Key Resources Visual Impact Assessment

This web page contains key reference publications for landscape and visual impact assessment for the period of 1980 to 1995. Most of these publications are out of print which is why we are making them available here. Major contributors of such material include Professor Emeritus John Felleman, Professor Emeritus James Palmer and Richard Smardon, Professor of Environmental Studies who my be contacted for further information.

(All documents in PDF format)

The Renewable Energy Landscape Preserving scenic values in our sustainable future

Dean Apostol, James Palmer, Martin Pasqualetti, Richard Smardon and Robert Sullivan

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Technical Bulletin #12 - 001: Visual Impact Assessment (VIA) Methodology for Offshore Development

Richard C. Smardon, Commission Consultant

• Complete Text

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The Future of Wetlands: Assessing Visual-Cultural Values

Edited by Richard C. Smardon

• Complete Text

Individual Chapters

• Contents & Introduction
• Chapter 1: Assessing wetland visual-cultural values by R. C. Smardon
• Chapter 2: Wetland policy and visual-cultural values in the US by R. C. Smardon
• Chapter 3: Evaluation of wetland policy in England and Wales by E.C. Penning-Roswell
• Chapter 4: Assessing visual preference for Louisiana River landscapes by M.S. Lee
• Chapter 5: Assessment of coastal wetlands in Dennis, Massachusetts by J.F. Palmer
• Chapter 6: Assessing visual preference and familiarity for a bog environment by W.E. Hammitt
• Chapter 7: Classifying visual attributes of wetlands in the St.Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Region by M.B. Mooney
• Chapter 8: Evolutionary and cyclical change as fundamental attributes of the estuary by R.A. Rowntree
• Chapter 9: A model for assessing visual-cultural values of wetlands: A Massachusetts case study by R.C. Smardon and J.Gy Fabos
• Chapter 10: Procedures and methods for wetland and coastal area visual impact assessment by R.C. Smardon and M. Hunter
• Chapter 11: Conclusion by R.C. Smardon
• Appendix: The generic visual-impact checklist plus index and about the authors

The Legal Landscape: Guidelines for Regulating Environmental and Aesthetic Quality

by Richard C. Smardon and James P. Karp (1993)

• Front Matter and Table of Contents
• Chapter 1: The Nature and Sources of Law
• Chapter 2: Managing the Community Landscape
• Chapter 3: The Evolution of Law and Aesthetics
• Chapter 4: Current Status of Aesthetics: State by State
• Chapter 5: Zoning and Land Use Control
• Chapter 6: Architectural Regulation, Preservation & Design review
• Chapter 7: Outdoor Advertising and Sign Control
• Chapter 8: Scenic View Protection
• Chapter 9: Wilderness & Natural Area Preservation
• Chapter 10: Environmentally Sensitive Areas
• Chapter 11: Aesthetic Project Review
• Chapter 12: Surface Mining
• Chapter 13: Timber Harvesting & Vegetation Protection
• Chapter 14: Facility Siting
• Chapter 15: Litigation & Aesthetic Analysis
• Chapter 16: Issues and trends
• Book Index

Foundations for Visual Project Analysis

by Richard C. Smardon, James F. Palmer, and John P. Felleman (1986)

• Front Matter and Table of Contents
• Chapter 1: Landscape Values
• Chapter 2: Decision making Model
• Chapter 3: Visual Physiology
• Chapter 4: Visual Visibility
• Chapter 5: Environmental Perception
• Chapter 6: Wildland Description and Analysis
• Chapter 7: Countryside Landscape Assessment
• Chapter 8: Urban Visual Description and Analysis
• Chapter 9: Agency Methodology
• Chapter 10: Assessment of Landscape Quality
• Chapter 11: Simulating Changes in the Landscape
• Chapter 12: Visual Impact Assessment: Natural and Rural
• Chapter 13: Visual Impact Assessment in Urban Environments
• Chapter 14: International Case Study
• Chapter 15: International Case Study
• Chapter 16: International Case Study
• Illustrated Glossary and Index

Preserving New York State Scenic Roads: A Guide to Designation by Deborah Shanahan and Richard Smardon (1988)

Visual Resources Assessment Procedure for US Army Corps of Engineers by Richard C. Smardon, James F. Palmer, Alfred Knopf, Kate Grinde, Jim E. Henderson, and Linda D. Peyman-Dove (1988)

Landscape Visibility Mapping: Theory and Practice by John P. Felleman (1979)

Prototype Visual Impact Assessment Manual by Richard C. Smardon (1979)

Proceedings of
Our National Landscape

A Conference on Applied Techniques for Analysis and Management of the Visual Resource

Gary H. Elsner and Richard C. Smardon, eds. (1979)

• Cover and Table of Contents

by Other Authors

Environmental and Aesthetic Impacts of Small Docks and Piers by Ruth Kelty and Steve Bliven (2003)

The Human Factor in Mining Reclamation by Belinda F. Arbogast, Daniel H. Knepper, Jr., and William H. Langer (2000)

Landscape Aesthetics: A Handbook for Scenery Management

by Lee Roger Anderson (1995)

• Front matter and Table of Contents
• Summary
• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Appendixes A-E
• Appendix F
• Appendix G
• Appendix H
• Appendix I
• Glossary
• References

Other Sites

• Visual Resources Clearinghouse
• BLM Wyoming Visual Resources Clearinghouse