Višnja Bukvić, Nusret Drešković, Aldin Boškailo
DOI: 10.35666/23038950.2021.44.09
UDC: 574:676.034.8 (497.6 Livanjsko polje)
Abstract: Biodiversity and sequestration potentials of the peat soils in the area of Livanjsko field
Livanjsko field is one of the largest karst fields in the subtropical climate zone in the world. According to its geographical position, this field has a number of specific natural features, among which its biodiversity is especially significant, which arose in specific geological and hydro-morphological conditions in its northern, central and southern part. One of the special natural features of this area is the peat pedological substrate which was formed in the conditions of specific paleogeographic conditions that existed in the wider Mediterranean biogeographical region during the Neogene. However, over the last 50 years, various negative anthropogenic pressures have been registered that have a very negative impact on the overall natural heritage of this Ramsar site. The paper investigates the elements of the diversity of recent flora and field vegetation. Special emphasis in these researches was placed on the sequestration potentials of peat pedosubstrate formed in the northern and southern part of Livanjsko field.
Keywords
Biodiversity, soils, Livanjsko field, sequestration potentials.
GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW - SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL FOR GEOGRAPHY No 44, Year 2021. pg. 8-26
Mahir Gajević, Renata Bešta-Gajević, Elvedina Bajrović
DOI: 10.35666/23038950.2021.44.27
UDC: 371.3:616.9:373.3(497.6)“2017/2018“
Abstract: Impact of Biology Education on Infectious Diseases Knowledge among Students in The Municipality of Ilijaš
The research in this paper is based on the collection of data on the knowledge of infectious diseases through the application of Sequence of the Objective Type Tasks (SOTT) in elementary school students in the municipality of Ilijaš.This research was conducted on a sample of 123 ninth grade students in the elementary schools "Hašim Spahić" and "Podlugovi".The testing was conducted in the period from May 25 to 31, the 2017/18 school year.The comparison of students' answers to a sequences of 10 questions created according to the material of the biology textbook for the ninth grade of elementary school showed a slightly higher level of knowledge among elementary school students "Podlugovi".Statistical analysis showed that there is no statistically significant difference between the compared classes when it comes to knowledge in the field of infectology.
Keywords
sequences of objective tasks type, infectious diseases, elementary school, curriculum.
GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW - SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL FOR GEOGRAPHY No 44, Year 2021. pg. 27- 34
Marko Krevs, Boštjan Rogelj
DOI: 10.35666/23038950.2021.44.35
UDC: 911.3:342.8:004.4(497.4)
Abstract: Changing electoral districts in Slovenia: empirical challenges for geography. Designing electoral districts is never a straightforward task, as many different, often conflicting, principles must be taken into account. In Slovenia, similar population size and geographical and cultural homogeneity are the two main principles on which electoral district/constituency plans must be based. However, as both principles are only vaguely defined, this brings opportunities for their endless politicisation, potentially enabling gerrymandering, on the one hand, and challenges to geographers involved in the electoral districts/constituency design on the other.
The experience gained in such a project is briefly presented, highlighting empirical solutions applied to approach the abovementioned challenges. Geoinformatic support plays an essential role in the process of designing electoral districts/constituencies and their versioning. Due to time constraints, it was not possible to fully develop and apply automatic procedures that provide acceptable results. However, our initial attempts suggest that automatic procedures can provide usable results (also in the design of other administrative spatial units) if the rules (the empirical form of the principles) are clearer and less elastic. Another empirical problem, the practical involvement of political parties in the process of electoral districting, has been attempted through a geoinformatic application that allows political parties to create their own district plans, perhaps leading to more problems than solutions.
Keywords
electoral districts, geography, geoinformatics, geographic homogeneity, size of electoral districts, Slovenia.
GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW - SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL FOR GEOGRAPHY No 44, Year 2021. pg. 35- 46
Silvija Šiljeg, Ivan Marić, Fran Domazetović
DOI: 10.35666/23038950.2021.44.47
UDC: 911.375:728.6:316(497.5)
Abstract: The application of social indicators in the analysis of Zadar’s housing standard. This paper analyses the characteristics of the housing stock in the urban area of Zadar on the basis of social indicators. The theoretical framework of the paper encompasses a systematic review of the existing theoretical knowledge and empirical research on social indicators, as well as their application in studies of housing standards, the conceptual development of terms and the advancement of scientific cognition with regard to social indicators related to housing issues. The 39 variables available from the 2011 Census led to the formation of 9 social indicators. Said indicators have been displayed as representatives of the “external” characteristics of the housing standard, and later on categorized into composite indicators for further comparison. Areas with extremely low or high variations in housing standards were identified by means of comparison of the indicators. The second part of the paper presents the results of the survey conducted on the basis of 17 composite variables, which were formed with regard to two indicators. In addition to descriptive statistics, variance analysis and chi-squared tests were also used in order to identify the differences between housing quality zones with respect to Category A and Category B fit-outs, the results of which significantly contribute to the understanding of the housing standard. The spatial framework of the study is the settlement of Zadar, which is divided into 41 spatial statistical units, 22 local committees and 3 housing quality zones.
Keywords
social indicators, housing standard, Zadar.
GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW - SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL FOR GEOGRAPHY No 44, Year 2021. pg. 47- 62
Mahir Gajević, Meliha Hadrović-Glasić
DOI: 10.35666/23038950.2021.44.63
UDC: 57:371.39:373.3/.5(497.6)
Abstract: Contents of the Biology Course in Extracurricular Activities of Primary and Secondary Schools in Olovo Municipality. Extracurricular activities of the pupils are particular and specific educational work with students, organized not as a teaching part of school but it is organized on the principles of free choice of the pupils. The aim of the research was to analyze the curricula for primary and secondary schools (for biology as a school subject) and to develop instruments to evaluate the degree of representation of extracurricular activities with the biology curriculum in elementary and secondary schools in Olovo municipality. The students from the sixth to the ninth grade of Primary School "Hasan Kikić", Primary School "Olovo" and high school students of ''Musa Ćazim Ćatić'' High School who attended the subject of biology participated in this research.
The research includes the survey methodology and total of 408 students were surveyed. Participation in extracurricular activities has led the student to expand knowledge, mostly in the field of zoology, about diseases (causes, treatment and prevention), ecology and environmental protection, to build a more positive relationship with society and the environment, all with the help of a well-trained teacher who accomplishes good communication with students, whose traits have been slipped during the survey.
Keywords
Extracurricular activities, Biology, survey, Olovo.
GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW - SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL FOR GEOGRAPHY No 43, Year 2020. pg. 63- 70
Amina Sivac, Aida Korjenić, Edin Hrelja, Ahmed Džaferagić
DOI: 10.35666/23038950.2021.44.71
UDC: 911.2:004.9[551.5:556](497.6 Sarajevo)
Abstract: GIS Modeling of Meteorological and Hydrological Variables for the Purpose of Regional and Spatial Planning - Case Study of the City of Sarajevo. This study aims to combine a review of the main climatic and hydrographic features of the City of Sarajevo, which provide knowledge and insight into the basic principles of assessing climate and water potential of a particular geospace through GIS modeling of spatial data. This analysis acquired an application of current GIS modeling technologies and Remote Sensing technology in the valorization of hydro-meteorological variables of geospace.The study is conceived in two parts, one which refers to cartographic representations and explanations of the meteorological variables of the area of the City of Sarajevo whilst the second part combines cartographic representations and explanations of important hydrographic variables of the observed geospace. For the purposes of this study, the following methods were used: analyzes, syntheses, statistical method, comparative method, and especially important cartographic ones, by which the previously analyzed objects were visually presented in the form of cartographic attachments.
Keywords
GIS, GIS modeling, meteorology, hydrology, regional and spatial planning, Sarajevo
GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW - SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL FOR GEOGRAPHY No 43, Year 2020. pg. 71- 88
GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW - SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL FOR GEOGRAPHY No 43, Year 2020. pg. 97- 101