Abstract

REGIONAL OVERVIEW OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN AMERICA. Luna Azul [online]. 2015, n.40, pp.195-212. ISSN 1909-2474.  https://doi.org/10.17151/luaz.2015.40.13.

The paper presents some comparisons of leading indicators on development within the framework of sustainability for some regions of Latin America. Socioeconomic conditions of growth and income distribution, poverty and human development are analyzed. Similarly, other environmental aspects such as intensity of CO₂, ecological footprint, use of renewable energy and environmental management are also analyzed. Concerning the institutional dimension, perceptions about the degree of governance are considered. In this work is possible to estimate synthetic indicators which can be used to classify the degree of development in the region. Some results indicate that countries with better economic, social, environmental and institutional conditions, in turn have better results in terms of sustainability.

Keywords : Sustainable development; development and environment; planning and development policy; public sector economy; regional analysis.

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