Biography

Marija Jeftić, PhD. (Maiden name- Nevenić), was born on 9 9. 1977. in Belgrade, where she finished elementary school and Third Belgrade High School. 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 reported in 2008 and defended at the Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade in 2013, which whom she was eligible to be promoted into an academic title of PhD in spatial planning. She was elected into position of Assistant Professor in 2014. 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).

During 2002 she was a fellow of the Center for urban Development and Planning (CEP) and from 2003. until 2005., a scholar of the Ministry of Science and Environment, at the Faculty of Geography on the project Geographical development basis of the Republic of Serbia. Since January 2006. she was engaged as an assistant (teaching assistant from 2006-2008) at the Department for Spatial Planning were she conducted practical work for 8 teaching subjects. 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 subjects (Regional processes in spatial planning and GIS analysis in planning and arrangement of space) and 1 PhD subject at the same Department (Instruments of Regional Development Planning). 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 55 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 10 spatial plans, 6 other spatial planning documents and 3 scientific research projects financed by Ministry of science and environmental protection, bilateral project (Serbia-Slovenia) and in ongoing Horizon project „Foster Research Excellence for Green Transition in the Western Balkans“. She lectured three times by invitation (in Slovenia and Austria). She is a member of the Association of Spatial Planners of Serbia and the Serbian Geographical Society. She has undergone several trainings in the field of geographic information systems (ESRI certificates – Introduction to GIS (course 1) and Basic work processes (course 2). She is a member of the Academic Council of Sciences and Mathematics (2014-2018 and 2021- ).

Awards and honours

• Second prize in the student competition Regulation of the Street Boulevard of the Revolution (in Belgrade, Serbia) within the Scientific and Professional Symposium Communications, Center for Urban Development Planning (CEP), Belgrade, 2001.
• 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 foreign and domestic 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.)

Member of the editorial board of the journal Territorium, Institute for Spatial Planning (2004-2010 yr.)

Member of the Council of Natural and Mathematics Sciences of the University of Belgrade (2014-2018 and 2021-)

1. 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/GSGD0601151T
2. Тошић, 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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/GSGD0802036T
6. Тошић, 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
7. Nevenić, R. M. (2013): Functional urban region- the instrument of polycentric spatial development of Serbia. Conference Proceedings of 2^nd 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
8. 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/
9. 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/FUACE161101038J
10. 10.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
11. 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
12. Jeftić, M. (2020): Saradnja lokalnih samouprava na nivou funkcionalno urbanog područja- utopija ili realnost, Zbornik radova Lokalna samouprava u planiranju i uredjenju prostora i naselja – prostorne integracije, APPS, GEF, online, стр.15-23., ISBN 978-86-6283-097-5
13. Jeftić, M., Šećerov, V., Tošić, D. (2021): Development of the urban systems in Serbia- towards new spatial plan of the Republic of Serbia. Collection of Papers [Elektronski izvor], The 5^th Serbian Congress of Geographers “Innovative Approach and Perspectives of the Applied Geography”, Novi Sad: Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, ISBN 978-86-7031-589-1, стр. 194–203.
14. Jeftić, M., Radulović, I. (2021): Problemi funkcionalne organizacije mreže naselja u obuhvatu RPPPPN turističke regije Kučajske planine. Zbornik radova Planska i normativna zaštita prostora i životne sredine. Geografski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu i APPS, Vršac
15. Jeftić, M., Šećerov, V., Nikolić, T., Dabović, T., Živanović, Z., Djordjević S. D. (2022): The impact of urbanization on rural economy based on sustainable development in Serbia: case study of the Zlatibor District. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, Parlar Scientific Publications, Volume 31 – No.03/2022 Pages: 2862–2870, ISSN 1018-4619, http://www.prt-parlar.de/download_feb_2022/

Engagement in scientific research projects

In the period 2002-2010, Dr. Marija Jeftić was involved in two scientific projects of the Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (basic research) and one international project, namely:

• Scientific project 1380 – Spatial functional integration of Serbia into the development trends of Southeastern Europe (2002-2005)
• Scientific project 146010 – Geosystemic foundations of the spatial-functional organization of the Republic of Serbia (2005-2010)
• International project (Serbia – Slovenia): The Role of Strategic Planning, EU Comparative Data and GIS for Spatial Development of Central European Cities: the Case of Ljubljana and Belgrade, Faculty of Philosophy in Ljubljana and Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade (2008–2009)
• Problems and trends in the development of geospatial systems of the Republic of Serbia (project number 176017) (2010-)

Spatial plans and other projects

1. Science researcher on the project “Foster Research Excellence for Green Transition in the Western Balkans” (Project: 101059411 — GreenFORCE — HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-02), from July 1, 2022. year
2. Spatial plan of the City of Trebinje (Coordinator of the sector on urban systems, urban development and settlement planning (smart cities, etc.)) (holder: Faculty of Geography and consortium – “RUTING” d.o.o. Banja Luka, Design and Consulting Center “CPK”, Banja Luka) 2022.
3. Development plan of the AP Vojvodina (team member of the Tourism and Urban Development Sector) (holder: Regional Development Agency Bačka) 2021
4. Regional Spatial Plan of Special Purpose Area (RPPPPN) of the Kučaj mountains tourist region (Coordinator of the Sector for the Network of Settlements and Population) (holder: Faculty of Geography, Directorate of Urban Planning Kragujevac) 2020.
5. Spatial plan of the Republic of Serbia 2035 (Team member of the Sector for Urban systems, urban development and settlement development (smart cities, etc.) (holder: Faculty of Geography, Institute of Architecture and Urbanism of Serbia) 2019.
6. Spatial plan of the municipality of Negotin (member of the sector team for the network of settlements, population, regional characteristics and opportunities for regional cooperation) (holder: Institute for urban planning and design Negotin) 2010.
7. Spatial plan of the Republic of Serbia (member of the team of the Sector for Rural-Urban Relations – Functional Urban Areas) (holder: Republic Spatial Planning Agency) 2010.
8. Spatial Development Strategy of the Republic of Serbia (member of the team of the Sector for Rural-Urban Relations – Functional Urban Areas) (holder: Republic Agency for Spatial Planning) 2009.
9. Spatial plan of the municipality of Subotica (member of the team of the Sector for the Network of Settlements) (holder: Department of Urbanism Subotica, Faculty of Civil Engineering Subotica) 2006/07.
10. Spatial plan of the municipality of Kladovo, (member of the team of the Sector for natural conditions, settlement network) (holder: CEP, Belgrade), 2005/6.
11. Spatial plan of the municipality of Smederevo (member of the team of the Sector for Natural Resources and Values) (holder: Directorate for Urban Planning Smederevo, Faculty of Geography, Belgrade), 2003/4.
12. General regulation plan for the area of ​​Bujačić, Petnica and Klinci villages with elements of detailed regulation for the Petnica recreation center zone.
13. Environmental impact analysis of the water treatment plant in Donji Milanovac
14. Studies of negative impacts on natural systems – vegetation cover for the road – Inner Ring Road (UMP) from the T6 road to the Pancevac bridge. Environmental Impact Analysis Study, 2003.
15. Study on Geography and topography effect on the areal pattern of precipitation in a small prealpine basin of Baye de Montreux, (Gis models) (holder: ETH Zürich – Eidgenössische Technische Hochcshule Zürich), 2001.
16. Spatial plan of the Maritime Property, CEP, 2000.
17. Traffic study of Lazarevac, CEP, 2000.