Essays about: "Southeastern Europe"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Southeastern Europe.

1. 1. Vegetation phenology derived using the plant phenology index and the normalized difference vegetation index for the Balkan peninsula, south-eastern Europe

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Aleksandra Ivanova; [2019]
   Keywords : physical geography; ecosystem analysis; phenology; vegetation; climate change; remote sensing; plant phenology index; PPI; timesat; Balkan peninsula; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : This study analyses the performance of the satellite derived Plant Phenology Index (PPI) against the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) for estimating start of season (SOS) and end of season (EOS) of vegetation growth in part of the Balkan Peninsula, Southeastern Europe (2000 – 2016). Results revealed that PPI and NDVI differ considerably; SOS and EOS may diverge by more than one month between the two indices. READ MORE

3. 2. Effects of Europeanisation on Rule of Law in Serbia

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Nevena Zindović; [2017-09-08]
   Keywords : Europeanisation; judiciary reforms; rule of law; judicial capacity; Southeastern Europe; Western Balkan; Serbia; pathologies of europeanisation; the EU s pathological power;

   Abstract : Contrary to the widespread opinion of Europeanisation scholars that the EU transforms states, having transformative power, the theory of the EU’s pathological power argues that in the area of rule of law the EU has negatively reinforcing effects on certain rule of law dimensions which results in weak rule of law. The thesis will test the theory of EU’s pathological power against rule of law in Serbia, through a case study on judiciary reforms. READ MORE

4. 3. The impact of post-socialism on informal settlements in Belgrade

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

   Author : Filip Stankovic; [2016]
   Keywords : Belgrade; post-socialism; informal settlement; illegal construction; Belgrade Waterfront;

   Abstract : After the fall of communism in Eastern and Southeastern Europe in 1989 the countries that had been under socialist rule underwent a process of political, economical and social reforms and changes. These changes also had a major impact on the process of urban planning; creating a disruption in previously held planning ideas and patterns and causing a brake with the former planning system. READ MORE

5. 4. State Building and Democracy in Divided Societies - The case of Bosnia and Herzegovina

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Nejra Konjhodzic; [2016]
   Keywords : Dayton Peace Agreement; state failure; democracy; political system; ethnic diversity; Bosnia-Hercegovina; Yugoslavia; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explores political systems of divided societies with the emphasis on democratic principles, hence its influence on fundamental elements for establishing a stable state. To demonstrate such system, this case study sheds light on a desperate situation of a forgotten country in southeastern Europe, once recognized for being a strong state and home for the population carrying different ethnic backgrounds and beliefs. READ MORE

6. 5. Djurens betydelse för Krim-Kongo hemorragisk feber virus

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

   Author : Linnea Lindgren Kero; [2016]
   Keywords : Krim-Kongo hemorragisk feber virus; djur; fåglar; spridning;

   Abstract : Krim-Kongo hemorragisk feber virus, CCHFV, orsakar en allvarlig hemorragisk febersjukdom med hög dödlighet hos människor. Den är utspridd över stora delar av den Gamla Världen, så som Afrika, Mellanöstern, Asien och sydöstra Europa. Viruset sprids med fästingar och replikeras i infekterade däggdjur samt hos struts. READ MORE