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REMOTE SENSING OF LIGHT POLLUTION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Igor Žiberna, Nusret Drešković, Ranko Mirić

 

DOI: 10.35666/23038950.2019.40.09

UDC: 911.2:528.83:504(497.6:4)

 

Abstract: Remote sensing of light pollution in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The study deals with the problem of light pollution in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the period 2013-2017. Remotely sensed data were obtained from the Suomi NPP satellite, which is scanning the earth's surface at night.

The findings and geospatial trends of light pollution in the mentioned time period are discussed on the national and municipal levels. Some areas with very high and low levels of light pollution were exposed.

 

Keywords

Light pollution, remote sensing, Bosnia and Herzegovina

GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW - SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL FOR GEOGRAPHY  No 40, Year 2019. pg. 9-20

 

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CREATIVE ECONOMY IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF CROATIA

 Željka Šiljković

 

DOI: 10.35666/23038950.2019.40.21

UDC: 911.3:338:7(497.5:100)

 

Abstract: Creative economy in economic development of Croatia. Creative economy is one of the most propulsive sectors, which share in global economy as well as national ones continuously grows (Jones et al., 2016). Within the territory of 28 EU member states it participates with 4.5% of GDP and

employs 3.8% of total workforce (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat, 2017). Axis of creative economy development is made of cultural and creative industries that are generators of new technologies, innovation and media.

This paper analyses cultural and creative industry in the Republic of Croatia, as well as their role in economic and social development of the country. Cultural and creative industry (CCI) are directed towards highly educated workforce of tertiary education, digital society and 4.0 Globalisation. People employed in CCI in the Republic of Croatia are at the EU average with 3.6% of total workforce (2017) and with 50% of employed with tertiary education (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat, 2017). CCI are important in expressing identity of the people but they are also an engine of economic growth (HKKI, 2015).

 

Keywords

cultural industry, creative industry, creative economy, clusters, Croatia

GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW - SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL FOR GEOGRAPHY  No 40, Year 2019. pg. 21-37

 

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THE QUEST FOR AUTHENTICITY: TOURISM EXPERIENCE IN A PROTECTED AREA OF NATURE

Simon Kerma

 

DOI: 10.35666/23038950.2019.40.39

UDC: 911.3:338.484:502.131.1(397.4)

 

Abstract: The quest for authenticity: tourism experience in a protected area of nature. Authenticity in tourism has now been for many years a particular challenge for professionals in tourism studies. The concept itself is rather vague, but also useful in analysing the supply of selected tourist destinations. The focus of the paper is on the analysis of the elements of authenticity in the selected protected area of nature in Slovenia. As a case study, we chose the Škocjanski zatok Nature reserve, an urban wetland in the immediate vicinity of Koper. The restored and renatured area acts as green oasis and successfully defies various pressures on this sensitive environment already twenty years after its formal establishment.

After conducting a field research and interviews with key stakeholders, we find out that the understanding of authenticity is important in order to preserve the biodiversity of the Škocjanski zatok Nature reserve and, consequently, its uniqueness (in the context of tourism development). This should also be the main guideline, and challenge at the same time, for the management in creating an adequate tourist offer.

 

Keywords

authenticity in tourism, protected areas of nature, Škocjanski zatok Nature reserve, Slovenia

 

GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW - SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL FOR GEOGRAPHY  No 40, Year 2019. pg. 39-49

 

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DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGIOUS TOURISM IN TRAVNIK TOURISM-GEOGRAPHICAL REGION

Aida Bidžan-Gekić, Haris Gekić, Lejla Žunić

 

DOI: 10.35666/23038950.2019.40.51

UDC: 913:338.48-6:2(497.6 Travnik)

 

Abstract: Development of religious tourism in Travnik tourism-geographical region. The turbulent past and the events of the past centuries have led to the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the creation of an environment in which different religions co-exist, interact and complement each other. Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country of long and rich history, which cultural heritage presents a complex mixture of Mediterranean, Byzantine, Ottoman and Central European influences making the country a unique attraction for cultural and religious tourism. As a meeting point of different civilizations and cultures over centuries, most of major religions Judaism, Roman Catholics, Christian Orthodox and Islam exist in harmony in this country offering a number of sacred places and unique experience to domestic and international visitors. In this paper we will present the representation of religious objects and manifestations of Travnik tourismgeographical region, their tourist valorization and proposal in order to improve this specific form of tourism.

 

Keywords

Travnik, tourism-geographical region, tourist valorization, religious tourism, tourism development.

