Evaluation of Methodologies for Visual Impact Assessments

Evaluation of Methodologies for Visual Impact Assessments

Author: Craig Churchward

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 0309258863

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"TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 741: Evaluation of Methodologies for Visual Impact Assessments evaluates visual impact assessment (VIA) procedures, methods, and practices that satisfy or exceed National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other requirements. The report documents VIA methodologies and approaches used in the United States and other countries, describes the decision making framework used to select specific VIA techniques for a given project, includes VIA best practice case studies from state departments of transportation, and highlights promising new developments in the field."--pub. desc.


Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment

Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment

Author: Landscape Institute

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-05-02

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1136754717

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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.


Visual Impact Assessment Guidebook

Visual Impact Assessment Guidebook

Author: British Columbia. Ministry of Forests

Publisher: University of British Columbia Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13:

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Recommends procedures for completing a visual quality assessment and identifying the evaluation criteria that will be used to assess whether or not proposed timber harvesting and road construction and modifications meet visual objectives.