TY  - JOUR
AU  - Langović, Marko
AU  - Popović, Svetlana
AU  - Dragićević, Slavoljub
AU  - Stojanović, Žaklina
AU  - Manić, Emilija
PY  - 2024
UR  - http://gery.gef.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1760
AB  - Landscape transformation, degradation and destruction are caused by fluvial processes as the predominant erosive processes in Serbia. The loss of arable land due to riverbank erosion is permanent, and the economic consequences are, therefore, especially pronounced. The primary aim of this study was to quantify the intensity of riverbank erosion in the lower part of the South Morava River (Serbia) during period 1924–2020, evaluate its economic consequences, and conduct a cost benefit analysis of revetment investments. The economic effects of riverbank erosion were analyzed by means of land loss and reduction in the quantity of agricultural production. An interdisciplinary research approach was applied using specific methodological procedures to calculate the riverbank erosion and soil (land) loss intensity (geographic information system-GIS), the economic consequences of riverbank erosion (ECRE), and the results of an investment decision-making model. The results showed that 202.6[Formula: see text]ha of arable land was lost during the observed period, the value of arable land loss was almost 622,000[Formula: see text]USD, and the loss in agricultural production was 7.5 million USD (discount rate 3.7%). The model is seen as the main research output and can be used for the assessment of long-term capital-intensive infrastructure projects in developing countries. The analysis identified the river segments that are economically viable for investments in riverbank revetments to preserve the largest area of fertile agricultural land. The results are especially valuable for river channel management, environmental planners and policy-makers, who deal with decisions regarding planning and the protection of bank erosion in areas of particular interest.
PB  - World Scientific Publishing Company
T2  - Water Economics and Policy
T1  - Assessment of the Economic Consequences of Riverbank Erosion: The Case of the South Morava River, Serbia
SP  - 2450003
DO  - 10.1142/S2382624X24500036
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Langović, Marko and Popović, Svetlana and Dragićević, Slavoljub and Stojanović, Žaklina and Manić, Emilija",
year = "2024",
abstract = "Landscape transformation, degradation and destruction are caused by fluvial processes as the predominant erosive processes in Serbia. The loss of arable land due to riverbank erosion is permanent, and the economic consequences are, therefore, especially pronounced. The primary aim of this study was to quantify the intensity of riverbank erosion in the lower part of the South Morava River (Serbia) during period 1924–2020, evaluate its economic consequences, and conduct a cost benefit analysis of revetment investments. The economic effects of riverbank erosion were analyzed by means of land loss and reduction in the quantity of agricultural production. An interdisciplinary research approach was applied using specific methodological procedures to calculate the riverbank erosion and soil (land) loss intensity (geographic information system-GIS), the economic consequences of riverbank erosion (ECRE), and the results of an investment decision-making model. The results showed that 202.6[Formula: see text]ha of arable land was lost during the observed period, the value of arable land loss was almost 622,000[Formula: see text]USD, and the loss in agricultural production was 7.5 million USD (discount rate 3.7%). The model is seen as the main research output and can be used for the assessment of long-term capital-intensive infrastructure projects in developing countries. The analysis identified the river segments that are economically viable for investments in riverbank revetments to preserve the largest area of fertile agricultural land. The results are especially valuable for river channel management, environmental planners and policy-makers, who deal with decisions regarding planning and the protection of bank erosion in areas of particular interest.",
publisher = "World Scientific Publishing Company",
journal = "Water Economics and Policy",
title = "Assessment of the Economic Consequences of Riverbank Erosion: The Case of the South Morava River, Serbia",
pages = "2450003",
doi = "10.1142/S2382624X24500036"
}

Langović, M., Popović, S., Dragićević, S., Stojanović, Ž.,& Manić, E.. (2024). Assessment of the Economic Consequences of Riverbank Erosion: The Case of the South Morava River, Serbia. in Water Economics and Policy
World Scientific Publishing Company., 2450003.
https://doi.org/10.1142/S2382624X24500036

Langović M, Popović S, Dragićević S, Stojanović Ž, Manić E. Assessment of the Economic Consequences of Riverbank Erosion: The Case of the South Morava River, Serbia. in Water Economics and Policy. 2024;:2450003.
doi:10.1142/S2382624X24500036 .

Langović, Marko, Popović, Svetlana, Dragićević, Slavoljub, Stojanović, Žaklina, Manić, Emilija, "Assessment of the Economic Consequences of Riverbank Erosion: The Case of the South Morava River, Serbia" in Water Economics and Policy (2024):2450003,
https://doi.org/10.1142/S2382624X24500036 . .