Dialectical tensions of sustainability and health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A tale from Latin America

 

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Författarna: Ángel Botero, Adriana María, Marroquín Velásquez, Lissette, Idrovo Carlier, Sandra
Materialtyp: artículo original
Utgivningstid:2021
Beskrivning:The purpose of this article is to discuss the relationship between sustainability and health in the context of the coronavirus pandemic in Latin America, the region with the second highest number of deaths due to COVID-19. After performing a dialectical analysis on mass media discourses about the pandemic, we argue that sustainability must be understood in relation to tensions such as (a) health and economy, (b) isolation and interconnectedness of health management, and (c) access to and excess of information about the pandemic. Based on this analysis, we suggest that if health is to be considered a fourth pillar of sustainability, it needs to be approached in close connection with these inseparable and irreducible tensions in order to broaden the way in which it has been approached in global sustainable development agendas and to recognize the role of individuals and communities in health issues.
Land:Kérwá
Organisation:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Språk:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/91503
Länkar:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/13/7387
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/91503
Nyckelord:CORONAVIRUS
HEALTH
EPIDEMIC
LATIN AMERICA
SUSTAINABILITY
DIALECTICAL ANALYSIS