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ESIA Amendment Greece Annex 6.5 Landscape Baseline Study ESIA Amendment Greece Annex 6.5 Landscape Baseline Study Page 2 of 60 Area Comp. System Disc. Doc.- Ser. EXERGIA S.A. E.ON Technologies GmbH Code Code Code Code Type No. Project Title: Trans Adriatic Pipeline – TAP GPL00-EXG-642-Y-TAE-1006 Document Title: Annex 6.5. Landscape Baseline Study Rev.: 0B / at13 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 4 2 STUDY METHODOLOGY 5 Study Area 5 Methodology 5 2.2.2 Field Survey 7 2.2.3 Landscape Quality Criteria and Sensitivity 7 3 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE LANDSCAPE BASELINE 11 4 VISUAL AMENITY 17 Block Valve Stations 17 Pipe Yards 26 Camp Sites 54 List of Tables Table 2-1 Landscape Quality and sensitivity 9 Table 2-2 Grades of landscape sensitivity to change 9 Table 2-3 Viewpoints sensitivity grades 10 Table 4-1 Block Valve Stations visual receptors sensitivity 25 Table 4-2 Pipe yard visual receptors sensitivity 53 Table 4-3 Camp sites visual receptors sensitivity 58 List of Figures Figure 4-1 Area of GBV02 (VP-6; , IP 109-8) 17 Figure 4-2 Area of GBV08 (VP-25; IP 416-4) 18 Figure 4-3 Area of GBV09 (VP-27; IP 450-22) 18 Figure 4-4 Area of GBV10 (VP-32; IP 502) 19 Figure 4-5 Area of GBV11 (VP-43; IP 550-1) 19 Figure 4-6 Area of GBV12 (VP-44; IP 581) 20 Figure 4-7 Area of GBV13 (VP-49; IP 637-2) 20 Figure 4-8 Area of GBV14 (VP-54; IP 676) 21 Figure 4-9 Area of GBV18 (VP-71; IP 1058) 22 Figure 4-10 Area of GBV21 (VP-72; IP 1175) 23 Figure 4-11 Area of GBV22 (VP-65; IP 1230) 23 Figure 4-12 Area of GBV23 (VP-68; IP 1277) 24 Figure 4-13 Area of GPY 01 (VP-1; IP 41) 26 Figure 4-14 Area of GPY 02 (VP-2; IP 109) 27 Figure 4-15 Area of GPY2_1 (VP-3; IP 109) 27 Figure 4-16 Area of GPY2_2 (VP-4; IP 109) 28 Figure 4-17 Area of GPY2_3 (VP-5; IP 109) 28 Figure 4-18 Area of GPY2_4 (VP-7; IP 109-4) 29 Figure 4-19 Area of GPY2_5 (VP-8; IP 109-9) 29 Figure 4-20 Area of GPY3_1 (VP-9; IP 224) 30 Figure 4-21 Area of GPY 04 (VP-13; IP 251-10) 30 Page 3 of 60 Area Comp. 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Landscape Baseline Study Rev.: 0B / at13 Figure 4-22 Area of GPY4_1 (VP-10; IP 251-6) 31 Figure 4-23 Area of GPY4_2 (VP-14; IP 251-14) 32 Figure 4-24 Area of GPY4_3 (VP-15, IP 291) 32 Figure 4-25 Area of GPY4_4 (VP-16; IP 290) 33 Figure 4-26 Area of GPY5_1 (VP-17; IP 334) 33 Figure 4-27 Area of GPY5_2 (VP-18; IP 334) 34 Figure 4-28 Area of GPY5_3 (VP-19; IP 334) 34 Figure 4-29 Area of GPY5_4 (VP-20; IP 347) 35 Figure 4-30 Area of GPY5_5 (VP-21; IP 347) 35 Figure 4-31 Area of GPY6_1 (VP-22; IP 394-10) 36 Figure 4-32 Area of GPY6_2 (VP-23; IP 394-10) 37 Figure 4-33 Area of GPY6_3 (VP-24; IP 394-16) 37 Figure 4-34 Area of GPY 07 (VP-28; IP 450-32) 38 Figure 4-35 Area of GPY7_1 (VP-26; IP 450-32) 38 Figure 4-36 Area of GPY7_2 (VP-29; IP 467) 39 Figure 4-37 Area of GPY8_1 (VP-36; IP 528) 40 Figure 4-38 Area of GPY8_2 (VP-38; IP 537) 40 Figure 4-39 Area of GPY8_3 (VP-39; IP 538) 41 Figure 4-40 Area of GPY9_1 (VP-41; IP 567) 41 Figure 4-41 Area of GPY9_2 (VP-41; IP 567) 42 Figure 4-42 Area of GPY9_3 (VP-42; IP 566) 42 Figure 4-43 Area of GPY10_1 (VP-48; IP 622) 43 Figure 4-44 Area of GPY 11 (VP-52; IP 668-2) 44 Figure 4-45 Area of GPY11_1 (VP-50; IP 668-1) 44 Figure 4-46 Area of GPY11_2 (VP-51; IP 670) 45 Figure 4-47 Area of GPY12_1 (VP-55; IP 1014) 46 Figure 4-48 Area of GPY13_1 (VP-56; IP 1053) 46 Figure 4-49 Area of GPY14_1 (VP-58; IP 1139) 47 Figure 4-50 Area of GPY14_2 (VP-57; IP 1140) 48 Figure 4-51 Area of GPY15_1 (VP-61; IP 1189) 48 Figure 4-52 Area of GPY15_2 (VP-62; IP 1189) 49 Figure 4-53 Area of GPY15_3 (VP-63; IP 1189) 49 Figure 4-54 Area of GPY15_4 (VP-64; IP 1189) 50 Figure 4-55 Area of GPY16_1 (VP-69; IP 1242) 51 Figure 4-56 Area of GPY16_2 (VP-70; IP 1242) 51 Figure 4-57 Area of GPY17_1 (VP-66; IP 1283) 52 Figure 4-58 Area of GPY17_2 (VP-67; IP 1284) 52 Figure 4-59 Area of GCAMP02 (VP-12; IP 251-8) 55 Figure 4-60 Area of GCAMP2_1 (VP-11; IP 251-8) 55 Figure 4-61 Area of GCAMP04 (VP-40; IP 536) 56 Figure 4-62 Area of GCAMP4_1 (VP-37; IP 538) 56 Figure 4-63 Area of GCAMP05 (VP-53; IP 668-4) 57 Figure 4-64 Area of GCAMP07 (VP-59; , IP 1157) 58 Page 4 of 60 Area Comp. System Disc. Doc.