Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment

by Landscape Institute;

• ISBN13: 9780415231855
• ISBN10: 041523185X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-05
• Publisher: Taylor & Franci

Summary

This second edition continues to provide guidelines on the best practice using an iterative, assessment-based approach to design developing for all types and scales of development, with comprehensive advice on the practice and monitoring of landscape and visual impact assessment. This edition updates and extends the existing Guidelines introducing new techniques, tool methodologies and applications.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Summary
Introduction
The nature of landscape and visual impact assessment
General principles of good practice	p. 17
Background to the assessment
The legislative framework for EIA	p. 21
The EIA process	p. 22
Methodology	p. 27
Planning policy context	p. 27
Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment	p. 30
Description of the proposed development
Consideration of alternatives	p. 33
Stages in the project life cycle	p. 35
Integration	p. 37
Mitigation
Strategies to address likely negative (adverse) effects	p. 44
Enhancement	p. 45
Guidelines for mitigation	p. 46
Baseline studies
Landscape baseline	p. 66
Visual baseline	p. 72
Presentation of findings	p. 80
Identification and assessment of landscape and visual effects
Sources of effects	p. 83
Nature of effects	p. 84
Landscape effects	p. 86
Visual effects	p. 89
Significance of landscape effects	p. 94
Presentation techniques: good practice
Introduction	p. 99
Presentation of findings	p. 99
Visibility mapping	p. 101
Visualisation	p. 102
Consultation and review
Consultation and the assessment process	p. 111
Guidelines for consultation	p. 112
Consultation methods	p. 113
The role of the regulatory authority	p. 114
Implementation and monitoring	p. 117
Glossary	p. 119
References	p. 122
Further reading	p. 123
Planning guidance and sources: useful web sites	p. 127
The legislative framework to EIA: useful web sites	p. 128
The IEMA review grades and criteria for review of EIAs	p. 129
Strategic Environmental Assessment	p. 133
Sources of useful information in the UK	p. 137
Examples of threshold criteria used by practitioners	p. 138
Guidelines for computer-based techniques for landscape and visual impact assessment	p. 148
Computer presentation techniques	p. 151
Guidelines on photomontage and CAD	p. 156
Checklist for landscape and visual impact assessment	p. 159
Index	p. 163
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