Recent legislative trends in the United States, the United Kingdom, and many other countries now require accurate and efficient assessment of environmental aesthetics. Most of this assessment is currently undertaken using traditional design judgment, but when the powers of the government are used to enforce policy the scope of the aesthetic evaluation requires consideration of questions such as What concepts will aesthetic decision makers need to perform their intended function?', How can they obtain the information they need?', and What is currently known about environmental aesthetics?'....

Recent legislative trends in the United States, the United Kingdom, and many other countries now require accurate and efficient assessment of environmental aesthetics. Most of this assessment is currently undertaken using traditional design judgment, but when the powers of the government are used to enforce policy the scope of the aesthetic evaluation requires consideration of questions such as What concepts will aesthetic decision makers need to perform their intended function?', How can they obtain the information they need?', and What is currently known about environmental aesthetics?'....