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This paper provides a description of quantitative techniques for visual assessment which are of importance in the selection of sites for least impact for development proposals. Landscape evaluation methods can be grouped into three categories, namely:
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Intuitive field based appreciation of landscape scenery
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Grading or scaling methods
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Statistical techniques such as multiple regressionanalysis as introduced by Warwickshire County Councilin 1971.
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Monbailliu, X. (1983). Current Trends in Landscape Evaluation. In: Environmental Impact Assessment. NATO ASI Series, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6795-3_17
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