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Item type:Publication, The Prespa Agreement: A Political geography(Geobalcanica, 2023)Kitevski, GoranThe subject of the research is the Prespa Agreement, which gave North Macedonia a new name, in exchange for support from Greece in North Macedonia’s aspirations towards the European Union and NATO. The paper analyzes the key points from the first part of the agreement, which are the essence of the Macedonian-Greek naming issue: the formulation of the Macedonian nationality, the recognition of the Macedonian language, the differences in understanding and the possibility of using the terms Macedonia and Macedonian for the both sides, as well as the meaning of the agreement in a broader political sense. There are a number of researches on the topic of Macedonian-Greek issue, which are more focused on thе naming problem, from the occurrence to its solution, so the main goal of this paper is to try to give another, political-geographic overview of the identity issues arising after the Prespa Agreement. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Comparison of methods for macroseismic mapping: A case study of the 2016 Debarca-Plakenska earthquake(University of Kragujevac, University Library, Serbia, 2025-09); - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, GIS In The Hydromorphology Analysis of Selected Meanders of The River Vardar(2025-06-26); ; This paper aims to determine the hydromorphological changes of selected meander sectors of the largest river in the Republic of North Macedonia, the Vardar River using GIS. The meandering process is a significant dynamic in the hydrological studies of river systems. Covering a period of 59 years (1964-2023), in the study of the meandering process of selected three meander sectors in river Vardar, topographic maps with a scale of 1:50000, geological maps with a scale of 1:100000 and satellite images from the Landsat mission (1983-2013) and the Sentinel-2 mission (2018-2023) were used, which resulted in their processing and analysis. The planimetric characteristics that were analyzed for meandering are the width of the river channel, sinusoidality, radius of curvature, width of the meander section, slope and migration of the riverbed. In the period between 1964 and 2023, all three meander sectors have experienced significant changes in all parameters, with large changes in the width and length of the meander sectors, accompanied with significant lateral erosion on both coastal sides consistently. The hydromorphological changes that have occurred also differ in the different time periods of action, where each period is characterized by certain spatial changes. Understanding the hydromorphological changes in the meandering process has a significant role in predicting future changes in the flow of the riverbed in order to reduce and possibly prevent future potential impacts on the space. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Investigating relationships between PM10 and Climatic parameters using PCA in the three largest urban areas in North Macedonia(2025-06-26); ; ; Kuzmanoski, ArseThis study applies Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to evaluate how meteorological factors influence PM10 pollution in Skopje, Kumanovo and Bitola from 2012 to 2020. PCA reduces data complexity while identifying key weather variables that impact air pollution levels. Findings indicate that temperature and wind speed have the strongest negative correlation with PM10 concentrations, meaning lower temperatures and weaker winds are linked to higher pollution levels. These conditions limit pollutant dispersion, leading to worse air quality. Humidity and precipitation have mixed effects—humidity can promote both the removal and formation of pollutants, while precipitation aids in PM10 reduction through wet season, depending on intensity and duration. The extracted principal components explain a significant portion of pollution variability, highlighting the dominant meteorological influences on air quality trends. By clarifying these relationships, PCA enhances the understanding of air pollution dynamics in the three largest urban areas in North Macedonia. This analysis provides valuable insights for air quality management in North Macedonia. By identifying the key meteorological drivers of pollution, policymakers can develop more targeted and effective strategies to mitigate PM10 levels and improve public health.