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
Technical Bulletin #12 - 001: Visual Impact Assessment (VIA) Methodology for Offshore Development
Richard C. Smardon, Commission Consultant
The Future of Wetlands: Assessing Visual-Cultural Values
Edited by Richard C. Smardon
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 Designationby Deborah Shanahan and Richard Smardon (1988) |
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Visual Resources Assessment Procedure for US Army Corps of Engineersby Richard C. Smardon, James F. Palmer, Alfred Knopf, Kate Grinde, Jim E. Henderson, and Linda D. Peyman-Dove (1988) |
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Landscape Visibility Mapping: Theory and Practiceby John P. Felleman (1979) |
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Prototype Visual Impact Assessment Manualby Richard C. Smardon (1979) |
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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)
by Other Authors
Environmental and Aesthetic Impacts of Small Docks and Piersby Ruth Kelty and Steve Bliven (2003) |
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The Human Factor in Mining Reclamationby Belinda F. Arbogast, Daniel H. Knepper, Jr., and William H. Langer (2000) |
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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
Visual Resource Stewardship Conference Proceedings
Compiled by Gobster, Paul H.; Smardon, Richard C. (December, 2018)
- Foward
- Realizing America the Beautiful: Taking the Long View in Visual Resource Stewardship
Pg 1, By Mark Falzone
- Realizing America the Beautiful: Taking the Long View in Visual Resource Stewardship
- Introduction
- Visual Resource Stewardship: Landscape and Seascape Management in a Time of Change
Pg 4, By Robert G. Sullivan, Paul H. Gobster, John H. McCarty, Mark E. Meyer, James F. Palmer, Richard C. Smardon
- Visual Resource Stewardship: Landscape and Seascape Management in a Time of Change
- Federal Agency Programs and Policies
- New Directions and Common Challenges in Federal Stewardship of Visual Resources
Pg 9, By John H. McCarty, E. Brad Cownover, Matthew H. Arnn, Mark E. Meyer, Richard A. Warner - Protecting Scenery at Multiple Scales
Pg 17, By John McCarty, Carol McCoy - Changes and Challenges in USDA Forest Service Scenic Resource Management under the 2012 Forest Planning Rule
Pg 24, By Nancy A. Brunswick - Protecting America's Treasured Landscapes: An Overview and Update of the National Park Service Visual
Resource Program
Pg 31, By Mark E. Meyer, Robert G. Sullivan - An Overview of Visual Impact Analysis for Offshore Wind Energy
Pg 38, By Richard A. Warner
- New Directions and Common Challenges in Federal Stewardship of Visual Resources
- Theory and Concepts
- Can Professional Aesthetic Landscape Assessments Become More Truly Robust? Challenges, Opportunities, and a Model of Landscape Appraisal
Pg 44, By Robert G. Ribe - Cultural Ecosystem Services as Part of Scenic Resource Management?
Pg 57, By Richard C. Smardon - Ecology of Scale in Visual Assessments
Pg 73, By Richard K. Sutton - Viewing the "Landscape" of the George Washington Memorial Parkway
Pg 86, By Paul J. Kelsch
- Can Professional Aesthetic Landscape Assessments Become More Truly Robust? Challenges, Opportunities, and a Model of Landscape Appraisal
- Visual Quality Assessment
- Getting in the Game: A National Park Service Approach to Visual Resources Inventory
Pg 96, By Melanie V. Peters, Ksienya A. Taylor, Mark E. Meyer, Robert G. Sullivan - The Use of Crowdsourced and Georeferenced Photography to Aid in Visual Resource Planning and Conservation: A Pennsylvania Case Study
Pg 116, By Lacey K. Goldberg, Timothy M. Murtha, Brian Orland - Real-Time Landscape Assessment: The Claytor Lake Visual Management Study
Pg 127, By Patrick A. Miller, Peter M. Sforza - Identifying Valued Scenes and Settings in an Ordinary Landscape
Pg 136, By Brian Orland, Micah S. Taylor, Tara J. Mazurczyk, Lacey K. Goldberg, Meredith Welch-Devine, Timothy M. Murtha - Integrating Visual and Cultural Resource Evaluation and Impact Assessment for Landscape Conservation Design and Planning
Pg 149, By Tara J. Mazurczyk, Timothy M. Murtha, Lacey K. Goldberg, Brian Orland - Community Forestry Practice and Visible Stewardship: A Case Study Evaluation in British Columbia
Pg 161, By Ashley V. Smith, Stephen R.J. Sheppard, Evelyn W. Pinkerton - Cascade Head Scenery and Change: Cascade Head Law and Our Evolving Understanding of
Scenery and Landscape
Pg 176, By Jessica C. Dole
- Getting in the Game: A National Park Service Approach to Visual Resources Inventory
- Visual Impact Assessment and Mitigation
- Protecting Night Skies and Naturally Dark Conditions in National Parks
Pg 186, By Frank Turina - Comparison of Visual Impact Analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
Pg 201, By Robert G. Sullivan, Mark E. Meyer, Daniel. J. O'Rourke - Reclaiming Visual Stewardship in Tucson, Arizona: Is it Possible?
