{"title":"LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT: REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA/ REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA – PARALLELS","authors":"Dimitrina Naneva","doi":"10.18509/GBP.2018.43","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18509/GBP.2018.43","url":null,"abstract":"An attempt is made in the article for the conducting of a comparative analysis according to the constitutions of the two countries and the relevant legislative acts in the field of local self-government. An emphasis is placed on the differences, which highlight the time-space variations between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia: the republic of Bulgaria a member state of the European Union /EU/ since 2007, and the republic of Macedonia, although being a candidate for an associate member of the EU since 2004, finding itself outside its boundaries due to unsettled historical/ideological matters. Main research methods method of the comparative legislative analysis, method of the political-sociological analysis.","PeriodicalId":179095,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings 2018","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130357159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dessislava Poleganova, St. Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria.
{"title":"RETHINKING THE ROLE OF RESEARCH PROJECT AS USEFUL METHOD IN GEOGRAPHY TRAINING","authors":"Dessislava Poleganova, St. Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria.","doi":"10.18509/GBP.2018.69","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18509/GBP.2018.69","url":null,"abstract":"Geography didactic faces new challenges related to demand for quality and efficiency of geography training. Contemporary “modern” didactic focuses attention on the development of cognitive abilities of pupils by solving problems and problematic cases; students’ stimulation to acquire independently knowledge, skills and competencies; widespread application of problematic and research approach. The topicality of these issues is closely interrelated with the variety of methods applied in geography education. And if we want geography training to be in sync with up-to-date changes in the society and to meet pupils’ needs than the role of the research project as a method used in geography training is substantial. The art of conducting and presenting project has its own specifics and offers a lot of opportunities to master the training process and achieve different educational goals. The main aims of the current paper are: to explore and describe in brief the project as geography training method; to present its essence and distinctive features; to define the position of the project in geography training with a view to improve its quality and effectiveness.","PeriodicalId":179095,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings 2018","volume":"2016 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114657612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL-ALGORITHM FOR PREDICTING HAILSTORMS IN CENTRAL MACEDONIA, GREECE","authors":"T. Antoniou, T. Karacostas","doi":"10.18509/gbp.2018.07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18509/gbp.2018.07","url":null,"abstract":"The objective on this study is to create a model-algorithm, in order to predict-forecast hailstorms in the area of central Macedonia-Greece, where the Greek National Hail Suppression Program is conducted. The examined time period is from April to September, for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. The data used were obtained from the C-band weather radar being located next to the area of interest, weather charts and the daily atmospheric soundings, being launched at the synoptic station of Thessaloniki and analyzed from the University of Wyoming, USA. The adopted methodology relies upon the weighted and nonlinear multiple regression analysis theory, where certain functions of the correlation values between the dependent variable and each one of the independent variables, were used for the determination of the weighted coefficients. As dependent variable was used the observed -by the weather radardaily maximum reflectivity values. On the other hand, eight (8) independent variables were chosen, through the statistical analyses of twenty-six (26) instability, microphysical and thermodynamic parameters, in order to form a stable, nonlinear, model-algorithm. In general, the adopted independent variables describe the thermodynamic and dynamic characteristics, together with instability factors and the precipitable water, of the encountered hailstorms. The algorithm was developed based upon the exploratory set of data information and it was statistically evaluated by using the confirmatory set of data. The evaluation procedure proved that the developed nonlinear model-algorithm is a reliable and useful tool of predicting and forecasting hailstorm activity in the examined area of Central Macedonia, Greece.","PeriodicalId":179095,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings 2018","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114707391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK (PRECONDITIONS) IN THE TRAINING OF GEOGRAPHY AND ECONOMICS IN 9-TH GRADE – LOGIC AND CHALLENGES","authors":"Stella Dermendzhieva, S. Cyril, Tamara Draganova","doi":"10.18509/gbp.2018.70","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18509/gbp.2018.70","url":null,"abstract":"Since