Percepción y opinión de ciudadanos de Ibarra sobre realidad socio ambiental del cantón Ibarra

Abstract

Perception is the process of organization and interpretation of sensory information that allows us to recognize the meaning of objects and events; it is vital for survival, since, through it, the human being is related to the outside world. Starting from this definition, the objective of this work was to generate a database that allows to identify the perception and public opinion of the inhabitants of the Ibarra canton on the socio-environmental situation. To achieve this objective, 383 surveys were applied to people over 18 years old in order to obtain public opinion data. The questionnaire was structured in seven sections of closed questions and the people surveyed were chosen randomly in public places such as markets, shopping centers, churches, plazas and parks. The results of the surveys show us the perception of the citizens about socio-environmental reality in terms of environment, water, markets, quality of life, citizen participation and gender equity.