Vulnerability to natural disasters in Serbia: spatial and temporal comparison
Abstract
The frequency of natural disasters and the extent of their consequences at a
global level are constantly increasing. This trend is partially caused by increased population vulnerability, which implies the degree of population vulnerability due to high magnitude natural processes. This paper presents an analysis of vulnerability to natural disaster in Serbia in the second half of the twentieth and the early twenty-first century. Vulnerability changes were traced on the basis of demographic–economic indicators derived from statistical data for local government units (municipalities) provided by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Calculations were performed in the geographical information system environment. The results of the study show that spatial and temporal vulnerability variations are causally correlated with changes in the selected
components. Significant rise of vulnerability is related to urban areas, while lower values are characteristic for other areas of Serb...ia; this is primarily a consequence of different population density.
Keywords:
Natural disasters / Vulnerability / Demographic–economic / SerbiaSource:
Natural Hazards, 2014, 72, 2, 945-968Publisher:
- Springer
Funding / projects:
- Geography of Serbia (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-47007)
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-014-1045-3
ISSN: 0921-030X
WoS: 000335827100035
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84899845780
Institution/Community
Географски институт „Јован Цвијић“ САНУ / Geographical Institute Jovan Cvijić SASATY - JOUR AU - Kovačević-Majkić, Jelena AU - Panić, Milena AU - Miljanović, Dragana AU - Miletić, Radmila PY - 2014 UR - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/2274 AB - The frequency of natural disasters and the extent of their consequences at a global level are constantly increasing. This trend is partially caused by increased population vulnerability, which implies the degree of population vulnerability due to high magnitude natural processes. This paper presents an analysis of vulnerability to natural disaster in Serbia in the second half of the twentieth and the early twenty-first century. Vulnerability changes were traced on the basis of demographic–economic indicators derived from statistical data for local government units (municipalities) provided by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Calculations were performed in the geographical information system environment. The results of the study show that spatial and temporal vulnerability variations are causally correlated with changes in the selected components. Significant rise of vulnerability is related to urban areas, while lower values are characteristic for other areas of Serbia; this is primarily a consequence of different population density. PB - Springer T2 - Natural Hazards T1 - Vulnerability to natural disasters in Serbia: spatial and temporal comparison SP - 945 EP - 968 VL - 72 IS - 2 DO - 10.1007/s11069-014-1045-3 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_2274 ER -
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Kovačević-Majkić, J., Panić, M., Miljanović, D.,& Miletić, R.. (2014). Vulnerability to natural disasters in Serbia: spatial and temporal comparison. in Natural Hazards Springer., 72(2), 945-968. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-014-1045-3 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_2274
Kovačević-Majkić J, Panić M, Miljanović D, Miletić R. Vulnerability to natural disasters in Serbia: spatial and temporal comparison. in Natural Hazards. 2014;72(2):945-968. doi:10.1007/s11069-014-1045-3 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_2274 .
Kovačević-Majkić, Jelena, Panić, Milena, Miljanović, Dragana, Miletić, Radmila, "Vulnerability to natural disasters in Serbia: spatial and temporal comparison" in Natural Hazards, 72, no. 2 (2014):945-968, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-014-1045-3 ., https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_2274 .