Topluluk Bilgisi ve Meksika'nın Jalisco Eyaletindeki Puerto Vallarta'da Bulunan Kentsel Koruma Alanı Estero el Salado ve Yönetimine İlişkin Algıları

Abstract

Kentsel korunan alanlar, kentleşen bir dünyada biyolojik çeşitliliği korumak için değerli araçlar haline gelmiştir. Kentsel korunan alanlara yerel halkın desteği, bu alanların başarılı bir şekilde korunması için önemlidir. Meksika, Puerto Vallarta'da, Estero el Saldo, gelişmelerle çevrili bir haliç kentsel korunan alanıdır. Puerto Vallarta'nın Estero el Salado hakkındaki bilgi ve algılarını, varlığına ve devam eden koruma çabalarına verilen desteğin bir ölçüsü olarak insan boyutlarında bir çalışma yürütülmiştir. Estero el Salado'nun devam eden korunmasına genel olarak güçlü bir destek olsa da, şehir nüfusunun büyük bir kısmı tarafından bilinmemektedir ve daha da küçük bir oranda vatandaş burayı ziyaret etmektedir. Bu iki değişken, Estero el Salado'nun korunmasına ve eğitim rollerine yönelik istatistiksel olarak daha yüksek destekte çok önemlidir. Gelecekte korunması arzusunu sürdürmek için şehirle birlikte farkındalığın ve eğitim kampanyalarının artırılması önerilmiştir.

Keywords

• Kentsel korunan alanlar
• insan boyutları
• korunan alanların yönetimi
• Meksika.

Community Knowledge and Perceptions of Estero el Salado, an Urban Protected Area in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, and its Management

Abstract

Urban protected areas are becoming valuable tools to conserve biodiversity in an urbanizing world. Local public support for urban protected areas is important for the successful conservation of them. In Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Estero el Saldo is an estuarine urban protected area surrounded by development. We engaged in a human dimensions study of Puerto Vallartan knowledge and perceptions of Estero el Salado as a measurement of support for its existence and continued conservation efforts. While there is generally strong support for the continued conservation of Estero el Salado, it is also unknown among a large portion of the city population, and an even smaller proportion of citizens have visited it. These two variables are very important in statistically higher support for conservation and the education roles of Estero el Salado. We recommend increased awareness and education campaigns with the city to maintain the desire for its conservation into the future.

Keywords

• Urban protected areas
• human dimensions
• protected areas management
• Mexico.

Supporting Institution

The authors would like to thank all the participants who completed questionnaires for this project. Logistics of cooperation between the authors were made possible by the Agreement for International Education Cooperation between Universidad De Guadalajara (Guadalajara, Mexico) and Brandon University (Brandon, Manitoba, Canada).

Ethical Statement

The article complies with national and international research and publication ethics, through the Brandon University Research Ethics Committee, Certificate #22371, January 4, 2019, to January 4, 2024.

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