Reflecting on Local Reality: Tensions and Challenges of Sustainable Development in Contexts of Urban Poverty

The aim of this paper is to present some reflections on the tensions and challenges that emerge from both the literature review on sustainable development and the study of sustainable development as a paradigm in local contexts. In particular, a shantytown located in the outskirts of La Plata city...

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Main Author: Ana Pilar Pi Puig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Milano University Press 2018-11-01
Series:Glocalism: Journal of Culture, Politics and Innovation
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description The aim of this paper is to present some reflections on the tensions and challenges that emerge from both the literature review on sustainable development and the study of sustainable development as a paradigm in local contexts. In particular, a shantytown located in the outskirts of La Plata city (Argentina) is presented as a case study with the idea that there are some implications between the practices and social representations of people living in urban poverty and the sustainable development paradigm that rules environmental and waste policies in Argentina. The structure of the paper is a combination of two approaches: the macro or top-down approach and the micro or bottom-up approach. The challenge is viewing global as part of local. In addition, two tensions will be introduced: one theoretical at the macro level and one empirical at the micro level. Furthermore, regarding the local context, some preliminary findings of the case study will be introduced.
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spelling doaj-art-111a203641884ca2afd5e8badae871a02025-08-20T02:22:28ZengMilano University PressGlocalism: Journal of Culture, Politics and Innovation2283-79492018-11-013Reflecting on Local Reality: Tensions and Challenges of Sustainable Development in Contexts of Urban PovertyAna Pilar Pi Puig0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0877-1438Universidad Nacional de La Plata The aim of this paper is to present some reflections on the tensions and challenges that emerge from both the literature review on sustainable development and the study of sustainable development as a paradigm in local contexts. In particular, a shantytown located in the outskirts of La Plata city (Argentina) is presented as a case study with the idea that there are some implications between the practices and social representations of people living in urban poverty and the sustainable development paradigm that rules environmental and waste policies in Argentina. The structure of the paper is a combination of two approaches: the macro or top-down approach and the micro or bottom-up approach. The challenge is viewing global as part of local. In addition, two tensions will be introduced: one theoretical at the macro level and one empirical at the micro level. Furthermore, regarding the local context, some preliminary findings of the case study will be introduced. https://ojs-unimi-test.4science.cloud/index.php/glocalism/article/view/21049sustainable developmentgloballocaltensionsurban poverty
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title Reflecting on Local Reality: Tensions and Challenges of Sustainable Development in Contexts of Urban Poverty
title_full Reflecting on Local Reality: Tensions and Challenges of Sustainable Development in Contexts of Urban Poverty
title_fullStr Reflecting on Local Reality: Tensions and Challenges of Sustainable Development in Contexts of Urban Poverty
title_full_unstemmed Reflecting on Local Reality: Tensions and Challenges of Sustainable Development in Contexts of Urban Poverty
title_short Reflecting on Local Reality: Tensions and Challenges of Sustainable Development in Contexts of Urban Poverty
title_sort reflecting on local reality tensions and challenges of sustainable development in contexts of urban poverty
topic sustainable development
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urban poverty
url https://ojs-unimi-test.4science.cloud/index.php/glocalism/article/view/21049
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