Plan de contingencia enfocado a la movilidad para sucesos naturales y eventos especiales en el cantón Penipe, provincia de Chimborazo

Abstract

The objective of this research work was to develop a contingency plan, focused on the mobility for natural and special events in Penipe canton. Chimborazo province, in order to determine the demographic, geographical and road characteristics of the canton and its parishes, with the purpose of defining vulnerable areas, congestion zones, concentration zones, alternative routes, and evacuation routes. This plan begins with the information obtained from the Municipal Government of Penipe to determine the main natural hazards and special events that alter the normal development of mobility, followed by field work, observation, measurement and counting of the elements of the road Infrastructure of the routes that connect the meeting areas of the communities with the parish centers, and the access routes to the cantonal capital used as alternatives in special situations. At the end of the field work and the processing of the information, it was evident that the parishes of Puela and Bilbao are the most vulnerable in terms of their roads, and there are deficiencies in some existing routes that must be improved. In the other parishes there is an adequate road system that needs specific improvements but they are apt to be considered as safe evacuation routes and alternatives for the transit of people and vehicles. Given these conditions, the mobility strategies adopted have as a premise to safeguard the integrity and guarantee the mobility of all the inhabitants, especially of the most dispersed and remote communities and of the people who visit the canton of Penipe.