Facultad de Ciencias Agrícolas, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Ciudadela Universitaria, Av. América y Avda. Universitaria, Quito 170136, Ecuador.
Departamento de Análisis Geográfico Regional y Geografía Física, Universidad de Alicante, Carretera San Vicente del Raspeig s/n, San Vicente del Raspeig, 03690 Alicante, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 27;18(7):3494. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18073494.
Natural disasters can generate millions of tons of debris and waste, which has an impact on the environment and poses direct risks to the health of the population, hence the need to analyze public policy and its consequences following the 2016 earthquake in Ecuador. Several in-depth interviews were conducted with individuals active in public service during the post-earthquake management period, together with fieldwork analysis of debris management and the institutional strategies for its recycling and reuse in three of the most affected cities: Pedernales, Portoviejo, and Manta. The environmental impact was examined, including its taxonomy of inconsistencies within public administration, alongside the processes of decentralization and shared decision-making. Similarly, the links between corporate social responsibility (CSR), public policy, and sustainability were analyzed at both the national and local level for their wider implications and ramifications. The study highlighted the gaps in the management of such a crisis, exposing a lack of ethics and the shortcomings of social (ir-)responsibility in the distorted processes of public welfare in the country, aspects that should rather work in concert to achieve full sustainable development.
自然灾害会产生数以百万计的碎片和废物，对环境造成影响，并直接威胁到人口健康，因此有必要分析厄瓜多尔 2016 年地震后的公共政策及其后果。在地震后的管理期间，与在 Pedernales、Portoviejo 和 Manta 这三个受灾最严重的城市中从事公共服务的个人进行了几次深入访谈，并对废物管理以及回收和再利用的机构战略进行了实地考察。对环境影响进行了分析，包括公共行政部门内部分类法的不一致，以及权力下放和共同决策的过程。同样，在国家和地方层面分析了企业社会责任 (CSR)、公共政策和可持续性之间的联系，以了解其更广泛的影响和后果。该研究强调了此类危机管理中的差距，暴露了该国公共福利扭曲过程中缺乏伦理道德和社会责任缺失的问题，这些方面应该协同工作，以实现全面的可持续发展。
