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ARENAS AQUINO, Ángel Raúl; MATSUMOTO KUWABARA, Yasuhiro  e  KLEICHE-DRAY, Mina. SOLAR ENERGY AND MARGINALIZATION. SOCIAL PERCEPTION ANALYSIS OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO ESTABLISH AN ENERGY TRANSITION IN NEZAHUALCOYOTL MUNICIPALITY, MEXICO. Rev. Int. Contam. Ambient [online]. 2017, vol.33, n.3, pp.449-461. ISSN 0188-4999.  https://doi.org/10.20937/rica.2017.33.03.08.

Nezahualcoyotl is the second largest municipality of the State of Mexico. Marginalization is a social issue of great influence on urban development. A study through social-statistical techniques was conducted in order to analyze social perception intervention in energy transition feasibility for the municipality, based on photovoltaic technology. The hypothesis scenario assumes different tendencies for people to accept new energy technologies to promote community’s welfare, depending on the marginalization level. Inhabitants’ social interactions were evaluated and the environmental and organization of economic perception regarding solar energy was analyzed. It was found that marginalization level, electric energy costs and new technologies knowledge are factors that influence the municipality energy transition. There is misinformation about the consequences of energy transition. The local representation of new technologies is fragile and social priorities are closely linked to household comforts.

Palavras-chave : photovoltaic technology; social development; public perception.