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Authors
Velástegui-Montoya, Andrés
Brito-Matamoros, Robert
Jaya-Montalvo, María
Caiza-Morales, Lorena
Adami, Marcos
Morante-Carballo, Fernando
Carrión-Mero, Paúl
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
IPUS: Identification and Prediction of Urban Sprawl (FICT-8-2023)
Registry of geological sites of interest in Ecuador for sustainable development strategies (CIPAT-004-2024)
Registry of geological sites of interest in Ecuador for sustainable development strategies (CIPAT-004-2024)
Registry of geological sites of interest in Ecuador for sustainable development strategies (CIPAT-004-2024)
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Article History
Received: 7 January 2025
Accepted: 9 September 2025
First Online: 2 October 2025
Declarations
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: The research was ethically approved by the Ethics Committee of the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL). The study was conducted in accordance with the guidelines governing research involving human participants, as established by the Ethics Committee of ESPOL.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the Delphi study. Participants were duly informed of their rights and responsibilities, as well as the study’s purpose, potential risks, and benefits, and confirmed their voluntary participation. Responses were treated confidentially and analyzed anonymously. No participants under the age of 16 were involved.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
