Biography

Duskov Ljubica was born in Valjevo on October 16, 1988, where she finished elementary school and Valjevo high school. She enrolled in the Faculty of Geography in 2007 in the field of Spatial Planning. She completed her undergraduate studies in 2011 by defending her final paper on the topic “Ecological profile of the municipality of Valjevo”. She acquired the title of Master Spatial Planner by defending her master’s thesis on the topic “Ecological networks in the function of spatial planning and arrangement”. She received the “Dimitrije Perišić” award for the best master’s thesis defended in 2013 in the field of spatial planning, which is awarded by the IAUS. Since 2013, she has been employed at the Faculty of Geography as a research trainee on the project 176008: “Development programs for the revitalization of rural villages in Serbia.” In October 2017, she was selected as an assistant for the narrow scientific field of Spatial Planning. So far, she has participated in several international and scientific-professional gatherings. In addition to scientific research projects, she participated in the development of projects and studies in the field of environmental protection:

• Spatial plan of the Republic of Serbia 2021-2035. Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure. Belgrade (in progress);
• Spatial plan of the special purpose area of the landscape of exceptional features “Vlasina” (2019). Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure. Sector for Spatial Planning and Urbanism. Belgrade;
• Spatial plan of the special purpose area of the tourist destination Kučaj. Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure (in progress);
• Environmental protection program of the municipality of Crna Trava with an action plan (2019). University of Belgrade – Faculty of Geography. Black Grass;
• Report on Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Energy Development Strategy for the period until 2030 with projections for 2050 (development in progress);
• Report on the strategic environmental assessment of the detailed regulation plan for the construction of a wastewater treatment plant at the location along the river Kolubara, Obrenovac city municipality. Client: PE for protection and improvement of the environment on the territory of the city municipality of Obrenovac. Belgrade, 2014.
• Study on the environmental impact assessment of the project for the construction of the thermal power plant Pancevo on KP 3523/11 K.O. Vojlovica (2018). University of Belgrade – Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Eco-point Belgrade, Safety way. Belgrade;

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. 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. (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.
3. Petrović, 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.
4. Filipović, D., Petrović, Lj. (2015). The importance of the Danube ecological corridor in the process of introducing the ecological network in Serbia. Gazette of the Serbian Geographical Society, 115 (2), 109-124.
5. Petrović, Lj.. (2015). Analysis of the spatial development of the Danube region in Serbia in the function of sustainable development. Gazette of the Serbian Geographical Society, 115 (2), 141-158.
6. Duškov, Lj. (2016). Spatial planning of tourism development on the territory of the city of Valjevo. HiT management. Proceedings University of Kragujevac Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism in Vrnjačka Banja, 4(2): стр. 91-102. ISSN 2334-8267, COBISS.SR-ID 198887948.
7. Živković, D., Đorđević, T., Ilinćič, M., Petrović, LJ. (2015): Economic structure of the population: Development potentials and limitations of the revitalization of the rural area of central Serbia, scientific monograph, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Geography, Belgrade, p. 197-226. ISBN 978-86-6283-030-2, COBISS.SR-ID 219760396.
8. Filipović, D., Duškov, Lj. (2020). Analysis of the planning and strategic approach of the Republic of Serbia and Montenegro in reducing the consequences of climate change. Eighth scientific-professional conference with international participation – Local self-government in planning and regulation of space and settlements. Proceedings, Association of Spatial Planners of Serbia, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Geography. p. 105-112. ISBN 978-86-6283-097-5 (GF). COBISS.SR-ID 28725257.
9. Filipović, D., Duškov, Lj. (2019). Analysis and improvement of the environment of LEF “Vlasina” as a condition for sustainable development. Tenth scientific-professional conference with international participation – Planned and normative protection of space and environment. Palić 09.-11.05.2019. Proceedings, Association of Spatial Planners of Serbia, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Geography, Belgrade. p. 291-296. ISBN 978-86-6283-074-6 (APPS), COBISS.SR-ID 276144908.
10. Duškov, Lj. (2018). Is adaptation to climate change too great a challenge for spatial planning in Serbia? Seventh scientific-professional conference with international participation – Local self-government in planning and regulation of space and settlements, Trebinje, 18.-20.04.2018. Proceedings, Association of Spatial Planners of Serbia, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Geography, City of Trebinje. Trebinje p. 157-162. ISBN 978-86-6283-061-6 (GF), COBISS.SR-ID 261349388.