Geographica Pannonica

Exploring Behavioral Intention Toward Sustainable Ecotourism Development among Local Residents Working in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Huynh Truong Huy — 2026-05-18

This study aimed to explore various levels of local residents’ behavioral intention toward sustainable ecotourism development in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam and identified their key determinants. Using convenience sampling method, a total of 302 responses were used for data analysis. The proposed model involving three dimensions of residents’ perceptions (economic, sociocultural and environmental sustainability) and attitude was developed to determine the formation of local residents’ participation intention. Furthermore, residents’ intention in sustainable development of ecotourism was examined through a second-factor latent variable with four aspects including sustainable community development, natural resources conservation, cultural tradition preservation, and participation in planning and managing ecotourism development. The findings demonstrated that residents’ perceptions had direct impacts on their participation intention, which were partially mediated by their attitude. Notably, perceived environmental benefits of local people had the strongest overall effect among the variables examined. Finally, theoretical and managerial implications are discussed.

The Settlement Network in Spatial Plans in the Republic of Serbia – Key Dilemmas

Zora Živanović — 2026-05-18

The settlement network represents one of the key segments of spatial plans in Serbia, as well as part of the broader framework that encompasses the population and public services within a given territory. The ways in which this segment has been addressed in practice show considerable variation, which points to the absence of a clearly established and widely accepted approach. This paper presents a comparative analysis of spatial plans at the national, regional, and local levels, with the aim of examining the methodological and substantive consistency in the treatment of this segment, as well as the degree to which individual subsegments and related concepts are included. The results of the research made it possible to identify key uncertainties and inconsistencies, which may serve as a basis for improving planning practice, that is, for enhancing its quality and relevance in the planning of settlement network development.

Air Temperature Fluctuations in Sarajevo and Climate Projections in the Context of Climate Change

Edin Hrelja — 2026-05-18

When discussing climate change, we primarily refer to global warming, that is, the in-crease in air temperature which directly affects other climatic elements. The Sarajevo meteorological station has a homogeneous series of observations and measurements of this climatic element spanning 136 years (from 1888 to 2024) without interruption, which represents a highly representative period for monitoring changes in air temperature and its fluctuations in the study area. The main characteristic of the thermal regime in the Sarajevo area is warming. The mean annual temperature for the entire instrumental period is 9.8°C, with a linear warming trend of 1.7°C. In addition to the general analysis of air temperature and its fluctuations in Sarajevo over this long-term observational period, special attention will be devoted to projecting this climatic element up to the year 2100 under different climate scenarios.

Investigating the impact of El Niño Southern Oscillation and North Atlantic Oscillation on Temperature regime in the Republic of Azerbaijan

Tamerlan Mehdiyev — 2026-05-18

The study aims to investigate recent changes in the climate of Azerbaijan and climate drivers behind these changes. To reveal the combined influences of multiple climate oscillations, it was decided to employ regression models with climate teleconnections of North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). Prior to these, Statistical analysis such as Mann – Kendall test and extreme value tests were applied to identify statistically significant trends. The findings revealed that temperature persistence dominates the local climate in the country. Overall, the impact of North Atlantic Oscillation is small, while El Nino – Southern Oscillation shows little to no impact.

Identification of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Sites using the GIS and AHP Multicriteria decision analysis: A case of the urban municipality of Dédougou (Burkina Faso)

Halidou Kafando — 2026-05-18

Sustainable management of municipal solid waste is a major challenge for developing countries, where rapid population growth and accelerated urbanization are increasing waste production and pressure on landfill sites. Selecting suitable landfill sites is a complex task that requires consideration of multiple environmental, geological, topographical and anthropogenic factors in order to minimize impacts on public health and the environment. This study focuses on the urban commune of Dédougou and proposes an approach combining GIS and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to identify optimal municipal waste landfill sites. The data used includes groundwater depth, distance from built-up areas, distance from watercourses, slope, altitude, land use and cover, soil types, geological formations, and distance from road networks. Each factor was standardized, weighted according to Thomas L. Saaty's 1977 AHP scale, and integrated into the GIS to produce a landfill suitability map. The results indicate a classification of areas into five categories: very unfavorable (9.29%), unfavorable (23.55%), moderately favorable (27.25%), favorable (39.88%) and very favorable (0.06%). The weightings assigned reveal that groundwater depth (0.386), proximity to built-up areas (0.232) and distance from watercourses (0.131) are the most influential factors. The final map shows that suitable and very suitable sites are mainly located on the northern and north-western outskirts of the urban commune of Dédougou, while the central areas are largely unsuitable for landfills.