BEAUTY” THANKS TO ITS EMERALD GREEN COLOURED WATER. THE RIVER RETAINS ITS COLOUR THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE LENGTH.

SOČA BASIN / SOČA PCS / SLOVENIA © ANDREJ BAŠELJ, IzVRS THE SOČA RIVER IS A TORRENTIAL RIVER WITH STEEP SLOPES, ROCKY SUBSTRATES AND NUMEROUS MOUNTAIN TRIBUTARIES IN THE UPPER PART. THE LOWER PART IS CHARACTERISED BY STRONG SEDIMENT TRANSPORT AND TERRESTRIAL ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS.

UPPER SOČA VALLEY / SOČA PCS / SLOVENIA © SIMONE SOZZI HUMAN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE RIVER DUE TO ITS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR HYDROPOWER, LARGE STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED IN THE LOWER PART OF THE SOČA AND SMALLER PLANTS ARE SPREAD ALL OVER THE BASIN. MANY NEW HYDROPOWER PLANTS ARE PLANNED TO BE BUILT.

HPP AJBA / SOČA PCS / SLOVENIA © ANDREJ BAŠELJ, IzVRS AQUACULTURE AND RECREATIONAL FISHING ARE TRADITIONAL USES IN THE UPPER PART OF THE PILOT CASE STUDY SOČA. THEY ARE WELL HARMONISED WITH OTHER USES.

SOČA RIVER / SOČA PCS / SLOVENIA © MATEVŽ JUS DIVERSE TOURISTIC USES – ESPECIALLY WATER SPORTS AS CANOEING, KAYAKING, RAFTING, BATHING AND CANYONING, HAVE BECOME ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT IN THE LAST DECADES IN THE UPPER SOČA VALLEY.

TRNOVO OB SOČI / SOČA PCS / SLOVENIA © ANDREJ BAŠELJ, IzVRS WHILE TRADITIONAL NON-EXTENSIVE USES STILL DEFINE THE LANDSCAPE IN THE UPPER PART OF THE SOČA, INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE IS PRESENT IN VALLEY AND GORIŠKA BRDA, MOSTLY FRUIT AND PRODUCTION.

GORIŠKA BRDA / SOČA PCS / SLOVENIA © ANDREJ BAŠELJ, IzVRS STAKEHOLDERS & ANTAGONISMS ALTHOUGH MANY EXISTING WATER USES ARE WELL HARMONISED, NEW TOURISTIC USES ARE BEING INTRODUCED THAT ARE OFTEN IN CONFLICT WITH THEM.

BAČA RIVER / SOČA PCS / SLOVENIA © ANDREJ BAŠELJ, IzVRS ESPECIALLY THE UPPER PART OF THE SOČA IS A VERY SEISMIC AND LAND SLIDE PRONE AREA. IT IS DEFINED BY HIGH PRECIPITATION, WHICH OFTEN RESULTS IN FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOW. WHERE LAND IS INTENSIVELY USED, THESE HAZARDS COME WITH DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES.

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