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INTEGRATED MODEL OF RELIGIOUS TOURISM IN UNDERDEVELOPED DESTINATIONS
Get PDFThe development of religious tourism in underdeveloped destinations is a quite complex, demanding, and challenging process. This study aims to address the issues related to the management of religious tourism destination and therefore contribute to establishing the professional management structure within the Old Royal Capital of Cetinje as a religious tourism destination. In order to facilitate future planning and organization inside and outside the destination, an integrated model of religious tourism development that can be applied in all the destinations in an early stage of their development or in undeveloped destinations is proposed. For the purpose of this paper, the attitudes of local people regarding the current development of religious tourism in the area of Cetinje (Montenegro) were explored. The total number of 161 residents was examined using a questionnaire method. The research results show that religious tourism is not well-developed in this area and therefore it is necessary to define precise instructions for developing a tourism product of this type. Based on the research findings, mission, vision, and strategic goals for the sustainable development of religious tourism in Cetinje were defined
ANALYSIS OF POPULATION CONCENTRATION AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THE LARGEST REGIONAL CAPITALS OF RUSSIA
Get PDFThis article investigates the changing concentrations of population and economic activity in the largest regional capitals during the socio-economic transformations at the turn of the millennium. The study focuses on million-plus administrative centers of Russian regions (federal subjects). In post-socialist and developing countries, population and economic activities tend to be increasingly concentrated in the regional capitals, which now occupy the leading positions among other second-tier cities in the national settlement system. The authors explore the reasons behind this trend and propose a methodological approach to assess the population concentration and economic activity in the largest regional capitals and compare these figures with those of the national capitals. In the empirical part of the study, the cities’ performance is assessed by applying a set of indicators, such as population size, production output, retail turnover, investment, and construction output, and compared with corresponding figures from Moscow and St. Petersburg. As a result, large regional capitals are classified according to their role in the country’s socio-economic performance and according to the disparities between these cities and Moscow and St. Petersburg. It was found that none of the largest regional capitals are able to compete with the country’s current and former capitals. Moreover, this gap has been widening over the last decade as the role of regional capitals in national economic development has been steadily declining. However, there are some positive dynamics, as some regional capitals have been outperforming the national average in certain spheres of socio-economic development
SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF ANNUAL PM2.5 CONCENTRATIONS AND POPULATION EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT IN SERBIA FOR THE PERIOD 2001–2016
Get PDFThe long-term exposure to PM2.5 (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤ 2.5 μm) is the leading global health risk factor. The spatio-temporal variability of annual values of the total PM2.5 concentrations in Serbia is analyzed using the high-resolution (0.01° × 0.01°) gridded data set V4.EU.02 for the period 2001–2016. Population counts and density data were used to calculate the population exposure while the urban land cover data were used to estimate the relations between the size of urban area and the concentration of PM2.5. The mean annual values vary in the range 13.93 μg/m3–28.91 μg/m3. The regional differences exist, but the highest values were obtained for urban environments (> 22.5 μg/m3). Negative trend of annual PM2.5 is present in most of the parts of the Serbian territory, especially in the eastern parts reaching –0.37 μg/m3 per year (p ≤ .05). More than 99% of the territory of Serbia has the mean annual values under the national safe limit established by regulation (25 μm/m3), but comparing to the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline (10 μm/m3), all the territory is above the safe level. In line with the trend of urbanization, there is a clear upward trend in the number of population exposed to the higher concentrations of PM2.5. The share of the population exposed to values higher than 25 μg/m3 increased from 6.65% in 2005 to 11.40% in 2015, while comparing to WHO standard, the total population in Serbia is exposed to the values higher than the safe one
DOES A DESTINATION IMAGE DIFFER BASED ON THE GENDER OF “ITB” VISITORS? THE CASE OF SERBIA AS A DEVELOPING TRAVEL DESTINATION
Get PDFThis paper's frame of reference is tourism marketing, evaluating the image of targeted travel destination from the gender standpoint. For emerging destinations in south-eastern Europe like Serbia, latent connections between destination image and gender are therefore of particular interest for exploration. The International Travel Trade in Berlin (ITB) was the venue for the research. The connections between ITB visitors' gender and the image they perceived about Serbia were assessed, crossed with their socio-demographic attributes, annual travel spending, information sources, association and awareness of Serbia. In this way, the authors wanted to observe and explain the perception of this target group of Serbia’s image. The findings suggest that men and women do not differ in attitudes related to the country's image. On the other hand, there is a difference in image scores for positive, negative and no associations of Serbia. The research results could help in modifying tourism strategies for Serbia
RESIDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES – A CASE STUDY: TEMSKA VILLAGE, STARA PLANINA MOUNTAIN (EASTERN SERBIA)
Get PDFRenewable energy sources (RES) have the possibility to regenerate in a shorter time interval than the non-renewable energy sources and that is why they have always been the subject of interest, especially in the last decades. The Republic of Serbia has RES in the form of solar, wind, the power of water flow, geothermal heat, and biomass. The scientific research conducted in July 2016 in Temska village (City of Pirot) aimed to assess inhabitants’ attitudes and awareness of using RES. By interviewing 167 respondents, it is concluded that inhabitants do not have sufficient knowledge of quality and information on RES. Mostly, they are familiar with all terms: hydropower, solar, wind and geothermal energy (over 80%), and the term of biomass energy as well (70.7%). There is an extremely high level of misinformation about the RES subventions that are provided by the Government of the Republic of Serbia (up to 85.6% of respondents are not informed). These subventions are published in the Regulation on incentive measures for the production of electricity from RES and are based on the Feed-in Tariff system that is defined as non-refundable financial assistance from the state. A small number of respondents use RES, but a considerable number (21.6% ‘yes’ and 47.3% ‘maybe’) that does not use RES is interested, or already planning to use it in the future
METHODOLOGY OF TYPOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION IN THE STUDY OF RURAL SETTLEMENTS IN SERBIA
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The typology of rural settlements is an actual issue that has been drawing the attention of Serbian scholars since the early 1900s, and which is slowly finding its place in practice and in creating the politics and strategies of rural development. The scientific approach and methods of conducting a typology have been significantly changed since the period when a distinction was made among rural settlements in Serbia for the first time. In this paper, the author chronologically and thematically guides us through this issue by giving an overview of the rural typologies in Serbian scholar literature, placing them in the recent rural studies in Serbia, emphasizing and following the evolution of the typological classification of rural settlements. The author starts with observations where the typology is treated as a method, and then develops an approach to typology as a scientific discipline and, in the end, as a tool for achieving adequate research goal and conclusions. This evolution path and thematic approach of rural typology are in the focus of the paper.
