PRESENT ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Volume 18, Issue no.1/ 2024

Authors :

Pavel ICHIM 1 , Ruben MIRON 1 , Alexandru-Constantin COROCAESCU 1 , Claudiu- Stefanel CRETU 1,2 , Lucian SFÎCA 1

1 Department of Geography, Faculty of Geography and Geology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania 

2 Doctoral School of Geosciences, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania

E-mail : * Corresponding author: pavel.ichim@uaic.ro

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