Pg 213, By Ellen Barth Alster - Visually Integrated: Linking Visual Impact Analyses, Mitigation, and Reclamation for Large-Scale Linear Projects
Pg 230, By Craig A. Johnson - Mitigating Visual Impacts of Utility-Scale Energy Projects
Pg 237, By Joseph J. Donaldson - Surface Color Treatment of Transmission Line Structures
Pg 244, By Brandon Colvin - Organizing Trails: Proven Methods for Organizing the Complexities of National Historic Trail Impact Analysis
Pg 257, By Craig A. Johnson
- Protecting Night Skies and Naturally Dark Conditions in National Parks
- VRM Tools and Technology
- Modeling Coastal Sedimentation and Erosion for Design Applications within the Fields of
Landscape Architecture and Architecture
Pg 262, By Aidan C.S. Ackerman, Jonathan Cave - Expanding the Use of Visualization Technology: 3D Modeling
Pg 270, By Tracy E. Perfors - Giving Landscapes a Voice: The Use of Social Media and Web-Based Surveys in BLM's Visual Resource Inventory Process (abstract)
Pg 275, By Allysia Angus, Chris Bockey, Whitney May - Visualizing Landscape Impacts: The Development and Application of a New Spatial Analysis Tool
(abstract)
Pg 276, By Brent C. Chamberlain - A Visual Analysis Methodology Applied in Urban Environments: Public Participation and Alternatives Analysis (abstract)
Pg 277, By Darrin Gilbert, Jason Pfaff - Emerging Technologies for Visual Resource Management (abstract)
Pg 278, By Shawn Jackson, Jason Pfaff - 3D-DSS: A Novel Decision Support System for Community Directed Green Infrastructure Design
(abstract)
Pg 279, By Mark Lindquist, Victoria Campbell-Arvai, Alec Foster, Shannon Sylte, Frank Deaton
- Modeling Coastal Sedimentation and Erosion for Design Applications within the Fields of
Landscape Architecture and Architecture
- Visual Case Studies
- Preserving the Cultural and Visual Character of the Blue Ridge Parkway's Historic Designed Motor Road Landscape
By Gary W. Johnson - Integrating Visual Resource and Visitor Use Management Planning: A Case Study of the Moses H. Cone National HistoricDistrict, Blue Ridge Parkway
By Gary W. Johnson - Long Distance Landscapes: Conducting a Baseline Visual Assessment for the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail
By Brad Cownover and Matt Ramich - Visual Resource Stewardship at the Neighborhood Scale: Methods for Assessing a Vacant Land Reuse Program
By Pauh H. Gobster, William P. Stewart, and Douglas A. Williams - On the Role of the Public in Visual Impact Assessment, With and Invitation for Reader Participation
By James F. Palmer and Robert G. Sullivan - The Maine Wind Energy Act.... In a Time of Change
By Terry DeWan - Land Art Generator Initiative
By Elizabeth Monoian and Robert Ferry
- Preserving the Cultural and Visual Character of the Blue Ridge Parkway's Historic Designed Motor Road Landscape
