Metodología para la elaboración de indíces de equipamientos de infraestructuras productivas

Abstract

THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS A METHODOLOGY FOR DEVELOPING INDEX OF PRODUCTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE BASED ON THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LATTER, AND FOLLOWING THE MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE - SPECIFICALLY THE PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS WHICH PROVIDES AN APPROPRIATE FRAMEWORK FOR RESOLVING THE PROBLEMS THAT EMERGE WHEN VARIOUS MEASUREMENTS ARE INCORPORATED IN THE VALUATION OF EXISTING INFRASTUCTURE (HIGHWAYS, RAILWAYS, ETC.). THE COMPLEXITY INVOLVED IN THIS ESTIMATION HAS LIMITED THE POSSIBILITIES FOR SOURCES OF ALTERNATIVE INFORMATION THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR EXAMINING THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. THE PROPOSED METHODOLOGY MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO OFFER INFORMATION ON THE CAPACITY OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE.