Florim Isufi

• Professor
• University of Prishtina

The influence of factors of different levels on the reduction and loss of vegetation is known as the vulnerability of vegetation. We have used roads, land use, slope, and settlements as variables first to determine the vulnerability of vegetation and then to analyze it. In Kosovo in general, and Prishtina in particular, extraordinary pressure has b...

Geographic visualizations have played a very important role—since ancient times—long before computer visualizations became popular. Since then, it has evolved continuously to this day. Now, the use of modern geographical visualization offers many new opportunities to better and more accurately understand spatial phenomena. Usually, diagram maps and...

In urban areas, due to the thermodynamic characteristics they possess, numerous challenges are faced. This paper aims to study the effect of population lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic on land surface temperature values in the city of Prishtina. Landsat 8 satellite images before and during the pandemic were used for this purpose. The results o...

Urban areas, compared to peripheral and rural areas, have higher temperatures which are caused by a series of unplanned activities that are undertaken by humans. Such a thing leads to the emergence of the Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI) phenomenon. In this paper, summer SUHI is determined through the calculation of LST for the Municipality of Pris...

The study is aimed at Regression analysis in both cases showed high relationships between LST, NDVI and NDBI. LST relationships with NDVI showed a strong negative correlation having an R 2 value of 0.7638 highlighting the extraordinary role of vegetation towards reducing the SUHI effect while LST relationships with NDBI showed a strong positive cor...

Extremely important elements to see the effect of human activities on the one hand and, on the other hand, monitoring changes in the environment are land use and cover (LULC). These elements offer us a great opportunity to determine how much a certain space has been developed rationally (use of natural environmental resources) and how much this spa...

Since the appearance on Earth, human has been constantly operating in nature, exploiting its riches, but also adapting it to its own needs. Both developing and developed countries are constantly concerned about the urbanization process. Urbanization, in order to be positive, must be developed correctly. If such a thing does not happen, then this de...

Advances in Remote Sensing (Digital Elevation Models) products and GIS techniques have made the calculation and analysis of morphometric indices much more accurate, effective, and less time-consuming. Dissection index (Di) is a morphometric parameter that indicates the degree of dissection or vertical erosion and the stage of landform development....

Based on the dialectical principle, an attempt was made to analyze in details the impact of relief on land cover and land use. To achieve this objective, the Llap river basin was chosen. The Llap river basin lies in the north-eastern part of Kosovo, which is discerned as a morphological whole with particular physical-geographic elements. Since the...

Land cover has always been and still it is one of the main challenges in the field of geography. This study will be focused on “experimentation” of one of the most modern techniques of our time, becoming irreplaceable standard for decision-making in matters of land cover and the square method. Here we are talking about the standard named: CORINE La...

This study took place in the Gërmia massif (Republic of Kosovo) and presents an overview of the current status of this protected area. The Gërmia Regional Park is one of the 173 protected areas in Kosovo. It received this status in 1987 (GZK, no. 43/87) from the Prishtina municipal assembly and covers an area of 1064 hectares. Its natural values ha...

This study took place in the Gërmia massif (Republic of Kosovo) and presents an overview of the current status of this protected area. The Gërmia Regional Park is one of the 173 protected areas in Kosovo. It received this status in 1987 (GZK, no. 43/87) from the Prishtina municipal assembly and covers an area of 1064 hectares. Its natural values ha...

Kosovo has a surface of 10.887 km 2 , while its topographical catchment area 11.645 km 2 , which means that the discrepancy is only 758 km 2 or 6.5%. Its Orthography is characteristic, because it's comprised of high mountains in peripheral part and two lowlands, Dukagjini lowland situated in west, and Kosovo lowland situated in the east, which have...

The formation and the development of the landscape of this part, beside the afore-mentioned geological factors, a very important role has played the external morphogenetic phenomena such as climatic, hydrographical, pedological and vegetative one. In the context of external morphological phenomena of this section, the geo-dynamic activity of the fl...

These mountains represent the most important morphological and morph-structural unit of the North East part of Kosovo. These mountains have a length of about 60 km between the jaw of Lebana in the South East and the borderline in North West, 10-30 km wide, and 1200-2000 m altitude, thus being characterized by a mountainous landscape with an average...

The Sensor Observation Service (SOS) is a web service to query real-time sensor data and sensor data time series and is part of the Sensor Web [1]. istSOS is a Sensor Observation Service application developed by “Institute Scienza della Terra”, for data gathering and service through the usage of the Sensor Observation Service OGC standard [2]. Curr...

