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class="pdfButton"><img src="/templates/about-tunnelling/images/system/pdf_button.png"></a> <p>Use of <span class="mytool"><abbr title="Below ground level">underground</abbr></span> spaces is positive in relation to visual intrusion. The <span class="mytool"><abbr title="Space created or used underground">underground spaces</abbr></span> are perfectly integrated in the <span class="mytool"><abbr title="A general term used to describe the form and quality of the surroundings for a person or place. Usually has a strong connotation for the natural aspects of the surroundings">environment</abbr></span>. For linear projects, for example, they allow to eliminate embankments which produce a very negative visual impact. This is especially interesting in landscapes of high <span class="mytool"><abbr title="Maximum price that would be paid to obtain a good. It is generally a function of the quantity of this good already possessed or already consumed">value</abbr></span>, such as mountainous areas, but also in urban areas.</p> <p>The construction of a <span class="mytool"><abbr title="A tunnel, strictly speaking, is a subterranean passage open at both ends. Often used as a synonym for adit, drift or gallery">tunnel</abbr></span> in a city can be considered as a non-alteration of the "cityscape"; it can also be an opportunity to create <span class="mytool"><abbr title="Areas created or preserved having a substantial natural character">green spaces</abbr></span> to rise the environmental features.</p> <h2>Examples</h2> <img class="imgLeft" src="/images/visuels/public/1_why/1_environmental/3_natural/1_patrimony_1.jpg" alt="Seattle tunnel" title="Seattle tunnel" /> <p>The project to build a tunnel on the Seattle water front instead of the existing viaduct will completely modify the aestetics.</p> </div> </div>  </main> </div>  <script src="https://www.ita-aites.org/Common/sponsors.js?1734459759"></script> </div> </div>  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.ita-aites.org/Common/footer.css?1734459759" type="text/css" /> <script src="https://www.ita-aites.org/Common/footer.js?1734459759"></script> </body> </html>

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