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JOVAN CVIJIĆ IN SERBIAN LEXICOGRAPHY OF THE 20TH AND THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY
Get PDFWork of Jovan Cvijić includes several scientific disciplines and time periods. He left a considerable scientific heritage of about 10,000 pages. Cvijić’s body of work is, up to date, researched by geographers, geologists, ethnologists, biologists, psychologists, philosophers, historians, sociologists. Over 1,000 of papers, monographs and conferences were dedicated to him.
In the paper, the presence of biography articles about Jovan Cvijić in selected works of Serbian lexicography in the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century is established. The extent of dedicated articles is researched, their contents analysed and it is investigated which part of the rich Cvijić’s scientific work was elaborated in most details. In order to evaluate Cvijić as a scientist, we have to understand the time period in which he lived and created his most important works. Furthermore, we need to understand the social climate within Serbian lexicography at the time, and only then try to establish how and why Cvijić was presented in the national lexicography the way he is. This also applies to the lexicographical presentation of the greatest individuals and scientists of the epoch besides Cvijić, whose scientific work, beyond any doubt, went ahead of his time. The paper represents a contribution to understanding of contemporary reception of Cvijić’s scientific work in Serbia on the 150th anniversary of his birth
TORNADIC WATERSPOUT EVENT IN SPLIT (CROATIA) — ANALYSIS OF METEOROLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT
Get PDFThe aim of this paper is the waterspout in Split (φ 43.51 °N, λ 16.45 E, h = 0 m) observed on January 6, 2016, which swept over the city at 15:40–16:00 CET (14:40-15:00 UTC). There were convective developments in upper-level south-west flow within the cloudiness which followed the low-level cyclone and associated frontal disturbances. There was an intense thermodynamic instability in lower and mid layers of the atmosphere-the passage of the cold front as a main synoptic feature over the warm Adriatic water, pronounced directional and speed wind shear, as well as the presence of jet stream and a pronounced horizontal field of positive divergence above the observed area. The aim of this paper is to investigate synoptic and mesoscale situation, and meteorological conditions which created favourable thermodynamic environment which preceded the waterspout development
AT-SITE HYDROLOGICAL DROUGHT ANALYSIS: CASE STUDY OF VELIKA MORAVA RIVER AT LJUBIČEVSKI MOST (SERBIA)
Get PDFAt-site frequency analysis of hydrological droughts is presented in this paper, in the example of the hydrological station Ljubičevski Most on the Velika Morava River, which represents the outlet of the entire Velika Morava basin, covering 42% of the Republic of Serbia. It is the first time that for the Velika Morava basin, and Serbia, theoretical distributions of deficit and duration of hydrological droughts are chosen according to best fit to empirical data, and not according to chosen in advance distributions, which has been the case until now. Also, for the first time in Serbia the method of L-moments was used for parameter estimation of distributions for extreme value modeling of hydrological drought characteristics. These improvements of existing method should contribute to better estimation of hydrological drought of large return period. The hydrological droughts were selected by threshold level method using daily data for the period 1960–2014, and their characteristics, deficits and durations of droughts were analyzed by method of partial duration series (peak over threshold). The results of calculations indicate that the best fit with the empirical data of deficit volumes has the model with binomial distribution of number of drought occurrences and Weibull distribution of exceedance magnitudes (B+W), and with drought durations model with binomial distribution of number of drought occurrences and exponential distribution of exceedance magnitudes (B+E). Based on the chosen distribution it is possible to calculate exceedance probabilities, i.e. return periods of deficit volumes and durations of largest observed droughts, like the 1993 drought, or to estimate 10-, 20-, 50- and 100-year droughts
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF LIKA REGION
Get PDFThe aim of this paper is to review and point out the demographic situation and processes happening in Lika Region (Croatia) today, as well as to describe the changes in the population structure with particular emphasis on changes in the ethnic structure of the population that have occurred over the past two decades. For centuries, Lika has been inhabited by the population of dual religious structure with different socio-cultural and linguistic characteristics. The area where the diverse population of Lika’s variety lives today is characterized by clear and steady depopulation, changed population structure (age, ethnicity) and changed adiministative and territorial organization. Jovan Cvijić in his Balkan Peninsula and the South Slavic Countries in this group (Lika’s variety) places the population living “between the Velebit mountain on the west and Kapela and Plješevica on the east”. This is the area of today's southwestern Croatia, consisting of two towns (Gospić, Otočac) and eight municipalities (Brinje, Donji Lapac, Gračac, Lovinac, Perušić, Plitvice Lakes, Udbina, Vrhovine), belonging to two counties (Lika–Senj, Zadar)
AGEING MAP OF THE BALKAN PENINSULA
Get PDFAge structure of a population, representing the final result of all the demographic processes, tells a unique story which incorporates not only the main demographic components, but also its history, cultural and political characteristics of the population. Through its history the Balkan Peninsula has been alluring to all kinds of demographic research. The process of aging, which is intensifying in all developed countries, will increasingly be the main focus of future demographic research. Although there is undeniable general shift in the age structure, there are many regional differences in the Balkan Peninsula. Thus, for the purpose of this paper we created a choropleth map of the Balkans showing the age structure at NUTS 3 regional level. For the purposes of this paper borders of the Balkan Peninsula are defined by Jovan Cvijić in his homonymous work. Toward a more complete understanding of the ageing phenomena in the Balkans we conducted an analysis of regionalization of ageing, to serve as a backbone for the analysis of age structure at the national level. We compare ageing borders with ethnic, religious and political borders in the peninsula
GEOMORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES OF JOVAN CVIJIĆ IN BULGARIA
