Percepción y opinión pública de los ecuatorianos sobre la realidad socio ambiental nacional. Análisis de la cabecera cantonal Calvas

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Abstract:Perceptions are understood as the way in which each social individual appreciates and values their environment. The present work seeks to know what is the perception and public opinion of the citizens of Calvas canton, province of Loja, regarding its socio-environmental reality in terms of environment, equity, quality of life and citizen participation, and markets. For this, 379 surveys were applied. The results suggest that it is very important for the majority of respondents to protect the environment. As for the purchase of groceries, there is a tendency to purchase products according to their quality, as well as to buy fresh products in the markets. Among some aspects of the quality of life, the tendency to indicate the difficulty of finding a job in the city stands out, while what citizen participation and democracy refers to, the majority knows about the power of citizen participation and is agreement that decisions must be agreed between the government and citizens. On the issue of equity, a large majority perceives that inequalities still exist.