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DETAILED BIOCLIMATE ANALYSIS OF BANJA KOVILJAČA (SERBIA)
Authors: Goran Stojićević, Biljana Basarin, Tin Lukić
Abstract: The study presents the results of detailed bioclimatological analysis of Banja Koviljača. For the evaluation of bioclimate conditions significant for human health and activities, more than 100 indices have been developed. Indices based on human energy balance are proven to be the best for the evaluation of human thermal comfort. This paper analyses the variations and trends of the PET (Physiologically Equivalent Temperature) for Loznica meteorological station during the period 1961-2014. The fluctuations are analyzed for all seasons and annual values. In order to gain better insight into the variations of PET, seasonal and annual values of air temperature (Ta), relative humidity (RH), wind speed (v) and cloud cover (CC) were investigated. Trends in the annual and seasonal time series were determined using Mann Kendal trend test. Additionally, trends in bioclimatological extremes were determined. The results indicated that statistically significant increasing trends in annual and seasonal values of PET exist and that in the future the change in tourism season and recreation potential could change. The increase of these values could be connected to the increase in Ta, decrease in RH, v and CC.
Keywords: bioclimate, PET, Banja Koviljača, trend, Serbia
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Received: January 21, 2016 | Revised: May 15, 2016 | Accepted: September 12, 2016
DEVELOPMENT TENDENCIES OF REGIONAL DISPARITIES IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Authors: Radoslav Klamár
Abstract: Presented paper deals with the issues of regional development and regional disparities in Slovakia in the years 2001-2014. Levelling respectively increase of regional disparities was evaluated through a set of 13 socio-economic indicators (gross birth rate, average monthly wage, monthly labour costs per employee, employment rate, unemployment rate, net monthly income and expenses per capita, completed dwellings, creation of GDP, labour productivity per employee in industry and construction, number of organizations focused on generating profit and number of freelancers) which were used in the territorial units at the level of self-governing regions of the Slovak Republic (NUTS III level). In terms of the evaluation and comparison of regional disparities were used the Gini coefficient and the coefficient of variation for mutual comparison and validation of divergent or convergent tendencies of regional disparities in Slovakia.
Keywords: regional development, regional disparities, regional policy, socio-economic indicators, the Gini coefficient, the coefficient of variation
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Received: May 5, 2016 | Revised: September 9, 2016 | Accepted: September 14, 2016
INNER BOUNDARY REFORM IN KOŠICE – THE MOST FRAGMENTED CITY IN SLOVAKIA
Authors: Stela Csachová
Abstract: In the frst part of the paper the aim is to provide the reader with a theoretical insight into models of government structure at the local level and provide evidence from European countries that underwent reforms during the second half of the 20th century. In the Slovak Republic (Slovakia) the renewal of local self-government in 1990 brought changes to the administrative boundary map with more than 200 municipalities re-established bringing the current number to 2,929 local administrative units. This has resulted in some discussion regarding a reduction in the number of local government units in this country. The second part of the paper is focused on Košice; the second largest city in Slovakia with 234,000 inhabitants. The city is organised at two administrative levels; one covering the whole city, the other covering 22 wards. When compared to cities of a similar size, Košice has been criticised for its high number of city wards and councillors, with the concomitant fnancial ineffciency it can bring. There has been an ongoing debate on reducing their number since 2010. The paper reports on the search for an administrative structure that would best tailor to the citizens´ needs and provide effective management in Košice. It uses traditional methods of qualitative research (historical method, content analysis and synthesis) accompanied by statistical data organised in tables and figures.
Keywords: city administration, government structure, boundary reform, merger, Košice, Slovakia.
Article info: 152-160
Received: February 26, 2016 | Revised: July 8, 2016 | Accepted: September 12, 2016
EAST SARAJEVO (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA) TWENTY YEARS LATER –CHANGES IN LAND USE
Authors: Branislav Drašković, Nusret Drešković, Ranko Mirić
Abstract: The city of East Sarajevo is a newborn city, formed twenty years ago, after the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the area of the former southern and eastern Sarajevo municipalities. Changes that occurred in this area were not only administrative-political.Thepopulation moved from one area to another place, and changed in number and structure, which has resulted in signifcant changes in land use and land cover types. The aim of the paper is to analyze the types of land cover in the area of East Sarajevo using methods based on remote sensing, in order to fnd out the degree of these spatial changes in the period from 2000-2012, and also to defne spatial development trends. Within the European project of remote research of land cover types and forms of land use, namedCORINE Land Cover (CLC),spacious facilities were identifed from middle and large scale spatial resolution, with 5 frst-level classes, 15 subclasses, and 44 subclasses of the third level of cover. Analyzing the area of East Sarajevo there are identifed 3 of the frst-class level, 10 second-class, and 16 third-class level types. Geodataare related to three observation periods: 2000, 2006, and 2012, comparing the situation at the beginning of the period with the situation after 12 years.
Keywords: East Sarajevo, remote sensing, land cover, spatial trends
Article info: 161-167
Received: February 29, 2016 | Revised: July 10, 2016 | Accepted: September 15, 2016
ENVIRONMENT OF ESTATES AND CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH URBAN ENVIRONMENT FORMATION AND MODIFCATION
Authors: Kvetoslava Matlovičová, Peter Mocák, Jana Kolesárová
Abstract: Due to the signifcant impact of criminality on the quality of life in a particular territory, criminality is attracting more and more attention from local authorities which are trying to reduce it. In this respect, the concept of CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) which is quite often used outside of Slovakia and is based on prevention of criminality through the appropriate design of urban environments, seems to be useful. The study offers the characteristics of CPTED principles and also suggests possibilities for its application within inner-city criminality on model territories of the city of Prešov (Slovakia) as an usable way of reducing crime in other mainly East-central European cities.
Keywords: CPTED (Crime Prevention through Environmental Design), criminality, criminality perception, quality of life.
Article info: 168-180
Received: January 21, 2016 | Revised: May 15, 2016 | Accepted: September 12, 2016
IMPACT OF ACTIVE TOURISM ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – EXAMPLE OF THE FRUŠKA GORA NATIONAL PARK (VOJVODINA, NORTH SERBIA)
Authors: Mirjana Penić, Miloš Dragosavac, Aleksandra Vujko, Snežana Besermenji
Abstract: Over the past few years, there has been intensifed research about active tourism development in the area of Fruška Gora National Park and its impact on economic and business development, namely, potential development of certain economic categories within the given area and the gravitating area of the national park. Based on this, the main hypothesis has been formulated. It explains that more intensive development of tourism trends (for which favourable preconditions exist) in Fruška Gora National Park have positive impact on the overall economic development of the gravitation zone, which includes the area of the city of Novi Sad (Serbia). The primary goal of this study was to investigate the attitudes of respondents about Fruška Gora National Park as a tourism resource suitable for development of active tourism, and to show existing and potential impacts of the economic categories. The survey was conducted in prominent cycling, hiking and equestrian clubs in the city of Novi Sad, and on a random sample of the residents of Novi Sad (the sample of 303 respondents). The data were processed with the SPSS program (version 17.0). To determine the frequency of specifc deviations chi-square test was used.
Keywords: active tourism, economic development, Fruška Gora National Park, Vojvodina, Serbia
Article info: 181-190
Received: May 19, 2016 | Revised: August 25, 2016 | Accepted: September 11, 2016