The paper discusses the definitions of natural disasters and recommends the implementation of definitions and classifications of natural disasters in accordance with those decreed at the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) and Munich Re insurance Company (Munich RE) for administrative use in the Republic of Serbia. For the Republic of Serbia, the issue of natural disasters is presented both through government documents (e.g. the Law on Emergencies and the National Strategy of the Protection and Rescue in Emergencies) and the survey of the frequency and typology of disasters. Significant discrepancies exist between older and more contemporary classifications of disasters in Serbia. They are especially emphasized in comparison to the CRED and Munich RE classifications and databases. This causes problems in the monitoring, recording and assessment of the effects of natural disasters. It is proposed that definitions be adapted and implemented into legislative and ot...her documents.
Keywords:
natural disasters / classification / CRED / Munich RE / Serbia
TY - JOUR
AU - Lukić, Tin
AU - Gavrilov, Milivoj B.
AU - Marković, Slobodan B.
AU - Komac, Blaz
AU - Zorn, Matija
AU - Mlađan, Dragan
AU - Đoržević, Jasmina
AU - Milanović, Miško
AU - Vasiljević, Đorđije A.
AU - Vujičić, Miroslav D.
AU - Kuzmanović, Bogdan
AU - Prentović, Risto
PY - 2013
UR - http://jakov.kpu.edu.rs/handle/123456789/517
AB - The paper discusses the definitions of natural disasters and recommends the implementation of definitions and classifications of natural disasters in accordance with those decreed at the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) and Munich Re insurance Company (Munich RE) for administrative use in the Republic of Serbia. For the Republic of Serbia, the issue of natural disasters is presented both through government documents (e.g. the Law on Emergencies and the National Strategy of the Protection and Rescue in Emergencies) and the survey of the frequency and typology of disasters. Significant discrepancies exist between older and more contemporary classifications of disasters in Serbia. They are especially emphasized in comparison to the CRED and Munich RE classifications and databases. This causes problems in the monitoring, recording and assessment of the effects of natural disasters. It is proposed that definitions be adapted and implemented into legislative and other documents.
PB - Geografski Inst Antona Melika Zrc Sazu, Ljubljana
T2 - Acta geographica Slovenica-Geografski zbornik
T1 - Classification of natural disasters between the legislation and application: experience of the Republic of Serbia
VL - 53
IS - 1
SP - 150
EP - 164
DO - 10.3986/AGS53301
ER -
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author = "Lukić, Tin and Gavrilov, Milivoj B. and Marković, Slobodan B. and Komac, Blaz and Zorn, Matija and Mlađan, Dragan and Đoržević, Jasmina and Milanović, Miško and Vasiljević, Đorđije A. and Vujičić, Miroslav D. and Kuzmanović, Bogdan and Prentović, Risto",
year = "2013",
url = "http://jakov.kpu.edu.rs/handle/123456789/517",
abstract = "The paper discusses the definitions of natural disasters and recommends the implementation of definitions and classifications of natural disasters in accordance with those decreed at the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) and Munich Re insurance Company (Munich RE) for administrative use in the Republic of Serbia. For the Republic of Serbia, the issue of natural disasters is presented both through government documents (e.g. the Law on Emergencies and the National Strategy of the Protection and Rescue in Emergencies) and the survey of the frequency and typology of disasters. Significant discrepancies exist between older and more contemporary classifications of disasters in Serbia. They are especially emphasized in comparison to the CRED and Munich RE classifications and databases. This causes problems in the monitoring, recording and assessment of the effects of natural disasters. It is proposed that definitions be adapted and implemented into legislative and other documents.",
publisher = "Geografski Inst Antona Melika Zrc Sazu, Ljubljana",
journal = "Acta geographica Slovenica-Geografski zbornik",
title = "Classification of natural disasters between the legislation and application: experience of the Republic of Serbia",
volume = "53",
number = "1",
pages = "150-164",
doi = "10.3986/AGS53301"
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Lukić, T., Gavrilov, M. B., Marković, S. B., Komac, B., Zorn, M., Mlađan, D., Đoržević, J., Milanović, M., Vasiljević, Đ. A., Vujičić, M. D., Kuzmanović, B.,& Prentović, R. (2013). Classification of natural disasters between the legislation and application: experience of the Republic of Serbia.
Acta geographica Slovenica-Geografski zbornik
Geografski Inst Antona Melika Zrc Sazu, Ljubljana., 53(1), 150-164.
https://doi.org/10.3986/AGS53301
Lukić T, Gavrilov MB, Marković SB, Komac B, Zorn M, Mlađan D, Đoržević J, Milanović M, Vasiljević ĐA, Vujičić MD, Kuzmanović B, Prentović R. Classification of natural disasters between the legislation and application: experience of the Republic of Serbia. Acta geographica Slovenica-Geografski zbornik. 2013;53(1):150-164
Lukić Tin, Gavrilov Milivoj B., Marković Slobodan B., Komac Blaz, Zorn Matija, Mlađan Dragan, Đoržević Jasmina, Milanović Miško, Vasiljević Đorđije A., Vujičić Miroslav D., Kuzmanović Bogdan, Prentović Risto, "Classification of natural disasters between the legislation and application: experience of the Republic of Serbia" Acta geographica Slovenica-Geografski zbornik, 53, no. 1 (2013):150-164,
https://doi.org/10.3986/AGS53301 .
