Visual Qualities of Landscape

Visual qualities of landscape

B. Martín, S. Mancebo, I. Otero, E. Ortega

Transport sector / Driving force / Pressure / 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.
Road / Infrastructure construction / Demand for road 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 / 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: Reduced recreation possibilities
Ecol: Local disturbance to organisms
Econ: Impoverished economic base for tourism
Infraestructure operation and maintenance / Demand for good trafficability of roads / New elements:
-Infrastructure presence / 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: 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.
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
Rail / Infrastructure construction / Demand for rail 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 / 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
Infrastructure operation and maintenance / Demand for good trafficability of railways / New elements:
-Infrastructure presence / 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 / 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.
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
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 / 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
Infraestructure operation and maintenance / Demand for operability of airports / New elements:
-Infrastructure presence: Airport / 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: 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.
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
water / Infrastructure construction / 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 / 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
Infraestructure operation and maintenance / 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 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.
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