Índice socioambiental de calidad del aire en localidades de la ciudad de Bogotá (Colombia)

Abstract

In view of the important problems associated with the high concentrations of atmospheric pollutants, the purpose of this research is to develop a socio-environmental index to evaluate air quality in the locality of Kennedy and its respective validation in the locality of Barrios Unidos in the city of Bogotá (Colombia), based on the analysis of the physical, biological and social components of the study area and its inhabitants. This locality was selected because there is evidence of a problem of interest, since there are situations associated with air pollution, given that the maximum permissible limits established in the national environmental regulatory guidelines are exceeded, which can have a significant impact on the population of this area. Considering the above, it was proposed, in the first place, the collection of bibliographic information of scientific rigor, to obtain valuable information from the search of different databases. It was also proposed to collect data on the concentrations of particulate matter (PM2.5) through the information provided by the existing monitoring network in the city, to subsequently carry out a spatiotemporal analysis of the variation in the concentration of pollutants. For this purpose, the citizen perception of the inhabitants of the study area will be considered through random interviews on topics associated with air quality in the locality. Lastly, the socio-environmental index is constructed and validated by systematizing the data and results obtained in the different phases of development.