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THE SPATIAL ASPECTS of the WIND FARMS IMPACT on the Environmentboško Josimović SPECIAL ISSUES No About the Author 89 ISSUES No. SPECIAL THE SPATIAL ASPECTS Inserts from reviews Boško Josimović was born in 1974 in the Belgrade neighbourhood of Zemun, where he finished elementary and secondary school. He graduated in 2000 OF THE WIND FARMS IMPACT from the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Geography, Department of Spatial Planning, completing a BA thesis “The Urban Development of the Town of Novi Bečej”. He obtained an MA degree in 2003, defending a thesis titled ’The monograph “The Spatial Aspects of the Wind Farm Impact on “The Implementation of an Environmental Management System in Spatial ON THE ENVIRONMENT the Environment” by Dr Boško Josimović examines thoroughly a Planning”, and a PhD in 2008, with a dissertation titled “The Spatial Aspect in specific aspect of the environmental impact assessment of wind Managing Communal Waste in the Region of Kolubara”. Both his MA and PhD farms, also applicable in developing strategic environmental theses were defended in the Spatial Research and Planning programme at the assessments. The author underscores the possibility and significance University of Belgrade’s Faculty of Geography. Boško Josimović Boško of applying the concept of preventive environmental protection Between 2002 and 2003 he was attached to the Institute of Architecture and BOŠKO JOSIMOVIĆ as the most efficient principle of protection, which can be applied Urban & Spatial Planning of Serbia (IAUS) on a scholarship from the Ministry in the process of assessing the strategic impact of wind farm plans of Science, Technology and Development of the Republic of Serbia. He gained on the environment. The monograph has a firm scientific grounding employment at IAUS in 2003 and is still employed there. In March 2009 he and is well-designed and structured. The application of the scientific was appointed as Research Fellow, in 2013 as Senior Research Fellow, and in approach in the second (practical) section of the monograph gives it 2018 as Principal Research Fellow. He has been in the Board of Directors since 2017, at the same time serving as the coordinator of national and international exceptional practical value.’ collaboration in the area of environment and spatial development at IAUS. (From the review by Professor Aleksandar Jovović) His research expertise is focused on the development of methodologies for assessing the impact of strategic developmental policies and projects on the environment in the areas of spatial and urban planning, energy (wind power in particular), water management, waste management, etc. He has authored ‘The extraordinary contribution of the monograph lies in presenting a over 100 academic papers in these areas, many of which have been published specific semi-quantitative method of multicriterial expert evaluation in the most prestigious international journals (Waste Management, Renewable Energy; Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment), of planning propositions, as well as in the possibilities of applying ensuring the visibility of his scientific work in the international scene. He is this method in identifying the strategically important effects of wind the author and first co-author of three scientific monographs. In addition, he farms on the environment in the process of developing strategic has participated in the implementation of seven research projects funded by environmental assessment (SEA). In addition, the monograph the Ministry of Science, and managed (on behalf of the IAUS) an international points out the importance of preventive environmental protection scientific project (HORIZON 2020). He has also authored over 20 technological which can be achieved in developing the SEA as part of the process developmental solutions verified by the relevant Central Scientific Committee of planning the spatial layout of wind turbines on a wind farm. The for Transport, Urban Planning and Construction of the Republic of Serbia’s author approaches the topic from a standpoint which has not been Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development and testifying to an interest in applications of scientific knowledge. given sufficient attention in the scientific and professional literature, which adds to its general value.’ He has reviewed submissions to international journals and publications; in particular, he has served as a reviewer of the international journals of (From the review by Professor Dejan Filipović) exceptional value – Energy and Science of the Total Environment. Boško Josimović’s professional activities have resulted in managing the development of over 60 strategic assessments of the impact of developmental sectoral policies of national and regional importance, as well ’The monograph has many values – scientific as well as professional as spatial and urban planning and programmes; over 30 studies on assessing – and can therefore be seen as socially significant. The concrete the impact of projects on the enviroment; a number of local and regional scientific, theoretical, and practical results presented in detail make it waste management plans; several contributions on environmental protection very useful for everyone interested in wind power and wishing to gain to spatial plans and special-purpose area plans. Importantly, he worked as a knowledge in this area or expand it. It is well-structured and written consultant in infrastructural projects implemented in the Republic of Serbia and funded by the European Union. in a clear style, applying scientific results to concrete examples and spaces, and making use of up-to-date and comprehensive He is a member of the international scientific association SCIYO; the SEEFED scientific literature. The literature entries listed at the end of the (South-East European Federation of Cities and Regions for the Environment); monograph provide the reader with more information on this area. a number of professional associations (Serbian Chamber of Engineers, where he holds a responsible planner licence; Serbian Urban Planners Society; The monograph is a contribution to science as it delineates a specific Serbian Spatial Planners Association; Serbian Town Planners Association); methodological approach to determining the impact of wind farms on the environment, based on the principles of multicriterial evaluation the State Technical Commission for the Assessment of Environmental Impact ISBN 978-86-80329-96-3 Studies in the Ministry for Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia; and a specific form of presenting the obtained results in matrices and the IAUS Publication Board; the Editorial Board of the highest-quailty journal ON THE ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASPECTS OF FARMS THE WIND THE SPATIAL graphs.’ of national importance Architecture and Urbanism (Arhitektura i urbanizam). He is married and a father of two children. (From the review by Dr Mila Pucar, scientific advisor) THE SPATIAL ASPECTS OF THE WIND FARMS IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT Dr Boško Josimović Special editions 89 Belgrade 2020 Institute of Architecture and Urban & Spatial Planning of Serbia Dr Boško Josimović THE SPATIAL ASPECTS OF THE WIND FARMS IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT Translation in English language of the first edition of the book „Prostorni aspekti uticaja vetroelektrana na životnu sredinu“ REVIEWERS: Professor Aleksandar Jovović Professor Dejan Filipović Dr Mila Pucar, scientific advisor PUBLISHED BY: Institute of Architecture and Urban & Spatial Planning of Serbia FOR THE PUBLISHER: Dr Saša Milijić, Director PUBLISHING BOARD: Jasna Petrić, Chair, IAUS, Belgrade Ana Niković, Deputy Chair, IAUS, Belgrade Milena Milinković, Secretary, IAUS, Belgrade Mila Pucar, Belgrade Branislav Bajat, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Belgrade Miodrag Vujošević, Belgrade Zorica Nedović Budić, University of Illinois – Chicago, Branka Dimitrijević, Strathclyde University, United USA; University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Kingdom Boško Josimović, IAUS, Belgrade Nikola Krunić, IAUS, Belgrade Ksenija Lalović, Faculty of Architecture, Belgrade Jelena Luković, Faculty of Geography, Belgrade Božidar Manić, IAUS, Belgrade Igor Marić, Belgrade Tamara Maričić, IAUS, Belgrade Saša Milijić, IAUS, Belgrade Mirjana Devetaković, Faculty of Architecture, Belgrade Marina Nenković‐Riznić, IAUS, Belgrade Mina Petrović, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade Ratko Ristić, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade Borislav Stojkov, Belgrade Dragutin Tošić, Faculty of Geography, Belgrade Milorad Filipović, Faculty of Economics, Belgrade Tijana Crnčević, IAUS, Belgrade Omiljena Dželebdžić, IAUS, Belgrade EDITORS: Dr Sanja Simonović Alfirević Dr Marina Nenković‐Riznić DESIGN AND LAYOUT: Dr Tanja Bajić MSc Aleksandra Gajić TRANSLATION: Goran Stanić PROOF‐READING: Bojana Dodić COPIES: 200 PRINTED BY: Planeta print, Belgrade This monograph was printed with the help of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia NOTE: Publishing of the translation of the first edition of the book“THE SPATIAL ASPECTS OF THE WIND FARMS IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT” has been made with the permision of publisher ‐ IAUS TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD..................................................................................................................... 5 1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................... 7 2. USING WIND POWER ………............................................................................................ 10 2.1. The history of wind power use ..................................................................................
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