Biography

Ljubica Duškov was born in Valjevo on 16 October 1988, where she completed her primary education and graduated from Valjevska Gimnazija. She completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s academic studies in Spatial Planning at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Geography. In 2024, she defended her doctoral dissertation entitled “Development of an Integrated Spatial Planning Approach as an Adaptation to Climate Change in Serbia,” thereby obtaining the academic title of Doctor of Geosciences. She received the “Dimitrije Perišić” Awards for the best Master’s thesis (2013) and the best doctoral dissertation (2024) in the field of spatial planning, awarded by the Institute of Architecture and Urban & Spatial Planning of Serbia.

 

Since 2013, she has been employed at the Faculty of Geography as a research assistant on Project No. 176008, “Development Programmes for the Revitalisation of Rural Areas in Serbia”. She was appointed Assistant Professor in 2017, Assistant Professor with a PhD in 2024, and since 2026 she has held the academic rank of Associate Professor in the field of Spatial Planning. Throughout her scientific and research career, she has focused primarily on environmental protection in spatial planning and on adaptation to climate change. She has participated in numerous international and scientific-professional conferences, and has also delivered a guest lecture at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Rijeka. To date, she has contributed to the preparation of six spatial plans, as well as several studies and projects in the field of environmental protection. She has been a member of the Council of the Faculty of Geography since 2022.

Awards and honours

• “Dimitrije Perišić” award for the best master’s thesis defended in 2013 in the field of spatial planning, which is awarded by the IAUS

Membership in foreign and domestic associations

• Member of the Association of Spatial Planners of Serbia
• Member of the Serbian Geographical Society

1. PAPERS
   1. Duskov, Lj., Filipovic, D., Djurdjevic, V. (2020). Assessment of Climate Change Risks to Natural Resources in the Republic of Serbia. FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN. Volume 29 (4A):2758-2765.
   2. Filipović, D., Duškov, Lj. (2025). Vulnerability of the urban areas to climate change – The city of Novi Sad and Niš. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Urban Planning – ICUP2025, Niš, 2025, 425-435. 978-86-907796-0-4.
   3. Филиповић Д., Душков Љ. (2023) Стратешки и плански документи као одговор на адаптацију на климатске промјене. У: Трбић Г, Попов Т, Мирјанић Д (уредници) Управљање природним ресурсима у ери климатских промјена. Академија наука и умјетности Републике Српске, Бања Лука, Монографија LIV:333‒367. УДК 551.583:005.332.3 DOI 10.7251/EORU2308333F.
   4. Filipović, D., Duškov, Lj. (2019). An Analisys of Problems Related to Climate Change in Serbian Planning Documents. In Filho WL, Trbic G, Filipovic D (Eds.) Climate Change Adaptation in Eastern Europe – Managing Risk and Building Resilience to Climate Change. Hamburg, Germany. Springer, pp 61-78. ISBN 978-3-030-03383-5.
   5. Petrovic, Lj. (2015). Air quality as a significant factor for sustainable development of the city of Valjevo. XIX International Eco-conference 2015 – Environmental protection of urban and suburban settlements. 23.-25. September. 2015. Novi Sad. pp 83-89. ISBN 978-86-83177-49-3, COBISS.SR-ID 299458055.
   6. Филиповић, Д., Петровић, Љ. (2015). Значај еколошког коридора Дунав у поступку увођења еколошке мреже у Србији . Гласник Српског географског друштва, 115 (2), 109-124.
   7. Петровић, Љ. (2015). Анализа просторног развоја Подунавља у Србији у функцији одрживог развоја. Гласник Српског географског друштва, 115 (2), 141-158.
   8. Душков, Љ. (2016). Планирање просторног развоја туризма на територији града Ваљева. ХиТ менаџмент. Зборник радова Универзитет у Крагујевцу Факултет за хотелијерство и туризам у Врњачкој Бањи, 4(2): стр. 91-102. ISSN 2334-8267, COBISS.SR-ID 198887948.
   9. Живковић, Д., Ђорђевић, Т., Илинчић, М., Петровић, Љ. (2015): Економска структура становништва: у Развојни потенцијали и ограничења ревитализације руралног простора централне Србије, научна монографија, Универзитет у Београду, Географски факултет, Београд, стр. 197-226. ISBN 978-86-6283-030-2, COBISS.SR-ID 219760396.
   10. Filipović, D., Duškov, Lj. (2020). Analiza planskog i strateškog pristupa Republike Srbije i Crne Gore u smanjenju posledica klimatskih Osmi naučno-stručni skup sa međunarodnim učešćem – Lokalna samouprava u planiranju i uređenju prostora i naselja. Zbornik radova, Asocijacija prostornih planera Srbije, Univerzitet u Beogradu – Geografski fakultet. str. 105-112. ISBN 978-86-6283-097-5 (GF). COBISS.SR-ID 28725257.