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University of Belgrade (UB)

The University of Belgrade is the oldest university in Serbia and the largest in this part of Europe. Founded in 1808, it consists of 31 faculties, 11 research institutes, 13 University centers, Computer Center and the University Library with more than 3.500.000 volumes. It provides education in sciences and mathematics, technology and engineering sciences, medical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, with 340 study programs, over 95.000 students and 5.000 academic and research staff, 3,696 papers in 2014 on SCI, SSCI and AHCI lists, numerous publications and scientific and research projects. The University has 11 endowments and 7 funds for supporting the best students.

The University of Belgrade has served its people, and its former students and teachers have greatly contributed towards the development of the cultural, scientific, educational, political and economic life of our country. For more information about the University of Belgrade please visit www.bg.ac.rs. The project will be operated by the Faculty of Forestry in Belgrade (www.sfb.bg.ac.rs). The Faculty of Forestry of Belgrade University has a tradition of 96 years and is the oldest and highest higher-education and scientific institution in the fields of forestry, technologies, management and furniture design and products from wood, landscape architecture and horticulture and ecological engineering in the protection of Serbia’s soil and water resources. In compliance with the reforms of the curricula of the Faculty of Forestry being implemented in accordance with the Law on Higher Education of the Republic of Serbia and on the basis of the changes initiated by the Bologna Process, the study programs are based on the principle of 4+1+3 years of study. The studies at the Faculty of Forestry are so conceived that, upon their completion, graduate engineers can proficiently and professionally perform all activities related to the field of forestry, design and the design of furniture and products from wood, the management of processes and enterprises in the wood industry, ecology and the protection of soil and water resources and landscape architecture and horticulture, by respecting all contemporary technological achievements and the effects of changes in the biological, economic and social processes.

Team: Prof.Dr. Nada Dragović; Prof.Dr. Ratko Ristić; Prof.Dr. Stanimir Kostadinov; Prof.Dr. Miodrag Zlatić; Prof.Dr.Mirjana Todosijević; Dr. Tijana Vulević, Assistant Professor; MSc. Aleksandar Baumgertel; MSc Katarina Lazarević; BSc. Vukašin Milčanović; MSc. Siniša Polovina.

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Team Members / UB

  • Prof.Dr. Nada Dragović
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  • Prof.Dr. Nada Dragović

Ms. Nada Dragović, full professor and head of Department of Ecological Engineering in Soil and Water Resources Protection, was educated at Faculty of Forestry in thefield of erosion and torrent control. Prof. Dragović has published more 160 bibliographic units so far, alone or in cooperation with other authors, in the following research fields: soil erosion and torrent control, the application of modern planning methods in the organization of works on erosion and torrent control, project management in the field of torrent control, watershed management, research in erosion processes and sediment transport.

Relevant publications:

  • Dragović, N., Vulević, T. (2015): Wahl des besten Angebots zur Projektplanung im Bereich der Wasserwirtschaft mittels der AHP-Methode, Bauingenieur, Band 90, September 2015, S.420-427, Springer-VDI-Verlag
  • Dragović, N., Ristić, R. (2013): Institutional Organisation and Financing of Works for the Protection of Soil from Erosion and Torrent Control in Serbia: Current Problems and Possible Solutions, Wildbach- und Lawinenverbau, Journal of Torrent, Avalanche, Landslide and Rock Fall Engineering, Juni 2013, Heft Nr, 171, pp. 256-266, ISBN: 978-3-9503089-5-2
    Kostadinov, S., Dragovic, N. (2010): Check Dams in the Torrent Control Practice in Small Mountainous Catchments, in Monograph “Check Dams, Morphological Adjustments and Erosion Control in Torrential Streams”; © 2010 Nova Science Publishers, ISBN 978-1-60876-146-3, p.p.63-88
  • Dragović N, Todosijević M. (2009): Project life cycle for erosion and torrent control, Conference proceedings International conference „Land Conservation-LANDCON” – Global Change Challenges for Soil Management, ISBN 978-86-7299-165-9, CD pp.1-7, Tara Mountain, Serbia
  • Dragović, N., Zlatić, M., Petković, S. (2007): Comparative Analysis of Institutional Organization of Erosion and Torrent Control in Serbia and Same EU Countries, Conference Proceedings „Erosion and Torrent Control as a Factor in Sustainable River Basin Management“- marking 100 years of experience with erosion and torrent control in Serbia, pp. 1-10, publisher Faculty of Forestry University of Belgrade, ISBN: 978-86-80439-07-5;
  • Prof.Dr. Ratko Ristić
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  • Prof.Dr. Ratko Ristić

