KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering
L5. Evaluación socioeconómica para la mitigación del riesgo de infraestructura crítica
2018
sustainable transportation asset management, pavement performance, pavement management, urban pavement networks, Geographic Information System (GIS)
Transportation assets play a crucial role in the development of society, being the backbone of socio-economic development but also a key contributor to climate change. Transportation asset management systems include a set of tools to support agencies in the decision on which infrastructure of a network should be preserved, maintained and/or rehabilitated. However, the evaluation of these networks has traditionally focused on economic and technical aspects of interurban networks. Considering the direct impacts on the evolution of social and natural environments, management of these assets needs to be sustainable. This article proposes a methodology for the sustainable management of transportation assets, by integrating technical, economic, environmental, social and political aspects in the Life Cycle-Assessment of a network. The methodology proposes a framework that integrates these aspects in the various components and processes considered in a management system. It incorporates a Geographic Information System as the main platform to pursue the socio-political analysis based on geographical referencing of formalized variables. The proposed framework is applied to a case study for the management of an urban pavement network. Outcomes demonstrate that it is possible to integrate sustainable aspects, despite their diverse nature, in a management system supported by a Geographic Information System.
Cristina Torres-Machi*, Aleli Osorio**, Pablo Godoy***, Alondra Chamorro****, Claudio Mourgues*****, and Carlos Videla******
* Researcher, School of Engineering, Dept. of Construction Engineering and Management, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago, Chile; Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 428 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0428, USA (E-mail: cristina.torresmachi@colorado.edu)
**Researcher, School of Engineering, Dept. of Construction Engineering and Management, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago, Chile; Researcher, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (E-mail: aosoriol@ing.puc.cl)
***Researcher, School of Engineering, Dept. of Construction Engineering and Management, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago, Chile (E-mail: pablogodoyc89@gmail.com)
****Associate Professor, School of Engineering, Dept. of Construction Engineering and Management, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago, Chile (Corresponding Author, E-mail: achamorro@ing.puc.cl)
*****Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, Dept. of Construction Engineering and Management, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago, Chile (E-mail: cmourgue@ing.puc.cl)
******Emeritus Professor, School of Engineering, Dept. of Construction Engineering and Management, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago, Chile (E-mail: cvidela@ing.puc.cl)
