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

Duván Ramírez
Duván Ramírez
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Luis Alfredo Muñoz Velasco
Luis Alfredo Muñoz Velasco
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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
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Figure 1

Map of the area over which Betania had direct, specific influence, 1986Source: elaboration based on pictures taken by the Agustín Codazzi-Institute, Colombia, 1986
Map of the area over which Betania had direct, specific influence, 1986Source: elaboration based on pictures taken by the Agustín Codazzi-Institute, Colombia, 1986

Figure 2

Map of the area over which Betania had direct, specific influence, 2017Source: elaboration based on pictures obtained through RapidEye Satellite, 2017
Map of the area over which Betania had direct, specific influence, 2017Source: elaboration based on pictures obtained through RapidEye Satellite, 2017

Figure 3

Map of the area over which El Quimbo had direct, specific influence, 1986Source: elaboration based on pictures taken by the Agustín Codazzi-Institute, Colombia, 1986
Map of the area over which El Quimbo had direct, specific influence, 1986Source: elaboration based on pictures taken by the Agustín Codazzi-Institute, Colombia, 1986

Figure 4

Map of the area over which El Quimbo had direct, specific influence, 2017Source: elaboration based on pictures obtained through RapidEye Satellite, 2017
Map of the area over which El Quimbo had direct, specific influence, 2017Source: elaboration based on pictures obtained through RapidEye Satellite, 2017

Figure 5

Distribution of the economic, social, politic-institutional and environmental dimensions, 1998-2015Source: Own elaboration based on Sepúlveda (2008)
Distribution of the economic, social, politic-institutional and environmental dimensions, 1998-2015Source: Own elaboration based on Sepúlveda (2008)

Figure 6

Integrated Sustainable Development Index, 1998–2015
Integrated Sustainable Development Index, 1998–2015

Figure 7

Biogram application in municipalities within the area of direct local influence of BetaniaSource: Own elaboration based on Sepúlveda (2008)
Biogram application in municipalities within the area of direct local influence of BetaniaSource: Own elaboration based on Sepúlveda (2008)

Distribution of sustainable development, 1998–2015

YearEconomic dimension index (SD)Social dimension index (SD)Index institutional dimension (SD)Environmental dimension index (SD)Integrated index of sustainable development (S3)System status according to (S3)
19980.2290.3400.2530.7550.419The system in Huila during the period 1998 to 2015, was highly unstable
19990.3200.4290.4340.6520.470
20000.3730.4080.5710.5540.476
20010.4980.3760.5090.6280.509
20020.4530.3900.4070.5810.467
20030.4430.4070.3580.5390.446
20040.4190.5670.4220.4770.474
20050.7490.4720.5070.4490.541
20060.6430.4650.3820.4140.477
20070.6540.4700.4560.3940.490
20080.6450.5380.4740.3750.503
20090.6840.5500.6590.3500.545
20100.7760.5560.7150.3550.582
20110.7010.6350.7650.3490.592
20120.7560.6730.7980.2730.599
20130.5780.6930.7300.3650.573
20140.6650.6680.7040.2990.564
20150.6320.5730.7400.4070.571

Variables for each dimension

DIMENSIONS
ECONOMICSOCIALINSTITUTIONALENVIRONMENTAL
Generate own resourcesPopulationparticipation Departmental percentage electoralResidential gas consumption
Savings capacityPET percentageDepartmental electoral abstentionResidential consumption energy
Income per capitaReason dependence for economicForced displacement or expulsionCO2 emission intensity
Fiscal performance indexAging indexHomicidesDemographic density
Reliance royalties on transfers andBirthsEmigration per capitaRural index
Magnitude of investmentAffiliation with subsidy systemInvestment per capita
Coefficient of variation per capitaPercentage of subsidy system coverage
Agribusiness creditsMortality rate
Agricultural GDP at constant prices (2005)Uninsured poor population

Distribution of the Integrated Sustainable Development Index (S3), by areas under direct local influence of El Quimbo, 1998–2015

Area of Direct Local Influence: El Quimbo
YearAgradoAltamiraGarzónGigantePaicolTesalia
19980.4580.4860.4640.4630.4610.503
19990.4400.4760.4810.4470.4260.470
20000.4280.4670.4550.4400.3590.377
20010.4320.4420.4510.4360.3560.408
20020.3810.4290.4500.3870.3540.408
20030.4440.4210.5330.5390.4330.463
20040.5320.4910.5680.5550.5530.449
20050.4920.4250.6320.5820.5160.412
20060.5170.4610.6560.5350.5400.410
20070.5090.4750.5740.5210.5280.507
20080.5110.5160.5460.4960.5220.492
20090.5240.5370.5670.5120.5480.501
20100.5810.5690.5930.5190.5800.522
20110.6060.5650.6310.5250.5920.578
20120.6190.5730.5940.5120.5470.565
20130.6400.6410.6460.5770.6150.544
20140.5780.6150.6480.5610.6340.558
20150.6060.6750.6640.5550.6970.570
Harmonic mean0.5060.5050.5540.5030.4950.477

Biogram: Evaluation of the system in accordance with the index range

Index rangeState of sustainable development
>0.8<=1.0Optimum
>0.6<=0.8Stable
>0.4<=0.6Unstable
>0.2<=0.4Critical
>0.0<=0.2Collapse
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