Analysis of the environmental and social impact of the Delsitanisaguahydroelectric plant in the Zamora canton, Zamora Chinchipe province
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https://doi.org/10.59410/PREPRINT-UEA-vAMB2324ep10-61Keywords:
cured vanilla, agro-industrial plant design, economic feasibility, environmental sustainabilityAbstract
Although hydroelectric plants are essential for local development worldwide, they generate extremely important negative impacts on nature and human life. That is why, for this research, the objective is to analyze the environmental and social impact caused by the operation of the Delsitanisagua hydroelectric plant, located in the province of Zamora Chinchipe, Zamora canton, in the south-east of Ecuador. The qualitative, descriptive and bibliographic documentary methodology was used in order to collect and analyze relevant information. The population taken as the subject of the study was made up of 232 inhabitants belonging to the Sabanilla community, actively participating in the application of the survey with clear, understandable and structured questions. The main results were obtained that the environmental impacts generated by the Delsitanisagua hydroelectric plant are: Destruction of biodiversity, loss of wild fauna and flora, erosion, deforestation, poor quality of water consumed by residents and existence of diseases. The social impacts include low local economic development, impacts on the generation of employment and economic activities, loss of cultural and traditional values, as well as migration and displacement of communities
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