International Journal of Educational Innovation and Research Volume 1, Number 1, 2022, pp 52-63 DOI: https://doi.org/10.31949/ijeir.v1i1.2401 ISSN: 2810-0808 This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA license. Copyright © 2022 by Author. Published by Universitas Majalengka. Ecocentric governance: Sustainability between the availability of resources and needs Javier Carreón Guillén* 1 , José Marcos Bustos Aguayo 2 , Francisco Rubén Sandoval Vázquez 3 , Cruz García Lirios 4 1 Professor Research, Department Social Work, Universidad Nacional Automa de Mexico, Mexico 2 Professor Research, Department Psychology, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico 3 Professor Research, Department Political Sciences, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Mexico 4 Professor Research, Department Social Work, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Mexico *Coresponding Author: javierg@unam.mx ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to corroborate the dimensions of ecocentric governance: conflict between authorities and users, negotiation and agreement between the parties, and co- responsible self-regulation between the rulers and the ruled regarding energy and water resources and services. An exploratory, cross-sectional and psychometric study was carried out with a non-probabilistic selection of 100 officials and users of the electricity and water service. The Governance Inventory was used, and the three preponderant factors were obtained: conflict, negotiation-consensus, and self-regulation-co-responsibility. In relation to the literature consulted, the three factors refer to governance oriented towards resource conservation. The third factor of self-regulation and co-responsibility suggests policies oriented by the availability of energy and water resources. Empirical testing of the model in a scenario and a sample exposed to resource scarcity is recommended. ARTICLE HISTORY Received 2022-02-18 Accepted 2022-04-24 KEYWORDS Water Energy Scarcity Governance INTRODUCTION Within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals, the conservation of resources such as electricity and water are the central axis of the public agenda(Tapia-Fonllem et al., 2013). Public policies unfold between scarcity or abundance. Intermittent supply leads to savings in users(Carreón-Guillén1 et al., 2021). On the other hand, the permanent availability of electricity and water encourages greater consumption. In this sense, the objective of this study was to establish the governance structure, considering five phases: conflict, negotiation, consensus, self-regulation and co-responsibility. This paper establishes the differences between anthropocentric governance and ecocentric governance with respect to the management of energy and water resources and services. The orientation towards the conservation of resources for the benefit of future generations versus the consumption of current generations defines the type of government. Complexity is that approach that from multiple natural or social sciences aims to account for the recursion, emergence or fractality of a phenomenon(Tapia-Fonllem et al., 2013). In the case of converging science around a common problem: The economy of an increasingly complex world in the relations between its economic and political actors, as well as between public and private sectors. What is