Regional Intellectual Wealth and Sustainable Development in Colombia

Abstract CONTEXT: There is a growing concern with the economic consumption and unlimited accumulation model because improvement in some parameters implies that others are negatively affected. need for more intellectual wealth, not only oriented towards market, but also engineering technology. Methodology: To measure natural/environmental, human, intellectual, public/institutional, private basic results of Índice de desarrollo territorial sustentable (IDTS, spanish acronyms) used, which formed by 60 variables. With data from 2000-2010 period, relationship between 5 types wealth sustainability analyzed using principal component analysis. Results: At municipal departmental levels, direction natural environmental was found to be opposite other four. The distance different ended up being important, it increases IDTS. Conclusions: development followed Colombia affecting as so unsustainable. Neither research nor innovation making adequate use resources at level, autonomous regional corporations may ineffective against inadequate this wealth. It imperative modify exploitation reduce five Although necessary adopt develop technology biodiversity tropical geography, enough; substantial social institutional needed face complex, uncertain, dizzying technological reality, inequitable interregional scale. Financing: This project self-funded.