Technology transfer for sustainable development: Social impacts depicted and some other answers to a few questions

Problems such as resource depletion, climate change, and social and economic contingencies have been generating pressures to create strategies to minimize or mitigate these issues. In this context, where sustainable development and its mechanisms are widely addressed, this paper conducts a systematic literature review on technology transfer for sustainable development, seeking to identify the themes addressed and their convergence, as well as the social impacts mentioned. Not only does this study map out the social impacts found, but it also aims to contribute by disseminating the best strategies to achieve social development. To achieve that purpose, a systematic literature review was conducted using the Methodi Ordinatio methodology. The software programs NVivo 12 and VOSviewer (R) were employed to make the in-depth content analysis. The results show that there is a denial of social impacts in scientific works. The main approaches addressed in the articles are Strategies, Resources and Technologies, Clean Development Mechanism and Policies, Regulations and Actions. The main social impacts were Health Improvement, Quality of Life and Poverty Alleviation. Moreover, the focus of the papers is noticeably on vulnerable and developing countries/areas. It is possible to infer that the results found are aligned with those provided by the Sustainable Development Goals. The results also show that there are different strategies that bring social benefits, which therefore must be studied and diffused. However, there is a need to address social impacts more widely. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.