Comparative analysis of national strategies for protection and rescue in emergencies in Serbia and Montenegro with emphasis on Croatia

Abstract Emergencies caused by different types of disasters (natural, technological and complex) are as old as human history. They have always created serious problems for people and their communities, forcing them to take appropriate measures to ensure their prevention, mitigation, response and recovery. Keeping in mind the security implications of emergencies for the […]

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Influence of households distance on flood disaster preparedness in Serbia (Uticaj udaljenosti domaćinstva od reke na spremnost građana za reagovanje na prirodnu katastrofu izazvanu poplavom u Republici Srbiji

Abstract The aim of quantitative research is to examine the impact of distance households on the preparedness of citizens to respond to a natural disaster caused by a flood in the Republic of Serbia. Bearing in mind all local communities in Serbia where floods occurred or there is a high risk of flooding, […]

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Analysis factors of influence to the knowledge and perception of secondary school students in Belgrade about epidemics – Analiza faktora uticaja na znanje i percepciju učenika srednjih škola u Beogradu o epidemijama

Abstract This quantitative research aims to determine the perception and actual knowledge of secondary school students in the Belgrade region with respect to epidemics as a natural disaster and security threat and to identify the factors that influence their knowledge and perceptions. The authors use a method of surveying students to identify and […]

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Floods in the Republic of Serbia – Vulnerability and human security

Abstract Vulnerability and human security have been changing over time and depended on the physical, social, economic and environmental factors. In modern terms these phenomena have become multi-dimensional, multi-disciplinary, multi-sectoral and dynamic. However, in addition to empirical changes with respect to the nature of security threats, the increase of vulnerability and threatening to […]

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Citizen’s education about floods: a Serbian case study

Abstract The aim of quantitative research is a scientific explication of the effects of certain demographic, socio-economic and psychological citizens characteristics on citizens’ education in Serbia about floods. It is because of that that during the whole of 2015, a series of 2,500 face-to-face interviews was conducted in 19 out of the 190 […]

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Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction from Fires: A Literature Review

Abstract All over the world, different types of fires do not cease to cause serious material and non-material consequences, forcing people and their institutions to design and implement various preventive (construction, mechanical, electrical, architectural, etc.) measures to mitigate the risk of such events. Using an integrated disaster risk reduction approach ensures a higher […]

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Uloga društvenih mreža u smanjenju rizika od katastrofa: studija slučaja Beograd (The role of social networks in disaster risk reduction: a case study Belgrade)

Abstract Starting from the decision theory that explains the ways of decision-making, the subject of research is to examine the role and importance of social networks in different phases of integrated risk management (mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery) from disasters in the Republic of Serbia. Using the multi-stage random sampling method, 143 adult citizens […]

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Examination of the factors that influence public perception of mythically-based human behavior in disaster conditions (Ispitivanje faktora uticaja na percepciju javnosti o mitski zasnovanom ponašanju ljudi u uslovima katastrofa)

Abstract Starting from the importance of risk perception for taking certain preventive measures to protect people and their property from disasters, the subject of the research is to examine the factors influencing public perception of mythically-based human behavior in disaster conditions. Using the random sampling method, 250 adult respondents were surveyed in the […]

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Prepreke unapređenju spremnosti građana za reagovanje u prirodnim katastrofama (Barriers to improvement preparedness for responding to natural disasters)

Abstract This paper presents the quantitative research results of the barrier improvement measures of preparedness to respond to natural disasters. The survey was conducted in 2015 in 19 local communities in Serbia. On that occasion, using a testing strategy for households and multistage random sampling of 2,500 persons were interviewed. Survey results show […]

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Baze podataka o rizicima i informacioni servisi podrške odlučivanju u vanrednim situacijama (Risk database and management support information services for emergencies)

Baze podataka o rizicima is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract Prirodne i antropogene vanredne situacije predstavlјaju najozbilјniji scenario ugrožavanja bezbednosti koji uslovlјava upotrebu najsavremenijih informacionih servisa kao i korišćenje svih raspoloživih baza podataka o rizicima. U tom smislu, upravlјanje rizicima u vanrednim situacijama je danas nezamislivo bez upotrebe različitih onlajn […]

