COVID-19: the impact of a global crisis on sustainable development research
Leal Filho, Walter
Hochschule Angewandte Wissenschaft Hamburg
Azul, Anabela Marisa
Universidade de Coimbra
Wall, Tony
Universidade de Coimbra
Vasconcelos, Claudio R. P.
Universidade Federal da Paraiba
Salvia, Amanda Lange
Universidade de Passo Fundo
do Paco, Arminda
Universidade da Beira Interior
Shulla, Kalterina
University of Bonn
Levesque, Vanessa
Univ Southern Maine
Doni, Federica
University of Milano-Bicocca
Alvarez-Castanon, Lorena
Universidad de Guanajuato
Avila, Lucas Veiga
Fed Univ Santa Maria UFSM
Damke, Luana Ines
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)
Castro, Paula
Universidade de Coimbra
Azeiteiro, Ulisses M.
Universidade de Aveiro
Fritzen, Barbara
Universidade de Passo Fundo
Ferreira, Paula
Universidade do Minho
Frankenberger, Fernanda
Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana
Journal
Sustainability Science
ISSN
1862-4065
1862-4057
Open Access
green
Volume
16
Start page
85
End page
99
The crisis caused by COVID-19 has affected research in a variety of ways. As far as research on sustainable development is concerned, the lockdown has significantly disrupted the usual communication channels and, among other things, has led to the cancellation of meetings and long-planned events. It has also led to delay in the delivery of research projects. There is a gap in the literature in regards to how a global crisis influences sustainability research. Therefore, this ground-breaking paper undertakes an analysis of the extent to which COVID-19 as a whole, and the lockdown in particular, has influenced sustainability research, and it outlines the solutions pursued by researchers around the world to overcome the many challenges they have experienced. This paper also outlines some measures that may be implemented in the future to take more advantage of existing technologies that support research on sustainable development.