Ecocentric governance: Sustainability between the availability of resources and needs

Javier Carreón Guillén (Department Social Work, Universidad Nacional Automa de Mexico)
José Marcos Bustos Aguayo (Department Psychology, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico)
Francisco Rubén Sandoval Vázquez (Department Political Sciences, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos)
Cruz García Lirios (Department Social Work, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico)

International Journal of Educational Innovation and Research
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022)

The objective of this study was to corroborate the dimensions of ecocentric governance: conflict between authorities and users, negotiation and agreement between the parties, and co-responsible self-regulation between the rulers and the ruled regarding energy and water resources and services. An exploratory, cross-sectional and psychometric study was carried out with a non-probabilistic selection of 100 officials and users of the electricity and water service. The Governance Inventory was used, and the three preponderant factors were obtained: conflict, negotiation-consensus, and self-regulation-co-responsibility. In relation to the literature consulted, the three factors refer to governance oriented towards resource conservation. The third factor of self-regulation and co-responsibility suggests policies oriented by the availability of energy and water resources. Empirical testing of the model in a scenario and a sample exposed to resource scarcity is recommended.