Evaluación de niveles de accesibilidad geográfica mediante indicadores basados en infraestructura vial en el departamento del huila

Abstract

The concept of accessibility represented by the connectivity between different geographical points, is essential when evaluating the different land use and planning of the territory. Within the accessibility components we find the transportation component, represented by the road network (arches of the network), which is linked to the economic development of a certain region. Accessibility is understood as the ease that people and goods have to reach a certain destination through the use of the existing road infrastructure, as well as the ease of entry of inputs and exit of products from a certain region. In the national context, there is a substantial flaw when evaluating the concept of accessibility, taking into account that there is no synergy between fundamental concepts of mobility such as: connectivity, regional development, inclusion, performance levels and environmental sustainability. , thus obtaining a disconnection between the pillar concepts of regional development, through the transport network. This study is framed in the department of Huila, which due to its geographical, cultural and social context, has an important flow of goods and people over the different municipalities that make up the department. Three accessibility indicators were evaluated to diagnose the current situation of the transport infrastructure.