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DEA&DP LEVEL OF IMPACT ASSESSMENT GUIDE:

VIA AIMS: Visual Impact Assessment is an integral part of managing our visual heritage ensuring the integrity of South Africa’s unique visual environment is preserved.

The process involves the evaluation of the suitability of a proposed landscape modification as a component of an EIA process.

Oberholzer, B.2005. Guideline for involving visual and aesthetic specialists in EIA processes: Edition 1. CSIR Report no ENV-S-C 2005 053 F. RSA, Provincial Government of the Western Cape, Dept of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Cape Town. Pg 11, 12, 19

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Outcome: Level 2 VIA: Moderate visual impact expected

Product required: Level 2 visual input

Identification of issues raised in scoping phase, and site visit;

Description of the receiving environment and the proposed project;
Establishment of view catchment area and receptors;

Brief indication of potential visual impacts, and possible mitigation measures.

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