Mr. Ratko Ristić completed his habilitation at Belgrade University in 2000 on the Hydrology of Torrential Flows. He is afull professor and Dean of the Faculty of Forestry, His research interests are Torrential Flood Prevention and Soil Erosion Control for Sustainable Watershed Management. Prof. Ristić was a chief designer for more than a hundred projects related to Erosion and Torrent Control in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.

Relevant publications:

  • Ristić, R.; Kostadinov, S.; Abolmasov, B.; Dragićević, S.; Trivan, G.; Radić, B.; Trifunović, M.; Radosavljević, Z. (2012): Torrential floods and town and country planning in Serbia, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (ISSN: 1561-8633), No. 1, Vol. 12, pg. 23-35 (DOI: 10.5194/nhess-12-23-2012).
  • Ristić, R.; Kašanin-Grubin, M.; Radić, B.; Nikić, Z.; Vasiljević, N. (2012): Land degradation in ski resort “Stara planina”, Environmental Management, (ISSN: 0364-152X, print version), No. 49, pg. 580-592 (DOI: 10.1007/s00267-012-9812-y).
    Ristić, R.; Ljujić, M.; Despotović, J.; Aleksić, V.; Radić, B.; Nikić, Z.; Milčanović, V.; Malušević, I.; Radonjić, J. (2013): Reservoir sedimentation and hydrological effects of land use changes-case study of the experimental Dičina river watershed, Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences (ISSN Printed: 1842-4090; ISSN Online: 1844-489X), Vol. 8, No. 1, pg. 91-98.
  • Ristić, R.; Kostadinov, S.; Radić, B.; Trivan, G.; Nikić, Z. (2012): Torrential Floods in Serbia – Man Made and Natural Hazards, 12th Congress INTERPRAEVENT 2012, Proceedings (ISBN 978-3-901164-19-4), pg. 771-779, Grenoble, France.
    Ristić, R.; Macan, G. (1997): The Impact of erosion control measures on runoff Processes, Red Book- IAHS Publ. no. 245, pg. 191-194, England (ISBN 1-901502-30-9).
  • Prof.Dr. Stanimir Kostadinov
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  • Prof.Dr. Stanimir Kostadinov

Prof. Dr. Stanimir Kostadinov defended his doctoral dissertation in 1985 in the field of Erosion and Torrents at Belgrade University, Faculty of Forestry. Prof. Kostadinov is actively involved in working as a scientific researcher for a number of projects at the Department of Ecological Engineering in Soil and Water Resources Protection at the Faculty of Forestry, University of Belgrade, working in the following fields: soil erosion, erosion and torrent control, sediment transport in the torrents, runoff regime in the small mountainous watersheds, effects of erosion and torrent control works;

Prof. Kostadinov has also published over 195 scientific papers in national and international professional publications. He has also directed and collaborated in 31 case studies and 65 projects in the field of erosion and torrent control and watershed management. Also, he participated in two international projects in the frame of INTERREG III B Programme (RIMADIMA project) and South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme (MONITOR II project). Apart from that, he has attended various international specialisation courses.

Relevant publication:

