Construcción participativa de la etnocartografía para la gestión integral del territorio y recursos naturales de la Comuna Kichwa San Jacinto del Pindo, Pastaza Amazonia Ecuatoriana

Abstract

Abstract: This research seeks to understand the perception of the community on human settlements, use and access to forest resources and forms of community economy to build communal ethnocartography identifying and understanding the spatial-temporal characteristics of the territory and its current conditions. These exercises allowed the participatory construction of a proposed for planning and land management. The methodology is based on participatory mapping and spatial analysis. This had two systematic analyses. The first one was the application of a survey of a representative sample of women aged 30-60 years and the spatial-temporal characterization of the study area (2002-2012). The second one was based on the development of community workshops on ethnocartography and application of semi-structured interviews. Finally, the ethnocartography study through the territorial perception allowed knowing the appreciation of space and resources, and permitted the identification of needs and potentials. The execution of this research strengthened and empowered to undertake community development and reduce vulnerability. Therefore, the results of this work are fully binding processes to new construction of public policies, development strategies, and regional planning from the conception of the good life of communities.