Milana Pantelić

• PhD
• University of Novi Sad

This paper assessed aridity and humidity conditions in Bačka (north Serbia) in the period 1949–2018. The assessment was based on the analysis of air temperature and total precipitation from 5 meteorological stations. Spatio-temporal changes were determined based on aridity indices, statistical and interpolation procedures. The Mann–Kendall indicate...

Attitudes towards environment are important for organizing nature protection, especially in countries undergoing political and economic transition. In this paper, attitudes of visitors, local communities and stakeholders towards the environment and nature protection are researched online and within the Special Nature Reserve and surroundings settle...

The paper analyzes the spatio-temporal dynamics of changes in the state of land cover and land use in Bačka (1990-2018). The changes were recorded based on the monitoring of the CORINE Land Cover (CLC) database during the analyzed periods. The CORINE remote sensing program integrated with GIS software recorded the following land cover changes: a) o...

U radu su analizirani fizičko-hemijski parametri sakupljeni na osnovu savremenih podataka putem tehnika ankete. Podaci su razmatrani sa aspekta životne sredine i ljudskih aktivnosti duž toka Dunavskog basena. Dunavski basen predstavlja drugi po veličini evropski rečni basen, sa ukupnom površinom od 801.463 km². Sliv Dunava naseljava više od 80 mili...

Апстракт: Рецентне климатске промене представљају један од највећих проблема са аспекта животне средине и представљају узрок климатских екстрема попут суше и аридности. Предмет рада је представљање услова аридности у Бачкој коришћењем индекса аномалија падавина (RAI). У раду су употребљене месечне и годишње вредности падавина (1990-2018) са 5 метео...

Апстракт: Климатски и хидролошки фактори као што су температура, падавине и протицај играју значајну улогу у формирању физичких и хемијских карактеристика речне воде. У раду се истражује утицај ових параметара на квалитет воде реке Тисе у Србији. Мерења су вршена на месечном нивоу, а анализиран је период 2008-2021. године. Урађена је корелациона ан...

The study aimed to analyze changes in water quality based on ten physicochemical parameters for the Danube River in Bačka. Data from three profiles over a twenty-year interval were used and processed using multivariate statistics. An ANOVA indicated that the quality of surface water is mostly at a satisfactory level. Sufficient amounts of dissolved...

Wetlands provide extensive ecological services for life on Earth, but they are facing rapid global disappearance under the influence of human activities and climate change. Therefore, it is of great importance to ensure the wise use of wetlands. Local residents’ attitudes toward sustainable tourism in wetlands are essential to the sustainable manag...

Апстракт: У раду је анализирана класификација земљишта Бачке на основу морфолошко-генетског критеријума. Класификација педолошког покривача Бачке обухвата три реда и десет класа: а) аутоморфни, б) хидроморфни и в) халоморфни ред земљишта. У аутоморфном реду земљишта чернозем представља најдоминантнији тип земљишта (94,5%), затим ритска смоница (2,6...

Climate change strongly affects ecosystems, and there is a certain risk that the negative impacts will increase in the future. Climate variability has a significant influence on the availability and quality of water resources. The effects of climate change on the hydrological cycle and water quality in a catchment are closely linked. Changes in air...

Тридесетих година XX века створени су оптимални услови за конституисање нове научне дисциплине - геоекологије. Геоекологија чини солидну основу за процену, евалуацију, планирање и управљање пределом. Актуелност геоеколошких проблема на глобалном нивоу, као и недовољно познавање геоеколошке терминологије од стране јавности, чини овај рад оправданим....

This study aims to investigate how national parks, identified as remarkable and, therefore, worthy of the trip, are visited and experienced. The main objective of this study was to explore the influence of memorable tourism experiences on environmentally responsible behavior, satisfaction, and behavioral intentions as its outcome. By giving an acco...

Incorporating sustainability into the Destination Management Organization (DMO) policies is important because it is a competitive factor. Additionally, this is due to the requirement for effective planning and the proper management of tourism development. To promote and evaluate the sustainability aspect of tourism destination competitiveness, it i...

Tourist activities are often related to rivers, which also form an important element of the landscape visited by tourists. Changes in the quality of water resources or their availability can therefore have a negative impact on tourism. For monitoring the water quality of the Danube in Bačka, the values on selected profiles – Bezdan, Bogojevo and No...

