Basic principles of creating an ecological map of devastation

Bakanjac, Boris and Bakrač, Saša and Bartula, Mirjana and Potić, Ivan and Kostić, Miodrag (2023) Basic principles of creating an ecological map of devastation. In: Proceedings, SYM-OP-IS 2023 - 50th International Symposium on Operational Research. Medija centar “Odbrana”, Belgrade, pp. 125-130. ISBN 978-86-335-0836-0

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Abstract

The environment is always under pressure. In the past, these were natural, such as earthquakes, volcanic emanations, floods, and others, and from the industrial revolution to today, they are anthropogenic, which are intensifying over time. The pressures caused by anthropogenic activities are diverse. From chemical pollution of air, water and soil, to climate change caused by the emanation of "greenhouse" gases, overfishing and destruction of the living world in the oceans, the devastation of the soil by the use of fertilizers and pesticides and much more. Over time, the concept of ecology and environmental protection has developed. There are various theories and considerations related to the environment, food production, the number of people on planet Earth, the amount of water needed in different ecosystems, etc. The facts are that the number of people on planet Earth is increasing and the amount of available natural resources is decreasing. There are many books and papers dealing with the mentioned issue. As the situation changes, basically the environment is being more and more devastated, and more and more objects in the environment that need to be preserved are also being recognized (phenomena of geodiversity, biodiversity, soil, plant seeds...). The mentioned needs to be displayed on the map generated from the database. Such maps would be updated over time and monitor the ecological phenomena of interest in an area

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