Evaluaci?n del Rol de la Participaci?n Ciudadana en una Transici?n hacia un Manejo de Residuos S?lidos Inclusivo: un estudio de caso en el cant?n Cotacachi en Ecuador
- Authors
- Madera Arends, Roberto Jos?
- Format
- MasterThesis
- Status
- publishedVersion
- Description
In the endeavor of addressing the social and environmental demands from the people at the local level, the representative democracy approach used by governments has faced shortcomings. This has attracted attention from academics and authorities whom opted for exploring different methods of decision-making with a participatory and more inclusive perspective. Experiences in solid waste management (SWM) in developing countries exemplify how participatory and inclusionary approaches facilitate to overcome these challenges. However, using the word ?participation? in governments? planning and policy-making agendas does not depict the same understanding among authorities and civil society. A case study in the Municipality of Cotacachi, located in the highlands of Ecuador, was conducted with the aim to analyze the role citizen participation in a transition towards an inclusive SWM. Characterizations of the participatory process and the SWM of Cotacachi were carried out in the light of the Empowered Participatory Governance (EPG) theory and the Multi-level Perspective (MLP) respectively. Interviews, observations, and literature review shown that Cotacachi?s citizens see participation as a synonym of attaining higher levels of decision-making power. Yet when it comes to the SWM issue, the citizens perform low levels of participation, being this promoted by a top-down and technocratic municipal strategy. This fact hinders the inclusion of individuals and groups that are contributing to raise awareness and lessen the quantity of solid waste that reaches the landfill. It is suggested that connecting the current situation of the SWM with the participatory process of Cotacachi represents an opportunity to what the MLP labels as a sustainable transition, thus strengthening the cooperation between citizens and authorities in the SWM governance.
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Language
- Topic
- PLANIFICACI?N URBANA
MANEJO DE RESIDUOS S?LIDOS
PARTICIPACI?N CIUDADANA
PROCESO PARTCIPATIVO
- Repository
- Repositorio SENESCYT
- Rights
- openAccess
- License