@article {10.3844/ojbsci.2026.26.04.080,
article_type = {journal},
title = {Integrated Assessment of Water Resource Sustainability in the Upper Amojú River Basin, Northern Peruvian Andes},
author = {Suarez-Rivadeneira, Juan Eduardo and Manayay, Freddy A. and Diaz, Mayra Pamela Musayón and Camacho, Wilfredo Ruiz and Calderón, Edilbrando Vega and Lizana, Daniel Olivier Carranza and Tenorio, Jhosymar Bacalla and Castillo, Juan Alberto Rojas and Montenegro, Daniel Carranza and Rodriguez, Eduer Blandimiro Bermilla and Ruiz, Juan Francisco Roble},
volume = {26},
number = {4},
year = {2026},
month = {Sep},
pages = {80-1},
doi = {10.3844/ojbsci.2026.26.04.080},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ojbsci.2026.26.04.080},
abstract = {This study presents a comprehensive, statistically robust assessment of water resource sustainability in the upper section of the Amojú River Basin, Province of Jaén northern Peruvian Andes, using the Sarandón multi-cirteria methodology. A stratified convenience sample of n = 887 households distributed across 22 localities was surveyed, achieving a margin of error of ±2.61% at the 95% confidence level (finite-population correction applied; N = 2391). Sustainability was assessed across social, environmental, and economic dimensions on a standardised ordinal scale (0–4). Statistical analyses included Shapiro Wilk normality tests, Wilcoxon signed-rank tests against the sustainability threshold (μ₀ = 2.0), Spearman rank correlations, Kruskal Wallis tests, Cronbach’s α for internal consistency, and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to provide empirical support for the indicator weighting structure. The General Sustainability Index (I = 2.32±0.52; median = 2) confirmed that the basin operates at the minimum threshold of sustainability, with 97.4% of respondents classified as sustainable. The Social (SI = 2.52±0.75), Environmental (EI = 2.18±0.39), and Economic (KI = 2.30±0.67) indices all met the threshold criterion (≥2.0). Wilcoxon tests identified three sub-indicators as significantly below the sustainability threshold (all p},
journal = {OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}