Análisis de percepción sobre la realidad socio ambiental y opinión pública en el Ecuador, en el GAD del cantón Otavalo provincia de Imbabura

Abstract

The objective of this current project was to identify the perception and opinion of the population at the Otavalo Canton, Imbabura’s Province. It is related to a variety of issues like the environment, gender equality, quality of life, and citizen participation. In order to achieve the goal taking the socio-environmental data of the interviewees as a starting point, a structured survey with close-ended questions was applied to a sample composed of 383 people. This survey contained specific topics such as environment, water, markets, quality of life, citizen participation and equality. For this purpose, a simple random sampling type survey was used. Folks were randomly selected from public places such as markets, parks, churches, universities, offices and shopping centers. The results show the socio-environmental reality for both the rural and urban area of Otavalo.