TY  - JOUR
AU  - Gatarić, Dragica
AU  - Đerčan, Bojan
AU  - Bubalo-Zivkovic, Milka
AU  - Ostojić, Miloš
AU  - Manojlović, Sanja
AU  - Sibinović, Mikica
AU  - Lukić, Tamara
AU  - Jeftić, Marija R.
AU  - Lutovac, Miloš
AU  - Lutovac, Milena
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://gery.gef.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1201
AB  - The key problem of rural settlements in the South Banat district lasted into the 21st century
through the spread of depopulated areas. Considering that settlements give a cultural
landscape its basic features, that they are the main bearers of functional organization, and
the hotspots of geo-spatial transformation, based on quantitative-qualitative indicators this
paper analyzes the spatial-demographic determinants of the development of 94
settlements, and the impact of depopulation on the changes in the surrounding forest
cover. The time span included in the analytical-statistical research of the demographic
components and forest dislocation lasted from 1990 to 2018. Geo-spatial data for forest
areas were taken from the Corine Land Cover database. The data obtained were then
turned into visual representations, or maps, using the GIS ArcMap 10.8. software. The
results indicated that total depopulation has been an ongoing, 30-years process in this
area on the one hand, while the forest cover in the depopulated settlements located on the
outskirts of the Deliblato sands (a special nature reserve) has decreased, and the forest
cover in the depopulated settlements in the zone of the Vršac mountains has increased, on
the other. These analyses are useful for obtaining more detailed insight into the state of
forested areas in this part of Serbia, which is the least afforested one.
PB  - Frontiers Media SA
T2  - Frontiers in Environmental Science
T1  - Can Depopulation Stop Deforestation? The Impact of Demographic Movement on Forest Cover Changes in the Settlements of the South Banat District (Serbia)
VL  - 10
SP  - 897201
DO  - 10.3389/fenvs.2022.897201
ER  - 

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author = "Gatarić, Dragica and Đerčan, Bojan and Bubalo-Zivkovic, Milka and Ostojić, Miloš and Manojlović, Sanja and Sibinović, Mikica and Lukić, Tamara and Jeftić, Marija R. and Lutovac, Miloš and Lutovac, Milena",
year = "2022",
abstract = "The key problem of rural settlements in the South Banat district lasted into the 21st century
through the spread of depopulated areas. Considering that settlements give a cultural
landscape its basic features, that they are the main bearers of functional organization, and
the hotspots of geo-spatial transformation, based on quantitative-qualitative indicators this
paper analyzes the spatial-demographic determinants of the development of 94
settlements, and the impact of depopulation on the changes in the surrounding forest
cover. The time span included in the analytical-statistical research of the demographic
components and forest dislocation lasted from 1990 to 2018. Geo-spatial data for forest
areas were taken from the Corine Land Cover database. The data obtained were then
turned into visual representations, or maps, using the GIS ArcMap 10.8. software. The
results indicated that total depopulation has been an ongoing, 30-years process in this
area on the one hand, while the forest cover in the depopulated settlements located on the
outskirts of the Deliblato sands (a special nature reserve) has decreased, and the forest
cover in the depopulated settlements in the zone of the Vršac mountains has increased, on
the other. These analyses are useful for obtaining more detailed insight into the state of
forested areas in this part of Serbia, which is the least afforested one.",
publisher = "Frontiers Media SA",
journal = "Frontiers in Environmental Science",
title = "Can Depopulation Stop Deforestation? The Impact of Demographic Movement on Forest Cover Changes in the Settlements of the South Banat District (Serbia)",
volume = "10",
pages = "897201",
doi = "10.3389/fenvs.2022.897201"
}

Gatarić, D., Đerčan, B., Bubalo-Zivkovic, M., Ostojić, M., Manojlović, S., Sibinović, M., Lukić, T., Jeftić, M. R., Lutovac, M.,& Lutovac, M.. (2022). Can Depopulation Stop Deforestation? The Impact of Demographic Movement on Forest Cover Changes in the Settlements of the South Banat District (Serbia). in Frontiers in Environmental Science
Frontiers Media SA., 10, 897201.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.897201

Gatarić D, Đerčan B, Bubalo-Zivkovic M, Ostojić M, Manojlović S, Sibinović M, Lukić T, Jeftić MR, Lutovac M, Lutovac M. Can Depopulation Stop Deforestation? The Impact of Demographic Movement on Forest Cover Changes in the Settlements of the South Banat District (Serbia). in Frontiers in Environmental Science. 2022;10:897201.
doi:10.3389/fenvs.2022.897201 .

Gatarić, Dragica, Đerčan, Bojan, Bubalo-Zivkovic, Milka, Ostojić, Miloš, Manojlović, Sanja, Sibinović, Mikica, Lukić, Tamara, Jeftić, Marija R., Lutovac, Miloš, Lutovac, Milena, "Can Depopulation Stop Deforestation? The Impact of Demographic Movement on Forest Cover Changes in the Settlements of the South Banat District (Serbia)" in Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10 (2022):897201,
https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.897201 . .