 
JURASSIC TRACE FOSSIL LOCALITIES OF ADYGEYA (RUSSIA): NEW GEOHERITAGE UNDER ANTHROPOGENIC PRESSURE
Get PDFGeological heritage, and generally geoheritage, needs identification in the regions known for the modern progress in geological research, and the risks of its damage have to be documented. Recent discoveries of trace fossil assemblages in the Early Jurassic rocks of Adygeya (Greater Caucasus, Russia) require the consideration of their key localities as geoheritage sites. The Guzeripl Main and Khamyshki–Lipovaya localities are the outcrops of the Toarcian rocks with abundant, rather diverse, and sometimes unusual ichnofossils belonging to the Cruziana ichnofacies and shedding light on the bottom life of an oxygen-depleted palaeosea. Both localities are unique on the regional and even national scales. Tourism growth in Adygeya provokes physical destruction of the geoheritage (as in the case of the Guzeripl Main site despite its location on the territory of the natural reserve), but it also increases in accessibility of unique features (as in the case of the Khamyshki–Lipovaya site). Geopark creation is recommended as the best solution for efficient ichnological geoheritage management in Adygeya
ANALYSIS OF EXTREME PRECIPITATION INDICES IN THE EAST HERZEGOVINA (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA)
Get PDFThe changes in annual and seasonal extreme precipitation indices over the East Herzegovina region (Bosnia and Herzegovina) were examined. The data on daily precipitation during the period 1961–2016 from 13 meteorological stations were used for the calculation of 12 extreme precipitation indices recommended by the Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices for the climate change assessment. The results show a downward trend in the precipitation on wet days (PRCPTOT) and in the frequency of days with precipitation (R0.1mm, R1mm, R10mm, and R20mm), whereas the duration of dry spells increases (CDD) over the entire East Herzegovina region. The trends that indicate increasing dryness are particularly pronounced and significant in the summer season. Although the total precipitation decreases, the upward trends in heavy precipitation events such as RX1day, RX5day, SDII, and R95p indicate changes towards more intense precipitation (particularly pronounced since the beginning of the 21st century). Precipitation variability was strongly dictated by the large-scale atmospheric circulations—the North Atlantic Oscillation, the East Atlantic/West Russia pattern and the Arctic Oscillation, especially during the winter season—the significant negative correlation was determined for the majority of extreme precipitation indices
COPING WITH NATURAL DISASTERS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THE COASTAL ZONE OF BANGLADESH
Get PDFCoastal zone of Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to different nature induced hydrological and climatological disasters. Disaster disproportionately affects a different group of populations. Among them, “people with disabilities” (PWDs) regardless of their gender face severe challenges in a disaster situation. The response mechanisms of disabled people in disaster context are also different. This paper aimed to examine the coping strategies of PWDs with a natural disaster in the coastal zone of Bangladesh. We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 150 disabled people from Mongla sub-district, Rampal sub-district and Sharankhola sub-district of Bagerhat district. Most of the respondents (60%) did not receive any training on disaster preparedness but the majority of them (88%) had knowledge on the location of the nearest disaster shelters and took shelter at government listed centers before or during the disaster. They were not satisfied with the facilities and services of those disaster shelters. Nearly two-thirds (64%) of the respondents received disaster forecasting through electronic media. More than one-fifth of the respondents (22.7%) changed their occupations after a major disaster and one-fourth of the respondents (26.7%) were displaced or migrated from their original house as a consequence of the disaster. Although disabled people are one of the most vulnerable groups in disaster milieu, they have drawn limited attention by the policymakers, academicians and development organizations. This paper provides few coping strategies of disabled people that will help the policymakers to think and take disabled friendly measures in policy documents and development interventions
INVESTIGATION OF SOLAR INFLUENCE ON THE TERRESTRIAL PROCESSES: ACTIVITIES IN SERBIA
Get PDFIn this contribution, we have summarized the current stage and perspective of cooperation between different scientific institutions in Serbia in the field of the investigation of the solar influences and effects on our planet. These activities involved 14 researchers from 7 institutions. The investigations are based on experimental, theoretical and numerical work and results are published in numerous papers in respected international journals. In order to make better connection and coordination of relevant activities in Serbia with international tendencies in this research field researchers participate in several international projects and programs. Bearing in mind the importance of the Sun's impact on our planet, the lives of people as well on modern technologies the general impression is that it is necessary to improve the existing infrastructure and increase the number of involved scientists. This study aims to present the current tendency of integrating contemporary research, people and technology in our country, in order to establish cooperation with other relevant groups and individuals