Appendix 5 Landscape Value Mapping Study

Field Data Record

RECORD DATA                                                                                                                                        

Survey Point Ref:  Surveyor:  Date: 
Time:   Weather: Sun / Overcast / Rain / Mist Field Record Station Ref.:
LCA Ref:  Photo Ref.:  GPS Location:
LCA /LCT Boundaries and Type Correct?   Yes/No         If No, then update.


DESCRIPTION                                                                                                                                          

Location  Topography  Relief  Geological Features
Rural (Coastal) Plain Flat Badland
Rural (Inland) Isolated hill Undulating Man-made Slope/Terraces
Rural Fringe Lowland Rolling / Hilly Beach
Urban Fringe Ridges / spurs / hillsides Steep Scarp/Cliff
Urban Valley  N/A  Rocky coast
Marine  Peak Sandy shore
Reclamation  Boulder field
Island  Crags
N/A  Knolls
None

Dominant Landcover and Landscape Elements:

Predominant Built Form Built-form Pattern Predominant Land Use Vernacular Features Other Elements Vegetation Hydrology Communications
High-rise Orthogonal Commercial Temple Dock / quay Scattered trees Stream Footpath
Med-rise Structured Residential Church Power station Street trees River Track
Low-rise Organic Infrastructure Fortification Quarry Tree clumps Reservoir Lane
Mixed Scattered Industrial Fields Pagoda Woodland Nullah Road
None  Isolated Mixed Historic building (rural) Anchorage Plantation Waterfall Highway
Nucleated Storage / warehouse Historic building (urban) Mangrove Mudflat Railway Shipping
None Undeveloped Walled village  Landfill Scrub Pond Tramway / Light rail
Institutional      Salt pans Cemetery Grassland Gei wai Highway interchange
Arable agriculture (active)     Graves Airport Freshwater marsh Fish farm  Tunnel entrance
Arable agriculture (disused)      Squatter settlement Reservoir Salt marsh Marina Bridge
Livestock     Village  Ash lagoon Amenity planting Typhoon shelter Footbridge
Amenity open space   Monastery/ nunnery Public open space Managed grassland Marine channel  Vehicle car park
Other   Golf course Fruit trees  Toll plaza
Ongoing development  Youth camp / hostel
Powerline 
Residential development 
Telecom station

Aesthetic and Perceptual Factors

SCALE:  Intimate Moderate  Large Huge
FORM (3D): Straight Angular Curved Sinuous
UNITY: Coherent Interrupted Fragmented Chaotic
PATTERN (2D): Dominant Strong Broken Weak 
VARIETY: Uniform Simple Varied Complex
ENCLOSURE: Expansive Open Enclosed Constrained
HARMONY: Harmonious Balanced Disharmonious Discordant
MOVEMENT: Still Calm Busy Frantic
FINISH:     Manicured Smooth Managed Degraded
COLOUR:     Monochrome Muted Colorful Garish
REMOTENESS: Crowded Populated Remote Wilderness
SECURITY: Comfortable Safe Unsettling Threatening
SENSORY STIMULI: Windy  Smelly Noisy Tranquil
PLEASURE: Offensive Unpleasant Pleasant Beautiful

Brief Description including character and Significant Landscape Features                                             
                                                                                                                                                                          

CONDITION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

____ Good                         ____ Moderate                             ____ Poor

Justification__________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
____Conservation             ____ Enhancement                         ____ Reconstruction

 

SENSITIVITY

Significant Relief?             Yes         No                         Diversity of Land Use                    High      Moderate      Low

Significant Tree Cover?     Yes         No                         Visual Exposure to other LCAs     High      Moderate      Low

Type of Potential Development  Sensitive  Not Sensitive  N/A
High-rise Commercial       
Low-rise Commercial or Institutional       
Industrial or Port-related       
High-rise Residential       
Medium Rise Residential       
Low -rise residential      
Storage / Warehousing      
Major highway or Railway      
Reclamation       
Quarry or Landfill       
Golf Course       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VALUE

Overall LCA Value                 High                 Moderate                 Low 

Key Natural Resource with visual landscape manifestation;
Key Heritage Feature with visual landscape manifestation;
Distinctiveness:

Rarity: Common Unusual Rare 
UniqueCondition: Poor Moderate Good
Unique Features Contributing to Distinctiveness: ________________________________________________________________________________________
  
4Scenic Value:

Relief                       High   Moderate   Low
Visual Complexity     High   Moderate   Low
Visual Coherence      High   Moderate   Low
Effects of adjoining LCAs      +      -
Night-time Effects                 +      -
Presence of water                 +      -

* Indicate whether the presence of the particular quality/feature has a positive or negative effect on landscape value 

 

  

Visual
Attractors                                                                                   

Visual 
Detractors                                                                                  

Value Trend

  __ Improving       ____ Constant       ____ Declining       ____ Unassessed

 

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