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Principles of sustainability in rural tourism clusters: cases of the Upper and Lower Danube in Serbia
Get PDFThe objective of this investigation is to put in evidence the difficulties what it entails the so declaimed sustainable rural tourism development. For that aim, we have chosen two tourism clusters of rural areas corresponding to the Upper and Lower Danube, in a country in Eastern Europe of medium development like as Serbia. The comparison is one of the essential principles of geographical research and in this case are allowed establish differences and similarities between a nature destination with strong deficiencies of infrastructure. On the other side, it is evident an increasing presence of international tourism and destination with better services and predominance of historical and cultural attractions, more oriented to local tourism. The exhaustive bibliographical and field research are complemented by a deep geostatistical analysis of information which are collected from year to year by municipalities. The results obtained are brought knowledge with views to a strategic planning on the path of sustainability
Geoecological evaluation of local surroundings for the purposes of recreational tourism
Get PDFThe paper presents geoecological evaluation of the city of Loznica for the purposes of sports and recreational tourism based on quantitative method of diversity, V-Wert Method. Using the GIS tool by the quantitative method, the criteria of natural components (relief, forest, water surface and climate) are evaluated for the analyzed area. In the proposed method, the climate factor was supplemented by the analysis of the bioclimatic index Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI). When the evaluation was completed, the final results were obtained based on which the degrees of convenience of different parts of the analyzed area have been presented. Out of the total analyzed surface, which amounts to 705 km(2), favorable surfaces comprise 21 km(2) (2.98%), and very favorable surfaces comprise 33 km(2), i.e. 4.68% of the territory. The largest area consists of conditionally favorable terrains - 33 km(2) (47.23%). Since one of the basic strategic priorities of the City of Loznica is improvement and development of sports and recreational tourism, the aim of this analysis is to emphasize the potential of the mentioned area in terms of general suitability of the terrain for the development of this type of tourism
GIS -based landslide susceptibility modelling of the territory of the Republic of Macedonia
No full textLandslides are natural disasters which have impact in many areas around the world including the territory of the Republic of Macedonia. In this country, about 300 large landslides are registered, most of which cause serious damage to the infrastructure almost every year. In that sense, the mapping of sites that are susceptible to landslides is essential for management of these areas. This is a crucial step to prevent landslides in places where this could be expected or to minimize its damages. Therefore, an approach of Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) assessment of potential landslides in the area of the Republic of Macedonia is presented in this paper. That is because of the high impact of landslides on the environment, socio-demographic situation, local economy and especially infrastructure. GIS tools and statistical methods for modeling and simulation allow the application of frequency ratio model for analyzing the number landslide events in any class of a predetermined set of factors. Selected factors that have the strongest influence on the landslide activity are lithology, slope angle, land cover (using CLC2012), slope curvature, distance from rivers and distance from roads. The results show significant area with high landslide susceptibility which is confirmed with data for the existing landslides. There are two advantages of the implemented model. First this model uses clear and logical criteria for analysis and the second is based on empirical data about real landslide events. Therefore, the landslide susceptibility map created with this model provides fairly objective assessment of the landslide susceptibility within the study area and the results of this research are of great importance because they will speed up the compilation of landslide inventory map
The evaluation of geoheritage for geotourism development: Case study on the potential Geopark Djerdap
