Abstract

This evaluation applies the Envision™ Rating System on the Metropolitan Quito Environmental Sanitation Program – Phase II in Ecuador, focusing in the environmental restoration of Quito’s natural drainage system. Envision is a unique system that assesses the sustainability of infrastructure projects, which awards efforts to pursue sustainable values going beyond standards practices. The following assessment demonstrates the achievements of the project and aspects to improve, considering a broad range of criterion. The assessment is organized in 5 categories: Quality of life; Leadership; Resource Allocation; Natural World; and Climate and Risk