European Journal of Sustainable Development Research

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APA

Tavares, W. S., Correia, L. T., Rego, M. D. C. P., & Loiola, T. (2025). Impact of regional inequalities on sustainable development strategies in Africa: A systematic literature review analysis of economic, social, and environmental challenges. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 9(4), em0327. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16772

Vancouver

Tavares WS, Correia LT, Rego MDCP, Loiola T. Impact of regional inequalities on sustainable development strategies in Africa: A systematic literature review analysis of economic, social, and environmental challenges. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2025;9(4):em0327. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16772

AMA

Tavares WS, Correia LT, Rego MDCP, Loiola T. Impact of regional inequalities on sustainable development strategies in Africa: A systematic literature review analysis of economic, social, and environmental challenges. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2025;9(4), em0327. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16772

Chicago

Tavares, Waldemar Sérgio, Leonida Tomás Correia, Maria da Conceição Peixe Rego, and Tiago Loiola. "Impact of regional inequalities on sustainable development strategies in Africa: A systematic literature review analysis of economic, social, and environmental challenges". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research 2025 9 no. 4 (2025): em0327. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16772

Harvard

Tavares, W. S., Correia, L. T., Rego, M. D. C. P., and Loiola, T. (2025). Impact of regional inequalities on sustainable development strategies in Africa: A systematic literature review analysis of economic, social, and environmental challenges. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 9(4), em0327. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16772

MLA

Tavares, Waldemar Sérgio et al. "Impact of regional inequalities on sustainable development strategies in Africa: A systematic literature review analysis of economic, social, and environmental challenges". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, vol. 9, no. 4, 2025, em0327. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16772