Evaluación de la Gestión Ambiental en las Obras de Infraestructura Vial en el Departamento del Meta

Abstract

The development of road infrastructure projects at the regional and national level, since the beginning of the 20th century, has given one of the activities that has generated the most impacts and transformations on the environment in the different regions. The historical conception of the construction of roads was excessive, in favor of development and without considering an environmental vision of protection, preservation and / or conservation. For this reason, it is essential to generate a change in said conception and include the so-called sustainability in road concessionaires, environmental licenses stipulate that such inclusion can occur from the educational sphere, as incentives or through economic sanctions. The above will help to stop the processes of environmental degradation and reduce social injustices. (Thompson, 2014).

Thus, applying the ISO 14001 standard and having a rigid control of these processes, allows a substantial improvement and optimization of resource management. This implies that the possibility of certain environmental risks occurring, such as emissions of harmful gases, spillage of toxic substances, use of products not suitable for human consumption, plus those mentioned above, etc. ISO 14001 greatly facilitates the successful fulfillment of the strategic objectives set by the company in terms of its commitment to the environment ISO 14001, (2015).