  • Kostadinov, S., Stanojević, G. (2000): Design of Technical Erosion Control Measures for the Reconstruction of Degraded Steep Lands; In the book: ” Reclaimed Land: Erosion Control, Soils and Ecology”; Edited by Martin J. Haigh; A.A. Balkema/ Rotterdam/ Brookfield/ 2000; p.p. 111-136.
  • Kostadinov, S. (2010): Forests in Serbia as the Factor of Soil and Water Protection Against Degradation in the Conditions of Global Climate Change, Monograph »Global Environmental Change: Challenges to Science and Society in South eastern Europe“, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010, p.p.177-190.
  • Kostadinov, S. (2010): Traditional Uses of Check Dams Along Hystory: From Classical to Functional Check Dams, In Monograph: „Global Change- Challenges for Soil Management“, Advances in Geoecology Vol. 41 Catena Verlag Gmbh, 35447, Reiskirchen, Germany; ISBN 978-3-923381-57-9, Edition „Advances in GeoEcology“, p.p.218-237.
  • Kostadinov,S.,Borisavljević,A., Mladjan,D. (2014): Torrents and Torrential Floods in Serbia: Characteristics and Possibilities of its Control, In monograph: „Challenges: Sustainable Land Management – Climate Change”, Edition:”Advances in Geoecology” Vol.43, Catena Verlag Gmbh, 35447, Reiskirchen, Germany; ISBN 978-3-923381-61-6, p.p. 156-172.
  • Kostadinov, S., Zlatić, M., Dragićević, S., Novković I., Košanin, O., Borisavljević, A., Lakićević, M., Mlađan, D. (2014): Antropogenic Influence on Erosion Intensity Changesin Rasina River Watershed Area upstream from “Ćelije” Water Reservoir-Central Serbia, Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, Volume 23 –No.1a – 2014. pp 254-263, ISSN: 1018-4619.
  • Prof.Dr. Miodrag Zlatić
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  • Prof.Dr. Miodrag Zlatić

Miodrag Zlatić, D. Sc. is afull professor at Belgrade University, Faculty of Forestry, Department for ecological engineering in soil and water resources protection and is the Head of the Chair for Erosion and Torrent Control. His professional field is in sustainable land management (SLM), socio-demographic aspects of land degradation, social, economic and ecological effects of erosion and torrent control, thepolicy of sustainable development of degraded areas, assessment of risk and uncertainty in SLM. He was thecoordinator of several international projects/programmes in Serbia, as well as editor in chief of four international monographies and one national. He was chairman and president of the organizing committee of four international conferences and two workshops. He is the member of the Board of Directors of ISCO (International Soil Conservation Organisation). He was the president of the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWC) for the period 2005 – 2010, and at present is the member of the Council of WASWC as Immediate past president.

References:

  • Zlatic, M., Kostadinov, S. and Djereg N. (2000):The Natural and Economic Effects of Soil Management for Sustainability Model and its Improvements in the Topciderska River Watershed in Rakovica Community; International Congress – ITERPRAEVENT 2000: “Changes within the Natural and Cultural Habitat and its Consequences, Tagespublikation Band 2, pp 169-178.
  • Zlatic, M. (2002):Socio-Economic Aspects of Degradation and Soil Management for Sustainability in Mountainous Regions; Key note paper: International Year of Mountains Conference: “Natural and Socio-Economic Effects of Erosion Control in Mountainous Regons, Proceedings, pp 497-516, Belgrade/Vrujci Spa.
  • Zlatic, M., Vukelic, G. (2002): Economic and social revival of a degraded region in Serbia – The result of a cooperative venture. Mountain Research and Development, 22(1), 26-28.
  • Kostadinov, S., Zlatić, M., Dragićević, S., Novković I., Košanin, O., Borisavljević, A., Lakićević, M., Mlađan, D. (2014): Antropogenic Influence on Erosion Intensity Changes in Rasina River Watershed Area upstream from “Ćelije” Water Reservoir-Central Serbia, Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, Volume 23 –No.1a – 2014. pp 254-263, ISSN: 1018-4619.
  • Zlatić, M. (2014): Sustainable land management and torrential floods prevention (on Serbian: Održivo upravljanje zemljišnim prostorom i prevencija bujičnih poplava), Elementarne nepogode i vanredne situacije, Institut za uporedno pravo–Beograd i Kriminalističko policijska akademija, 163-173.
  • Prof.Dr. Mirjana Todosijević
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  • Prof.Dr. Mirjana Todosijević

Mirjana Todosijević, D. Sc. is Associate Professor at Belgrade University, Faculty of Forestry, Department for ecological engineering in soil and water resources protection and Secretary of this Department. Her professional field is sustainable land management, socio-demographic
aspects of land degradation, social, economic and ecological effects of erosion and torrent control, policy of sustainable development of degraded areas, soil conservation. She was in organizing and scientific committee of international conferences. She is a member of the WASWC. Since 2014 she is a member of the Editorial Board of the Bulletin of the Faculty of Forestry.