- Ser. EXERGIA S.A. E.ON Technologies GmbH Code Code Code Code Type No. Project Title: Trans Adriatic Pipeline – TAP GPL00-EXG-642-Y-TAE-1006 Document Title: Annex 6.5. Landscape Baseline Study Rev.: 0B / at13 1 Introduction A Landscape and Visual Analysis has been conducted for the pipeline located in Greece running across the Regions of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Central Macedonia and Western Macedonia, for approximately 543 km. Two major sections have been distinguished: (i) from IP 0- 1 to IP 728 (KP 0 to KP 359), i.e. the East Section, running from the Greek/ Turkish border to the area of Nea Mesimvria in Thessaloniki, and (ii) from IP 1001 to IP 1315 (KP 359 to KP 543), i.e. the West Section, running from the area of Nea Mesimvria in Thessaloniki to the Greek/ Albanian border. The Landscape and Visual Analysis has been conducted in order to establish the landscape conditions and quality before the beginning of the works and to enable a correct assessment of the short and long term impacts due to the construction of the project, its operation and its future decommissioning regarding the landscape of the study area. The key steps in the methodology applied to the assessment are as follows: Establish landscape and visual study area Prepare a baseline landscape character assessment of the study area and define sensitivity of the local landscape character to the proposed changes due to project; and Prepare baseline description of visual amenity from key viewpoint locations and define the sensitivity of the viewers at given viewpoint locations to the proposed changes by the project. The structure of this document is presented below: Methodology of the assessment and key factors of the analysis General description of the landscape baseline Visual amenity for the block valve stations (BVSs), pipe yards, camp sites Page 5 of 60 Area Comp. System Disc. Doc.- Ser. EXERGIA S.A. E.ON Technologies GmbH Code Code Code Code Type No. Project Title: Trans Adriatic Pipeline – TAP GPL00-EXG-642-Y-TAE-1006 Document Title: Annex 6.5. Landscape Baseline Study Rev.: 0B / at13 2 STUDY METHODOLOGY Study Area The study area for the landscape and visual impact assessment is usually defined as the geographic area from which the proposal facilities are likely to be visible. The study area for the landscape analysis is a zone of 10 kilometres around the proposed pipeline route (buffer of 5 km on each side of the pipeline). The main components that will be studied include the pipeline route together with the temporary and the permanent facilities. These facilities include the BVSs, the construction camps and the pipe yard sites. It should be noted that the locations of the compressor stations are not included in the scope of this report, since their impact has already been assessed in the ESIA report and no changes have been introduced. Methodology This section presents the methodology used for the landscape and visual analysis of the study area. There are three basic steps that have been followed: the desktop study, the field survey and the presentation of the findings using specific assessment criteria related to the landscape quality and sensitivity. 2.2.1 Desk Study In the absence of landscape character types in Greece, a prototype landscape classification was developed. The data that have been taken into account for the landscape analysis include: Topographic maps of the Hellenic Military Geographical Service (scale 1:50.000); Forest maps; Geological maps; CORINE land cover; Satellite images; Protected areas (Natura 2000, National parks, etc.); Areas of cultural heritage (Archaeological sites, monuments, traditional settlements, areas of intangible heritage, etc.); Hydrography of the study area (rivers, streams, lakes, etc.); Page 6 of 60 Area Comp. System Disc. Doc.- Ser. EXERGIA S.A. E.ON Technologies GmbH Code Code Code Code Type No. Project Title: Trans Adriatic Pipeline – TAP GPL00-EXG-642-Y-TAE-1006 Document Title: Annex 6.5.
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