In this study, air temperature and precipitation seasonality and their correlation with large-scale atmospheric circulations over the Sava River Basin (SRB), i.e., over the areas of Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia, are analyzed. We used daily air temperature and precipitation measurements from 12 meteorological stations for the period from 1981 to 20...

The circular economy (CE) is a multidisciplinary approach focused on achieving the sustainability of the whole society. This review aims to reveal the potential impact of the circular economy on quality of life. This systematic review analyzes studies dealing with the concept of circular economy and quality of life. The methodology process included...

Climate change is one of the largest environmental issues causing hydroclimatological extremes such as floods, droughts, and aridity. The aim of this study is to assess the observed and projected climate changes in Bačka (Serbia). Detailed trend analyses and possible climate scenarios over Bačka has not been presented up to now. In this paper, four...

Serbia is facing several serious environmental problems which are strongly related to its historic legacy of a centrally planned economy and insufficient investments in the ecological-related projects. It is facing the serious air pollution in the major cities (category III), low level of the wastewater from utility and industrial sources (that les...

Specijalni rezervat prirode (SRP) „Gornje Podunavlje“ je lociran u severozapadnoj Bačkoj, uz panonski sektor toka Dunava. U radu su predstavljene promene na osnovu CORINE Land Cover (CLC) baze podataka (1990-2018) za definisano područje istraživanja: a) promene vegetacionog pokrivača, b) prostorna distribucija promena i c) promene u načinu korišćen...

Special Nature Reserve „Gornje Podunavlje” (MaB, IPA, IBA, Ramsar) represents one of the largest and most well-preserved floodplain areas in Serbia. It is characterized by great biodiversity. The best way to get to know the natural values of this area is through ecological-educational trails. There are three sites with well-maintained trails in the...

In this study was performed the trend analysis of air surface temperature and precipitation data. Man-Kendall test and GIS analysis were used in the interpretation of the results. The combined approach provides insight into climate dynamics over the past decades over Mačva region (Serbia).

Flood frequency analysis was performed on annual maxima series for 90 years (1928–2017) of discharge data recorded at the Sremska Mitrovica gauging station on the Sava River. The three-parameter distributions (PearsonIII, Log-PearsonIII) are more suitable for modelling annual maxima than distribution functions with only two parameters (Normal, Log-...

Soil erosion assessment enables the identification of manifested soil erosion categories, their spatial distribution and the relationship between soil erosion and land use patterns. The integrated approach of the RUSLE method and GIS tools was used in estimating soil erosion rates in Bačka (Serbia). Previous research of soil erosion intensity in th...

The paper presents trends for three categories of variables: average annual, average maximum and average minimum air temperatures. Data was provided by the meteorological yearbooks of the Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia. The main goal of this paper is to detect possible temperature trends in Central Serbia. The trend equation, trend...

Europe’s material cultural heritage is increasingly threatened by an increasingly extreme changes in weather patterns. Also, the tourism industry is suffering from various consequences of climate change. Previous research has often focused on how climate change is affecting Europe’s cultural heritage, so this paper aims to present not only the impa...

Residents' attitudes to tourism activities are crucial for sustainable tourism development. The sustainable tourism attitude scale (SUS-TAS) is implemented as a basis for analyzing local residents' attitudes towards sustainable tourism development. The aim of this research is to explore the attitudes of the local community (n = 1233) towards sustai...

Drought is a natural phenomenon that occurs when the availability of water is significantly below the normal levels during a shorter or longer period of time and cannot meet the necessary demand. This study focused on hydrological drought assessment of the Tisza River on four gauging stations: Vásárosnamény, Szolnok, Szeged, and Senta for the perio...

between morphometric and lake characteristics are presented. The purpose of this study was to update current information on the bathymetry and morphometric characteristics of the lake, using Humminbird and Garmin sonar. The bathymetry was based on 1587 points for which depths and geographic coordinates an ellipsoid form. Lastly we highlight the imp...

Recent climate changes cause significant natural and socioeconomic consequences. They represent one of the major environmental problems of the late 20 th and early 21 st centuries. Changes in temperature and precipitation play a significant role in understanding climate change issues. They include numerous extreme climatic events such as heat waves...

‘Bačko Podunavlje’ represents one of the largest and the best-preserved wetland areas of the upper Danube. Water quality is crucial for nature in protected areas and ecotourism. The paper is based on data for the period 1992–2016. Using multivariate statistical analysis, water quality was defined. One-factor analysis of variations is the starting p...

