Delimitation of Execution Units
Introduction
A Territorial Planning Plan (also called by its acronym POT) is, in the field of Colombian urban planning, a technical instrument that the country's municipalities have to plan and organize their territory.[1] Its objective is to integrate physical, socioeconomic and environmental planning with management and financing instruments, in such a way that the planning principles are materialized in the territory. These documents must include studies on changes in the demographic structure of the municipality, risk areas (due to floods, fires, landslides, etc.), protection of the supporting environmental structure, socioeconomic behavior of its population, among many others.
By establishing itself as an instrument that must be part of state policies, the POT aims to promote sustainable development, helping governments guide the regulation, location and development of human settlements.
Duration and renewal
Territorial Planning Plans are valid for 12 years from the moment of their adoption, a time that corresponds to three constitutional periods of local level authorities in Colombia. Once this term has expired, the respective authorities must begin the process of reviewing the document for the issuance of a new POT, which must comply with a rigorous participation process with the population of the municipality or district.[2][3].
Type of plans
According to the characteristics and size of each municipality, different types of plans are established as follows:
• - Tterritorial Plans (POT): They must be prepared by municipalities with a population of more than 100,000 inhabitants.
• - **Basic **Plans for Tterritorial Planning (PBOT): They must be prepared by municipalities with a population between 30,000 and 100,000 inhabitants.
• - Tterritorial Organisation Schemes (EOT): They must be prepared by municipalities with a population of less than 30,000 inhabitants.