Accumulation of pressures that may cause the modification of the background profile or burial in the Levantino-Balear Demarcation (EM LEVA PRE Modification of the Background Profile)

In order to identify the areas affected by changes in the background profile or possible burial, account has been taken of the area occupied by all the pressures described in section 2.1 of the Demarcation’s “Pression and Impact Analysis” and what percentage they occupy in each cell. That is, the sum of the surfaces occupied by the pressures has been calculated, and then the ratio between that sum and the surface of each cell has been calculated. The result, therefore, reflects the areas with the largest area occupied (as a percentage) in the funds by structures or actions that can modify their profile. In cases where no surface is available (as information related to points or lines), layers have been transformed into polygons by applying radios that approximate what may be occupied by such pressures, in particular: — Sunken boats: radius of 75 meters — Cables and pipes: radius of 5 meters — Artificial and regenerated beaches: radius of 200 meters The water sheets of all ports (areas I in the case of Ports of General Interest) are included, since they are susceptible to being dredged. The following criteria have been selected for the cells: Very High: higher 10 %/Height: 5.01 to 10 %/Measure: 2.51 to 5 %/Low: 1.01 to 2.5 %/Very Low: less 1 %