the school year of 2016 new educational realities have been introduced in the Republic of Bulgaria. The education reform was initiated with the introduction of the new Preschool and school education Act and its regulations that define the school frame of geographical education. The education is a national priority with a new conceptual frame representing a process of education, upbringing and socialization valid as well as in the training of geography and economics. This article presents of the training on „Geography and economics” in the new curriculum – IX –th grade, compulsory preparation. A conceptual and content-analysis were made of the place, structure and content, new concepts, areas of competence, competencies as expected results, inter-subject and interdisciplinary-subject relations, activities for acquiring key competences, atc. In new educational realities the training on „Geography and economics” has a new model for the Bulgarian secondary school.","PeriodicalId":179095,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings 2018","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131976457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THE STANDARD OF LIVING IN RURAL POPULATION OF POLAND","authors":"Patryk Brambert, I. Kiniorska, E. Pałka-Łebek","doi":"10.18509/GBP.2018.40","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18509/GBP.2018.40","url":null,"abstract":"Polish rural areas face various social, economic and ecological problems. These processes greatly affect diversification of the standard of living in rural areas. The goal of the study was to assess spatial diversification of the standard of living in rural areas in Poland in 2013. In the analysis it was evaluated with Perkal’s synthetic index, known also as the zscore index. Perkal’s index was based on dozen objective descriptors concerning several life aspects. It referred to: demographics of young or able to work part of the population, housing conditions and the use of technical infrastructure, labour market, entrepreneurship and well-being of rural inhabitants. The highest standard of living was shown for rural gminas in the vicinity of urban agglomerations. The lowest standards of living were in typical rural areas with poorly developed services functions. These were mainly depopulated units located in the outskirts of NUTS 2 regions – voivodeships. The Vistula river marked the dividing line in the standards of living in rural areas of the country.","PeriodicalId":179095,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings 2018","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132130911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Grigorova, Bulgaria Geology “St. Ivan Rilski”, Ivaylo Koprev
{"title":"CHARACTERISTIC OF THE KRIVA BARA DEPOSIT AND EXTRACTION TECHNIQES","authors":"M. Grigorova, Bulgaria Geology “St. Ivan Rilski”, Ivaylo Koprev","doi":"10.18509/gbp.2018.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18509/gbp.2018.11","url":null,"abstract":"The “Kriva bara” deposit is located on the left terrace of the Iskar River in Sofia valley. The area of Sofia valley is built of Neogene ponds and Quaternary sediments. Fieldsurrounding mountains are made of Paleozoic, Triassic and Jurassic sediments formed in a different facial environment and which have a specific layers arrangement and substantial composition. The \"Kriva Bara\" field is made up of the alluvial deposits of the Iskar River, represented by sands, gravel and clay, including thick layer of ballast, small lenses and thin layers of sandy clays. Alluvial deposits lie horizontally. The application of extraction techniques aims to achieve the complex and safe carrying out the extraction works, observing the environment protection and achieving healthy and safe working conditions.","PeriodicalId":179095,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings 2018","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121576069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Urzică, Alin Mihu-Pintilie, E. Huțanu, B. Ghindaoanu, L. Albu
{"title":"USING GIS METHODS FOR MODELLING EXCEPTIONAL FLOOD EVENTS IN BASEU RIVER BASIN, NE ROMANIA","authors":"A. Urzică, Alin Mihu-Pintilie, E. Huțanu, B. Ghindaoanu, L. Albu","doi":"10.18509/gbp.2018.51","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18509/gbp.2018.51","url":null,"abstract":"The Baseu catchment basin is situated in the northeast of Romanian and it is a right-side tributary of the Prut River. At the end of spring the most significant floods occur on the Romanian territory. They are due to the maximum amounts of rainfall and to snow melting. The phenomenon is also specific to the Baseu catchment basin. The last 20 years have witnessed a change in temporal manifestation, with maximum intensities during the summer (the months of July and August) when heavy rainfall is recorded. In the last 40 years, several critical episodes occurred, which endangered the lives of 79,000 inhabitants. In order to assess the hazard associated with maximum runoff, a floodable stripe with an assurance of 1% (once every 100 years) was modelled. Flood modelling involved the manipulation in GIS setting of the parameters of digital elevation model (DEM) and of their relations with the hydrological system. The main objective of the study is the modelling of an exceptional flood with a probability of 1%, similar to the one of 1969, when the Stefanesti gauging station recorded a flow of 330 m/s. Based in the analysis of the hydrological data spanning over 50 years, recorded at three gauging stations, a maximum flow of 248.1 m/s was determined (the Stefanesti gauging station), using the Pearson III probability curve. The findings have highlighted the significant vulnerability of the human settlements situated in the flood plain of the Baseu River. A surface of 17,000 ha would be flooded, accounting for around 17.5% of the total basin surface.","PeriodicalId":179095,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings 2018","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115412676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Kalicki, Emanuela Malęga, M. Fraczek, P. Przepióra
