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Authors: Philemon Henry King’uza, Paul Tilwebwa Shelleph Limbu

Abstract: This study used Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF), student t test, composite and correlation analysis techniques to investigate the inter-annual variability of March to May rainy season over Tanzania and its association atmospheric circulation anomalies. The EOF results showed that the rainfall over Tanzania during MAM season does not vary too much with the first dominant mode (EOF1) showing the variance of 22.4% of the total rainfall and that much of the rainfall being concentrated over the coast, northeastern and southern regions. It was found that during wet years, the study area was dominated by convergence at lower level which is associated with enough moisture advected by south easterlies from Indian Ocean due to the relaxation of Mascarene high (MH) over the region and westerlies from Congo basin. The rising motion at lower level was enhanced with the presence of ascending limb of Walker circulation cell over the western Indian Ocean (WIO) and the coast region. Central Pacific and east coast of Atlantic Oceans are relatively warm during wet years. Furthermore, significantly negative correlation observed between southeast Indian Ocean (SEIO) region and MAM rainfall over Tanzania at the 95% confidence level portrays that much of the regions receive high sufficient amount of rainfall when the western Indian Ocean (WIO) is relatively warmer than the SEIO. The results show that Nino 3.4 and Tropical North Atlantic (TNA) indices are strongly positively correlated with MAM rainfall over the east coast region. This study will help to improve seasonal forecasts over Tanzania.

Keywords: Tanzania; Inter-annual Variability; Rainfall; EOF; MAM

DOI: 10.5937/gp23-22430

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Received: June 27, 2019 | Revised: September 11, 2019 | Accepted: September 20, 2019

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Authors: Daniela Arsenović, Michal Lehnert, David Fiedor, Petr Šimáček,
Hana Středová, Tomáš Středa, Stevan Savić

Abstract: The aim of this paper was to assess the impact of heat-waves on mortality in ten Czech cities, using data recorded during the summers of 2015 and 2016. Temperature-related mortality during heat-waves was investigated by comparing mortality figures on heat-wave days and those on other days by means of the Mann-Whitney U test. Results for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases (CVD+R) mortality, as well as for mortality in the over-65 age group, show statistically significant differences (p <0.05) during heat-waves compared with other days in seven of ten cities investigated. The effect of heat-waves on mortality did not reach statistical significance in Olomouc, Plzeň and Liberec. The results suggest that further studies addressing spatial patterns of mortality during heat-waves in urban areas are required to assess the vulnerability of the urban populations in particular cities and types of neighbourhood.

Keywords: Heat-wave; urban population; temperature-related mortality; Czech Republic

DOI: 10.5937/gp23-22853

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Received: July 30, 2019 | Revised: September 22, 2019 | Accepted: September 24, 2019

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Authors: Valentin Mihaylov, Jerzy Runge, Robert Krzysztofik, Tomasz Spórna

Abstract: In this study we focus on the evolution of the identity of those urban neighbourhoods which have formerly been separate towns. This problem is discussed using the example of the polycentric conurbation of Katowice in southern Poland, which came into being because of its mining and industrial functions. The administrative integration of this multi-level polycentric urban system is the primary background for the development of those neighbourhoods that used to be separate towns. Assuming that changes in legal and administrative status may have certain consequences regarding the social connections and identity of such neighbourhoods, this study aimed to identify such places within the analysed region. The authors also attempted to construct paths of local identity for such spatial entities, confronting them with the thesis that economic factors make them relatively homogeneous. The implementation of new development factors and the paradoxical diversity of the identities of the former towns in this mining-industrial region are also significant elements of the region‟s social transformation in terms of economic and spatial development.

Keywords: territorial identity, former towns, neighborhood, Katowice conurbation.

DOI: 10.5937/gp23-22018

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Received: 5 June 2019 | Revised: 5 August 2019 | Accepted: 6 August 2019

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Authors: Katja Vintar Mally, Tatjana Resnik Planinc

Abstract: Over the 50-year history of Yugoslavia, there were rises and falls, successes and failures, bright and dark moments. It is thus not surprising that the many memories that people have of life in Yugoslavia are often diametrically opposed. These divergent memories of Yugoslavia are the central topic of our research. The study focuses on memories and their transmission from older to younger generations and is based on the results of a survey that was carried out in the Republic of Slovenia. The research has clearly shown that positively tinged memories of Yugoslavia predominate in the families of younger as well as older generations on the one hand while on the other hand it has become obvious that Yugonostalgia is nostalgia for something from the past and it is not a desire to experience or revive that in the present.

Keywords: memories, nostalgia, breakup of Yugoslavia, intergenerational differences in Yugonostalgia

DOI: doi:10.5937/gp23-21233

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Received: 31 March 2019 | Revised: 23 June 2019 | Accepted: 24 june 2019

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Authors: Jozef Gáll, Marek Strežo

Abstract: Clusters and cluster initiatives are the most effective interconnection not only between companies of a particular industry but also in the wider surroundings where cooperation is the most important factor. The analysis of potential clusters provides a clear picture of the regional economy and is one of the backgrounds in formulating the economic development strategies of the regions. The main aim of this article is to propose the appropriate location of the potential tourism cluster. To achieve this, it is necessary to identify the activity of the tourism sector in the selected regions that create the conditions for cluster formation. The identification is done using quantitative cluster mapping methods – the location quotient and shift-share analysis. The main sources of the calculations are statistical data on employment published by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. Comparing tourist regions has helped identify not only growing but also decreasing potential cluster organizations. The application of both methods has found that the region of Upper Považie region is, with his positive dynamic development, positive location quotient values and the support of local factors, the most appropriate region for the location of the tourism cluster. The results achieved can be used in further assessments of the environment and his effectiveness for cluster creation already in the specific tourist region. In this process it is necessary to involve institutions that know the environment and can assess the importance of tourism for the region.

Keywords: cluster identification, location quotient, shift-share analysis, tourist regions of Slovakia

DOI: doi:10.5937/gp23-21375

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Received: 17 April 2019 | Revised: 28 July 2019 | Accepted: 29 July 2019