Abstract K nowledgc of processes and atmospheric phenoiiiena and their impact un the land surfacc in ad‹lition to professional and scicntific importancc; it has also a great iir p‹› tance in tourism, agriculturiil activities and in the organization of life and economic-social activities. K‹ sovo I ice in a relatively small area, but Ellie to physic...

In the diverse relief of north-east part of Kosova a relatively wide range occupies the relief modelled by the descent phenomenon, which is conditioned by morph-structural and climatic factors quite suitable for their development. The morphogenesis activity of descent phenomenon is conditioned by the types of rocks, tectonic process of this region...

Generally, the surface waters in our country are permanent polluted and is the matter of fact that our cities are yet without any treating equipment program of urban and industrial wastewaters. This research paper aims to research and analyse the degree of pollution in the river Lumbardh (length of 63 km) of Peja city from its source, during to its...

The villages of Kosova are changing every day. The equipment of villages with urban elements is very evident. The living standard of population in rural areas is one of the urban phenomenons. Today, in the settlements we can see the improvement of living conditions in the villages and towns with possibilities of integration in urban system.

Kosova's surface is quite small (10887 km2), hence its rivers basins and sub-basins have small surface. But even though that surface it's small, there are big differences in rainfall attitudes. The correlation analysis shows that basin surface or rainfall quantity determined water discharge. However, the river basins in this area do not have the sa...

Since 1999 the application of GIS in Kosovo has provided valuable results. All of this research was based on contemporary methodology on space research with GIS. In this case, within the inventory of the flora of Kosovo, is explored Common oak (Quercus robur L.), taking into account its biological aspect and modern methods of research with GIS. GIS...

Since 1999 the application of GIS in Kosovo has provided valuable results. All of this research was based on contemporary methodology on space research with GIS. In this case, within the inventory of the flora of Kosovo, is explored Common oak (Quercus robur L.), taking into account its biological aspect and modern methods of research with GIS. GIS...

In this work attempts were made to express in the best possible manner the factors which differentiate the Llap as geographic region. The Llap Region is located in the north-east of Kosovo. Within the ethnic geography, the Llap area is having peripheric position, but within the Balkan Penninsula it is having a central position, while along Llap goe...

Recreation is time available to human kind, excluding normal working hours that are a time for physiological and physical needs of human kind and time for sleep, which is used for entertainment, sport, hobby, rest etc. Well known fact is that recreation is a need of contemporary man, which is at the same time the reason for elaborating this subject...

Abstract: The river of Kriva Reka flow the waters of respective basin and present the main water resource of east part of Kosova. The basin of this river includes many other branches which are short and has a small amount of water. The river channel has formed narrow alluvial valley, while in the surrounding of Kamenica the flood plain is broaden a...

HYRJE Lumi i Moravës së Binçës (F 1632 Km 2) i drenon ujërat e pellgut përkatës të cilat derdhën në Detin e Zi, dhe së bashku me Lumin e Kriva Rekës (612.5 Km 2) paraqet resursin kryesorë ujorë të pjesës lindore të Kosovës e cila në popull quhet " Anamoravë ". Në këtë punim do të trajtohen veçoritë hidrologjike të Moravës së Binçës si nivelet, prur...

Kosovo has an area of 10907 km2 and it is located in Balkan Peninsula. As a country, located in a place with very poor economical development, Kosovo has big problems with electric power producing. Kosovo energetic position with other region countries is not favorable. The electricity power producing in these countries is different from Greece (fro...

In the complex of the side phenomena of the north eastern part of Kosova, sliding who appear in a quite different dimensions play an important role in the landscape modeling; in some territories are ran in into a strong collapse, especially during tectonic abruptness. Quite developed sliding show during the tectonic contacts of magma rocks with tho...

Map of underground water for most of places in Kosovo is very problematic. Because the building of living houses in Kosovo places it has been pending from water, especially by underground water, creation of these maps in level of place will be big a big success for local inhabitants. In this paper is going to be presented method of creation of thes...

The river of Kriva Reka flow the waters of respective basin and present the main water resource of east part of Kosova. The basin of this river includes many other branches which are short and has a small amount of water. The river channel has formed narrow alluvial valley, while in the surrounding of Kamenica the flood plain is broaden and the pop...