Background: Sodium thiosulphate (NaTS) is mostly used in haemodialysis (HD) patients with calcific uraemic arteriolopathy. This double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study assessed the effect of NaTS on progression of cardiovascular calcifications in HD patients. Methods: From 65 screened patients, we recruited 60 patients with an abdomin...

Floods are one of the most common natural hazards and as such, they are causing a great loss of human life as well as great economic damages. Flood frequency analysis (FFA) is still an active and popular field of research among geographers. In this study we have performed regional flood frequency analysis (RFFA) using the L-moments method and annua...

The fast changing conjuncture in tourism industry, new tendencies both in supply and demand market together with the enlarging influence of the branch globally, cause sustained dynamics in hospitality business as well, being a part of the whole process. Hence new generation of guests is formed that makes necessary totally new approaches when it com...

Droughts are natural hazards that endanger the safety of population, their property and can create serious agricultural and ecological problems over the affected region. An analysis of the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) was performed by using the database of sixty years (1956–2016) of the monthly precipitation for the nine meteorological st...

For understanding hydroclimatological process chain it is crucial to identify relations between large-scale climatic circulations and river discharge. The Danube is one of the most important European waterways, flowing 2.857 kilometers across the Europe and with 817.000 km2 basin. Danube River average and maximum discharges are correlated with eigh...

Rivers on territory of the Republic of Serbia can be separated to three sea drainage basins: Black, Adriatic and Aegean. Majority of rivers belong to the Black Sea drainage basin. The Danube is the most important river in Serbia and one of the most important rivers of Europe. All rivers investigated in this paper represent direct or indirect tribut...

Risk assessment and mapping methodologies for heat waves as frequently occurring hazards in central and southeastern Europe were applied in this study, and the impact of heat waves on the mortality of urban populations was determined as part of the assessment. The methodology for conducting the heat wave risk assessment is based on European Commiss...

Tourism development, if not sustainable, could threat and affect the environment as an object of tourists’ interest. Accordingly, hotels as a type of tourism organizations within a destination, are trying to involve sustainable business activities in their operations in order to protect the environment. In hotels within developed countries, sustain...

This paper examines temporal and spatial patterns of annual and seasonal maximum temperatures (Tmax) in Slovenia and their relationship with atmospheric circulation patterns. A significant increase in maximum temperature (Tmax; from 0.3°C to 0.5°C∙decade−¹) was observed throughout the country at the annual scale in the period 1963–2014. Significant...

Due to excessive pollution, Veliki backi Canal (VBC) was turned into an open collection system for wastewater from food industry, farms and settlements. This lead to classification of the canal as a pollution "black spot" in Danube basin. As there is high percentage of residents living alongside the canal, VBC could represent potential health risk....

Evaluative function of the final exam provides insight into the educational achievements of students and assessment of the degree of achievement of general and specific standards of achievement. When analyzing the results of students per school year (2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016 and 2016/2017) it is clear that in last two year, pupils approach t...

This paper examines temporal and spatial variability and trends of annual and seasonal precipitation in Slovenia and their relationship with three atmospheric circulation patterns represented by their indices: North Atlantic Oscillation index (NAOi), Mediterranean Oscillation index (MOi) and Western Mediterranean Oscillation index (WeMOi). Data fro...

Great Bačka Canal (GBC) is part of the canal system that connects two rivers, the Danube and the Tisza. It extends through Vojvodina (northern Serbia) and remains to be insufficiently exploited as an agricultural resource. With the aim of fostering agricultural development and sustainable management, the standpoints of the local population as regar...

The Danube, the Sava and the Tisa rivers belong to the Black Sea river basin and they flow through many European countries, while in Serbia they flow through the Pannonian flatland. The water quality of these rivers, which is affected by complex anthropogenic activities and natural factors, is one of important factors that are taken into account in...

This paper evaluated exposure to road traffic noise in the city of Novi Sad, the second largest city in the Republic of Serbia. It has been investigated using analysis and systematization of the results on noise intensity in the city of Novi Sad, whether this parameter is within the approved limits for noise intensity during the day and night and w...

The Drina River is the biggest tributary of the Sava River, created by the merger of the Tara and Piva rivers at Scepan Polje. The Drina represents the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Water quality index (WQI) is a numeric expression used to evaluate the quality of water bodies and make it more easily understood by managers. In th...

This paper identifies the results of a questionnaire designed to measure service quality in spa hotels in the Republic of Serbia. Service quality was measured with a model based on the original SERVQUAL model. Due to the fact that many previous research papers have shown that SERVQUAL is insufficient to identify and measure all determinants of serv...

According to different relevant climate research water shortage hazard become increasingly frequent natural hazard across Serbia. In Serbia, especially in Vojvodina, drought is a natural hazard with increasing frequency of occurrence. Vojvodina is predominantly agricultural area with 11% of agricultural population. As such agricultural population i...

As a significant urban area, the climate of Novi Sad is under influence of urban heat island (UHI), an area that is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas due to human activities. Novi Sad is one of the main urban tourism destinations in Serbia. Turnover in catering trade and number of tourist arrivals and overnight stays indicate si...

Veliki bački kanal is one of the most polluted watercourses in Serbia and it is frequently the central topic of the analysis of huge ecological issues in Serbia. It was dug at the turn of the 19th century with the main purpose to drain the wetland areas in central Bačka and to enhance economic growth of the settlements that had been colonized sever...

The WQI method is most frequently used in expert and scientific research and basically it provides a mechanism for cumulative representation, numeric expression and defining a certain level of water quality. This paper aims to assess water quality of the Tisa River in Vojvodina (North Serbia) for the 2003-2012 period. Serbian Water Quality Index (S...

Veliki bački kanal is one of the most polluted watercourses in Serbia and it is frequently the central topic of the analysis of huge ecological issues in Serbia. It was dug at the turn of the 19th century with the main purpose to drain the wetland areas in central Bačka and to enhance economic growth of the settlements that had been colonized sever...

A Water Quality Index (WQI) is a numeric expression used to evaluate the quality of water bodies and make it easier understood by managers. This paper aims to assess water quality of Sava River in Vojvodina (North Serbia) for the 2004 – 2011 period. For this purpose authors applied: Serbian Water Quality Index (SWQI) assessment. WQI value is dimens...

A Water Quality Index (WQI) is a numeric expression used to evaluate the quality of water bodies and make it easier understood by managers. This paper aims to assess water quality of Drina River in Serbia for the 2004 – 2011 period. For this purpose authors applied: Serbian Water Quality Index (SWQI). WQI value is dimensionless, single number rangi...

The river Danube belongs to the Black Sea basin and it flows through ten European countries. It also flows through 35 larger cities including Novi Sad in Serbia. The water quality of the Danube is one of significant factors that are taken into consideration in evaluation of sustainability of the development of this region and it is controlled by co...

A large number of civil war refugees migrated to Vojvodina in the period 1991-1996. Each of nine immi - gration municipalities received over 10,000 refugees. This article will try to prove that refugees changed age structure of these municipalities in the negative sense. Demographic indicators such as median age and age index are higher and unfavor...

The focus of this research is Special nature reserve Carska bara that is situated in the area of central Banat (Vojvodina, Serbia). The whole territory of the Reserve and the surrounding area represents space that has been under the influence of human activities since the very beginning of the development of human communities. Another great influen...

Veliki Bački Kanal (VBK) is a very important waterway in Serbia and part of the Danube-Tisza-Danube hydro-system. VBK runs through the central part of Bačka, connecting the rivers of Danube and Tisza, and as such possesses high unused tourism potential. In order to develop tourism in this region, local residents’ attitudes are being investigated in...

Veliki Bački canal (VBC) in Serbia is one of the most polluted water flows in Europe. This paper observes, statistically analyses and describes certain chemical parameters as dissolved O2, biological oxygen demand (BOD5), chemical oxigen demand (COD), suspended solids and amount of coliform bacteria, which show canal water quality during the period...

Veliki Bački canal (VBC) in Serbia is one of the most polluted water flows in Europe. This paper observes, statistically analyses and describes certain chemical parameters as dissolved O2, biological oxygen demand (BOD5), chemical oxigen demand (COD), suspended solids and amount of coliform bacteria, which show canal water quality during the period...

Border region of Northern Banat consists of three Banat municipalities. These municipalities are bordering with Romania and they occupy the ultimate eastern, peripheral position in Serbia. The number of inhabitants in border municipalities shows the declining tendency and a high unemployment rate is one of the causes of constant decline in the numb...

The population of the municipalities in Western Backa records a decreasing trend, this is one of the reasons for that is the lack of economic development. The development of alternative forms of economy, such as tourism would contribute to the stabilization of the demographic situation. The foundation of Mali Stapar settlement is related to the con...