Neda Nikolic

Waste management in Serbia is characterized by numerous challenges, risks, and threats to both public safety and the environment. Preliminary analyses have identified a range of issues that are directly or indirectly related to the following: a) non-selective waste separation; b) inadequate facilities for safe waste disposal; c) numerous and prolon...

Flash floods, driven largely by climate and land-use changes, are among the most destructive natural hazards globally, causing significant damage and loss of life. This study employs the Flash Flood Potential Index (FFPI) to assess flood-prone areas in North Macedonia's catchments, utilizing GIS and advanced geospatial analytics. The average FFPI v...

Integrated disaster risk reduction in schools represents a key component of safety strategies within the educational sector of every country. The aim of this study is to comprehensively explore the impact of various demographic and socio-economic factors on the perceptions of students and teachers regarding disaster risk reduction and safety in sch...

Integrated disaster risk reduction in schools represents a key component of safety strategies within the educational sector of every country. In this study, a series of 850 face-to-face interviews (650 with students and 200 with teachers) were conducted throughout 2023 in 10 out of the total 18 municipalities in the Western Morava Basin of the Repu...

In today's business environment, ethical marketing has become a crucial tool for improvement a company’s competitiveness. More businesses are integrating ethical principles into their marketing strategies to build trust and long-term relationships with consumers. Ethical marketing involves applying moral standards to marketing practices, focusing o...

In an age where the intricate interplay between human activities and the environment demands careful consideration, "Human Resource Management in Environmental Security" emerges as a comprehensive exploration of the dynamic relationship between human resources and environmental sustainability. This academic endeavor seeks to navigate the complexiti...

Society faces many challenges in transitioning toward sustainable development, and education is key to make this transition happen. Through education we influence on human consciousness, create their needs and changing behavior. One of most important educational programs is environmental education. It brings motivations, skills, values and commitme...

Making strategic decisions in the environmental sector is a complex process because circumstances require rapid results in the conditions of inherited decades of problems. The entry of the Republic of Serbia into the EU implies redefining environmental decisions and priorities, which in expert, theoretical and practical terms brings with it a numbe...

Starting from the unexplored level of the fire safety of citizens in Serbia, this paper presents the results of quantitative research regarding a fire safety behavior model for residential buildings in Serbia. The research was conducted using a questionnaire that was provided and then collected online for 540 respondents during April 2021. The stud...

This paper presents quantitative research results regarding a predictive model of pandemic disaster fear caused by the coronavirus disease (COVİD-19). The aim of this paper was to establish the level and impact of certain demographic and socioeconomic characteristics on pandemic disaster fear caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19). The research was c...

This paper presents the results of quantitative research regarding the fire safety behavior model for residential buildings in Serbia. The survey was conducted using a requested and collected questionnaire from 540 respondents during April 2020. The study's objective was to determine to what degree the education level and gender influence the predi...

Supplementary material - The Questionnaire Intended for Representatives of Local Self-Government Units in Towns Relative to Disaster Management Activities and Figure S1. Study areas location

The objective of this research was to examine the capacity development of local self-governments in the field of disaster risk management (DRM). This quantitative research examines the degree of implementation of strategic, legislative, and institutional frameworks, as well as the capacity of local authorities to apply related policies through five...

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Nuclear power remains one of the most accessible choices in addressing environmental and social concerns due to the continuously increasing energy needs around the world. While it remains an excellent source of energy due to its low price and low level of emissions, potential accidents remain a serious problem. An example of such is the most recent...

This paper presents the results of quantitative research regarding the fire safety behavior model for residential buildings in Serbia. The survey was conducted using a requested and collected questionnaire from 540 respondents during April 2020. The study's objective was to determine to what degree the education level and gender influence the predi...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province, and has since spread globally, especially to Europe and North America, resulting in the ongoing 2019–20 global coronav...

Starting from the fact that the units of local self-government of the Republic of Serbia are not sufficiently oriented towards innovations related to human resources and the environment, the application of quantitative research tradition examines the positioning and understanding of certain procedures and decisions of human resources management reg...

Starting from the fact that the units of local self-government of the Republic of Serbia are not sufficiently oriented towards innovations related to human resources and the environment, the application of quantitative research tradition examines the positioning and understanding of certain procedures and decisions of human resources management reg...

From the environmental aspect, health and environmental hazards arising from of waste batteries substance have been identified. Decades long of inadequate handling of waste batteries and their mixing with municipal waste, heavy metals have caused pollution of water, land and air. Despite the legislative support of the Republic of Serbia for adequat...

Desirable aspects of brand creation in the textile industry which gave excellent results in practice are researched and presented in the paper. The procedure of brand creation is exceptionally demanding and risky. So it is necessary to create adequate guidelines for the domestic textile producers to follow in the process of management of domestic t...

Efficient management of secondary usage of metal waste is a very significant issue of up-to-dale metallurgy. The hitherto level of metal waste processing and recycling in Serbia is not at a satisfactory level. The paper provides a review on the world increase of the share of secondary use of metal and an analysis of results achieved at the Lucani M...