  • Kostadinov S, Dragović N, Zlatić M, Todosijević M (2011): Natural effect ofclassical check dams in the torrents of the river Toplica drainage basin, Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, Volume 20-No.5-2011, p.p.1102-1108, ISSN 1018-4618.
  • Bjedov I, Ristić R, Stavretović N, Stevović V, Radić B, Todosijević M (2011): Revegetation on ski runs in Serbia, case studies of Stara Planina and Divčibare, Archives of Biological Sciences, Belgrade, vol. 63, 4 (2011).
  • Kadović R,Yousef Ali Mansour Bohajar, Perović V, Belanović Simić S, Todosijević M, Tošić S, Anđelić M, Mlađan D, Dovezenski U (2016): Land Sensitivity analysis of degradation using MEDALUS model: case study of Deliblato sands, Serbia, Archives of Environmental protection Vol 42 No 4/2016 DOI 10.1515/aep-2016-0045- p.p
    114-124, ISSN 2083-4772, e-ISSN: 2083-4810.
  • Dragović N, Vulević T, Todosijević M, Kostadinov S, Zlatić M (2017): Minimization of direct cost in the construction of torrent control structures, Technical Gazzete 24 (4).
  • Vulević T., Todosijević M., Dragović N., Zlatić M (2018): Land use oiptimization for sustainable development of mountain regions of western Serbia, Journal of Mountain Science 15, p.p. 1471-1480. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-017-4777-1
  • Todosijević M, Čakmak D, Belanović Simić S, Zlatić M, Kadović R, Lazarević K, Perović V (2018): Raspberry Production on Sustainable Principles in Western Serbia, Soil and water resources protection in the changing environment, Catena, Soil Science, Advanced in GeoEcology 45, Ed: M.Zlatić, S.Kostadinov, ISBN 978-3-510- 65418-5, US-ISBN 1-59326-257-1, p.p 120-132
  • Dr. Tijana Vulević
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  • Dr. Tijana Vulević

Tijana Vulević is Assistant Professor at Belgrade University, Faculty of Forestry at the Department for ecological engineering in soil and water resources protection. Her research interests span erosion and torrent control research, method of planning and construction management of erosion control works, project management and decision making in soil and water resources protection.

Relevant publications:

  • Vulević, T., Todosijević, M., Dragović, N., Zlatić, M. (2017): Land use optimization for sustainable development of mountain regions of western Serbia. Journal of Mountain Science 15(7):1471-1480. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-017-4777-1
  • Vulevic, T., Dragovic, N., Kostadinov, S., Belanovic Simic, S., Milovanovic, I. (2015). Prioritization of Soil Erosion Vulnerable Areas Using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Methods. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 24 (1), 317–323. http://www.pjoes.com/pdf/24.1/Pol.J.Environ.Stud.Vol.24.No.1.317-323.pdf
  • Dragovic, N. Vulevic T. (2015): Wahl des besten Angebots zur projektplanung im bereich der wasserwirtschaft mittels der AHP-Methode, Bauingenieur, 90 (09), 420-426.http://www.bauingenieur.de/bauing/article.php?data[article_id]=84128
  • MSc. Aleksandar Baumgertel
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  • MSc. Aleksandar Baumgertel

Aleksandar Baumgertel is a researcher at the University Of Belgrade Faculty Of Forestry – Department for Ecological Engineering in Soil and Water Resources Protection). His research fields are:

  • Shelterbelts/Windbreaks as agroforestry practice – ecosystem services, wind speed reduction, carbon sequestration.
  • Afforestation – planting methods, effects on soil properties, carbon sequestration.

Relevant publications:

  • Baumgertel A., Dragović N., Vulević T., Lukić S. (2019) Cost management as a part of integrated management of torrential watershed in Serbia: a case study of Topciderska River. Wasserwirtshaft 109(4): 33-38.
  • Baumgertel A., Lukić S., Belanović Simić S., Predrag Miljković (2018): Effects of
    ameliorative afforestation on the erodibility factor and soil loss in the Grdelica gorge. Bulletin
    of the Faculty of Forestry, University of Banja Luka 28:37-46
    https://doi.org/10.7251/GSF1828037B.
  • Baumgertel A., Lukić S., Miljković P. (2018): Protective Forest Belts as Agroforestry
    Practice in the Legislative of the Republic Of Serbia. Abstract book, International
    Conference 1 st Young researchers’ Conference – Erosion and Torrent Control. 28-30
    November, Belgrade, Serbia.
  • MSc. Katarina Lazarević
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  • MSc. Katarina Lazarević

Katarina Lazarević is a Teaching Assistant at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry, at the Department of Ecological engineering for soil and water resources protection. Her research interests include erosion and torrent control, sustainable development, ecosystem services, ecological economics, etc.