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Percepcija javnosti o pripremljenosti za biosferske katastrofe izazvane epidemijama: implikacije na proces upravljanja rizicima (Perception of preparedness for biosphere disaster caused by epidemics: implications for risk management process)

Percepcija javnosti o pripremljenosti is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract Biospheric disasters, among them the first place of the epidemic, pose a serious threat to human security. Starting from the seriousness and characteristic of disasters caused by epidemics, the subject of research is the examination of the nature of the […]

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Investigating students attitudes and preferences towards disaster learning multimedia to enhance preparedness

Investigating students attitudes and preferences is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract This paper presents quantitative research results regarding students’ attitudes and preferences towards disaster learning multimedia to enhance preparedness. The research was conducted during February and March 2021, where the respondents’ answers were collected by sending an online survey questionnaire […]

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Ugroženost žena od posledica prirodno izazvanih katastrofa: studija slučaja Svilajnac (Vulnerability of women to the consequences of naturally caused disasters: the Svilajnac case study)

Ugroženost žena od posledica prirodno is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract Citizens’ vulnerability to disaster is a function of both physical and social factors. Gendered disaster social science rests on the social fact of gender as a primary organizing principle of societies and the conviction that gender must be addressed […]

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Risk management of natural disasters: Concepts and Methods

Risk management of natural disasters is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract Every day, people are exposed to a variety of risks ranging from small and insignificant to larger ones, such as natural disasters. The concept of risk has been a topic of interest for researchers from different disciplines in the […]

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Environmental aspects of using nuclear energy

Environmental aspects of using nuclear is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract Nuclear technological production of electricity is characterized as a low-carbon technology, which on the one hand, has key importance in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while on the other hand there are numerous controversies, defensive approach and anxiety […]

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Analysis of geospatial and temporal distribution of storms as a natural disaster (Analiza geoprostorne i vremenske distrubucije oluja kao prirodnih katastrofa)

Analysis of geospatial and temporal is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract The purpose of the research – the research has been undertaken to determine the geospatial and temporal distribution of the number and consequences of storms in the global geospace in the period from 1900 till 2013. Design/methodology/approach – The […]

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Information systems and disaster risk management

Information systems and disaster risk is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract Disaster risk management is nowadays hard to imagine without appropriate information systems that facilitate the decision-making process in phases before, during, and after the disaster. In the face of disasters, decision-makers must look at and analyze various information on […]

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Protection of critical infrastructure from natural disasters

Protection of critical infrastructure from is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract Protection of critical infrastructure is one of the significant measures for mitigating the consequences of natural disasters. As such, it is recognized as the foundation for maintaining the functionality of the community in emergency situations. It can be said […]

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Fires as threatening security phenomenon: factors of influence on knowledge about fires

Fires as threatening security phenomenon is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract This paper presents the results of quantitative research of factors influencing knowledge and perceptions of students about fire as threatening security phenomenon. Applying a multi-stage sample interviewed 3063 students from 13 secondary schools in the city of Belgrade. Descriptive […]

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Spatial and temporal distribution of floods like natural emergency situations

Spatial and temporal distribution is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract Floods as hydrological emergencies, every day increasingly threaten the safety of people and their property. As such, they intensely attract the attention of researchers in the field of geospatial, technical, natural, information and other sciences, but also experts in the […]

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Vulnerability of Critical Infrastructure by Natural Disasters

Vulnerability of Critical Infrastructure is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract Natural disasters increasingly threaten the safety of mankind. Not only that, in past decades there has been an obvious increase in the number of natural disasters, but it is also present an increase in their destructiveness. This results in a […]

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Classification of Emergency Situations

Classification of Emergency Situations is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract There is no universally accepted definition or classification of an emergency situation. The adoption of a universally and generally acceptable classification of emergency situations represents one of the important challenges the researchers, competent governmental authorities, and international organizations have to […]

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Informisanje građana o vanrednim situacijama: činioci uticaja i modaliteti (Informing of citizens about emergency situations: influence factors and modalities)

Informisanje građana o vanrednim situacijama is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract The goal of quantitative research is a scientific explication of the influence of certain factors on the modalities of informing citizens about emergency situations. Special attention was paid to examining the influence of the following factors on information: gender, […]

