Exploratory Study on Wetlands Area Decrease in Bogotá due to Construction Activity: 1950-2016
The aim of the study was to quantify in an explorative way the damage of the wetland area because of drying and construction activities from 1950 to 2016 in Bogotá city. To such end, an estimate of the wetland area of Bogotá was made for the years 1950, 1989 and 2016 by reviewing the geographic info...
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| author | García-Ubaque, César Augusto Ladino-Moreno, Edgar Orlando Zamudio-Huertas, Eduardo |
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| description | The aim of the study was to quantify in an explorative way the damage of the wetland area because of drying and construction activities from 1950 to 2016 in Bogotá city. To such end, an estimate of the wetland area of Bogotá was made for the years 1950, 1989 and 2016 by reviewing the geographic information of the Agustín Codazzi Geographical Institute (IGAC) and the Aqueduct and Sewer Bogotá Company (EAAB). The information was analyzed of the area variation for each water body. The data shows that the city's water mirror area has decreased by an average of 84.52% between the years of 1950, 1989 and 2016, except for El Tunjo wetland, which grew 79.45%. This situation shows that the protection that has been implemented happened too late, since a considerable portion of these ecosystems rich in fauna and flora is lost. This has generated phenomena such as: flooding of settlements in these areas, disappearance, or displacement of endemic species of flora and fauna and displacement of wetlands. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-108912021-07-13T02:24:05Z Exploratory Study on Wetlands Area Decrease in Bogotá due to Construction Activity: 1950-2016 Estudio exploratorio sobre la disminución del área de humedales en Bogotá debido a la actividad de construcción: 1950-2016 García-Ubaque, César Augusto Ladino-Moreno, Edgar Orlando Zamudio-Huertas, Eduardo environmental deterioration land use urban planning urbanization soil pollution swampy land contaminación del suelo deterioro ambiental planificación urbana tierra pantanosa urbanización uso de la tierra The aim of the study was to quantify in an explorative way the damage of the wetland area because of drying and construction activities from 1950 to 2016 in Bogotá city. To such end, an estimate of the wetland area of Bogotá was made for the years 1950, 1989 and 2016 by reviewing the geographic information of the Agustín Codazzi Geographical Institute (IGAC) and the Aqueduct and Sewer Bogotá Company (EAAB). The information was analyzed of the area variation for each water body. The data shows that the city's water mirror area has decreased by an average of 84.52% between the years of 1950, 1989 and 2016, except for El Tunjo wetland, which grew 79.45%. This situation shows that the protection that has been implemented happened too late, since a considerable portion of these ecosystems rich in fauna and flora is lost. This has generated phenomena such as: flooding of settlements in these areas, disappearance, or displacement of endemic species of flora and fauna and displacement of wetlands. El objetivo de este estudio es cuantificar de manera exploratoria el daño en el área de humedales por desecamiento y construcción de 1950 a 2016 en la ciudad de Bogotá. Para dicho fin se realizó una estimación de dicho ecosistema de 1950, 1989 y 2016, a partir de la revisión de la información geográfica del Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi (IGAC) y de la Empresa de Acueducto y Alcantarillado de Bogotá (EAAB). Se realizó el análisis de la variación de área para cada uno de los cuerpos de agua; los datos obtenidos muestran que el área del espejo de agua de los humedales de la ciudad se ha reducido en un 84.52%, en promedio, entre 1950, 1989 y 2016, con excepción del humedal “El Tunjo”, el cual creció 79.45%. Esta situación evidencia que la protección que se ha implementado fue tardía, ya que se ha perdido una porción considerable de estos ecosistemas ricos en fauna y flora, lo cual ha generado fenómenos como inundaciones de los asentamientos en estas áreas, desaparición o desplazamiento de especies endémicas de flora y fauna y desplazamiento de las zonas húmedas. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2020-05-06 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf application/pdf application/xml https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ingenieria/article/view/10891 10.19053/01211129.v29.n54.2020.10891 Revista Facultad de Ingeniería; Vol. 29 No. 54 (2020): Continuos Publication; e10891 Revista Facultad de Ingeniería; Vol. 29 Núm. 54 (2020): Publicación Continua; e10891 2357-5328 0121-1129 eng spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ingenieria/article/view/10891/9429 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ingenieria/article/view/10891/9270 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ingenieria/article/view/10891/9509 Copyright (c) 2020 César-Augusto García-Ubaque; Edgar-Orlando Ladino-Moreno; Eduardo Zamudio-Huertas |
| spellingShingle | environmental deterioration land use urban planning urbanization soil pollution swampy land contaminación del suelo deterioro ambiental planificación urbana tierra pantanosa urbanización uso de la tierra García-Ubaque, César Augusto Ladino-Moreno, Edgar Orlando Zamudio-Huertas, Eduardo Exploratory Study on Wetlands Area Decrease in Bogotá due to Construction Activity: 1950-2016 |
| title | Exploratory Study on Wetlands Area Decrease in Bogotá due to Construction Activity: 1950-2016 |
| title_alt | Estudio exploratorio sobre la disminución del área de humedales en Bogotá debido a la actividad de construcción: 1950-2016 |
| title_full | Exploratory Study on Wetlands Area Decrease in Bogotá due to Construction Activity: 1950-2016 |
| title_fullStr | Exploratory Study on Wetlands Area Decrease in Bogotá due to Construction Activity: 1950-2016 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploratory Study on Wetlands Area Decrease in Bogotá due to Construction Activity: 1950-2016 |
| title_short | Exploratory Study on Wetlands Area Decrease in Bogotá due to Construction Activity: 1950-2016 |
| title_sort | exploratory study on wetlands area decrease in bogota due to construction activity 1950 2016 |
| topic | environmental deterioration land use urban planning urbanization soil pollution swampy land contaminación del suelo deterioro ambiental planificación urbana tierra pantanosa urbanización uso de la tierra |
| topic_facet | environmental deterioration land use urban planning urbanization soil pollution swampy land contaminación del suelo deterioro ambiental planificación urbana tierra pantanosa urbanización uso de la tierra |
| url | https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ingenieria/article/view/10891 |
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