Percepción y opinión de los ecuatorianos sobre realidad socio ambiental nacional. Análisis del cantón Daule, provincia del Guayas

Abstract

The present titling work contributes to identify, determine and quantify the perception, opinion and knowledge of the socio-environmental reality in which are immersed the inhabitants of Daule, a small city of Guayas province. This work was part of an investigation that was carried out at country level by Biological department of the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja. A random and representative sample of the population of the canton was consulted on a number of factors, such as the environment, water resources, services provided by food markets, quality of life, equity, citizen participation and democracy. Our study reveals that 63% of the population of Daule, identifies noise as one of the most troubling issues in their environment; 51% think that it is the quality of the air and 50% considers that it is the cleaning. On the other hand, a lack of knowledge was identified about issues that affect their immediate environment, such as water law or terms such as biodiversity, that was associated with climate change phenomena. The results of this study can serve as support for design and implementation of environmental education programs, and as a baseline to measure the impact of local government policies on the environmental perception of the inhabitants of the canton.