Landscape control points: a procedure for predicting and monitoring visual impacts

R. Burton Litton

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Landscape control points: a procedure for predicting and monitoring visual impacts

Informally Refereed

Authors:

R. Burton Litton

Year:

1973

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Paper PSW-RP-91. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; 22 p

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Abstract

The visual impacts of alterations to the landscape can be studied by setting up Landscape Control Points–a network of permanently established observation sites. Such observations enable the forest manager to anticipate visual impacts of management decision, select from a choice of alternative solutions, cover an area for comprehensive viewing, and establish a method to integrate visual analysis with multiple-use planning. The visible landscape can be plotted by direct field observations, by laying out a series of sections as rays from a single LCP, or by a computerized mapping technique. Photographs and sketches document landscape characteristics. A case study describes a visual analysis of the Teton National Forest in Wyoming.

Keywords

landscape management, visual impact, recreation areas, Landscape Control Points, Teton National Forest

Citation

Litton, R. Burton, Jr. 1973. Landscape control points: a procedure for predicting and monitoring visual impacts. Res. Paper PSW-RP-91. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; 22 p