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Accesses to water, electricity, and sustainable development: evidence from the Amazonian State of Parà

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  • Caterina Conigliani

    (Roma Tre University, Italy)

  • Martina Iorio

    (Roma Tre University, Italy)

  • Salvatore Monni

    (Roma Tre University, Italy)

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According to the UN's Sustainable Development Agenda, to effectively achieve sustainable development, strategies for building economic growth should also address social needs, including access to essential services. Sustainable integrated management of water resources for both primary use and energy production is crucial, especially in territories such as the Amazonian State of Pará, where a primary good like fresh water is also the main source of electricity. However, the territorial transformations occurring in Pará over installing new hydroelectric plants have jeopardised local development. This was mainly caused by the top-down approach underlying national strategic projects that have paid little attention to local needs, thus paving the way for detrimental conditions for implementing the UN's 2030 Agenda. This paper aims to analyse the relationship between a municipality's level of development and quality of life and the most relevant key determinants of sustainable development in Pará. To this end, we consider a spatial regression analysis, with particular attention devoted to the role of access to both energy and water. The presence of significant spillover effects implies that providing public services on a geographically broad basis could induce self-reinforcing benefits.

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  • Caterina Conigliani & Martina Iorio & Salvatore Monni, 2024. "Accesses to water, electricity, and sustainable development: evidence from the Amazonian State of Parà," Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 12(1), pages 179-194, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ssi:jouesi:v:12:y:2024:i:1:p:179-194
    DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2024.12.1(13)
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    Keywords

    access to water; access to electricity; Amazônia Legal; sustainability; spatial regression analysis;
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    JEL classification:

    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • O54 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models

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