Influence of anthropogenic factors on environment in the Rasina watershed [Serbia]

• Main Authors: Zlatić, M., Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade (Serbia), Kostadinov, S., Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade (Serbia), Lakićević, M., Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade (Serbia), Borisavljević, A., Faculty of Geography, Belgrade (Serbia)
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Belgrade (Serbia) Institute of Forestry 2010
• Subjects: BASSIN VERSANT; CUENCAS HIDROGRAFICAS; DEGRADACION AMBIENTAL; DEGRADATION DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_24420; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_34821; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_49909; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_8334; IMPACT SUR L'ENVIRONNEMENT; IMPACTO AMBIENTAL; SERBIA; SERBIE; WATERSHEDS
• ISBN: 8680439223; 9788680439228

This paper presents the influence of demographic trends on the environment of the Rasina river watershed. Thanks to migrations from this hilly region, nowadays in the villages of researched watershed prevail older-age household members where the number of active population is continually being lessened. As the consequence of the decrease of active agriculture population and increased of their average age, many arables lands are no more plowed and converted to weeks. The significant impact to the decrease of erosion processes has been exerted also by smaller number of livestock in the researched region, especially sheep and goats, which is the result of administrative measures.