The State and the constitutional guarantees : gully formation in San Salvador neighborhoods

Abstract

The objective of this research was to determine the compliance of constitutional guarantees that arise in the phenomenom of gully formation. This study was conducted in the most vulnerable neighborhoods of San Salvador and Soyapango, which included Málaga, Las Cañas, Las Victorias and Altos del Boulevard; there, a total of 100 participants—men and women—ages 18 to 50, residents of said neighborhoods either as home owners or tenants, were interviewed.

The study was exploratory-descriptive (Montero y León, 2007), with a stratified sample that was chosen with the formula for finite populations with a confidence level of 90% and a margin of error of 6%. Among the main findings stands out the fact that the most significant cause in gully formation is erosion. At the same time, the State responsibilities around this problem were determined; said responsibilities include prevention, which can avoid the deterioration of urban roads.

Entorno, june 2018, issue 65: 82-94