CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2011
| Author | Batancev, Jovan |
|---|---|
| Title | Application of GIS and Remote Sensing Methods in Monitoring of Urbanization of National Parks in Serbia And Montenegro |
| Summary | Protected areas in Serbia and Montenegro have in the past 30 years been exposed to adverse effects of urbanization processes while the quality of environmental protection decreased due to various economic and political reasons. This master thesis and the research which led to it were conducted in order to establish a baseline for the level of urbanization of these protected areas. A mix of GIS and remote sensing methods were used to determine what is the area occupied by manmade facilities and activities damaging to the natural environment of the national parks. Results have shown that the urbanization level of national parks is, on average, 15-30% higher in Serbian parks. Two of them had seen a drastic negative change in the last 5-10 years. However, urbanization status of national parks in Montenegro is not alarming as it is in Serbia. In one of the cases in Montenegro even a continuous improvement of the environment in the national park was noted. |
| Supervisor | Lagutov, Viktor |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2011/batancev_jovan.pdf |
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