Get PDFThe geomorphologic studies of Jovan Cvijić in Bulgaria are crucial for many Earth scientists from the beginning of the 20th century. Cvijić laid the foundations of the morphotectonic division of the Balkan Peninsula, clarified a number of tectonic and glacial processes and offered proof that there were traces of the Wurm glaciation in Rila Mountain. His findings on the geographical scope of the last glacial period on the Balkan Peninsula are largely based on his research in the Rila and Pirin mountains in Bulgaria. He is the first scientist to define the snow line altitude during the Wurm glacial stage in Balkan Mountains and discover the glacial origin of high mountain lakes there. Many of his theories on relief evolution in the region remain very important to the development of geology and geomorphology in all Balkan countries. In this paper, we provide a review of some publications by Jovan Cvijić that relate to the territory of Bulgaria and analyze the impact of his findings on the work of Bulgarian geologists and geomorphologists
HISTORICAL HERITAGE OF SLAVIC PEOPLES AS A FIELD OF ACADEMIC AND APPLIED STUDIES
Get PDFThanks to the initiatives of the UNESCO, historical heritage is now a subject of a thorough scientific study and the responsibility of states and the international community. To date, the phenomenon of a heritage is learned well at the global level and in some cases at the level of individual countries. Unfortunately, this is not the heritage of the Slavs, one of the largest ethnic groups in the world. Such a situation is contrary to the interests of individual Slavic peoples and their common interests. Heritage studies are a factor of its preservation and efficiency of use. Therefore, it is urgent to put a point of the common historical heritage of the Slavic peoples to the academic and applied agenda. The desire to protect one’s heritage manifests preservation instinct at all the levels. However, this instinct has been seen to fail more and more often recently. As a result, heritage losses have assumed unprecedented proportions. Their consequences place our planet and its civilization in a real jeopardy. Scholars and experts have provided ample evidence that we are passing through the last historical moment when it is still possible to save our priceless heritage and pass it on to future generations. Threats to heritage are both overt and covert and they constantly increase in number and scope. But the spiritual traditions of the Slavic peoples help oppose these imminent dangers and counter this perilous process with confident creative work to safeguard the heritage and ensure its safe future
STATE AND PROSPECTS OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY USAGE IN SERBIA
Get PDFOwing to the complex tectonic and plutonic activities and consequently complex geological structure, Serbia is a country of great geothermal potential. The areas of Central Serbia are the most promising in terms of its use, in which the Neogene magmatic activity was recorded, and Vojvodina, which belongs to the European geothermal zone and where the density of geothermal flow is at its highest (> 100mW/m2). However, this important renewable resource is not adequately recognized and is least used of all the existing ones. Existing active springs and wells are used mainly for non-energy consumption, balneological, sporting and recreational purposes. The paper presents the areas of the greatest geothermal potential with individual localities, and the current status of application by type of use. Also, some initiated projects and research have been mentioned, which need substantial financial resources, but the implementation would bring energy independence and contribute to the struggle against climate change. If properly used, with the complex and extensive research, geothermal energy could become one of the major energy sources in Serbia
FACTORS AFFECTING CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION DECISION-MAKING
Get PDFBusiness travel, as the sector with the fastest growth in the tourism industry globally, has received increased attention from both countries and cities, particularly from emerging destinations. In developing economies, business travel, including attending meetings, conferences, incentives and other business events, often plays a leading role in the growth of the wider travel and tourism sector. Therefore, tourism authorities and convention bureaus at the national and city levels have been struggling to attract international conferences and a larger number of participants to conferences. Understanding factors, which appear to be important in the conference participation decision-making process, can help conference organizers and destinations to attract more participants and thus gain more benefit from this growing sector of the tourism industry. Therefore, this study aims to examine factors affecting the conference participation decision-making from the academics' perspective. Furthermore, it investigates how different socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents influence the extracted factors of the conference participation decision-making process. The data was collected from the academics employed at the University of Novi Sad in Serbia. The findings reveal six dimensions of conference participation decision-making: destination stimuli, costs and destination accessibility, educational and professional opportunities, intervening opportunities, location factors, and conference factors. The results also show that there are statistically significant differences in some extracted factors between respondents of different gender, age, education level, and academic position, while the frequency of participation in international conferences does not influence the factors. The results could be of interest to all stakeholders in the business travel and tourism industry
CAN BORDER MUNICIPALITIES COUNT ON EDUCATION AS A RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT?
Get PDFoai:ojs.www.gi.sanu.ac.rs:article/3Education is one of the relevant topics, when it comes to the development of a society. There aren’t economic and cultural progresses without educated and skilled workforce. In terms of ageing, ''lifelong learning'' is introduced as a new perspective in the field of education. There are large regional disparities in the educational structure of the population of Serbia. In this paper, research will include the educational characteristics of the population of Serbian border municipalities, primarily working-age population. The importance of monitoring the educational structure is large, having in mind the indicators of development. The aim of the paper is to determine the availability and quality of human resources. The typology of the border municipalities was done, according to achieved level of education of the population. In addition to the basic indicators, literacy and educational attainment, education was monitoring through the share of the population with lower educational achievements and tertiary education in specific age groups. The analysis is based on the Census 2011, with a comparison of the two-preceding census. The results show that border municipalities have lower educational attainment than the average of Serbia, with great inter-municipal and regional differences, and differences in education by sex, age and type of settlement. The municipalities with larger urban centers have better educational achievements, but the high share of the population with primary education in the population of smaller municipalities cause to doubt of whether these border municipalities can count on education as a development resource