Social Actors and Affectation of Neighborhood Territories as A Result of The El Niño Events in A District of Peru

Abstract

• The objective of this research was to determine the perception of the associative actors in relation to the levels of affectation of the El Niño events on the equipment and urban infrastructures in neighborhood territories of the Trujillo District in Peru in 2017. The research was descriptive-comparative. The variables considered were: the conditions of co-creation of the social actors and their characteristic dimensions (environmental problems derived from the El Niño events, territories or neighborhood areas affected and affectation of urban facilities). The population was constituted by the social actors of the Trujillo District, organized into 4 large groups. The exhibition was made up of 180 social actors. The neighborhood territories (TV) most affected by the El Niño events in 2017 are TV28 and TV41. The levels of risk due to the effects of El Niño events were classified into: very high risk, high risk, medium risk and low risk. 90% of TVs have been affected by the El Niño events. Los TV41, TV28 you have the highest levels of affectation. The affectation of the urban infrastructures generates annoyances in the neighbors, as well as health problems. All the neighboring areas are affected by their urban facilities. El TV28 is the most affected.