Community diagnosis of the environmental problematic: an example from Chihuahua City, Mexico
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In the urban systems, the studies related to the population perception on the quality of life and environmental problematic are a must for environmental management. The environmental diagnostics of Chihuahua City were developed for three years during the municipal government 2001-2004. The present study reports the results of the community diagnostic of the environmental problematic derived from the essay given to the urban area. These results allowed us to know the opinion of the community regarding the natural system or environment, social system, economic system and the vision of the community to know and to participate in the strategies of sustainability. The conclusions are centred in the population’s interest concerning the environment, as well as on the preoccupation of factors that socially and economically affect the satisfaction of basic needs and the local development. Furthermore, strategies to maintain an informed and participative community are identified. The results contribute to the local knowledge and support the basic information for the environmental proceeding policies for the different sectors of the City.
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