Ph.D. Marija Jeftić

Marija R. Jeftić, PhD., was born on 9 9. 1977. in Belgrade, where she finished undergraduate studies at the Department of Spatial Planning, Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade in 2002. year, and graduate studies in 2006. Master thesis titled The importance of Belgrade in the regional integration of Southeast Europe, she defended in 2008. and earned the academic degree of MS in spatial planning. PhD thesis entitled: The functional urban region – an instrument of polycentric spatial development of Serbia, she defended at the Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade in 2013, earning an academic title of PhD in spatial planning. She was elected into position of Associate Professor in 2020. Marija R. Jeftić is fluent in English and French. On two occasions, with the aim of professional training, she had a practical work (internship) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich – Eidgenössische Technische Hochcshule Zürich), for a total of four months (August 2001, June-August 1997).  Since 2020, she is a full time engaged as an Associate Professor at the Department for Spatial Planning at the Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade were she teaches 6 undergraduate subjects, 2 master and 1 PhD subject at the same Department. Her scientific and professional specializations are: principles and methods of regionalization, spatial and regional development, regional policy, urban and rural renewal, spatial analyses and geostatistics (GIS in spatial and regional planning). Alone or with co-authors she published 45 papers in national and international scientific journals and proceedings from scientific and professional conferences. She is the author of two scientific monographs: The importance of Belgrade in regional integration of Southeast Europe and Functional urban region- instrument of polycentric spatial development in Serbia, published in 2019. She participated in preparation of 7 spatial plans, 6 other spatial planning documents and 3 scientific research projects financed by Ministry of science and environmental protection, and bilateral project (Serbia-Slovenia). Twice she lectured by invitation (in Slovenia and Austria).

Publications

Тошић, Д., Невенић, М. (2006): Мрежа насеља општине Нови Пазар – стање и тенденције у развоју. Гласник српског географског друштва, свеска LXXXVI – Бр. 1. Београд, стр. 151–164, UDC 911.37, https://doi.org/10.2298/GSGD0601151TТошић, Д., Невенић, М. (2007): Регионална географија између парадигме хорологизма и парадигме организације простора. Зборник радова Први конгрес српских географа, пленарна седница, Српско географско друштво и др., Београд, стр. 85-96, UDC 911 (082), COBISS.SR-ID 512042344
Тошић, Д., Невенић, М. (2007): Дневни урбани систем – просторни израз дневне миграције становништва. Демографија, Институт за демографију Географског факултета Универзитета у Београду, књ. 4. Београд, стр. 163–176, УДК 314.15”420”(497.11)”1991/2002” 711.4(497.11)”1991/2002, ISSN 1820 – 4244
Тошић, Д., Невенић, М. (2007): Нодална регија инструмент просторно-функционалне организације Србије. Гласник, Институт САНУ ”Јован Цвијић”, Бр. 57, Београд, стр. 297–307, ISBN 86-80029-22-X
Тошић, Д., Крунић, Н., Невенић, М. (2008): Истраживања просторне структуре одрживог града- Quo Vadis? Гласник српског географског друштва, свеска LXXXVIII – Бр. 2., 2008, vol. 88, стр. 36-44, UDC 911.372.7, https://doi.org/10.2298/GSGD0802036TТошић, Д., Невенић, М. (2010): Urban settlements network – instrument of the spatial-functional organization of the Republic of Serbia. Challenges of spatial development of Ljubljana and Belgrade, Filozofska Fakulteta, стр.71–84. ISBN 978-961-237-399-3
Nevenić, R. M. (2013): Functional urban region- the instrument of polycentric spatial development of Serbia. Conference Proceedings of 2nd International Scientific Conference – Regional Development, Spatial Planning and Strategic Governance (RESPAG), Institute of Architecture and Urban&Spatial Planning, Belgrade, ISBN 978-86-80329-76-5, стр. 479–487
Djordjević, S. D., Šećerov, V., Filipović, D., Lukić, B., Jeftić R. M. (2016): The impact of climate change on the planning of mountain tourism development in Serbia: Case studies of Kopaonik and Zlatibor. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, Parlar Scientific Publications, Volume 25 – No.11/2016, Pages: 5027–5035, ISSN 1018-4619, http://www.prt-parlar.de/download_feb_2016/
Jeftić R.M., Bajagić S., Lučić A., Rakonjac Lj. (2017): Vulnerability of environmental systems of the functional urban region – detection by digital tool. Facta universitatis – series: Architecture and Civil Engineering 2017 Volume 15, Issue 3, Pages: 489–505, https://doi.org/10.2298/FUACE161101038J10.Jeftić, R. M. (2018): Mogućnosti primene instrumenata regionalnih politika EU u Srbiji, Zbornik radova Lokalna samouprava u planiranju i uređenju prostora i naselja- Geneza i perspektive prostornog razvoja, АППС, ГЕФ, Trebinje, str. 377–387. ISBN 978-86-6283-061-6
Jeftić R. M., Tošić D., Nikolić T. (2019): Resilient Functional Urban Regions: Spatial Planning in the Light of Climate Change. W. Leal Filho et al. (eds.), International Perspectives on Climate Change, Climate Change Management, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03383-5_8© Springer International Publishing Switzerland, pp. 113–126. Print ISBN 978-3-030-03382-8, Online ISBN 978-3-030-03383-5

Awards

Annual Award for the best graduation project in the field of spatial planning in 2002 by Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning of Serbia, Belgrade.
Annual Award for the best master thesis in the field of spatial planning in 2008. by Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning of Serbia, Belgrade
Annual Award for the best doctor thesis in the field of spatial planning in 2008. by Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning of Serbia, Belgrade

Membership in domestic and international associations

Member of the Serbian Geographical Society since 2002.
Member of the Serbian Association for Spatial Planners since 2002.
Member of the Presidium of the Serbian Association of spatial planners (2004-2008 yr.)

 

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