Percepción y opinión pública de los ecuatorianos sobre la realidad socio ambiental nacional: Análisis de la cabecera cantonal Gonzanamá provincia de Loja

Abstract

The need to understand how human beings perceive their environment allows governments to identify the needs of citizens within their environment. Therefore, this work allowed us to know the perception of the inhabitants of Gonzanamá related to the local socio-environmental reality on issues of environment, water, markets, quality of life, citizen participation and equity. To achieve this goal, the survey was applied to 373 individuals in rural and urban sectors. The results indicate that the majority of respondents consider, of importance to take care of the environment, they perceive that the water quality remains the same, they prefer to consume fresh products and of better quality in the market, they also feel safe living in their canton and trust in the people, also have ignorance about the power of citizen participation, and, for the majority, there are still inequalities in the society of Granada, with the disabled being the most discriminated. The comparison of these results with public policies indicate that despite the laws in the country at the national, local levels are not met rigorously creating problems for citizens.