<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This study evaluates sustainability in the Huila Department in southern Colombia following the construction of two hydroelectric plants. This evaluation is based on the <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_mgrsd-2020-0010_ref_012_w2aab3b7c25b1b6b1ab2ac12Aa">Sepúlveda (2008)</xref> sustainability analysis model, which is especially suited to Latin American rural territories. The importance of this evaluation of sustainability in the Huila region stems from the environmental crisis that, according to various regional stakeholders, has been caused by the construction of the two hydroelectric plants. The results of this investigation indicate that the sustainability of the region is at risk because of these hydroelectric projects.</p></abstract>

This study evaluates sustainability in the Huila Department in southern Colombia following the construction of two hydroelectric plants. This evaluation is based on the Sepúlveda (2008) sustainability analysis model, which is especially suited to Latin American rural territories. The importance of this evaluation of sustainability in the Huila region stems from the environmental crisis that, according to various regional stakeholders, has been caused by the construction of the two hydroelectric plants. The results of this investigation indicate that the sustainability of the region is at risk because of these hydroelectric projects.

Hydroelectric centrals’ impact on territorial sustainability: analysis in southern Colombia

Miscellanea Geographica

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This study evaluates sustainability in the Huila Department in southern Colombia following the construction of two hydroelectric plants. This evaluation is...

Hydroelectric centrals’ impact on territorial sustainability: analysis in southern Colombia

Published Online: Apr 30, 2020

Page range: 73 - 84

Received: Sep 17, 2019

Accepted: Feb 17, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0010

Keywords
Sustainability, hydroelectric sector, location factors, Huila, Colombia

© 2020 Duván Ramírez, Luis Alfredo Muñoz Velasco, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Hydroelectric centrals’ impact on territorial sustainability: analysis in southern Colombia

Published Online: Apr 30, 2020

Page range: 73 - 84

Received: Sep 17, 2019

Accepted: Feb 17, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0010

KeywordsSustainability, hydroelectric sector, location factors, Huila, Colombia

© 2020 Duván Ramírez, Luis Alfredo Muñoz Velasco, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Sustainability, hydroelectric sector, location factors, Huila, Colombia