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Gender, Environmental Disasters, and Bottled Water Consumption: The Case of the Sonora River Watershed
Género, desastres ambientales y consumo de agua embotellada. El caso de la cuenca del río Sonora
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Vázquez-García, Verónica
Vázquez-García, Verónica
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Objective: to study from a gender perspective the consumption of bottled water in the context of the environmental disaster caused by the spilled 40 000 m3 of cupper leachates in the Sonora river. Methodology: 40 interviews, one workshop and 28 questionnaires were applied in various communities of the watershed. Results: bottled water of different brands and prizes has become an element of differentiation among women. Limitations: the need to broaden the sample and to conduct a biomedical analysis in order to deepen the results. Value: to explain the factors that intervene in the substitution of tapped water for bottled water in the Sonora watershed river. Conclusions: using a gender approach helps to understand the decisions that women make regarding water for human consumption. Objetivo: estudiar desde la perspectiva de género el consumo de agua embotellada en el contexto del desastre ambiental que provocó el derrame de 40 000 m3 de lixiviados de cobre en el río Sonora. Metodología: se realizaron 40 entrevistas, un taller y se aplicaron 28 cuestionarios en distintas localidades de la cuenca. Resultados: el agua embotellada de distintas marcas y precios se ha convertido en un elemento de diferenciación entre las mujeres. Limitaciones: se requiere ampliar la muestra y realizar análisis biomédicos para profundizar en el estudio. Valor: se contribuye a explicar los factores que intervienen en la sustitución del agua de la llave por la embotellada en la cuenca del río Sonora. Conclusiones: el enfoque de género ayuda a entender las decisiones que toman las mujeres en relación con el agua para consumo humano. Objective: to study from a gender perspective the consumption of bottled water in the context of the environmental disaster caused by the spilled 40 000 m3 of cupper leachates in the Sonora river. Methodology: 40 interviews, one workshop and 28 questionnaires were applied in various communities of the watershed. Results: bottled water of different brands and prizes has become an element of differentiation among women. Limitations: the need to broaden the sample and to conduct a biomedical analysis in order to deepen the results. Value: to explain the factors that intervene in the substitution of tapped water for bottled water in the Sonora watershed river. Conclusions: using a gender approach helps to understand the decisions that women make regarding water for human consumption. Objetivo: estudiar desde la perspectiva de género el consumo de agua embotellada en el contexto del desastre ambiental que provocó el derrame de 40 000 m3 de lixiviados de cobre en el río Sonora. Metodología: se realizaron 40 entrevistas, un taller y se aplicaron 28 cuestionarios en distintas localidades de la cuenca. Resultados: el agua embotellada de distintas marcas y precios se ha convertido en un elemento de diferenciación entre las mujeres. Limitaciones: se requiere ampliar la muestra y realizar análisis biomédicos para profundizar en el estudio. Valor: se contribuye a explicar los factores que intervienen en la sustitución del agua de la llave por la embotellada en la cuenca del río Sonora. Conclusiones: el enfoque de género ayuda a entender las decisiones que toman las mujeres en relación con el agua para consumo humano.
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