Abstract
In Latin America, there is a wide gap between kilometers of paved ways and those with no type of protection. This situation is worse in rural areas, limiting development opportunities and inhabitants’ quality of life. In Chile, there are state programs that seek to reduce the territorial gap through basic low-cost paving solutions; however, the prioritization criteria for rural roads are unclear. Multiple actors affect the rural territories, and the non-existence of reference patterns increases subjectivity in infrastructure decision making. This study attempts to determine criteria that influence the selection of rural roads in southern Chile to promote sustainable territorial development considering multiple actors and the uncertainty of the selection process. For this, a documentary review, field visits, and 12 semi-structured interviews were conducted. The criteria are validated through a multidisciplinary panel of experts and the application of neutrosophic numbers to address the uncertainty derived from the expert consultations. The results of this study contribute 14 sustainable criteria in order to support the planning of basic rural roads in southern Chile.
Highlights
The improvement of rural roads gives rural areas access to other services and contributes decent mobility
As a result of Stage 1, a set of 23 assessment criteria for basic rural roads emerged, which determined the sustainable contributions to territorial development in the region of La Araucanía, Chile (Figure 3)
This study determined a set of fourteen assessment criteria for basic rural roads that affectThis sustainable territorial development in the region of criteria
Summary
The improvement of rural roads gives rural areas access to other services and contributes decent mobility. Suitable planning reduces inequality in the provision and quality of infrastructure services, for reducing poverty and isolation in rural and indigenous contexts [1] This approach is consistent with the aim of sustainable development, which promotes the improvement of conditions of equality in the access to infrastructure and services to reduce multidimensional poverty. In this context, planning for territorial development can be understood as the set of conditions for making a regional or local unit and promoting the respect and the exercise of the right of components of territorial diversity [2].
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