BALBINO, Débora Prazeres.; FREITAS, Lúcia Santana de.; MAIA, Paula Barrêto de Azevêdo.
Abstract:
Given the great limitation of the several studies in the areas of knowledge related to social sciences as
applied to social and institutional aspects, the necessity to incorporate the concepts and practices of
sustainable development arises, which can be considered as an alternative to the concept of
economic growth, incorporating other dimensions. Given this, the research aimed to explore issues
related to the history and trends of sustainable development; lay bare the application of economic
development in the context of sustainable development; explain the concepts, approaches and ways
of implementing the indicators of sustainability; and apply the methodology in region and location
selected through access to a collection of secondary sources of information made available by public
and private institutions. This research was exploratory and descriptive. As to the results, it was found
that Junco do Seridó and Pedra Lavrada presents an SDI (Sustainable Development Index) in a state
of alert, which highlights to the local population, the local public power, and state the need to establish
public policies to improve the quality of life of the inhabitants of these cities.
