PRESENT ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Volume 20, Issue no.1/ 2026

Authors :

Andrei Mihalache 1,3 * Dumitru Mihaila 2,3 Petrut-Ionel Bistricean 2,3 Anatolie Putuntica 3,4 Elena Medei (Pop) 1

1 Doctoral School of Applied Sciences and Engineering, "Stefan cel Mare" University of Suceava, Romania 

2 Department of Geography, "Stefan cel Mare" University of Suceava, Romania 

3 Center for Applied Geography Research (GeA-USV), Suceava, Romania 

4 Ion Creanga State Pedagogical University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

E-mail : * Corresponding author:  mihalacheandrei57@gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.47743/pesd2026201014

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