Abstract
In order to bolster the concept of sustainable territorial development in conjunction with the three capitals — natural, social, and built capital —, a conceptual methodology was elaborated. It utilized the infrastructure systems to group indicator dimensions of built capital, highlighting what actually corresponds to the territorial development reality and not just economic growth. This resulted in the selection of 70 indicators that were tested with data from the Curitiba Metropolitan Region (CMR). Thirty-five indicators were selected from the data available to evaluate the development in 29 municipalities that form the CMR. Finally, the Sustainable Territorial Development Index (INFRASTDI) and Inequality Index (II) were proposed to summarize the information collected.
Highlights
Since the publication of the Brundtland Report in 1987, the theme of sustainable development has been the subject of innumerous debates motivated by the necessity to seek new productive and technological processes that can, at a minimum, combine the concept of sustainability to that of development
The results present the 70 indicators selected for the assessment of sustainable territorial development, as well as the 35 indicators employed to assess the Curitiba Metropolitan Region (CMR)
Infrastructure indicators for sustainable territorial development were proposed, creating a method that allows the selection of indicators considering the specificities of the territory
Summary
Since the publication of the Brundtland Report in 1987, the theme of sustainable development has been the subject of innumerous debates motivated by the necessity to seek new productive and technological processes that can, at a minimum, combine the concept of sustainability to that of development This entails the explicit attempt to draw a new economic paradigm that considers impacts on natural resources and guarantees social justice. Sustainable development is understood as the management of resources in such a manner as to guarantee the existence of these resources for current and future generations, considering potential gains and losses in different temporal and spatial scales This recognizes that the concept is not static, but it is a process of change immersed in the complexity of elements that surround the quality of human life. The maturation of themes connected to the environment views the local economy and its spatial relations in relation to sustainable territorial development (BOSSEL, 1998)
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