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Information systems and disaster risk management

Cvetković, V., & Filipović, M. (2017). Information systems and disaster risk management. International Scientific and Professional Conference – 40 Years of Higher Education in the Field of Security – Theory and Practice, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, 1281–1295. UDK: 005.334:004.6]:504 INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT Vladimir M. Cvetković University of Belgrade, Faculty of Security Studies, Gospodara Vučića 50, vmc@fb.bg.ac.rs Marina Filipović University of Belgrade, Faculty of Security Studies, Gospodara Vučića 50, fmarina@fb.bg.ac.rs Abstract Disaster risk management is nowadays hard to imagine without appropriate information systems that facilitate the decision-making process in phases before, during, and after the disaster. In the face of disasters, decision makers must look at and analyze various information on hazard characteristics such as nature, power, intensity, while on the other hand they must take timely measures to achieve a short-term and long- term recovery of the community from the consequences of such events. Certainly, the spatial dimension of disasters has a decisive importance in terms of rapid addressing the resulting consequences and preventing the further spread of harmful effects of various disasters. In the paper, the authors describe the existing information systems, their characteristics and ways of applying in the process of disaster risk management. In addition, special attention is paid to the description and the way of using geographic information systems as well as remote detection and satellite recording. Also, the role and significance of social media systems and interactive simulation and visulation for modern disaster risk management are examined. Keywords: disaster, risk, management, information systems, GIS. INTRODUCTION In the process of disaster risk management, which is increasingly more frequent and disruptive, people have continuously improved their tactics and techniques of mitigating or preventing them. Not long ago, people around the world began to realize that the national reference values of the countries are more endangered […]

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Prof. Dr. Vladimir M. Cvetković – Disaster Risk Management

Environmental Aspects of Using Nuclear Energy

Filipović, M., Cvetković, V., & Nešić, S. (2017). Environmental aspects of using nuclear energy. International scientific and professional conference 40 years of higher education in the field of security – Theory and Practice, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Ohrid, pp. 30-35. Environmental Aspects of Using Nuclear Energy Marina Filipović[1] Vladimir M. Cvetković[2] Slavko Nešić[3]   Abstract Nuclear technological production of electricity is characterized as a low-carbon technology, which on the one hand, has key importance in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while on the other hand there are numerous controversies, defensive approach and anxiety due to the danger of nuclear accidents and solving the problem of radioactive waste. Starting from the actuality and importance of the issue of the use of nuclear energy in the context of solving environmental changes, the paper carried out a thorough review of literature. On this occasion, the paper carried out an insight into the existing relevant scientific knowledge in this field and a secondary analysis of the contents of documents of relevant international institutions, which within their competence publish data on the energy state and current emissions of greenhouse gases on a global level. The majority of papers emphasize the advantage of the use of nuclear energy in comparison with the generation of energy in the process of combustion of fossil fuels. It is primarily stated that small amounts of radioactive gases, which are regularly discharged under controlled conditions in the operation of nuclear power plants, can not produce effects such as acid rain, smog, ozone depletion and do not contribute to an increase in temperature of the troposphere. However, the possibility of producing nuclear accidents and the severity of the consequences if radioactive isotopes leave the reactor uncontrollably, and the generation of radioactive waste results in a dilemma in the scientific and social […]

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