Geospatial and Temporal Patterns of Natural and Man-Made (Technological) Disasters (1900–2024): Insights from Different Socio-Economic and Demographic Perspectives

Geospatial and Temporal Patterns of Natural and Man-Made (Technological) Disasters (1900–2024): Insights from Different Socio-Economic and Demographic Perspectives by Vladimir M. Cvetković 1,2,3,*,Renate Renner 4,Bojana Aleksova 2,5 and Tin Lukić 2,6 1Department of Disaster Management and Environmental Security, Faculty of Security Studies, University of Belgrade, Gospodara Vucica 50, 11040 Belgrade, Serbia 2Scientific-Professional Society for Disaster Risk Management, Dimitrija Tucovića 121, 11040 Belgrade, Serbia 3 International Institute for […]

Capacity Development of Local Self-Governments for Disaster Risk Management

Capacity Development of Local Self-Governments for Disaster Risk Management by Vladimir M. Cvetković  1,2,*, Jasmina Tanasić 3, Adem Ocal  4, Želimir Kešetović 1, Neda Nikolić 5 and Aleksandar Dragašević  5 1 Faculty of Security Studies, University of Belgrade, Gospodara Vučića 50, 11040 Belgrade, Serbia 2 Scientific-Professional Society for Disaster Risk Management, Dimitrija Tucovića 121, 11040 Belgrade, Serbia 3 Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities, 11103 Belgrade, Serbia 4 Independent Researcher, […]

Understanding the Sustainable Development of Community (Social) Disaster Resilience in Serbia: Demographic and Socio-Economic Impacts

Understanding the Sustainable Development of Community (Social) Disaster Resilience in Serbia: Demographic and Socio-Economic Impacts by  Vladimir M. Cvetković  1,2,3,* and Vanja Šišović 2 1 Faculty of Security Studies, University of Belgrade, Gospodara Vucica 50, 11040 Belgrade, Serbia 2 Scientific-Professional Society for Disaster Risk Management, Dimitrija Tucovića 121, 11040 Belgrade, Serbia 3 International Institute for Disaster Research, Dimitrija Tucovića 121, 11040 Belgrade, Serbia * Author to […]

Understanding seismic hazard resilience in Montenegro: A qualitative analysis of community preparedness and response capabilities

Enhancing resilience against seismic hazards in earthquake-prone regions is essential for reducing the devastating impacts of disasters. Seismic resilience refers to a community’s ability to withstand and recover from earthquake impacts, while preparedness gaps are the areas where current measures are insufficient to effectively respond to or mitigate earthquake damage. This study focuses on Montenegro – a region with frequent seismic activity […]

Earthquake risk perception in Belgrade: implications for disaster risk management

Research article Earthquake risk perception in Belgrade: implications for disaster risk management Vladimir M. Cvetković, 1,2,3,*, Jelena Planić2,3 1 Faculty of Security Studies, University of Belgrade, Gospodara Vučića 50, 11040 Belgrade, Serbia 2 International Institute for Disaster Research, Dimitrija Tucovića 121, 11056 Belgrade, Serbia; 3 Scientific-Professional Society for Disaster Risk Management, Dimitrija Tucovića 121, 11056 Belgrade, Serbia. Received: 20 February 2022; Revised: […]

Innovative solutions for flood risk management

Vladimir M. Cvetković, 1,2,3,*, Jovana Martinović2,3 1 Faculty of Security Studies, University of Belgrade, Gospodara Vučića 50, 11040 Belgrade, Serbia 2 International Institute for Disaster Research, Dimitrija Tucovića 121, 11056 Belgrade, Serbia; 3 Scientific-Professional Society for Disaster Risk Management, Dimitrija Tucovića 121, 11056 Belgrade, Serbia, jovana.martinovic@upravljanje-rizicima.com.  * Correspondence: vmc@fb.bg.ac.rs; vladimirkpa@gmail.com. Received: 5 December 2020; Accepted: 25 December 2020; Published: 1 January 2021 […]

Demographic, socio-economic and phycological perspective of risk perception from disasters caused by floods: case study Belgrade

Demographic, socio-economic and phycological perspective of risk perception from disasters caused by floods: case study Belgrade Jovana Perić1, Vladimir M. Cvetković2,* 1    Scientific-Professional Society for Disaster Risk Management, Belgrade; jovana.peric07@gmail.com 2    Faculty of Security Studies, University of Belgrade, Gospodara Vucica 50, 11040 Belgrade, Serbia; vmc@fb.bg.ac.rs *   Correspondence: vmc@fb.bg.ac.rs; Received: date; Accepted: date; Published: date Abstract: Taking into account that floods are a […]

Risk Perception of Building Fires in Belgrade

Research article UDC: 005.334:[351.778.5:614.84(497.11)005.35 DOI:   https://doi.org/10.18485/ijdrm.2019.1.1.5 Risk Perception of Building Fires in Belgrade   Vladimir M. Cvetković1* 1 Faculty of Security Studies, University of Belgrade, Gospodara Vucica 50, 11040 Belgrade, Serbia; vmc@fb.bg.ac.rs * Correspondence: vmc@fb.bg.ac.rs Received: 10 November 2018; Accepted: 25 December 2018; Published: 28 March 2019 Abstract: Starting from the frequency and seriousness of fi e in residential buildings in the […]