PRESENT ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Volume 18, Issue no.1/ 2024

Authors :

 Mirela MAZILU 1 , Amalia NITA 1 , Andrei BABAT 2 *, Ionut-Adrian DRAGULEASA 2 , Mihaela GRIGORE 2

1 Geography Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Craiova 

2 Doctoral School of Science, Faculty of Sciences, Geography Department, University of Craiova

E-mail : * Corresponding author: andreibabat@yahoo.com

https://doi.org/10.47743/pesd2024181017

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