Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment

ISBN-13: 9780415680042 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 170 str.

Opis

Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) can be key to planning decisions by identifying the effects of new developments on views and on the landscape itself. This fully revised edition of the industry standard work on LVIA presents an authoritative statement of the principles of assessment. Offering detailed advice on the process of assessing the landscape and visual effects of developments and their significance, it also includes a new expanded chapter on cumulative effects and updated guidance on presentation. Written by professionals for professionals, the third edition of this widely respected text provides an essential tool for landscape practitioners, developers, legal advisors and decision-makers.　　

Spis treści

Part 1: Introduction, Scope and Context  1. Introduction  2. Definitions, scope and context  Part 2: Principles, Processes and Presentation  3. Principles and overview of processes  4. The proposed development, design and mitigation  5. Assessment of landscape effects  6. Assessment of visual effects 7. Assessing cumulative landscape and visual effects  8. Presenting information on landscape and visual effects

O autorze

Working Group from theLandscape Institute and the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment, led by Carys Swanwick, Sheffield University.