MANUAL SPORT ENVIRONMENT

Destruction or m odification of the ecosystem or of part of it:
• building ski trails (defores tation, modifying the lie of the slopes)
• modifying w ater courses
• deforestation
• parc eling out territories of animals by building obs tac les
• packing of s oil
• soil erosion
• loss of s oil s tability
Location of sports facilities in / or near conservation areas
• higher human pressure due to improved accessibility (new buildings and roads)
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Disturbing fauna and flora (loss of biodiversity)
• nois e of engines during the building of sports f acilities
• destruction or modific ation of natural ec osystems serving as animal habitats (w ater
systems, forests, hedges, etc.)
• human interference
1.3 LAND USE AND LANDSCAPE
Land is the plac e w here all activ ities are performed: a place to live, to w ork, to
produce food and other goods, a plac e to rest and als o to prac tise sport. Land is a
rare and prec ious res ource and it is shared betw een different us es and users . In
some parts of the w orld, arable land is espec ially sought after. Moreov er, land is the
collecting s urface for underground w ater resourc es.
Landscape is the natural s etting. Large facilities implying a general transformation
can harm its aesthetic v alue. The c hoice of location of sports fac ilities, espec ially for
large sc ale constructions w ith annexes like parking plac es and acc ess roads, is a
sens itiv e step in the planning and building processes. Inappropriate c hoices can lead
to environmental, economic and social problems.
Land use
• land occupation
• loss of farm land
• building new roads or enlarging old ones
• w aste of land through uns ound planning
Landscape modification
• visual impact (destruction of an aesthetically appealing landsc ape)
• loss of the c haracteristic aspect of s ettings
• lar ge fac ilities har ming the landscape (s ki or bobsleigh trails, etc.)
• large-scale modification of an entire region implying the transformation of the prior
economic, s ocial and ecological situation (new roads , large-sc ale infrastructures ,
new w ater management, loss of agricultural potential)