Open AccessOkoljski vplivi planinskih koč v visokogorju Kamniško-Savinjskih Alp
Author(s) -
Nejc Bobovnik
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
dela - oddelek za geografijo filozofske fakultete v ljubljani
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.162
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1854-1089
pISSN - 0354-0596
DOI - 10.4312/dela.41.6.117-128
Subject(s) - physics
Mountain huts represent almost the only local source of pollution in mountain areas. We have defined four problem areas of environmental impacts of mountain huts: the supply and waste management, heating and electricity production, water supply and wastewater treatment and finally the number and behaviour of the visitors. We have evaluated environmental impacts of nine mountain huts with a questionnaire. The most problematic are the high production of waste and the quantity of water use. On the positive side is the supply of mountain huts and very positive the heat production and electricity supply