Name and Surname: Dr. KAREL NATEK

Office: 221

Phone: + 386 01 241 12 38

Email: karel.natek@guest.arnes.si, natekk@ff.uni-lj.si

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Education:

  • 1994 Doctor of Geography, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
    • Dissertation: Geomorphological map 1 : 100,000 sheet Celje and the relief analysis of the section
    • Mentor: Dr. Ivan Gams
  • 1982 Masters of Science, Geography, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
    • Thesis: Methods of elaboration and applicability of general geomorphological map
    • Mentor: Dr. Ivan Gams
  • 1978 Bachelors of Arts, Geography, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
    • Thesis: Geomorphological map of the Sava Mountains and adjacent regions
    • Mentor: Dr. Ivan Gams

 

Employment:

  • 1999-Present: Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana
  • 1994-1999: free-lance researcher
  • 1979-1994: Anton Melik Geographical Institute of Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Research Interests:

  • physical geography, natural hazards, geomorphology, general geography

Current Pedagogical Work:

  • Physical geography (lecturer)
  • Geomorphology (lecturer)
  • Geography of natural hazards (lecturer)
  • Applied physical geography (lecturer)
  • Geography of… (assistant)

Research projects and programmes:

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Publications:

  • Suša v letu 1983 v Sloveniji. Geografski zbornik 24, str. 157–211. Ljubljana, 1985.
  • Ogroženost zaradi naravnih procesov kot strukturni element slovenskih pokrajin. Dela 18, str. 61–74. Ljubljana, 2002.
  • Fizična geografija in preučevanje ogroženosti zaradi naravnih in drugih nesreč. Dela 20, str. 133–146. Ljubljana, 2003.
  • Mass movements in the Julian Alps (Slovenia) in the aftermath of the Easter earthquake on April 12, 1998. Studia Geomorphologica Carpatho-Balcanica 37, str. 29–43, Kraków, 2003 (co-authors: Blaž Komac and Matija Zorn).
  • Države sveta. Založba Mladinska knjiga, 710 str. Ljubljana 2006 (co-author: Marjeta Natek).
  • Periglacial landforms in the Pohorje mountains. Dela 27, str. 247–263. Ljubljana, 2007.
  • Geografske dimenzije naravnih nesreč in varstva pred njimi. Dela 28, str. 147–164. Ljubljana, 2007.
  • Temeljni termini v geografiji naravnih nesreč. Dela 35, str. 73–101. Ljubljana, 2011.
  • Stanje in prihodnost poljudnoznanstvenega pisanja v slovenski geografiji. Dela 40, str. 197–214. Ljubljana, 2013.
  • Atlas Slovenije za osnovne in srednje šole. 1st edition. Založba Mladinska knjiga, 128 str. Ljubljana, 2014 (co-authors: Darko Ogrin and Irma Potočnik Slavič).

Grants, Awards, and Fellowships:

  • 1988: 6-months fellowship of JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) for specialization in geomorphology and natural hazards at Geographical Researsch Institute in Tsukuba, Japan

Professional Affiliations:

  • Geomorphological Society of Slovenia, Geographical Society of Ljubljana

Service

  • member of editorial board of scientific magazine DELA