Milka Bubalo Živković

University of Novi Sad · Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management

The purpose of the paper was to illustrate a case in which the socio- geographical changes of the settlement are reflected on its streets, particularly concerning parking availability. The research aimed to address the increasing scarcity of parking spaces in planned areas of the city. To achieve this, semi- structured, in-depth interviews were con...

This paper presents the results of a study of the regional–demographic characteristics and the quality of life of the population of Central Bačka, carried out in five municipalities along the Great Bačka Canal (June–August 2022). It included 870 respondents (0.5% of the total adult population). This is a region that has considerable potential for s...

Deruralization is a process that began with the development of industry in today's developed Western world. The abandonment of villages in Serbia started between the two world wars, only to gain more intense momentum after the Second World War. In the first decades of the 21st century in Serbia, this process reached a critical point due to the larg...

Farm tourism is often considered a form of tourism whose main characteristic is sustainability. Nevertheless, the existing literature also provides a partial approach, where the development of farm tourism is analyzed within the context of sustainable development and crisis situations, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the paper is to analy...

The paper talks about the facts that were established in the research of the origin of fruits and vegetables in the markets of Novi Sad. The results of the research are presented using graphic and cartographic methods. Observed illogicalities are clarified in communication with consumers and sellers. The obtained results were compared with foreign...

The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is the cause of the pandemic called COVID-19, has led to many problems in the organization of the life of the world's population, especially in urban areas where the population density is high. In urban areas, there is a greater possibility of transmitting the infection due to the proximity of people and their constant c...

Irregular migrants (they) have been present in Serbia for more than a decade. They have appeared in groups and communicated in languages unknown to the local population (we). They have consisted of Asian and African peoples. They have leaved the homeland because of wars, economic reasons and search better quality of life. In common is that they are...

The purpose of this study was to determine how residents in Novi Sad (The European Capital of Culture 2022) perceive the influence of cultural involvement and place attachment on their attitude toward tourism, and how this affects their support for tourism development. In order to investigate the relationships between these factors, structural equa...

The key problem of rural settlements in the South Banat district lasted into the 21st century through the spread of depopulated areas. Considering that settlements give a cultural landscape its basic features, that they are the main bearers of functional organization, and the hotspots of geo-spatial transformation, based on quantitative-qualitative...

The main aim of this paper is to examine how negative phenomena, such as a pandemic, can result in positive cultural shifts and an upgrade of the urban image. The research was conducted employing an in-depth interview approach at the end of 2021, based on a semi-structured protocol with 15 participants. The answers of the respondents are conditione...

The facts about the Russians represent a contribution to the knowledge of the ethnic groups of the region of Vojvodina, for which multiethnicity is the basic feature of the image. They were collected from written sources, media, but also by indirect research. The facts are grouped into thematic units. Historical facts speak of the time of their arr...

The Northern Indian Plains are facing severe environmental challenges that threaten the health and well-being of millions of people in the region. Deforestation, soil degradation, water pollution and scarcity, and poor air quality are some of the major environmental issues that require urgent attention. Deforestation in the region has resulted in t...

This article addresses the issue of childbirth postponement in Serbia. The paper examines the interaction of demographic and socioeconomic factors as relevant indicators of demographic development. In the case of seven municipalities in the Srem region, the authors sought to determine the causes of putting off childbirth and examine the attitudes o...

The sustainability of rural settlements in Serbia has become the main focus of strategic rural development planning. Although it is still difficult to measure the quality of life of the citizens of the Republic of Serbia, preliminary results show that it is necessary to go beyond the GDP as the only or one of its most important indicators. A multid...

This paper focuses on the underground military galleries and countermine system of the Petrovaradin Fortress near Novi Sad (Serbia). The Petrovaradin Fortress was presented within the working group Underground Built Heritage Reuse and Valorisation Strategies on the COST action Underground4value as a good example of tourist valorised underground cul...

The cities and their centers, as the most relevant indicators of events and conditions in the society, during the transition period suffered a significant identity crisis, which followed not only as a result of new cultural and ethical patterns of living and participating in the use of the urban environment, but as a result of numerous conflicts an...

The Province of Vojvodina is an adequate area for investigating similarities and differences between certain ethnic groups, since there are large numbers of ethnic groups in the area, over 20. The analyses of ethnic groups have been conducted from various aspects, but this research focuses on education level dissimilarities. Due to the compulsory p...

Slovaks represent an ethnic group which is facing the problem of depopulation. This process is the result of low natural population growth, as well as emigration. In the last three decades, and especially in the last decade, there has been an intensive displacement of the inhabitants of certain ethnic groups who went back to their home countries. T...

Communal noise is the noise that comes from living together. It is the noise in the interior or exterior, whether in the working or living environment, spaces in public buildings or open public areas. The issue of communal noise has been partially resolved on paper by lows and by-lows on the permissible noise levels in the environment. However, the...

