Abstract

SANABRIA, SONIA E.  and  HURTADO, ENRIQUE. Green entrepreneurship around the conservation and recovery of water and its spaces in Bogotá and Medellín (Colombia). Rev.fac.cienc.econ. [online]. 2018, vol.26, n.1, pp.93-111. ISSN 0121-6805.  https://doi.org/10.18359/rfce.3141.

Green entrepreneurship is understood in this document, as the development of activities aimed at mitigating, reducing or eliminating environmental problems, which are considered as innovative, insofar as they propose changes in production and consumption patterns that deteriorate the natural conditions of the planet and in the relationship of the human being with the environment. In this case, the object of analysis is the green enterprise oriented to the restoration and conservation of water and its spaces in Bogotá and Medellín. The research developed was based on the application of semi-structured interviews to actors of different types, involved in these activities. It was considered that water spaces are common goods, around which prevails the general feeling that they belong to all and at the same time to nobody. It is concluded that an effective model to achieve its proper management implies participatory co-management, which opens the possibility to green entrepreneurship promulgated by different actors. In this sense, there were found ventures promoted by actors of the public sector, private companies, non-profit organizations, social organizations, water funds, among other actors; some of which intervene directly on the water spaces and others indirectly, through the optimization of consumption. The intervention in the water spaces in Bogotá and Medellin has generated positive impacts, however, the efforts are still very incipient and of local scope, taking into account the extension of the water spaces in the territory.

Keywords : Water; Water spaces; Common goods; Green entrepreneurship.

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