Table 2.6 : Summary of Appropriateness / Usefulness of Key Aspects of Case Studies to Current Study

Table 2.6 : Summary of Appropriateness / Usefulness of Key Aspects of Case Studies to Current Study

CASE STUDY	KEY ASPECTS Approach to Classification / Characterisation	KEY ASPECTS Use of Geographic Information Systems	KEY ASPECTS Approach to Evaluation	KEY ASPECTS Approach to Consultation
Countryside Character Initiative, England	+ Character-led approach + Comprehensive national approach, using LCAs and LCTs - Scale of LCTs too large for Hong Kong	+ GIS used to defined character areas via computer software + GIS used as information storage and management tool + Data included both 'pattern' data and 'feature' data in both graphic and textual form + GIS used as tool to analyse forces driving landscape change over time	- Rather complex environmental capital approach	- Public consultation limited to implicit inputs through other sub-studies and stakeholder review.
LANDMAP Information System, Wales	- Division of classification responsibility by Aspect area - Classification system rather than 'characterisation' system	+ GIS used as information storage and management tool + GIS not (explicitly) used as tool for classification / characterisation	+ Separation of evaluation of Aspect areas from evaluation of character + Evaluation of Visual and Sensory aspect in terms of value, condition and trend + Transparent use of structured evaluation proformae + Separate assessment of sensitivity	+ Formal public consultation - Public consultation only on landscape character areas (not Aspect areas)
Cleveland Bioregional Plan	- Classification/ characterisation not part of Study methodology	+ GIS used as a public communication tool	+ No formalised evaluation method	+Dissemination of information via the Web + Use of public fora
North Shore City Study, Auckland, New Zealand	+ Character-led approach - Only one tier of characterisation + Reasonably small scale of LCTs	+ GIS used as information storage and management tool	+ Separation of evaluation of landscape character and landscape features + Transparent use of structured evaluation proformae + Distinction between landscape value, sensitivity, vulnerability, key attributes	+ Public review of Study scope, objectives, and assessment criteria.
Waitakere City Study, Auckland, New Zealand	+ Character-led approach - 2 tiers of characterisation + Reasonably small scale of LCTs	+ GIS used as information storage and management tool	+ Transparent use of structured evaluation proformae - Concentration on visual values	+ Public review of Study scope, objectives, assessment criteria and Study findings.
Ujung Kulon National Park, Indonesia	-Integration of classification and evaluation -No representation of human or cultural or visual parameters	+ GIS used to manipulate parametric data and thence to define landscape units via computer software	- Integration of classification and evaluation - Scoring value/sensitivity now somewhat discredited + Use of sensitivity as an criterion of value	- No evidence of public consultation