During the past decade, the valley of the West Morava in the central part of the Republic of Serbia experienced several natural hazards that have changed the life of the inhabitants. The aim of this paper is to show how people perceive natural hazards in the areas where they do not have catastrophic consequences for the entire population. The perce...

The aim of this work is to complement the knowledge about mutual influence on ethnic groups on the Vojvodina Region (the north part of Serbia), as the phenomenon that may appear as the consequence of cohabitation. It is in the function of forming the Vojvodinian cohabitation model (VCM) checking stances offered by poll, the opinion was got from the...

The aim of the paper was to indicate the possibilities offered by the inclusion of traditional food products in the tourist offer of Bačka, a region bordered by the rivers Danube and Tisa in the northwestern part of Serbia. The purpose of the research was to identify who are the producers of traditional food products that are the main actors of the...

This paper presents the results of empirical research on quality of life of rural residents in the border region of Srem. Purpose of this work was to establish attitudes to social factors which determine everyday life of local population, and to establish the general perception of their standard of living. The results presented here are based on st...

Abstract: This paper presents the results of empirical research on quality of life of rural residents in the border region of Srem. Purpose of this work was to establish attitudes to social factors which determine everyday life of local population, and to establish the general perception of their standard of living. The results presented here are b...

The short history about the settling of Czechs in Vojvodina Province was given at the beginning of the paper. It was followed by an analysis of their spatial distribution. Demographic structure of the Czechs in Vojvodina is elaborated. Particular attention was given to the period after the Second World War, e.g. the second half of the 20th and the...

Jovan Cvijić said that geography is learned on foot. Besides fieldwork, the modern studies imply the usage of various software packages, as well as the data sources available from the Internet. All the data acquired from the Internet need to be carefully checked, unless they are retrieved from the websites of the established formal institutions (Go...

In this article are given the opinions by Pannonia countryside inhabitants that belong to the Republic of Serbia about some characteristics of everyday policy. The opinions are gathered by poll which was distributed by e-mail to different areas of the Province of Vojvodina. Namely, 122 participants who filled the poll correctly estimated ten stance...

The aim of this paper is to define the characteristics of commuters in Serbia. One of the most important tasks is to determine regional differences. At the level of NUTS 2 regions, Serbia is divided into four regions. Particular attention is paid to the problems that arise in inter-census comparisons. Comparisons in the paper are made between gende...

Emigration from the whole territory of Serbia and from Vojvodina, the northern province, has been present since 1960s. Nevertheless, due to the bad economic-political situation during the 1990s, the number of emigrants from Vojvodina increased. In the first decade of the 21st century, the number of emigrants was somewhat smaller but still larger th...

Emigration from the whole territory of Serbia and from Vojvodina, the northern province, has been present since 1960s. Nevertheless, due to the bad economic-political situation during the 1990s, the number of emigrants from Vojvodina increased. In the first decade of the 21st century, the number of emigrants was somewhat smaller but still larger th...

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...

Thanks to the field observations conducted on the territory of central Serbia, it was noticed that people in rural environment, beside the optional conversations about weather conditions, most often talk about the politics. The aim of this work was to find out how many people who live in the countryside have the contact with the politics. Hypothesi...

Vojvodina is a province in the north of Serbia. Its main social geographic characteristic is its multiethnic feature. A big number of ethnical groups in such a small territory (about 21,000 km2) is a consequence of historical events and migrations both in the distant and recent past. Migration during the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy influenced the mig...

Renewable energy sources (RES) play an important role in the future not only for the European countries, but for many countries worldwide. Most cost-effective and reliable large wind energy conversion systems are becoming the main focus of wind energy research and technology development, all in order to make wind energy competitive with other more...

This article talks about the origin of Montenegrins in Vojvodina, their identity, development of their number and then about the age – gender structure. It gives the insight how old the Montenegrins population is and if it is in general older than population in Vojvodina. Particular attention was given to the period from the second half of 20th and...

This article talks about the origin of Montenegrins in Vojvodina, their identity, development of their number and then about the age - gender structure. It gives the insight how old the Montenegrins population is and if it is in general older than population in Vojvodina. Particular attention was given to the period from the second half of 20th and...

Renewable energy sources play an important role in the future not only for the European countries, but for many countries worldwide. Most cost-effective and reliable large wind energy conversion systems are becoming the main focus of wind energy research and technology development, all in order to make wind energy competitive with other more tradit...

The main characteristic of Balkan region in history is permanent migration. The character of this migration is changed from period to period. After WWII in Serbia migrations had economical character. These migrations are dominated till the last decade of XX century. According to the 2002 census, in foreign countries lives more than 400,000 citizens...

Geothermal energy, coal and hydropower are the major resources of Serbia. Serbia has more than 300 mineral and thermo mineral wells and more than 40 spas. Vrnjacka Spa is the most visited spa in Serbia. It is situated in the central Serbia, on the contact of the Goc Mountain and the West Morava valley, e.g. on the 43037‟ of the northern latitude 20...

