Tendencies in land use and land cover in Serbia towards sustainable development in 1990-2018

Vulevic, Ana; Castanho, Rui Alexandre; Naranjo Gómez, José Manuel; Quinta-Nova, L.C.

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Authors

Vulevic, Ana

Castanho, Rui Alexandre

Naranjo Gómez, José Manuel

Quinta-Nova, L.C.

Abstract(s)

The overuse of natural resources by humanity in recent decades has resulted in noticeable changes in environment quality. Global environmental research is particularly interested in the topics of land use change and land cover. The Republic of Serbia has a diverse spectrum of landforms, with agricultural use taking up the largest portions, followed by forestry, water, and building land. Significant anthropogenic pressures (such as mining, deforestation, urbanization, and uncontrolled land use, among other things) have harmed Serbia's natural resources over the past two decades. This study examines the causes of specific trends in land-use change in Serbia, utilizing the CORINE Land Cover (CLC) database to track temporal and spatial changes in the major categories of land use and land cover from 1990 to 2018. The authors explained that focusing on the rational use of natural resources is the only way to promote sustainable development, legal alignment with EU law, and prompt adoption of harmonized laws and planning documents across all sectors.

Keywords

CORINE Land-Cover database Land-cover changes Sustainable development Serbia

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/8188

Citation

VULEVIC, A. [et al.] (2022) - Tendencies in land use and land cover in Serbia towards sustainable development in 1990–2018. Acadlore Trans. Geosci. ISSN 2958-1869. 1:1, p. 43- 52.