Get PDFGeotourism is a relatively new form of tourism with considerable European and global growth potential. Interest in geotourism is developing at a very rapid rate around the world. It is of great importance to support and enhance the global movement about geotourism generally and specifically into geoparks. Geoparks are different to other forms of protected areas, such as national parks, nature reserves etc. In this paper focus of the research is on quantitative assessments of the exceptional values of geoheritage for the science, education and tourism potential use in the area of the potential Geopark Djerdap. Five selected geosites are relevant to evaluate key values for science, education, and tourism with additional consideration given to degradation risk. All the post-assessment findings aim to improve the focus on the ultimate goal of the study, i.e. to justify the synergy between the protection of natural values (geoconservation) and the corresponding activities in the process of managing the development of geotourism in the study area
Odlaganje braka kod muškog stanovništva u Republici Srbiji
Get PDFPostponement of the first marriage is most often associated with postponement of births and decline of fertility, and in research, almost as a rule, the focus is put on female population. Postponement of marriage is characteristic for both sexes, and the aim of this paper is to perceive this phenomenon from the "male angle". The focus of the analysis is put on the male population of two age groups, 35 to 49 and 40 to 49 years that never married. The prevalence of the phenomenon of postponement of first marriage among the male population is explored, the rural-urban model is determined and compared with the characteristics of this phenomenon of the opposite sex. The 2011 Census data at the level of NUTS2 regions was analysed. The results show that there is a gender-different rural-urban model of marriage postponement. The shares of unmarried women are higher in urban than in rural areas, while this pattern is reversed in the male populationOdlaganje sklapanja prvog braka najčešće ce dovodi u vezu sa odlaganjem rađanja i padom fertiliteta te ce u istraživanjima, gotovo no pravilu, u fokus stavlja žensko stanovništvo. Odlaganje braka karakteristično je za oba pola, a cilj ovog rada je da problematiku sagleda iz "muškog ugla" U fokusu analize je muško stanovništvo koje nikada nije sklopilo brak posmatrano kroz dva starosna raspona, 35 do 49, i 40 do 49 godina. U radu je izloženo istraživanje rasprostranjenosti fenomena odlaganja sklapanja prvog braka među muškim stanovništvom. Tako ce utvrđuje ruralno-urbani model odlaganja braka te ce poredi sa karakteristikama ove pojave kod suprotnog pola. Korišćeni su podaci Popisa iz 2011. godine na nivou NUTS2 regiona. Rezultati pokazuju da postoji rodno različit ruralno-urbani model odlaganja braka. Udeli neudatih viši su u gradskim nego u ruralnim sredinama, dok je kod muškog stanovništva ovaj patern obratan
Hidrogeohemijska istraživanja u jugoistočnom Banatu na teritoriji Republike Srbije
Get PDFIn the research phase of the geological status of the area of southeastern Banat, samples were collected from surface waters, wells, and lakes. The content of U, Ra, Rn is determined in water. The sampling network was adjusted to the hydrographic characteristics of the terrain, and a hydrogeochemical map has been made at a scale of 1:50 000. In addition to hydrogeochemical prospecting, samples of the soil river sediments were taken to determine the profile of the coast of the following lakes: Vračarevo, Šaransko, Bagersko and Veliko lake. The regional hydrogeochemical prospecting included the area of the Bela Crkva, which drained the sediments of Negotin and Kvartara. In this area and wider, in accordance with the results of regional investigation, semi-geological and semi-geochemical research was carried out to identify resources of mineral deposits as well as the sources for water supply of rural settlements. During research, samples of water from surface streams, sources, wells, lakes, water reservoirs, creek sediments and wall samples were collected and examined.U fazi istraživanja geološkog statusa područja jugoistočnog Banata, prikupljeni su uzorci sa površinskih akvatorija, bunara i jezera. U vodi je determinisan sadržaj U, Ra, Rn. Mreža uzorkovanja je prilagođena hidrografskim karakteristikama terena, i napravljena je hidrogeohemijska mapa 1:50 000. Pored hidrogeohemijske prospekcije, uzeti su uzorci rečnih sedimenata zemljišta kako bi se odredio profil obale sledećih jezera: Vračarevo, Šaransko, Bagersko i Veliko jezero. Regionalna hidrogeohemijska prospekcija obuhvatila je područje Bele Crkve, koje dreniraju sedimente Neogena i Kvartara. U ovom području i šire, u skladu sa rezultatima regionalnih ispitivanja, obavljena su i poludetaljna geološka-geohemijska istraživanja u cilju identifikacije ležišta mineralnih sirovina, kao i izvorišta za vodosnabdevanje ruralnih naselja. U toku prospekcije, prikupljeni i ispitani su uzorci voda iz površinskih tokova, izvora, bunara, jezera, vodenih akumulacija, potočnih sedimenata i uzorci stena
The use of NDVI and corine land cover databases for forest management in Serbia
