Análisis del componente social y económico como indicadores de sostenibilidad en el sector vial de Colombia.

Abstract

The term sustainability is described as a development that meets the needs of the current generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Now the concept of "sustainability" is used, which arises from the need to achieve in all human actions a new respect for the environment, humanity and the economy, that is, development with the use of resources in a manner reasonable. The construction of road infrastructure works, supposes in this new concept, a basic sector of unavoidable need conceiving great impacts and pressure on resources, generation of waste and alteration of the landscape, which have been changing social needs and modifying the economic development of the environment.

This monograph reviews sustainability indicators in road sector projects from an economic and social perspective. Based on this perspective, it conceptually reviews the sustainability of the Colombian Environmental Guide, which is largely oriented to the environmental component, leaving aside the economic and social ones.

The present project is proposed to carry out a bibliographic review of the international standards; that allow to establish an equitable participation of these criteria as pillars of sustainable development.

The objective of this project is focused on describing the criteria of economic and social sustainability of projects in the Colombian road sector to develop monitoring tools that allow road project managers to intervene from the design, execution and maintenance so that the roads have a better life cycle. The methodology to be used are documentary sources, comparing initiatives and sustainability indicators in the international and national context in order to complement and strengthen some aspects of the road sector in Colombia.