Table 4.3          Significance of Landscape Character Impacts in Construction and Operational Phases BEFORE Mitigation

Identity No.

Landscape Character

Sensitivity to Change

(Low, Medium, High)

Magnitude of Change before Mitigation

(Negligible, Small, Intermediate, Large)

Impact Significance Threshold BEFORE Mitigation

(Insubstantial, Slight, Moderate, Substantial)

 

 

Construction

Operation

Construction

Operation

Construction

Operation

 

 

 

 

Stage A

Stage B

Stage C

 

Stage A

Stage B

Stage C

 

LCA 1

 

Theme Park on Low Ground

High

Low

Large

Large

Negligible

Intermediate

Substantial

Substantial

Slight

Slight

LCA 2

Theme Park on High Ground

High

Low

Large

Intermediate

Small

Intermediate

Substantial

Substantial

Substantial

Slight

LCA 3

Exposed Hillside Landscape

High

Medium

Large

Intermediate

Negligible

Large

Substantial

Substantial

Insubstantial

Substantial

LCA 4

Semi-natural Seashore Landscape

High

Medium

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Small

Moderate

Moderate

Moderate

Slight

LCA 5

Secluded Hilly Road

Medium

Medium

 

Intermediate

Small

Small

Small

Moderate

Slight

Slight

Slight

LCA 6

Hillside Urban Fringe Landscape

Low

Low

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

LCA 7

Mix-use Urban Landscape

Low

Low

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

LCA 8

Open Institutional Landscape

Medium

Medium

Small

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Slight

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

LCA 9

Industrial Urban Landscape

Low

Low

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

LCA 10

Secluded Institutional Landscape

Medium

Medium

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

LCA 11

Typhoon Shelter Landscape

Medium

Medium

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

LCA 12

Natural Seashore Landscape

High

High

Small

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Slight

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

LCA 13

Beach Landscape

High

High

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

LCA 14

Low-density Residential Urban Fringe Landscape

Medium

Medium

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

LCA 15

Transportation Corridor Landscape

Low

Low

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

LCA 16

Hillside Institutional Landscape

Medium

Medium

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial