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Criteria for Magnitude of Effects
Receptor Large Medium Small Negligible
baseline
economic/public
benefits provided
by the existing land
use.
to the baseline
economic/public
benefits provided by
the existing land use.
economic/public
benefits provided
by the existing
land use.
economic/public
benefits provided
by the existing land
use.
Tourism
A fundamental
change in the
number of visitors
to a tourism
resource.
A detectable but not
fundamental change
to visitor numbers to
a tourism resource.
Little change to
visitor numbers to
a tourism
resource.
No change to
visitor numbers to
a tourism resource.
Recreation
and Outdoor
Access
Permanent or long
term effects on the
access / recreation
resource.
Longer term but
temporary effects on
the access /
recreation resource.
Short term
temporary effects
on the access /
recreation
resource.
No effects on the
access / recreation
resource.
Sensitivity of Receptor
15.2.4 Criteria for determining the sensitivity of receptors are presented in Table 15.2.
Table 15.2 Determining Sensitivity of Receptor
Sensitivity Criteria
Receptor High Medium Low Negligible
Employment
and the
economy
The business /
employment /
economic
conditions would
have a low capacity
to accommodate
the predicted
change.
The business /
employment /
economic
conditions would
have some
tolerance to
accommodate the
predicted change.
The business /
employment /
economic
conditions would be
generally tolerant of
the predicted
change.
The business /
employment /
economic
conditions would be
entirely tolerant of
the predicted
change.
Land Use
The land use would
have a low capacity
to accommodate
the predicted
change.
The land use would
have some
tolerance to
accommodate the
predicted change.
The land use would
be generally
tolerant of the
predicted change.
The land use would
be entirely tolerant
of the predicted
change.
Tourism
The tourism
resource would
have a low capacity
to accommodate
the predicted
change.
The tourism
resource would
have some
tolerance to
accommodate the
predicted change.
The tourism
resource would be
generally tolerant of
the predicted
change.
The tourism
resource would be
entirely tolerant of
the predicted
change.
Recreation
and Outdoor
Access
The access /
recreation resource
would have a low
capacity to
accommodate the
predicted change.
The access /
recreation resource
would have some
tolerance to
accommodate the
predicted change.
The access /
recreation resource
would be generally
tolerant of the
predicted change.
The access /
recreation resource
would be entirely
tolerant of the
predicted change.
March 2013 15-2 ES Chapter 15
Socio-Economics, Tourism, Land-Use and Recreation
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