Die vorliegende Diplomarbeit hat zum Ziel, Stand und Entwicklungsperspektiven des öffentlichen Personenverkehrs im Kosovo aufzuzeigen. Hierfür erfolgt zunächst eine umfangreiche Bestandsaufnahme der Verkehrsinfrastruktur sowie des Fahrtenangebots im öffentlichen Verkehr. Dessen Qualität wird anschließend analysiert und ausgewertet. Ebenso erfolgt eine Betrachtung der gesetzlichen Rahmenbedingungen für den öffentlichen Personenverkehr im Kosovo. Im Weiteren werden vorhandene Strategien für den öffentlichen Personenverkehr der nationalen und kommunalen Ebene im Kosovo zusammengetragen und dargestellt. Ferner erfolgt eine qualitative Abschätzung des Potentials des öffentlichen Verkehrs für die nationale Ebene und den Verkehr mit den Nachbarstaaten sowie weitere internationale Verbindungen. Aus der Analyse werden Maßnahmen entwickelt, mit denen die aufgezeigten Defizite behoben und vor Ort vorhandene Ressourcen besser für den öffentlichen Personenverkehr genutzt werden können. Im Ergebnis steht ein kurzfristiger sowie ein mittel- bis langfristiger Maßnahmenkatalog zur Verbesserung des öffentlichen Personenverkehrs im Kosovo. Wesentliche Verbesserungen, insbesondere in Bezug auf Reisendeninformation und Zugänglichkeit, können bereits mit kurzfristigen Maßnahmen erzielt werden. Langfristig wird eine Reorganisation des öffentlichen Verkehrs in der Republik Kosovo angeregt.:1. Einführung 2. Der Kosovo als Untersuchungsgebiet 3. Bestandsaufnahme 4. Vorhandene Strategien 5. Potentialabschätzung 6. Handlungsbedarf und Entwicklungsperspektiven 7. Maßnahmenkatalog und Umsetzungsperspektive 8. Fazit und Ausblick / The aim of this diploma thesis is to show the status and development prospects of public transport in Kosovo. For this purpose, a comprehensive survey of the transport infrastructure and the range of public transport services is carried out. The quality of these services is then analysed and evaluated. The legal framework for public transport in Kosovo is also examined. Furthermore, existing strategies for public transport at the national and municipal level in Kosovo are summarised. Moreover, a qualitative assessment of the potential of public transport for the national level and transport with neighbouring countries as well as further international connections is carried out. Based on the analysis, measures are developed to address the identified deficits and to make better use of local resources for public transport. The result is a short-term and a medium- to long-term catalogue of actions to improve public transport in Kosovo. Significant improvements, especially regarding passenger information and accessibility, can already be achieved with short-term measures. In the long term, a reorganisation of public transport in the Republic of Kosovo is suggested.:1. Einführung 2. Der Kosovo als Untersuchungsgebiet 3. Bestandsaufnahme 4. Vorhandene Strategien 5. Potentialabschätzung 6. Handlungsbedarf und Entwicklungsperspektiven 7. Maßnahmenkatalog und Umsetzungsperspektive 8. Fazit und Ausblick

Vegetation establishment is one of the major rehabilitation methods that are used to stabilize, cover, to minimize, mitigate or remove the contaminants from tailings storage facilities (TSF’s). Phytostabilization is a useful mechanism by which plants limit the contamination of natural systems with toxic elements. For successful occurrence of phytostabilization on mine tailings, it is vital to establish plant species that can survive the hostile conditions of the substrate. Major problems encountered with vegetation covers is the lack of natural soil properties e.g. soil structure, organic carbon and also hostile chemical conditions. Only a few species are tolerant to the different negative properties of the tailings. The main aim of this project is to identify plant species that can be used for vegetative rehabilitation of nine different types of tailings material including gypsum, gold, platinum, kimberlite, coal, fluorspar and andalusite tailings. The ability of 28 different plant species to survive in the tailings was assessed by statistically calculating the growth potential of the species and summarizing the data in graphs and an index table that calculates a specific merit value for each of the tailings-species combinations. The various plant stress factors that the species exhibited were also documented. Finally, the results were correlated with a soil physical and -chemical baseline study of the tailings to provide insight into successes and failures of certain species. The final results identified various successful tailings-species combinations, as well as failures. The index table proved to be a useful tool to identify suitable species for establishment on various tailings. The baseline study of the different tailings could be used to explain why certain species could be established successfully, as well as the reason why some species did not survive. / M (Environmental Sciences), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015

Vegetation establishment is one of the major rehabilitation methods that are used to stabilize, cover, to minimize, mitigate or remove the contaminants from tailings storage facilities (TSF’s). Phytostabilization is a useful mechanism by which plants limit the contamination of natural systems with toxic elements. For successful occurrence of phytostabilization on mine tailings, it is vital to establish plant species that can survive the hostile conditions of the substrate. Major problems encountered with vegetation covers is the lack of natural soil properties e.g. soil structure, organic carbon and also hostile chemical conditions. Only a few species are tolerant to the different negative properties of the tailings. The main aim of this project is to identify plant species that can be used for vegetative rehabilitation of nine different types of tailings material including gypsum, gold, platinum, kimberlite, coal, fluorspar and andalusite tailings. The ability of 28 different plant species to survive in the tailings was assessed by statistically calculating the growth potential of the species and summarizing the data in graphs and an index table that calculates a specific merit value for each of the tailings-species combinations. The various plant stress factors that the species exhibited were also documented. Finally, the results were correlated with a soil physical and -chemical baseline study of the tailings to provide insight into successes and failures of certain species. The final results identified various successful tailings-species combinations, as well as failures. The index table proved to be a useful tool to identify suitable species for establishment on various tailings. The baseline study of the different tailings could be used to explain why certain species could be established successfully, as well as the reason why some species did not survive. / M (Environmental Sciences), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015