The Impact of COVID-19 on the Sustainable Development Goals: Achievements and Expectations
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Martín Blanco, Cathaysa Esther; Zamorano Toro, Montserrat; Lizarraga Mollinedo, María Carmen; Molina Moreno, ValentínEditorial
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Materia
SDG COVID-19 Circular economy Bibliometric analysis Systematic review
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2022-12-05Referencia bibliográfica
Martín-Blanco, C... [et al.]. The Impact of COVID-19 on the Sustainable Development Goals: Achievements and Expectations. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 16266. [https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192316266]
Resumen
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on almost all the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), leaving no country unaffected. It has caused a shift in political agendas,
but also in lines of research. At the same time, the world is trying to make the transition to a
more sustainable economic model. The research objectives of this paper are to explore the impact of
COVID-19 on the fulfilment of the SDGs with regard to the research of the scientific community, and to
analyze the presence of the Circular Economy (CE) in the literature. To this end, this research applies
bibliometric analysis and a systematic review of the literature, using VOSviewer for data visualization.
Five clusters were detected and grouped according to the three dimensions of sustainability. The
extent of the effects of the health, economic and social crisis resulting from the pandemic, in addition
to the climate crisis, is still uncertain, but it seems clear that the main issues are inefficient waste
management, supply chain issues, adaptation to online education and energy concerns. The CE has
been part of the solution to this crisis, and it is seen as an ideal model to be promoted based on the
opportunities detected.