¿La pandemia del coronavirus ha generado un cambio en el comportamiento ambiental en los pobladores del cantón Zamora?

Abstract

Abstract: The main objective of this research was to determine the behavior of people in terms of resource consumption before and during the time of confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Zamora canton; the development of the work was carried out based on the objectives set for which 380 online surveys were applied to people over 18 years old; the information collected was on the consumption of food, water, transportation, energy and saving behavior in these periods. As a result, changes in the consumption habits of the people were determined, considering within the resources the place of purchase of food, alternative transportation, time dedicated to sports, hours of turning on equipment, activities that demand water and production of solid waste both organic and inorganic; with the Pearson Chi2 test it was determined that the appearance of the pandemic of COVID-19 did influence the area of residence and the consumption of resources, thus concluding that due to the confinement there was a change in behavior, which caused an increase of the same in the Zamora canton.