Visual qualities of landscape
B. Martín, S. Mancebo, I. Otero, E. Ortega
Road
Transport sector
State
Impact
(Societal demands)
(On the environment; resource use; emissions,
etc.)
(changes in the state of the environment, e.g. in
deposition , conc or leaching; changes in
behavior, suitability, attractivity or economic use)
(on ecol systems, societal processes or economic
systems , e.g. impact on biol populations or ecol
functions; on societal use, wellbeing or health,or
on econ output.
Infrastructure
construction
Demand for road
transport
Demand for good
trafficability of
roads
Soc: Changes in landscape structure, (bare
areas (slopes), lines, shapes, colors and
chromatic contrasts, lightning).
Visual intrusion of the construction work
Loss of landscape quality
Ecol: Visual intrusion of the construction
work
Econ: Reduced suitability for recreation
possibilities
Soc: Changes in landscape structure, (bare
areas (slopes), lines, shapes, colors and
chromatic contrasts, lightning).
Visual intrusion of the new way
Loss of landscape quality
Ecol: Visual intrusion of the new way
Econ: Reduced suitability for recreation
Soc: Changes in landscape structure, (lines,
shapes, colors and chromatic contrasts,
lightning).
Visual intrusion of the vehicles
Loss of landscape quality
Ecol: Visual intrusion of the vehicles
Econ: Reduced suitability for recreation
Soc: Reduced recreation possibilities
Ecol: Local disturbance to organisms
Econ: Impoverished economic base for
tourism
Infraestructure
operation and
maintenance
Loss of visibility:
Clearing and elimination of the
vegetal coverage
Construction of access tracks
Machinery traffic
Location of the machinery park
New elements:
Associated infrastructures: work
buildings
New elements:
Infrastructure presence
Traffic
Driving force
Pressure
Vehicle presence
Soc: Reduced recreation possibilities. In
some cases increased if cultural value is
present.
Ecol: Local disturbance to organisms
Econ: Impoverished economic base for
tourism. In some cases enriched if cultural
value is present.
Soc: Reduced recreation possibilities
Ecol: Local disturbance to organisms
Econ: Impoverished economic base for
tourism
Rail
Infrastructure
construction
Demand for rail
transport
Infrastructure
operation and
maintenance
Demand for good
trafficability of
railways
Traffic
Air
Infrastructure
construction
Demand for air
transport
Loss of visibility:
Clearing and elimination of the
vegetal coverage
Construction of access tracks
Machinery traffic
Location of the machinery park
New elements:
Associated infrastructures: work
buildings
New elements:
Infrastructure presence
Soc: Changes in landscape structure, (bare
areas (slopes), lines, shapes, colors and
chromatic contrasts, lightning).
Visual intrusion of the construction work
Loss of landscape quality
Ecol: Visual intrusion of the new way
Econ: Reduced suitability for recreation
possibilities
Soc: Reduced recreation possibilities
Ecol: Local disturbance to organisms
Econ: Impoverished economic base for
tourism
Soc: Changes in landscape structure, (bare
areas (slopes), lines, shapes, colors and
chromatic contrasts. Lightning).
Visual intrusion of the new way
Ecol: Visual intrusion of the new way
Econ: Reduced suitability for recreation
Vehicle presence
Soc: Changes in landscape structure, (lines,
shapes, colors and chromatic contrasts,
lightning).
Visual intrusion of the vehicles
Loss of landscape quality
Ecol: Visual intrusion of the vehicles
Econ: Reduced suitability for recreation
Soc: Changes in landscape structure, (bare
areas (slopes), lines, shapes, colors and
chromatic contrasts, lightning).
Visual intrusion of the construction work
Loss of landscape quality
Ecol: Visual intrusion of the new way
Econ: Reduced suitability for recreation
possibilities
Soc: Reduced recreation possibilities. In
some cases increased if cultural value is
present.
Ecol: Local disturbance to organisms
Econ: Impoverished economic base for
tourism?. In some cases enriched if cultural
value is present.
Soc: Reduced recreation possibilities
Ecol: Local disturbance to organisms
Econ: Impoverished economic base for
tourism
Loss of visibility:
Clearing and elimination of the
vegetal coverage
Construction of access tracks
Machinery traffic
Location of the machinery park
New elements:
Associated infrastructures: work
buildings
Soc: Reduced recreation possibilities
Ecol: Local disturbance to organisms
Econ: Impoverished economic base for
tourism
Infraestructure
operation and
maintenance
Demand for
operability of
airports
Traffic
water
Infrastructure
construction
Infraestructure
operation and
maintenance
New elements:
Infrastructure presence: Airport
Vehicle presence
Demand for
water transport
Loss of visibility:
Clearing and elimination of the
vegetal coverage
Construction of access tracks
Machinery traffic
Location of the machinery park
New elements:
Associated infrastructures: work
buildings
New elements:
Infrastructure presence: harbor
and canals, development of
maritime waterways
Soc: Changes in landscape structure, (bare
areas (slopes), lines, shapes, colors and
chromatic contrasts, lightning).
Visual intrusion of the new way
Loss of landscape quality
Ecol: Visual intrusion of the new way
Econ: Reduced suitability for recreation
Soc: Changes in landscape structure, (lines,
shapes, colors and chromatic contrasts,
lightning).
Visual intrusion of the vehicles
Loss of landscape quality
Ecol: Visual intrusion of the vehicles
Econ: Reduced suitability for recreation
Soc: Changes in landscape structure, (bare
areas (slopes), lines, shapes, colors and
chromatic contrasts, lightning).
Visual intrusion of the construction work
Loss of landscape quality
Ecol: Visual intrusion of the new way
Econ: Reduced suitability for recreation
possibilities
Soc: Reduced recreation possibilities. In
some cases increased if cultural value is
present.
Ecol: Local disturbance to organisms
Econ: Impoverished economic base for
tourism? In some cases enriched if cultural
value is present.
Soc: Reduced recreation possibilities
Ecol: Local disturbance to organisms
Econ: Impoverished economic base for
tourism
Soc: Changes in landscape structure, (bare
areas (slopes), lines, shapes, colors and
chromatic contrasts, lightning).
Visual intrusion of the new infrastructures
Loss of landscape quality
Ecol: Visual intrusion of the new
infrastructures.
Econ: Reduced suitability for recreation
Soc: Reduced recreation possibilities. In
some cases increased if cultural value is
present. Water presence is considered by
some authors as a positive value for
landscape quality.
Ecol: Local disturbance to organisms
Econ: Impoverished economic base for
tourism? In some cases enriched if cultural
value is present.
Soc: Reduced recreation possibilities
Ecol: Local disturbance to organisms
Econ: Impoverished economic base for
tourism
Traffic
Vehicle presence
Soc: Changes in landscape structure, (lines,
shapes, colors and chromatic contrasts,
lightning).
Visual intrusion of the vehicles
Loss of landscape quality
Ecol: Visual intrusion of the vehicles
Econ: Reduced suitability for recreation
Soc: Reduced recreation possibilities
Ecol: Local disturbance to organisms
Econ: Impoverished economic base for
tourism