Get PDFThis article evaluates the possible use of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and CORINE Land Cover (CLC) databases for better forest management in the municipalities of Kursumlija and Topola in Serbia. The forest areas obtained using CLC were up to 11.5% larger than the official forest area estimates, whereas NDVI gave more precise results. Hence, NDVI can efficiently provide local forest managers with essential annual information about the forest inventory. This is of a crucial importance for preventing illegal logging, which is very prevalent in southern Serbian municipalities, which have substantial forested territory. NDVI thus very promising for Serbia and also for countries that rarely carry out national forest inventories. This method can also easily be applied to other Balkan countries with a similar situation regarding local forest management
Variability of the UTCI index in Serbia
No full textThe main task of this paper is the assessment of bioclimatic conditions in Serbia. A
special emphasis have been given to the heat budget bioclimatic Universal Thermal Climate
Index (UTCI) whose purpose is to evaluate degree of thermal stress that human body is
exposed to. In addition, the summer daily maximum temperatures are analysed in order to
detect increase and frequency of heat waves during twenty years. For this research, daily and
hourly (07h and 14h) meteorological data from 3 weather stations (Mt. Zlatibor, Novi Sad, Nis)
are collected for the period 1998-2017
Otpad kao ekološki problem ruralnih područja Srbije
Get PDFRuralna podrčja u Republici Srbiji suočavaju se sa brojnim problemima, a u oblasti zaštite životne sredine jedan od najvećih jeste problem upravljanja otpadom. Neadekvatno deponovanje otpada jedna je od najznačanijih ljudskih aktivnosti koje negativno utiču na opšte stanje životne sredine seoskih naselja. Seoska naselja u najvećem broju slučajeva nemaju adekvatno organizovan sistem sakupljanja otpada, što dovodi do formiranja brojnih divljih deponija. Seosko stanovništvo prosečno generiše 0,7 kg otpada/st./danu i veliki deo tog otpada završi na neuređenim odlagalištima. Neodrživo i nesavesno odlaganje otpada na divljim deponijama štetno utiče na zdravlje ljudi, zatim vodi ka zagađivanju vode, vazduha, a pre svega zemljišta. Zemljište je jedno od osnovnih elemenata životne sredine, u našoj zemlji okarakterisano je kao važan resurs i jedno od najznačajnijih prirodnih bogatstava kojima raspolažemo. Srbija je oduvek bila tradicionalno agrarna zemlja, a poljoprivreda je i danas najznačajnija privredna funkcija seoskih naselja. S obzirom da poljoprivredne površine zauzimaju 67% ukupnih površina ruralnog prostora Srbije i da poljoprivreda i dalje predstavlja glavni izvor prihoda seoskih domaćinstava, postaje jasno zašto je zaštita i očuvanje zemljišta jedan od osnovnih prioriteta. Rešavanje problema slabije pokrivenosti organizovanim sakupljanjem otpada u ruralnim oblastima doprineće tom cilju i upravo iz tog razloga upravljanje otpadom zauzima značajno mesto u aktuelnoj praksi. Autori će u ovom radu analizirati postojeće stanje i probleme upravljanja otpadom koji se javljaju u okviru ruralnih područja Republike Srbije i ukazati na neke mogućnosti unapređenja sistema, kako bi se obezbedili bolji i kvalitetniji uslovi za život i rad ljudi.Urednici: Miroljub Milinčić, Miško Milanović, Miljan Ilić, Vojislav Deđansk
Valorization of Smederevo Fortress in the Function of the Cultural Tourism Development
Get PDFКултурно наслеђе рефлектује историју културе живљења једног народа, као и друштвено-историјске околности у којима је то наслеђе стварано. Оно се налази у функцији развоја културног туризма, при чему и култура, и туризам остварују одговарајуће ефекте. Развој туризма једног места генерише приход који се усмерава на очување, заштиту и промоцију
културног наслеђа, али и повећава свест о значају културе код локалне заједнице. Смедеревска тврђава је била културно, духовно и књижевно седиште Србије деспота Ђурђа Бранковића, а данас је непокретно културно добро од изузетног значаја и сведок богате историје нашег народа. У циљу сагледавања потенцијала којима Смедеревска тврђава располаже, извршена је њена туристичка валоризација по моделу Хилари ду Крос (Hilary du Cros). Суштина овог модела огледа се у препознавању могућности за укључивање културног наслеђа у одрживи развој туризма.Cultural heritage reflects the history of the culture of one nation’s life, as well as the socio-historical
circumstances in which this heritage is created. Its function lies in the development of cultural tourism, where both culture and tourism have appropriate effects. The development of tourism generates income that focuses on the preservation, protection and promotion of cultural heritage, but also raises awareness of the importance of culture in the local community. The Smederevo fortress was the cultural, spiritual and literary center of Serbia during the rule of Despot Đurađ Branković, and nowadays it is an immovable cultural property of great importance and a witness to the rich history of Serbia. In order to recognize the potentials of the Smederevo fortress, tourist valorization was carried out according to the Hilary du Cros model. The essence of this model is reflected in the recognition of the possibility of including cultural heritage in the sustainable development of tourism