GIS-AHP MULTI CRITERIA NATURE PROTECTION VULNERABILITY EVALUATION METHOD: A CASE STUDY OF TARA NATIONAL PARK, SERBIA.

Autor: Lukic, Darko1 hadzidarko.lukic@gmail.com, Peric, Marija2, Stankov, Slobodanka3
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Zdroj: Fresenius Environmental Bulletin. Sep2023, Vol. 32 Issue 9, p2954-2964. 11p.
Abstrakt: The main problem of this research is to determine the "vulnerability" of protected areas on the example of National Park (NP) "Tara". For the purposes of the research, the GIS-AHP Multi Criteria Nature Protection Vulnerability Evaluation Method (GIS-AHP MPVEM) was developed. By applying this method, the obtained results indicate factors that mostly influence on "vulnerability" of the protection regime degree (first, second and third) in the studied area, based on comparisons with the current protection of the area. The spatial protection function of the Zone I is very small (34.7%) and spatial "vulnerability" of the total protection is 41.5%. The result was influenced by the poor relief and communication accessibility of the protected zone. Moderate "vulnerability" (20.8%) is associated with most illegal landfills. Very high (2.5%) and high (0.6%) spatial "vulnerability" refers to the area that is outside of the protection of Zone I or in contact with protection of Zone II. In the future, the obtained parameters should imply new protected zones of NP "Tara", mainly presented in the expansion, i.e. variability of existing boundaries. In accordance with European Union (EU) regulations, recommendations and directives, the Republic of Serbia is obliged to expand the protected areas up to 20% of the total area of its territory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: GreenFILE