Cartografía geológica y geomorfológica para el área urbana del Municipio de Santiago, Norte de Santander a escala 1:5000.

Abstract

Territorial planning incorporates analytical elements that induce and facilitate the evaluation of land use and occupation potential, in order to prevent and mitigate possible natural disasters. The present work contains the results of the research and field work that made it possible to evaluate the geological and geomorphological components existing in the study area, the research proposes to generate inputs for the basic studies required in land use planning, and thus to carry out a safe and orderly urban expansion. In this sense, it is essential to carry out studies such as the one proposed, in the realization of the degree work in business practice modality with the mayor's office of Santiago, which has as its main objective to present the geological and geomorphological mapping for the urban area of the municipality of Santiago, Norte de Santander at a scale of 1:5000, using the methodological guide of the Colombian Geological Service (SGC) and the proposal of standardization of geomorphological mapping in Colombia (Carvajal, 2012). The use of geomorphology as a basis for the integrated analysis of the environment can be used not only in the planning stage of cities, but also of their management, since the dynamics of the surface and subsurface constitute the foundation of the transformations through which the municipality passes, becoming a tool of fundamental importance for the establishment of action plans that involve the sustainable development of these areas.