 

GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW - SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL FOR GEOGRAPHY  No 40, Year 2019. pg. 51-64

 

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DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFORMATION OF BANJA LUKA SUBURBAN SETTLEMENT VRBANJA

 Nataša Dragić

 

DOI: 10.35666/23038950.2019.40.65

UDC: 911.37:312:338(497.6 Vrbanja)

 

Abstract:  Development and transformation of Banja Luka suburban settlement Vrbanja. The suburban Banja Luka settlement Vrbanja developed in the southeast part of the Banja Luka valley, in the valley extension of the Lower Vrbanja River, along the highway (M4) and railway track Banja Luka – Doboj. Faced with the processes of deagrarisation and urbanisation, the settlement experienced demographic, functional and physiognomic transformation especially after 1971 when it became part of Banja Luka. The basic factors of the socioeconomic and physiognomic transformation of this settlement are: traffic and geographical position and excellent everyday connections to the central city; development of work function (industry of cellulose and viscose INCEL and etc.). The analysis conducted showed that the settlement, regardless of the aforementioned transformation factors, still has the features of a suburban area with modest representation of the central functions and a lower degree of development as well as a poor quality of communal services. The socioeconomic transformation of the population is reflected in a small share of the agricultural population (1,7%), but agricultural production, although of low intensity and productivity and on small areas, is still present and affects the physiognomy of the settlement. An important limitating factor of further transformation of the settlement is significant depopulation. Over the past twenty years the population of Vrbanja has declined by around 33,7% so the demographical revitalisation together with the planned development of new functions, also covered in the paper, is the principal precondition for future development.

 

Keywords

suburbanisation, transformation, depopulation, Vrbanja

 

GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW - SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL FOR GEOGRAPHY  No 40, Year 2019. pg. 65-88

 

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IDENTIFICATION OF NEGATIVE FACTORS AFFECTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN SUTJESKA NATIONAL PARK

Edin Hrelja

 

DOI: 10.35666/23038950.2019.40.89

UDC: 911.3:338.48:502(497.6 Sutjeska)

 

Abstract:  Identification of negative factors affecting sustainable development in Sutjeska National park. The topic of research are the problems of sustainable development of Sutjeska National Park. Within this, general geographic features are given in detail, while forms and degree of tourism pressure, as well as the intensity of environmental endangerment within the protected natural area, are analyzed. The forms and intensity of anthropogenic influences in the exploration area changed

considerably during the historic-geographic development, from the use of area for summer pasture, through the exploitation of natural resources (forests and mineral raw materials), to tourism-motivated valuation in recent times. Such social influences have left visible traces in the natural environment and the landscape, which are reflected in the distorted ecological balance (spatially differentiated reduction of natural vegetation, on account of the expansion of pasture landscapes) and various forms of endangerment of the environment. Existing geoecological problems call for the future assessment of the resource base of the National Park to be strictly directed towards the principles of sustainable development. This implies, first of all, the development of sustainable tourism within the framework of tourism carrying capacity and constant care for the preservation of heritage (natural and cultural) as the strategic goal of development policy.

 

Keywords

Sutjeska National Park, tourism pressure, sustainable development, geodiversity

GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW - SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL FOR GEOGRAPHY  No 40, Year 2019. pg. 89-99

 

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NEW DATA ON DISTRIBUTION OF GENUS ZYGAENA FABRICIUS, 1775 IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (LEPIDOPTERA: ZYGAENIDAE)

Lejla Smailagić, Adi Vesnić

 

DOI: 10.35666/23038950.2019.40.101

UDC: 595.7(497.6)”2017”

 

Abstract:  New data on distribution of genus Zygaena Fabricius, 1775 in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae). We analysed the distribution of Zygaena Fabricius, 1775 moths on Čavljak and mountains: Bjelašnica, Igman and Trebević. Five different Zygaena species were found on investigated sites: Zygaenaviciae Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775, Z. filipendulae Linnaeus, 1758, Z. lonicerae Scheven, 1777, Z. purpuralis Brünnich, 1763 and Z. loti Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775. Simpson's diversity index was calculated based on the collected species and their population density

by which we determined that Mtn.Igman was the locality with the highest species richness.

 

Bray-Curtis cluster analysis was used to show that Mtn.Bjelašnica and Čavljak are the most similar localities in terms of the species that inhabit them.

 

Keywords

Zygaena transalpina, Zigaena angelice, Distribution, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW - SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL FOR GEOGRAPHY  No 40, Year 2019. pg. 101-107

 

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