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

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Abstract:The present project was developed as part of a longitudinal study of public opinion which was executed in order to obtain information about the public opinion and perception on socioenvironmental issues, citizen engagement, water, quality of life, market and gender equality. Pujilí, in the province of Cotopaxi, was analyzed by applying a closed questionnaire to people over 18 years of age. Through this study, we seek to know the impact of the application of socio-environmental policies on the perception and public opinion of Ecuadorians. With the acquired data, a national database will be built which can be used for dissemination and research and thus, contribute with national studies of public opinion, since at the moment there are no similar studies in Ecuador. At the end of this perception study, it was confirmed that Ecuadorian society does not have enough information on how social and environmental problems are linked, and it reveals the need of working on educational tools and legislation changes that should be reviewed and modernized according to our reality.