scholarly journals Sustainable development indicators: Case study for South Morava river basin

2013 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nebojsa Veljkovic
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
River Basin ◽  
National Level ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
Basin Management ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Morava River ◽  
Morava River Basin

The subject of research is elaboration and evaluation of indicators of sustainable development in the field of river basin management. Aggregate indicator entitled Ecoregion Sustainable Development Index is identified by calculation of average value by the procedure of leveling of proportion changes of three key indicators (demographic emission index, water quality index, industrial production index). Developed aggregate indicator of sustainable development is calculated and analyzed for South Morava river basin in Serbia, for the period from 1980 to 2010. The beneficiaries of these indicators are the experts from the field of environmental protection and water management who should use it for elaboration of reports directed towards the creators of economic development policy and river basin management planning. Elaborated according to the given methodology, the indicator Ecoregion Sustainable Development Index is available for the decision makers on the national level, internationally comparative and it provides the conditions for further elaboration and application.

scholarly journals Integrated river basin management of Juzna Morava River

2012 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Borisavljevic ◽  
Stanimir Kostadinov
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
River Ecosystem ◽  
Basin Management ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Integrated River Basin Management ◽  
Morava River ◽  
Morava River Basin

In the last decade in particular, Serbia encountered the problems of drinking water supply, which influenced the perception of professional public about the water crisis but also started more intensive work on water resource perseverance as well as the implementation of European Water Directive. One of the main demands of the Directive focuses on integrated river basin management (IRBM), which is a complex and a large task. The need to collect data on water quality and quantity, specific and key issues of water management in Juzna Morava river basin, pressures on river ecosystem, flood risks and erosion problems, cross-border issues, socioeconomic processes, agricultural development as well as protected areas, and also to give the measures for solving problems and pressures recognized in the basin, is undisputable. This paper focuses on detailed analysis of specific pressures on river ecosystem and composition of recommendations for integrated management of Juzna Morava river basin as cross-border river basin, taking into the account European experiences in IRBM.

Implementing the Water Framework Directive in Bulgaria: integrated river basin management on the Black Sea coast

2005 ◽  
Vol 51 (11) ◽  
pp. 53-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Pratt ◽  
J. Lønholdt ◽  
P.E. Jørgensen ◽  
B. Persson ◽  
V. Nikolov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Framework Directive ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Black Sea ◽  
Catchment Area ◽  
National Level ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Basin Management ◽  
Black Sea Coast ◽  
Sea Coast

EC member states and candidate countries are in the process of implementing the requirements of the EC Water Framework Directive 2000/60,[Q1] which came into force on 22 December 2000. At the core of the Directive is an integrated approach for sustainable water management in river basin districts. The overall objective is to reach good water status for all waters by the year 2015. The challenges for countries implementing the Directive are substantial not least for the River Basin Management Authorities who will be the implementing unit at the regional level. The Black Sea River Basin Directorate in Varna is one of four Directorates established in Bulgaria in 2002 in accordance with the Bulgarian Water Act and is the regional operational unit under the Ministry of Environment and Water for the Black Sea Basin catchment area. The catchment area covers 20% of Bulgaria and 100% of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. Current implementation activities in the Black Sea Basin Directorate and also at the national level are supported by the Danish EPA through its DANCEE programme in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Water. This paper highlights the main activities and outputs of the technical and institutional undertakings in the Black Sea Basin Directorate focusing on the preparation of the River Basin Overview by Dec. 2004.

Challenges of the Crisis: How to Measure Sustainable Development?

2015 ◽  
pp. 147-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Bobylev ◽  
N. Zubarevich ◽  
S. Solovyeva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Calculation Methods ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Sustainable Development Indicators ◽  
Adjusted Net Savings

The article emphasizes the fact that traditional socio-economic indicators do not reflect the challenges of sustainable development adequately, and this is particularly true for the widely-used GDP indicator. In this connection the elaboration of sustainable development indicators is needed, taking into account economic, social and environmental factors. For Russia, adaptation and use of concepts and basic principles of calculation methods for adjusted net savings index (World Bank) and human development index (UNDP) as integral indicators can be promising. The authors have developed the sustainable development index for Russia, which aggregates and allows taking into account balanced economic, social and environmental indicators.

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