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Sustainable Environmental Sanitation from a multi-layered approach: the case of Costa Rica (2005-2015) / El Saneamiento Ambiental desde un enfoque múltiple: el caso de Costa Rica
Calvo Salazar, Cindy.
  • Calvo Salazar, Cindy; Universidad de Costa Rica. CR
Poblac. salud mesoam ; 16(2): 1-27, Jan.-Jun. 2019. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1091662
ABSTRACT
Abstract Analyzes Costa Rica's recent efforts to achieve a sustainable environmental sanitation. Mainly, it is based on a reference that integrates the notion of environmental sanitation practices at multiple levels both at the macro level (environmental and social policies) and at the micro level (community actions and individual daily practices), using the theoretical perspective of the social resilience. To carry out the study, a mixed methodology was used, the qualitative data were obtained from in-depth interviews with national authorities, local, community leaders, and head of households. The quantitative data were obtained from the application of a survey to three different communities with rural, urban, and semi-urban characteristics. At the national level, the main result is a paradigm shift in the conception of health, where the joint production of healthy environments should be paramount, within the framework of the right to live in a healthy and sustainable environment. At the community level, local efforts to protect their natural resources for tourism or productive purposes are highlighted; at the individual level, a mixture of reactive and proactive daily practices have been identified.
RESUMEN
Resumen Se analizan recientes esfuerzos en Costa Rica por alcanzar un saneamiento ambiental sostenible. Principalmente, se parte de un referente que integra la noción de prácticas de saneamiento ambiental en múltiples niveles tanto a nivel macro (políticas ambientales y sociales) como a nivel micro (acciones comunitarias y prácticas cotidianas individuales), utilizando la perspectiva teórica de la resiliencia social. Para la realización del estudio se empleó una metodología mixta, los datos cualitativos se obtuvieron de entrevistas en profundidad a autoridades nacionales, locales, líderes comunales, y jefaturas de hogar. Los datos cuantitativos se obtuvieron de la aplicación de una encuesta a tres comunidades distintas con características rurales, urbanas, y semi-urbanas. A nivel nacional, como principal resultado, se resalta un cambio de paradigma en cuanto a la concepción de salud, donde lo primordial debe ser la producción conjunta de ambientes saludables, en el marco del derecho a vivir en un ambiente sostenible. A nivel comunal, se resaltan los esfuerzos locales por proteger sus recursos naturales con fines turísticos o productivos; y, a nivel individual, se resalta una mixtura entre prácticas cotidianas reactivas y proactivas.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Water / Sanitation / Costa Rica / Environmental Policy / Sustainable Development Type of study: Prognostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Central America / Costa Rica Language: English Journal: Poblac. salud mesoam Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: Costa Rica Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad de Costa Rica/CR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Water / Sanitation / Costa Rica / Environmental Policy / Sustainable Development Type of study: Prognostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Central America / Costa Rica Language: English Journal: Poblac. salud mesoam Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: Costa Rica Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad de Costa Rica/CR