Good Living as a Paradigm of Development: Utopia or Alternative Possible?

Authors

  • Liliane Cristine Schlemer Alcantara Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Rural da Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar) http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8502-720X
  • Carlos Alberto Cioce Sampaio Programas de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Regional, Fundação Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v40i0.48566

Keywords:

Good Living, development, interculturalism, transdisciplinarity

Abstract

The consumer society endangers the survival of the planet. In Latin America alternative approaches of development arise, anchored to long time ago existence paradigms and ideologies, such as the "Good Living" concept. In an effort to identify what has been published on "Viver Bem", "Vivir Bien / Vivir Bien" and "Good Living", 66 qualified newspapers between 2001 and 2015 have been analyzed, in an articulated way, through bibliometric study, using as measuring technique, the "Bradford" periodic dispersion law. The research is considered either bibliographic and documental. The articles contained in addition to the phrase "Good Living" in the title, abstract, keywords and/or introduction, terms related to the main theme such as "development," "common good", "subjective well-being", "interculturalism" and "transdisciplinarity". The bibliographical research sources were the platforms Web of Science, Scielo, and CAPES Journal Portal. The results showed that the Good Living is, when proposed under construction, is presented as a criticism of the inconsequential consumption of the environmental degradation; and as a synonymous of happiness, it aims to privilege the balance between well-being and sustainability.

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Published

2017-04-30

How to Cite

Alcantara, L. C. S., & Sampaio, C. A. C. (2017). Good Living as a Paradigm of Development: Utopia or Alternative Possible?. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 40. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v40i0.48566

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Vol. 40 (2017): Communication and Climate Change: a necessary and urgent discussion

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