When addressing the production of goods and services focused on sustainable development services, local management has an important role, mainly based on the vision of endogenous development, given the internal reality of each... [ view full abstract ]
When addressing the production of goods and services focused on sustainable development services, local management has an important role, mainly based on the vision of endogenous development, given the internal reality of each country and the trends apparent in his environment. In Venezuela, Carabobo has been regarded as a fundamental basis in the process of sustainable development; given its natural resources, geographical location, population, among other factors; It has been key to give the profile of a prosperous region with development prospects. However, figures from the National Statistics Institute (INE) shows that by 2015, the level of poverty still remains a problem situation; And, there is at least 40% of poor households in the Carabobo region; This contrasts with the reality of abundant resources, favorable geographical location and economic and social performance. Among one of the weaknesses that has this region is the lack of targeted geographical statistical information, for which the municipality Valencia Carabobo state, even though it is one of the most important cities of Venezuela has not escaped this situation. Thus generation becomes relevant local statistics, where an interactive map that draw social and productive indicators can be a powerful tool, especially for drawing realities of the lower social classes. Currently, the municipality Valencia Carabobo state - Venezuela, does not have information to infer weakness or strength in the plane of endogenous development, even if it is a priority for the effective targeting of public policies in the social and productive spheres spearhead of the socio-political framed in the Plan of Economic and Social Development of the Nation 2013 - 2019, which are required to contribute to the Millennium Development Goals of drastically reducing poverty and sustainable development. This paper aims to show preliminary results in the participatory development of a map of socio capacity in deprived communities in the municipality of Valencia Carabobo - Venezuela, framed from the sustainable approach. Methodologically it involves field research, no experimental descriptive cross-sectional; at first participatory workshops 12 (step 1) is performed and then a sampling process was applied with the participation of 420 households (step 2). As for the results, experience in communities with participatory workshops proved very valuable in terms of exchange of knowledge in order to recognize and approach to understanding the social and productive done. Furthermore, the results show that the dimensions of the socio capacity in deprived communities bordering three levels: household (individual capacities), the collective (social skills) and public (public building), these three conjugates allow optimal levels a range of opportunities for the most vulnerable for the sake of better utilization of resources for local, social and productive development sectors of the population, showing the real possibility of influencing poverty levels from a sustainable perspective in the municipality Valencia Carabobo state - Venezuela.
