This paper identifies opportunities from targeted and integrated sanitation action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is contextualised to the case of Brazil through a systematic approach applied to the sanitation sector that considers the range of infrastructure, management services and people involved in different phases of the service chain, from municipal wastewater containment to safe disposal or re-use. Articulating the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sanitation, this study analyses their links with each of the 169 SDG targets. We demonstrate that 87 targets across 16 goals require action in Brazil's sanitation sector to achieve the SDGs. Furthermore, we identify synergies between sanitation and 124 targets in four domains: basic services for resilience building, equity and

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The following mentions are people who contributed to this work and, in a broader perspective, to my academic career in the past two years. I therefore thank:My twin daughters, Bárbara and Helena, for the time spent developing this work several times deprived me of the sweetness of their coexistence: I hope that one day you will forgive your father and understand my reasons. You are my intergenerational motivation: my reason for leaving something better for the world and, at the same time, my "outstanding something better" for the world. If there is any way to categorize love in this world, it would be the way I feel when you hug my neck so tightly and laugh so loosely nestled in my chest.My mother, Izilda, and to the mother of my daughters, Cristiana: none can work full time, be a father and develop so many research activities without support; at least I am sure I couldn't. My deeds are yours as well; thanks for the love, friendship, and all the "logistics." Some things change; others never do, and I am therefore lucky to have you as my family.Luciana, for being an educator in the lato sensu: offering me a flawless academic supervision and a guidance that consistently increased my level of excellence, clarity, tranquility, and motivation. Thank you also for the life relationship, which goes way beyond academic outputs: you were my supervisor, boss, friend, and sister throughout these years. Thanks for trusting me when I could not. Thanks for embracing such a daunting task of rescuing me from the darkness and the numb when none else could, on so many occasions.Lara: 10 years ago, the first time you entered as a teacher in my bachelor's classes, I could never imagine that our paths would cross again in my career, and I am glad they did.

Sustainable diets are patterns that change consumer behaviour towards more balanced and plant-based habits. This study investigates the effect of individuals’ predisposition to adopt sustainable diets while reducing meat intake by measuring their psychological proximity to meat. Using an online consumer-based platform, a cross-sectional survey collected responses from 497 individuals. Questionnaire items included 43 questions prospected from the literature, coded as practical and essential barriers and measured on a modified 7-point Likert scale. The results showed some paradoxes, as a high predisposition to adopt a sustainable diet coexists with a high predisposition to consume animal-based proteins. The main perceived barrier to adopting a plant-based diet was the enjoyment of eating meat, followed by the lack of information about plant-based diets. Barriers related to meat alternatives remained the highest above all the others. It confirms that, for local consumers, meat remains a usual option and is easier to prepare. When investigating the moderating effect of barriers on the predisposition to behaviours towards meat intake reduction, no effect was confirmed. However, we found a U-shaped moderating effect for plant-based meal increase, confirming the psychological proximity of the meat consumption effects under the lens of the Construal Level Theory and Transtheoretical Model. These findings call for further research on the effectiveness of measuring psychological barriers related to sustainable diet adoption.

O presente artigo realizou uma revisão sistemática de literatura relacionando tecnologias educacionais e habilidades socioemocionais. Para isto, foi utilizada a plataforma de evidências SUMARIZE. Foram realizadas buscas em 13 bases de dados: 238 artigos foram encontrados e após leitura dos resumos estruturados (screening), 25 artigos foram selecionados para serem lidos na íntegra, ao final do processo restaram 10 artigos aceitos para revisão sistemática. O conceito de tecnologia educacional aqui considerado é o de um escopo amplo: toma por base abordagens “usuais” como aquelas relacionadas a digitalização (ambientes virtuais por exemplo), bem como a perspectiva ampliada sobre treinamentos e práticas para agentes educacionais. A síntese dos estudos permite observar um campo de intersecção dos saberes ainda em desenvolvimento com um espectro diverso de abordagens. Nota-se também a amplitude do conceito de tecnologia educacional tomado aqui como base e que transita de abordagens usuais como a dos ambientes virtuais de aprendizagem até a validação de escalas e treinamentos específicos para agentes educacionais. Assim sendo, verifica-se uma polissemia de sentidos acerca da temática, que gera obstáculos à produção baseada em evidências. Os achados deste estudo evidenciam que o aumento no discurso das políticas públicas educacionais acerca da relevância do desenvolvimento de habilidades socioemocionais consideradas cruciais à promoção do sucesso na escola e na vida e ao desenvolvimento integral do indivíduo se deu de forma desarticulada com os avanços de investigações na área, e reiteram o distanciamento entre o conhecimento acadêmico e cotidiano escolar. Sendo assim, estudos desta natureza, com definição clara dos construtos não só são pertinentes, como são urgentes.

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