SUSTAINABILITY – CONCEPTS AND PRAXIS

Abstract

 This article presents an analysis based on legal, social, political and technological foundations spanning from to the rational use of consumer goods with the primary objective of addressing sustainability as a key source for improving quality of life and ensuring dignity, in accordance with the precepts of the national constitution. It is important to characterize sustainability and its dimensions through adherence to legislation that is appropriate and effective in meeting society’s aspirations. The relevant legal instruments must keep pace with the cultural and anthropological transformations of society in order to provide a sustainable present an lay the foundation for a sustainable future for new generations. In this context, it is useful to identify the criteria that can guide the structuring and fundamental legal positioning regarding environmental protection, as set forth in article 225 of the Constitution; by underpinning and administrative decisions that acknowledge the influence of norms of a fundamental rights nature. The methodology employed in this study consisted of bibliographic and documentary research to demonstrate how different normative aspects intertwine, complement one another, and guide progress. Studies from the fields of law, anthropology, culture, sociology, economics and technology were employed to present issues inherent to sustainability; regardless of any specific core activity; as they encompass various concepts that both quantify and qualify it. In light of the foregoing, it has been demonstrated that the principles governing the concepts of sustainability address a cross-cutting, through access to culture and, above all, education, to the technological advancements that enable dignified human life.