Animal welfare in the cities

a literature systematic review

Authors

  • Graziela Dias Alperstedt 1Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), pós-doutorado na Escola de Administração da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (EAESP) e no Programa Interdisciplinar em Ciências Humanas na Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0144-0406
  • Juliane Pierri Ardigo Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), mestre em Administração pela UDESC, e-mail: juh.pierri@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8113-7313
  • Emanuel Furtado da Rosa Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), acadêmico de Administração Pública, e-mail: emanuelfurtado10@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1247-8546
  • Lara Gondim Abreu Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), acacdêmica de Administração Pública, e-mail: lara.gondim.abreu@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0056-3900
  • Leticia Castelli Savedra Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), acadêmica de Administração Pública, e-mail: leticscs@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9356-9868

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48075/csar.v27i47.33608

Keywords:

Systematic Review, Animal Welfare, Cities

Abstract

This study aims to analyze animal welfare in cities from a systematic literature review perspective. The theme, which is multidisciplinary, multilevel, and multidimensional, is complex and aligned to the field regarding animal welfare politics in cities; the latter strongly depends on formal and unformal networks comprised of organizations that provide services for animal welfare. This systematic review followed the PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews. The scientific literature shows that keywords are scattered, which indicates that even in contrary terms, there is no agreement in one definition. In general, animal welfare is seen as something that becomes even more complex within the enlargement of urbanization areas, as it consists of several factors that allow animals to have a quality of life, full development, and a healthy life. These factors were explored in this study. The article contributes to the theoretical literature and practice, as it explores elements linked to animal welfare in cities, involving multiple levels of analysis possibilities that together indicate the heterogeneity of visions, pluralities of actors involved in this matter, as well as the multiplicity of knowledge involving the thematic related to urban spaces.

Author Biographies

Graziela Dias Alperstedt, 1Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), pós-doutorado na Escola de Administração da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (EAESP) e no Programa Interdisciplinar em Ciências Humanas na Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)

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Lara Gondim Abreu, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), acacdêmica de Administração Pública, e-mail: lara.gondim.abreu@gmail.com

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01-08-2024

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DIAS ALPERSTEDT, G.; PIERRI ARDIGO, J.; FURTADO DA ROSA, E.; GONDIM ABREU, L.; CASTELLI SAVEDRA, L. Animal welfare in the cities: a literature systematic review. Ciências Sociais Aplicadas em Revista, [S. l.], v. 27, n. 47, p. 100–127, 2024. DOI: 10.48075/csar.v27i47.33608. Disponível em: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/csaemrevista/article/view/33608. Acesso em: 24 may. 2025.

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