{"title":"KARST IN GYPSUM AREA: CASE STUDY NEAR WIŚLICA (POLISH UPLANDS)","authors":"T. Kalicki, Emanuela Malęga, M. Fraczek, P. Przepióra","doi":"10.18509/gbp.2018.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18509/gbp.2018.14","url":null,"abstract":"Wiślica, is located in the southern part of Nida Basin with karst phenomena developed on gypsum. On the anticline lines were formed inversion karst basins occupied by swamps and bogs. Within the flat valley bottom near Wiślica, 1-3 km wide, on one morphological level occur: plain on a karstic depression along the line of gypsum anticline with the Late Subboreal peat bog; the alluvial plain formed by the Nida river, probably with the several cut and fill alluvial bodies of different age representing to changes of river pattern during the Late Glacial and Holocene; gypsum dome.","PeriodicalId":179095,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings 2018","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115389307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THE FLOOD IN VARNA CITY IN JUNE 2014 - A NATURAL OR MAN - MADE DISASTER?","authors":"D. Zlatunova","doi":"10.18509/GBP.2018.59","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18509/GBP.2018.59","url":null,"abstract":"The publication aims to study the flood formation mechanisms of the devastating flood in 2014 in the Varna City, Republic of Bulgaria. Another reason for the study is to improve our understanding of the complex interactions between the factors (natural and anthropogenic) determining the formation and the scale (intensity and territorial scope) of the flood and which turned the natural phenomenon a disaster. The systemic approach is used to analyse flood formation mechanisms. The spatial analysis method takes a central place in the examination of the flood formation factors and mechanisms, using GIS as a tool for analysis. The established result of the study is that flood in Varna was caused by the manifestation of the two types of floods river and pluvial floods. The reasons for turning the natural phenomenon into disaster are related tо the home construction in the gully , the great construction density of the neighbourhood, the reduced conduction of the gully and the hydrotechnical facilities. Last but not least, the large number of human casualties is the insufficient awareness of the inhabitants of the flood hazard and the preparedness for an adequate individual response to protection.","PeriodicalId":179095,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings 2018","volume":"15 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124464940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"URBAN HEAT ISLAND INTENSITY OF ZAGREB IN SUMMER AND WINTER SEASON","authors":"Mladen Maradin, A. Filipčić","doi":"10.18509/gbp.2018.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18509/gbp.2018.01","url":null,"abstract":"The urban heat island (UHI) marks an area of higher temperature in the city compared to the non-urban surroundings. It is mostly caused by thermal properties of urban materials that easily absorb heat, but there are many other factors contributing to it. The UHI intensity is defined as the difference in spatially averaged temperature between urban area and non-urban surroundings. In the annual course UHI intensity is most pronounced in the cold part of the year. UHI intensity analyses was carried out using the data of seven meteorological and climatological stations in the city of Zagreb and surrounding area. The period of analyses was 1995-2014, which is the longest time series available for all stations. UHI intensity in the city of Zagreb was determined using average, minimum and maximum daily temperatures for summer and winter season. Additionally, the analyses for July and January, the warmest and coldest months in annual course of temperature respectively, were carried out. The occurrence of UHI intensity was also analysed since it was expected that differences in temperature would be highest in winter and in January. Higher temperatures in the stations in the city compared to the non-urban surroundings, especially in the cold part of the year, confirms the existence of a UHI. The variations and its causes in UHI intensity between different parts of the city of Zagreb was researched in the paper. Also, the impact of UHI on the increase of temperature in Zagreb was determined, where the highest temperature increase is expected in the stations in the city center.","PeriodicalId":179095,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings 2018","volume":"136 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122471830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}