Relevant publications:

  • Todosijević M., Čakmak D., Belanović Simić S., Zlatić M., Kadović R., Lazarević K., Perović V. (2018): Raspberry Production on Sustainable Principles in Western Serbia, Soil and water resources protection in the changing environment, Catena, Soil Science, Advanced in GeoEcology no. 45, ISBN 978-3-510-65418-5, pp. 120-132.
  • Todosijević M., Lazarević K., Dragović N., Vulević T. (2018): Evaluation of ecosystem services – Development of the methodology in Serbia, International conference 1st Young researchers – Erosion and torrent control (ETC 2018), Belgrade,  November 28-30, 2018, ISBN 978-86-7299-282-3, pp. 52.
  • Lazarević, K. (2015): Monitoring Torrential Processes in the Function of Torrential Floods Risk Management, Book of Abstracts: First International Forestry Student Conference in Serbia – FIFSCIS 2015, Belgrade – Special Nature Reserve Goč – Gvozdac 01-05 September 2015, pp. 54.

 

  • BSc. Vukašin Milčanović
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  • BSc. Vukašin Milčanović

Vukašin Milčanović is higher education associate at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry, at the Department of Ecological engineering for soil and water resources protection. His research interests include Erosion and Torrent control, Hydrology, Soil and Water conservation.

Relevant publications:

  • Todosijevic M., Zlatić M, Dragović N., Milčanović V., Andrijanić T., Vukelić G.(2014): Sustainable management of Soil Resources in Mountainous Areas of Western Serbia using Conservation Measures, Challenges, Sustainable Land Management – Climate Change, Catena Verlag GMBH, 2014, p.p. 136‒148 Advances in Geoecology 43 ISBN 978/3/923381-61-6, US ISBN 1-59326-265-5.
  • Ristić, R.; Ljujić, M.; Despotović, J.; Aleksić, V.; Radić, B.; Nikić, Z.; Milčanović, V.; Malušević, I.; Radonjić, J. (2013): Reservoir sedimentation and hydrological effects of land use changes-case study of the experimental Dičina river watershed, Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences (ISSN Printed: 1842-4090; ISSN Online: 1844-489X), Vol. 8, No. 1, pg. 91‒98.
  • Kostadinov S., Milačanović V., Dragićević S., Milovanović I., Novković I. (2010): Effect of erosion control works on the state of erosion and sediment transport in the Žunjska reka catchment upstream of the storage „Ćelije“, First Serbian Forestry Congress – Future with Forests, 11-13 November 2010, Faculty of Forestry University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, Congress Abstracts – p. 190, ISBN 978-86-7299-066-9, rad na CDu str. 746-756, 2010. ISBN 978-86-7299-071-3.
  • MSc. Siniša Polovina
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  • MSc. Siniša Polovina

Siniša Polovina is a Teaching Assistant at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry, at the Department of Ecological engineering for soil and water resources protection. His research interests include Erosion and Torrent control, Hydrology, Remote Sensing, GIS (Geography Information System), Erosion Modeling, Land degradation.

Relevant publications:

  • Ristić R, Polovina S, Malušević I, Radić B, Milčanović V, Ristić M., 2017. Disaster Risk Reduction Based on a GIS Case Study of the Čađavica River Watershed. South-east Eur for 8 (2): 99-106
  • Polovina S., Radić B., Ristić R., Milčanović V., 2016. Spatial and temporal analysis of natural resources degradation in the Likodra River watershed. Glasnik Šumarskog fakulteta br. 114, Univerzitet u Beogradu – Šumarski fakultet, Beograd, 169-188. DOI: 10.2298/GSF1614169P
  • Kostadinov S., Ristić R., Trujić N., Dragićević S., Milčanović V., Polovina S., 2017, Discharge calculation in torrential flood waves (pg 51-64), 31st session of EFC/FAO Working Party on the Management of Mountain Watersheds Management of municipal watersheds in mountain regions, Czech Technical University in Prague Department of Hydraulics and Hydrology, Prague (Czech Republic), September 4–6, 2017, ISBN 978-80-01-06175-6