PRESENT ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Volume 19, Issue no.1/ 2025

Authors :

Brunilda LIÇAJ 1 , Merita Begolli DAUTI 2* , Mirela TASE 1 , Rron DAUTI 3

1 Faculty of Business, University “Aleksander Moisiu”, Durrës, Albania 

2 Faculty of management in tourism, hospitality and environmental,University of Peja “Haxhi Zeka”, Pejë, Kosovo. 

3 Faculty of Economy, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, Prishtina, Kosovo

E-mail : * Corresponding author: merita.begolli@unhz.eu

https://doi.org/10.47743/pesd2025191015

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