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What do people know about Dinaric karst at all?

By its origin, the Dinaric Karst is a natural science concept and its perception out of professional circles is still very modest, and karstologists are not sufficiently aware of it. It also means that the ordinary inhabitants of the Dinaric Karst are generally not aware that they live on the unique karstland. Social sciences have spread the information about the Dinaric Karst outside the scientific circles, but in some aspects it resulted with a negative perception of it, because the most famous attribute assigned to the Dinaric Karst is “violent Dinaric mentality” what is strongly connected with political violence. Interesting fact is that both of mentioned perceptions are significantly influenced by Jovan Cvijić, who is generally considered to be the founder of karstology. This cultural use of karst goes hand in hand with industrial use, which sees karst as a desert landscape that “should be improved and enriched”. Contemporary ecosystem visions of karst provide a perspective for complex evaluation of the Dinaric Karst, which would enable its whole public image, and it should be followed by the sustainable use, protection and popularization of this unique geoecological space.

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