• Basic and applied research on Environmental Governance and Risk Reduction at local scale 

• Production of knowledge for decision makers involved in local governance

• Network collaboration and  co-production of useful knowledge pursuing sustainability

• High impact academic contributions 

• Basic and applied research projects

• Communication and dissemination of knowledge through fieldwork, workshops, seminars, and scientific notes 

• Training of graduate and undergraduate students and  researchers

Report:  Survey results interviews with directors of civil protection and emergencies of 98 municipalities in nine regions of Chile between...  here

• Semi-structured interviews , face to face, sample of functionaries of 98 municipalities, nine regions

• Oficials with managerial positions (mayors, directors of planning, public works, social issues, and civil protection and emergencies). 

• Applied by the contracted professional Group Demoscopica, 159 interviews in 79 municipalities, April 2015 - March 2016 (Report) 

• Applied by research staff of the Project FONDECYT to 45 functionarios in 19 municipalities, April 2015 and December 2016

• All directors of civil protection and emergencies participated