Utilizing a social work perspective to enhance sustainable development efforts in Loreto,Mexico

Abstract

English

Social work with its unique person-in-environment focus can play a key role in international sustainable development efforts. This paper offers a case study of impending mega-development in the small town of Loreto, and illustrates ways that a social work perspective can contribute to efforts to address sustainability and social development.

French

En mettant l’accent de façon particuliè re sur la personne dans son environnement, le travail social peut jouer un rôle dans les initiatives de dé veloppement durable à l’é chelle internationale. Cet article pré sente une é tude de cas sur un imminent projet de trè s grande envergure dans la petite ville de Loreto, au Mexique. Elle illustre comment la perspective du travail social peut contribuer aux efforts dé ployé s pour assurer la durabilité et le dé veloppement social.

Spanish

Trabajo social con su perspectiva ú nica que enfatiza la persona-en-ambiente puede jugar un role internacional en esfuerzos de desarrollo sostenible. Este artículo ofrece un estudio de caso sobre un inminente mega-desarrollo en la ciudad pequeñ a de Loreto, Mé xico, e ilustra maneras como una perspectiva de trabajo social puede contribuir a los esfuerzos de toman en cuenta sostenibilidad y desarrollo social.

Keywords

bi-national collaboration international social work role of social work social development

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