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This research seeks to establish the level of impact generated by the implementation and intervention of the road network of the municipality of Quibdó (Department of Choco in Colombia), within the framework of the project Integral Mobility Plan for a short term (2025). This plan was carried out by the National University of Colombia, Manizales branch, and the municipal administration in 2015. The methodology addresses the concept of urban territorial accessibility as a model for evaluating the impact generated by road interventions proposed by the Plan in the short term, once they are built. Digital tools are used (ArcMap, Microsoft Excel, TransCad) and socio-economic variables (area, population, housing) are introduced into the analysis. As a main result, it is found that the road interventions proposed in the plan, generate a shorter access time to the northern, southern and western sectors of the municipality. This leads to conclude that the proposed interventions are adequately addressed from the point of view of decreasing average travel times. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the main results of a Master's in Geography thesis written in the University of Chile, titled Residential Segregation and Inequality in the Access to Collective Education, Culture, and Recreation Services in Bogotá-Colombia. It carries out a critical discussion of the factors that influence the socio-spatial segregation of the population and their effects on accessibility to urban services faculties. On the basis of a territorial and statistical analysis, it shows how the characteristics of Bogotá's urban model have led to a strong correlation between spatial patterns of high socioeconomic segregation and low quality of life. This segregation reinforces the low-income population's negative conditions, deriving from unequal access to collective services, mainly education, culture, and recreation, which are spaces theoretically recognized due to the production of social capital and, therefore, of social integration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction. The University of La Guajira (UNIGUAJIRA) reports that the university community rarely uses tutoring and video conferencing software, arguing that this institution does not have adequate infrastructure for the use of such technologies, which limits not only lifelong learning And reflective but also the ability to produce computer resources using multimedia material and virtual environments. Objective. This research proposes a set of digital empowerment strategies necessary for university education in this 21st century, aimed at strengthening the integration of the university with key sectors of Colombian society. Materials and methods. Under a research-action methodology, a diagnostic analysis was carried out on accessibility, integration, equity and employment management as dimensions of digital empowerment. Information was collected on the same through a questionnaire applied to a sample of 125 teachers of the University of La Guajira. Results. Teachers reported a very low level in regard to the implementation of the mentioned dimensions. Consequently, a proposal for digital empowerment strategies is developed to try to solve the problem. Conclusions: It is concluded that this proposal is consistent since it combines the programmatic contents with technological aspects that are primordial for the socioeconomic transformation of the country within a globalized world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Major cities in Colombia are currently generating urban transformation processes that involve the construction of major infrastructures, which mainly look to mitigate the adverse effects of ever-increasing road traffic. In addition, intermediate cities have made great efforts when it comes to urban planning and promote the application of prefeasibility study methodologies to make the appropriate decisions regarding the infrastructures to be built in specific places in the city. This paper discusses the results after applying a prioritization methodology as a comparative tool between two possible road infrastructures in the area of San Marcel in the city of Manizales, Colombia. The best proposal is selected based on the best coverage indicators and variables such as overall construction costs and life span: determined from information generated in traffic simulations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objectives: Identifying barriers and facilitators of the diagnostic monitoring and treatment of cytological abnormalities in low-income women users of the public health service network in Medellin, Colombia. Methods: We created eight focal groups (62 women) according to age groups (ages 25-45 and 46-69), and performed a content analysis. Results: The reported barriers of the health system were: a) structural barriers: fragmentation in the provision of the service, problems with the affiliations and characteristics of the affiliation regime; b) management barriers: problems and delays in the assignment of appointments, long queues, problems with authorizations and mistreatment; and c) economic barriers derived from the aforementioned and related with expenses. Management and structural facilitators were also mentioned. Conclusion: Some structural characteristics of the health system and the management of insurance companies limit access for women to the monitoring of pre-cancerous lesions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The document is entended to present normative context, delimit the content and analyze the impact of the final decision, from the intervention made by PAIIS which was requested by the Constitutional Court, in records No. T-3672842 and T-3754187 that were cases accumulated, which consist in protective actions complaint and made by Luis Antonio Pérez and Marcos Omar Suárez Covos Piragauta, two paralympic athletes who have represented the country in national and international competitions like shooting sport and swimming, against the Administrative Department of Sport, Recreation, physical Activity and Use of Free Time (Coldeportes), which gave rise to the judgment T-287 of 2013, issued by the Sixth Court of review of the Constitutional Court. The author of this paper made the research and writing of amicus curiae which was presented to the Court under the supervision of the consultant team, paiis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The document is entended to present normative context, delimit the content and analyze the impact of the final decision, from the intervention made by PAIIS which was requested by the Constitutional Court, in records No. T-3672842 and T-3754187 that were cases accumulated, which consist in protective actions complaint and made by Luis Antonio Pérez and Marcos Omar Suárez Covos Piragauta, two paralympic athletes who have represented the country in national and international competitions like shooting sport and swimming, against the Administrative Department of Sport, Recreation, physical Activity and Use of Free Time (Coldeportes), which gave rise to the judgment T-287 of 2013, issued by the Sixth Court of review of the Constitutional Court. The author of this paper made the research and writing of amicus curiae which was presented to the Court under the supervision of the consultant team, paiis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A methodological proposal and a comparison of results of the accessibility conditions of the Compressed Natural Gas (GNC) supply in a region of Caldas (Colombia) were done in this research. The analysis took into consideration the forecast of GNC consumption and the different geographic variables and also the transport infrastructure that allowed efficient logistics in the delivery of GNC to target populations and their relation to the possible distribution points. The main objective of this research is to establish the best GNC distribution supply point for two road corridors of Caldas. A multi-criteria analysis of the variables was done. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is the development of an accessibility estimation method as a transport policy assessment tool based on the state of the art of the accessibility concept and measurement techniques, and available information directly related to socioeconomic data, transport demand and supply characteristics for specific areas of Bogotá. Study areas and indicators are defined in order to determine relevant relationships between transport and access to opportunities for individuals with specific socioeconomic characteristics and present mobility conditions. In addition, evaluation of restricted travel budgets scenarios defined both by the standard transport theory and individuals is performed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]