BRAZILIAN ECOVILLAGES AND IBGE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Abstract Ecovillages have been highlighted among the initiatives that promote sustainable development in the contemporary world. However, little is known about their effectiveness in the economic, social, environmental, and institutional contexts, in relation to society in general. This study compar...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ambiente & sociedade 2017-03, Vol.20 (1), p.223-238
Hauptverfasser: BELLEZE, GABRIELA, BERNARDES, MARCOS EDUARDO CORDEIRO, PIMENTA, CARLOS ALBERTO MÁXIMO, NUNES JÚNIOR, PAULO CEZAR
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Ecovillages have been highlighted among the initiatives that promote sustainable development in the contemporary world. However, little is known about their effectiveness in the economic, social, environmental, and institutional contexts, in relation to society in general. This study compared, quali-quantitatively, 11 IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) Sustainable Development Indicators (SDIs) in the country with the respective data for the participating ecovillages. Of these indicators, five were related to the environmental dimension; four others to the social dimension; and two to the economic dimension. Questionnaires were used with 52 ecovillages, with open and closed questions, resulting in 32 responses with different degrees of detail. The results suggest that ecovillages outperform those described by IBGE, for the population as a whole, in all indicators that were analyzed. However, there are still challenges to be overcome, such as the difficulty of these groups in dealing with social and economic aspects. Resumo As ecovilas têm se destacado entre as iniciativas que promovem o desenvolvimento sustentável no mundo contemporâneo. No entanto, pouco se sabe sobre a sua efetividade nos contextos econômico, social, ambiental e institucional, em relação à sociedade em geral. O presente estudo comparou quali-quantitativamente 11 Indicadores de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (IDS) do IBGE no país através dos respectivos dados obtidos para as ecovilas participantes. Desses indicadores, cinco foram relacionados à dimensão ambiental; outros quatro, à dimensão social; e dois, à dimensão econômica. Fichas de coleta contendo questões abertas e fechadas, com 32 respostas distribuídas em diferentes graus de detalhamento, foram enviadas a 52 ecovilas. Os resultados sugerem que as ecovilas apresentam um desempenho superior aos descritos pelo IBGE, para a população brasileira como um todo, em todos os indicadores analisados. Porém, ainda há desafios a serem superados, tais como a dificuldade desses grupos em lidar com aspectos sociais e econômicos. Resumen Las ecoaldeas han destacado entre las iniciativas que promueven lo desarrollo sostenible en el mundo contemporáneo. Sin embargo, poco se sabe acerca de su efectividad en los contextos económicos, sociales, ambientales e institucionales, en relación a la sociedad en general. El presente estudio compara, en aspectos cualitativos y cuantitativos, los 11 Indicadores de Desarrollo Sostenible de
ISSN:1414-753X
1414-753X
1809-4422
DOI:10.1590/1809-4422asoc20150164r2v2012017