Geographica Pannonica

“All the world’s a stage” – The Spatial Value of Destination DJ Videos

Uglješa Stankov — 2024-09-06

This exploratory article analyze the contemporary trend in the music and event industry of organizing and filming electronic dance music (EDM) events at tourist destinations. These videos featuring DJ sets in attractive locations, referred to as destination DJ videos (DDJVs), accumulate a substantial number of views on social media platforms, primarily YouTube. Due to their widespread popularity, they represent an untapped source of online media content, holding potential for broader industry utilization and academic analysis of their spatial value, understood as an addition to the typically considered social, cultural, and economic values of music events. DDJVs combine the popularity of a music genre, an artist, a music streaming platform, and the destination featured in the video, offering various perspectives and approaches for assessing and evaluating them within the domain of tourism. The presence of datasets encompassing DDJVs stands as a noteworthy and substantial resource for novel academic explorations within the sphere of tourism research, expanding the scope of visual studies in tourism. Moreover, DDJVs hold the potential to serve as valuable and pragmatic instruments for fostering innovation in the field of destination marketing. This exploratory study provides an early evaluation of research directions for DDJVs.

Assessment of Surface Water quality in Highly Urbanized Areas: A Case Study of the Vladayska River in Sofia

Kalina Radeva — 2025-03-10

This study investigates the impact of Sofia's urban areas on the physicochemical parameters of water quality along the Vladayska River. Two sections of the river were analyzed: (1) an upper, relatively unpolluted section from the source to the Vladaya district, used as a reference due to limited data availability, and (2) a lower section (Kubratovo), downstream of Sofia, influenced by anthropogenic activities. Based on the results, significant changes in the physicochemical parameters were observed in the lower section. Principal component analysis (PCA) was conducted on data for 15 water quality indicators, precipitation, and river runoff under different hydrological conditions (high flow, low flow, and winter season) for the lower section (Kubratovo). The PCA results identified nutrient and organic matter pollution and mineral content as key drivers of water quality variability. Additionally, hydrological factors were found to indirectly influence water quality in the downstream section at Kubratovo. As revealed by the CCME WQI index, the Vladayska River's upper section also experienced poor water quality between 2013 and 2015, improving to good in 2016–2018, likely due to reduced pollution from tourism and residential sources. In contrast, the downstream section at Kubratovo consistently exhibited poor water quality from 2010 to 2021, reflecting ongoing urban pollution with no observed trend of improvement.

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Heat Stress in the Climate of Koper and Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Tomaž Gorenc — 2025-03-12

This study examines the knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to heat stress among residents of two distinct urban neighbourhoods in Slovenia with different climate types: Olmo, Koper, and Zupančičeva jama, Ljubljana. The study explored the interplay of socio-economic indicators, demographic characteristics, and health status with heat stress KAP. While both locations demonstrated comparable levels of knowledge regarding heat stress, residents of Olmo exhibited significantly more positive attitudes towards adopting preventive measures and reported engaging in such behaviours more frequently. The findings suggest that targeted interventions must consider not only knowledge dissemination but also the unique characteristics of each community, including their specific climate, socio-economic profile, and cultural norms, to effectively enhance community resilience to the adverse impacts of heat stress.

Waste Disposal Practices, Health Awareness and Challenges in Rapidly Growing Populations: A Case Study of Ede, Southwestern Nigeria

Sunday Kayode Aroge — 2025-03-19

Waste disposal and management have emerged as pressing challenges in urban areas, particularly in developing countries where rapid population growth exacerbates the situation. This study examines waste management practices, health awareness, and the associated challenges in Ede, Osun State, Nigeria. A structured questionnaire was distributed to 310 respondents using a simple random sampling method. The analysis revealed that waste disposal practices predominantly involve open burning (34.2%) and disposal in rivers/streams (26.8%), both of which pose significant environmental and health risks. Despite a high percentage of organic waste (74.2%), sustainable practices such as recycling (7.1%) and composting (3.2%) are minimally utilized. Using ordinal logistic regression, important predictors of waste disposal methods were found. These included lack of money, inadequate facilities, and low awareness. Additionally, dissatisfaction with waste management services correlated with poor waste disposal practices. The findings underscore the urgent need for enhanced public education, infrastructure improvements, and the promotion of sustainable waste management practices to mitigate environmental and health impacts in the study area.

Habits of Using Private Gardens and Green Spaces in Suburban Villages around Nitra

Tamás Hardi — 2025-03-21

The growth of suburbs alters the traditional villagescape due to increasing population and new housing developments. This not only affects the buildings but also alters the green spaces within the settlements. The amount of green space is decreasing as more densely populated developments are built. Additionally, most green spaces in villages are privately owned, with gardens making up the majority of these areas. Our study examines the attitudes of the population towards gardening and greening in four settlements near Nitra, Slovakia. Through questionnaires we explore how the attitudes of both newcomers and local residents differ and how this varies between the different settlements, to identify any differences in attitudes towards gardening.