Analisis de las emisiones de co2 generadas por el transporte vehicular en la vía Santa Rosa Machala

Abstract

This research seeks to provide control alternatives for the future vehicular mobilization of the citizens of Machala, evidencing the CO2 emissions caused by the transport sector on the Santa Rosa-Machala road, the approach to this point of the city is taken high Real estate demand in the surroundings and urban expansion reaching rural spaces, at present the urban area of Machala approximates its growth near the E25 arterial corridor. Through a manual counting station, data was collected on vehicles traveled on the highway for a week. With the capacity values, the calculation of the TPDA was performed separating light and heavy vehicles, the revised bibliography allowed the use of approximate factors of carbon dioxide emission and consumption of liters of fuel, inputs with which it was possible to calculate the emission tons of CO2 in the road. Additionally, with the volume of vehicular traffic, the vehicles with the highest incidence are identified. Analysis that allows to have precise guidelines of the sectors towards which the plans and measures to mitigate air pollution should be oriented. In compliance with the general objective of the research, control alternatives are proposed, based on experiences from cities such as Quito, Guayaquil and Loja, where mitigation measures have been implemented based on current technological tools.