Water quality has recently become a major issue in the management of international river basins, especially in Europe. The need for integrating the water quality issues in various environmental initiatives worldwide reflects the profound impact of economic, technological and demographic changes upon freshwater resources, including rivers [1-3]. One can say that water quality is one of the most important factors that have to be considered in order to evaluate the sustainability of a particular watershed [4]. Water quality is, in fact, one of the main characteristics of a river, even when its purpose is other than human water supply; for instance, tourism, transportation and consumption [5]. The quality of surface water bodies is a very sensitive environmental issue. Surface water quality is determined by natural processes-climatic, hydrological and geological (air temperature, precipitation, mean water level, flow variation, soil erosion and basin lithology)-as well as human activities such as urbanization, industry, mining, metallurgy, agriculture
Abstract:The aim of this article is to evaluate the quality of the Danube River in its course through Serbia as well as to demonstrate the possibilities for using three statistical methods: Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Factor Analysis (FA) and Cluster Analysis (CA) in the surface water quality management. Given that the Danube is an important trans-boundary river, thorough water quality monitoring by sampling at different distances during shorter and longer periods of time is not only ecological, but also a political issue. Monitoring was carried out at monthly intervals from January to December 2011, at 17 sampling sites. The obtained data set was treated by multivariate techniques in order, fi rstly, to identify the similarities and differences between sampling periods and locations, secondly, to recognize variables that affect the temporal and spatial water quality changes and thirdly, to present the anthropogenic impact on water quality parameters.Unauthenticated Download Date | 8/30/18 8:07 AM
BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECTEnvironmental protection is one of the basic and fundamental European values. Preservation and improvement of this concept implies a collective partnership action, both within the EU and beyond. In order to facilitate the adoption of environmental (ecological) values and environmentally (ecologically) responsible action, it is necessary to educate citizens, especially young people, about the importance of environmental protection. The research and comparative analysis of the environmental awareness of youth from V4 countries and Serbia as a country in transition, will set the framework for mutual cooperation on the adoption of environmental principles, both the institutional and non-institutional level (Rickinson, 2001; Wray-Lake, et al., 2008).
The increase in ecotourism popularity at a global level is a consequence of the increased human concern for the state of natural resources. This type of alternative tourism is increasingly present in tourist trends around the world. For developing countries, ecotourism can be an opportunity for accelerating economic development by exploiting natural resources, without changing their original state. Although it offers great opportunities, the management of tourism in protected or unprotected natural assets is a great challenge. The importance of integrating the actions of all stakeholders and the usage of strategic approach are often neglected. The aim of this paper is to generate strategies for the development of ecotourism in Bor and its surroundings. For this purpose, a combined SWOT-TOWS methodology is applied. Based on the obtained results, nine strategies are proposed, whose implementation would enable the usage of natural and cultural and historical potentials for the revival of ecotourism in this area.
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