PRESENT ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Volume 20, Issue no.1/ 2026

Authors :

Milica Langovic 1 , Zoran Vidovic 2 , Vladimir A. Sreckovic 1 , Marko Langovic 3

1 Institute of Physics Belgrade, University of Belgrade, Zemun, Serbia 

2 Faculty of Education, University of Belgrade, Serbia 

3 Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, Serbia  

E-mail : * Corresponding author:  milica.langovic@ipb.ac.rs

https://doi.org/10.47743/pesd2026201003

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