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Cooperation of South-East European countries in Emergency Situations

Cooperation of South-East European countries is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract Emergencies do not recognize national borders and often acquire regional and global character. South-East European countries are permanently exposed to various emergency situations, such as earthquakes, floods, snow storms, droughts, forest fires etc. In certain cases, these countries are […]

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The role of social networks in disaster risk reduction

The role of social networks is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract As of recently, the role of social networks in the disaster risk management process has become significantly important. This is largely due to a huge number of smartphones with installed applications (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) that allow their users to […]

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Resilience of society in disasters caused by nuclear accidents

Resilience of society in disasters is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract Keeping in mind that Serbia does not have a nuclear power plant and that there are justified reasons to introduce nuclear energy, it is necessary to examine citizens’ level of information and preparedness for such disasters, i.e. the possibility […]

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The NATO expansion in Europe – alliance of liberal states

The NATO expansion in Europe is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract Alliances are well-known in world history. In the framework of international relations, several theoretical explanations are applied to answer the questions of why and how states enter into alliances. The traditional approach explains the alliance through the assumptions of […]

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Harmonizing wildfires risk assessment in Western Balkans through the IPAFF project

Harmonizing wildfires risk assessment is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract Wildfires risk assessment plays a key role in each phase of the wildfire cycle, enabling the shift from fire suppression to prevention activities while improving decisions for response and restoration activities. Moreover, it enables synergies between fire and landscape management […]

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Disaster Risk Reduction System in the Republic of North Macedonia

Disaster Risk Reduction System is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract The subject of interest in this paper is the presentation and elaboration of the disaster risk reduction system in North Macedonia, through the analysis of the strategic and legal framework, the established national platform and the institutions that are part […]

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Innovative solutions for flood risk management

Innovative solutions for flood risk is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract Starting from the importance of innovative solutions for improving the needs of different practitioners as flood risk managers, the purpose of this review was to describe and analyze, evaluates, and prioritizes the various available different innovative solutions that have […]

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Examination of citizens’ attitudes towards providign support to vulnerable people and voluntereeing during disasters

Examination of citizens’ attitudes towards is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract The subject of quantitative research is to examine the factors influencing citizens’ attitudes towards assisting vulnerable people and volunteering during natural disasters. In this paper, the authors examine the relationship between gender, age, level of education, marital status, employment, […]

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Security risks of climate change: case study of Belgrade

Security risks of climate change is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract Based on the negative impact of climate change, the aim of quantitative research is to examine models for predicting the impact of demographic and sociocultural factors on citizens’ attitudes to security risks of climate change. Using the random sample […]

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Public perception of climate change and its impact on natural disasters

Public perception of climate change is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract The aim of the research is the examination of the factors influencing the public perception of climate change and its impact on natural disasters. This paper presents the results of quantitative research regarding testing the central hypothesis where education […]

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Endangering the security of local communities in emergency situations caused by floods

Endangering the security of local is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract Starting from the increasingly frequent natural and anthropogenic emergencies in Serbia, the goal of scientific research is scientific description and explication of the impact of demographic, socio-economic and psychological factors on citizens’ perception of the level of endangering the […]

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Relationship between demographic and environmental factors and knowledge of secondary school students on natural disasters

Relationship between demographic and environmental is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract The subject of quantitative research is to examine the connection between demographic (gender, age) and environmental factors (family, school and media) and knowledge and perceptions of students about natural disasters. Bearing in mind the orientation of the research design […]

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The predictive model of citizens’ attitudes about the risks of introducing the death penalty in the Serbian criminal justice system

The predictive model of citizens’ is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract This paper presents quantitative research results regarding the predictive model of citizens’ attitudes about the risks of introducing death penalty in the Serbian criminal justice system. We tested the central hypothesis of which gender is predicting variable in citizens’ […]

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Religion Influence on Disaster Risk Reduction: A Case Study of Serbia

Religion Influence on Disaster Risk is the central topic of this scientific publication. Abstract Human perception of nature and God have always been inextricably linked. To understand nature and its inherent processes, including various natural hazards, the reasons for their origin were often attributed to God’s will, suffering for sin and the similar. […]

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