Paulina Ordoñez y David del Villar
Segovia hosted the 1st Conference on Sustainable and Resilient Roads, an event promoted by the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility and organised by ATC ( Technical Road Association).
Ineco played an important role in this meeting, contributing its experience in sustainable mobility and the adaptation of infrastructures to climate change. David del Villar, expert in Transport Economics and Policy, presented the cycling initiatives developed over the last two years on the State Road Network (RCE). In his speech, he discussed the Cycling Infrastructure Action Programme for everyday mobility in the RCE, detailing the technical criteria that guarantee safe, comfortable and homogeneous cycle routes. He also outlined the specific actions aimed at improving the mobility and safety of sports cycling on the state road network. Likewise, Paulina Ordoñez, Climate Change and Energy Transition technician, presented the paper "Forest fires under climate change scenarios", in which she highlighted a methodology to assess the risk of fires in the RCE under future climate scenarios. The different meteorological variables that affect the spread of these events have been analysed, as well as the susceptibility of the terrain to burn based on its vegetation and various topographic factors; and finally, the exposure of the RCE to fire.She also presented proposals for innovative measures and nature-based solutions to increase the resilience of road infrastructures to forest fires.
Ineco's participation in this conference reinforces our commitment to innovation and the development of solutions that contribute to safer, more sustainable and resilient transport. Contributing to the design of roads adapted to new mobility needs and the challenges of climate change is a priority objective for the company. Ineco is working to achieve a level of resilience in infrastructures that, in addition to ensuring their operability and availability, minimises the economic, environmental and social costs of climate change.