Population growth in the border villages of Srem (Vojvodina, Serbia) has been analysed in this paper, with the goal of explaining how and why it differed from other areas in the region. Special attention has been paid to the 1990s, because these villages became part of a border region and a high level of migration on the territory of the former Yug...

Serbia has been facing an economic crisis for the last two decades, which is one of the causes of poor demographic situation in the country. Along with low or negative rates of population growth and ageing of population, the majority of municipalities in Vojvodina have a negative migration balance. Vojvodina is characterized by long-term trend in t...

This paper is about geographers, respectively, their role in studying natural hazards and disasters. The first part of this article is about analysis of electronic visible results (papers, conferences, projects) of the scientists. The papers, as the most often form of contribution in studying of natural hazards and disasters, have been analyzed acc...

The paper is an attempt to observe, analyze and present ethnic characteristics of the area in a complex manner, to indicate their unity and mutual dependence, and highlight the differences from an objective point of view with the aim of finding solutions for specific problems. The aim of this paper is to analyze the ethnic composition of the area o...

There is a very small number of Serbs in Dalmatia today. The wars which took place in this area influenced their emigration, mostly to Serbia. They brought along their customs and culture which are slowly being forgotten by their descendants under the influence of modern values. This paper should provide the reader with a glimpse of the most signif...

REGIONAL - DEMOGRAPHIC PROBLEMS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE BORDER AREA OF SREM: CASE STUDY ŠID MUNICIPALITY Abstract The paper presents the results of a research study based on the analysis of demographic statistics and survey data on the regional-demographic characteristics and the quality of life of the population in the border region of Srem. Th...

The border area of Srem occupies the western part of Vojvodinas' part of Srem. It is situated, in relation to Vojvodina, on the southwestern end, and has a peripheral position. In the eleven settlements of the border area, according to the census in 2002, there lived 25,681 persons. Natural movement of population is characterized by a negative natu...

Zbornik "Migracije, krize i ratni sukobi na Balkanu s kraja 20. veka" sadrži izbor prevedenih radova sa međunarodnog naučnog skupa koji je pod naslovom "Migracije, krize i nedavni ratni sukobi na Balkanu / Migrations, crises et conflits récents dans les Balkans / Migrations, Crises and Recent Conflicts in the Balkans" održan u Beogradu od 27. do 29...

During the nineties people in former socialist countries began the return to religion, because the collapse of socialism has left an ideological vacuum. In the new, clearly favourable conditions for their sermons, propagating and spreading, religion in Central and Eastern Europe have experienced a true renaissance. Observing religious structure in...

The paper elaborates the age-gender structure of Croats in Vojvodina and gives insight how old is the Croatian population and does it in general older than population of Vojvodina. Particular attention was given to the period after the Second World War, e.g. on the second half of 20th and at the beginning of 21st century. The main task of the paper...

The changes in the population number of Banat were frequent, because the periods of demographic and economic prosperity were followed by the periods of recession and depopulation. Major demographic changes were caused by moving of people, wars, epidemics and extinction, elemental and organized migrations, changes of countries and their borders, dif...

In the municipality of Stara Pazova, the greatest influence of Belgrade in the settlements Nova Pazova, Novi Banovci, Stari Banovci and Stara Pazova. Impact of capital to the municipality of Inđija is weak due to the proximity of Novi Sad. Pančevo is the gravitational center for itself, developed for industry. If the air pollution was lower, Pančev...

Key words Summary Graphs Извод: Вашица је сеоско насеље у западном делу Срема, у општини Шид. Од неолита, преко римске епохе до данас ово подручје је константно насељено. Гра-дина на Босуту и други археолошки локалитети и налази нам сведоче о дугој и светлој прошлости овог краја. Данашње насеље помиње се 1740. године. Вашицу данас карактерише проце...

Arithmetic mean age of 41.0, according to the census in 2002 in Vojvodina, combined with other parameters implies that the population in Vojvodina is old population, which is unfavorable condition. The population number has been constantly decreasing, coupled with the decrease in younger population, which has reproductive capacities, and the mature...

Key words Summary References Maps: Map 1 Tables: Tab. 1; Tab. 2 Зборник радова, св. LVII, 2009. Collection of the Papers, vol. LVII, 2009 103 Оригинални научни рад Original scientific article Милка Бубало-Живковић Александра Драгин Бојан Ђерчан ГРАВИТАЦИОНО ПОДРУЧЈЕ НОВОГ САДА Извод: Проблем оцењивања гравитационог подручја или нодалне регије град-...

This paper deals with cruises along Corridor 7 and the tourist offer of Serbia. The purpose of the paper has been to establish how international tourists see our country during their travels across Serbia on cruises along Corridor 7. The research has been based on the interviews with international tourists who participated in land tours while cruis...