The Amerindian Good Living
as a Sustainable Alternative to Latin
American Development
Adriano Fabri and Dimas Floriani
Abstract The Amerindian Good Living (GL) appears in the 21st century as a sustainable alternative for development in Latin America. Based on the worldview, the
ecological knowledge and the indigenous practice systems. Good living is a philosophy, a concept, a lifestyle of the original peoples, aimed at a life in harmony among
all the people of the community, their ecosystems and their culture. In a dialogue of
knowledge, between the millennial knowledge and the modern science and technology, promising initiatives arise when it comes to local and planetary sustainability.
However, the autochthonous peoples who live the Good Living for thousands of years
in their daily lives, satisfying their needs of life while respecting nature and preserving biodiversity, are under pressure and threatened by the unbridled expansion of
the predatory development model that jeopardize their territories and ways of living.
This paper examines philosophical and political aspects of the Latin American Good
Living and how it manifests itself in Amerindian societies, impacting positively in
the preservation of local ecosystems, in the perpetuation of indigenous cultures and,
finally, in the opening of new possibilities in the search for sustainable alternatives
for Latin American development.
Keywords Good living · Sustainable development · Latin America
1 Introduction
This paper is part of the reflections of the authors related to the search for an understanding of the complexity contained in the contemporary socio-environmental crisis.
Such reflections were carried out during the postgraduate program in environment and
development (PPGMADE—Class XII) of the Federal University of Paraná (UFPRA. Fabri (B) · D. Floriani
Postgraduate Programme in Environment and Development, Federal University of Paraná, R. Dos
Funcionários, 1540—Cabral, Curitiba, PR 80035-050, Brazil
e-mail: fabriadriano@gmail.com
D. Floriani
e-mail: dimas@casla.com.br
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
W. Leal Filho et al. (eds.), Universities and Sustainable Communities:
Meeting the Goals of the Agenda 2030, World Sustainability Series,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30306-8_15
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as a Sustainable Alternative to Latin
American Development
Adriano Fabri and Dimas Floriani
Abstract The Amerindian Good Living (GL) appears in the 21st century as a sustainable alternative for development in Latin America. Based on the worldview, the
ecological knowledge and the indigenous practice systems. Good living is a philosophy, a concept, a lifestyle of the original peoples, aimed at a life in harmony among
all the people of the community, their ecosystems and their culture. In a dialogue of
knowledge, between the millennial knowledge and the modern science and technology, promising initiatives arise when it comes to local and planetary sustainability.
However, the autochthonous peoples who live the Good Living for thousands of years
in their daily lives, satisfying their needs of life while respecting nature and preserving biodiversity, are under pressure and threatened by the unbridled expansion of
the predatory development model that jeopardize their territories and ways of living.
This paper examines philosophical and political aspects of the Latin American Good
Living and how it manifests itself in Amerindian societies, impacting positively in
the preservation of local ecosystems, in the perpetuation of indigenous cultures and,
finally, in the opening of new possibilities in the search for sustainable alternatives
for Latin American development.
Keywords Good living · Sustainable development · Latin America
1 Introduction
This paper is part of the reflections of the authors related to the search for an understanding of the complexity contained in the contemporary socio-environmental crisis.
Such reflections were carried out during the postgraduate program in environment and
development (PPGMADE—Class XII) of the Federal University of Paraná (UFPRA. Fabri (B) · D. Floriani
Postgraduate Programme in Environment and Development, Federal University of Paraná, R. Dos
Funcionários, 1540—Cabral, Curitiba, PR 80035-050, Brazil
e-mail: fabriadriano@gmail.com
D. Floriani
e-mail: dimas@casla.com.br
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
W. Leal Filho et al. (eds.), Universities and Sustainable Communities:
Meeting the Goals of the Agenda 2030, World Sustainability Series,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30306-8_15
259