DOI: 10.17151/luaz.2020.50.2
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Hernández-Díaz, P. M. . (2020). Social representations and sustainable development in Latin-American. Luna Azul, (50), 23–39. https://doi.org/10.17151/luaz.2020.50.2

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Paula Marcela Hernández-Díaz
Universidad EAFIT
phernand@eafit.edu.co
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1088-2206
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Abstract

Aims: This work sought to compare the sustainable development goals with the social representations that individuals or communities in Latin America have about poverty, hunger, education, gender equality, resources and ecosystems, among others. Thereof, the author researched how the human being, immersed in a community, represents its resources, its quality of life, and how its reality harmonizes with the concept of sustainable development.

Materials and Methods: This qualitative exploratory research used a systemic literature review and applied the content analysis methodology to the selected articles. The research categories of analysis were the definition of sustainable development of the United Nations and its agenda 2030, in its five areas: People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Community. 

Results: The analysis of social representations shows that they are based on causality, justification and social differentiation and that they move in different spheres of reality or multiple realities. Most cases showed that the concepts and achievements sought by the United Nations are different from what individuals understand and experience.

Conclusions: The social representations reported in the literature found regarding the current situation of biodiversity loss, contamination and depletion of natural resources, social differences and inequity, suggest the relevance of questioning whether the sustainable development objectives will be met by 2030. This work is only an exploratory phase in the analysis of the literature found in Latin America. Since the literature review shown that little research has been done on the subject, it could indicate the needed of research on the social representations of sustainable development. Other future research may include analysis of the results with mixed methods to reach conclusions that increase the reliability of the Latin American findings.

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