Module Identifier | RD20520 | ||||||||||||||
Module Title | LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING IN PRACTICE | ||||||||||||||
Academic Year | 2005/2006 | ||||||||||||||
Co-ordinator | Mr David R Powell | ||||||||||||||
Semester | Semester 2 | ||||||||||||||
Other staff | Dr Anthony G Hyde, Mr David R Powell | ||||||||||||||
Course delivery | Lecture | 2 x 1 hour lectures and 1 x 2 hour lecture per week | |||||||||||||
Practical | 6 x 3 hours | ||||||||||||||
Assessment |
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Outcome 1
Implement a designated landscape assessment methodology for a given study area
Performance criteria
Surveys are undertaken for a given site
The landscape types are classified and mapped
The results are concisely written and illustrated in a variety of media.
Ranges:
Desk survey, field survey
Written form, maps, sketches, annotated photographs
Outcome 2
Implement appropriate procedures from the Town and Country planning system to a specified land use situation
Performance criteria
Relevant planning issues are identified and applied
Relevant policies from the development plan are identified and interpreted.
Relevant material considerations are identified and interpreted
Range
Statutory:- Development plan/ WPG/TAN/ White papers
Non-Statutory:- Countryside strategy, BAP, LA21.
Outcome 3
Evaluate and formulate recommendations for the case study with respect to good practice in landscape and planning procedures
Performance criteria
Relevant planning policies are evaluated and recommendations are made
Relevant material considerations are evaluated and recommendations are made
The landscape is evaluated and the recommendations are justified.
Appropriate management options are applied to a given landscape.
Ranges:
Statutory: Development plan/ WPG/TAN/ White papers
Non-Statutory: Countryside strategy, BAP, LA21. .
Evaluation - historical nature of relic; industrial, agricultural, settlement/civilisation remnants, protective defences, conservation, recreation, landscape value, rarity, representative, diversity etc
Conservation measures, visitor management, restoration, modification, maintenance, designation, local and county initiatives.
Outcome 4
Evaluate the relevant issues relating to public participation and perception for a given study area
Performance criteria
Public views and perceptions, regarding the landscape, are identified and evaluated
Public views and perceptions regarding the development are identified and evaluated
Relevant public views are directly related to future management guidelines and decision making.
Range:
Involvement: Letters, petitions, surveys, interviews
Secondary sources: Literature, guides, poetry, documentary sources
The module therefore aims to enable students to:
Understand the context and operation of the Town and Country planning system
Understand the techniques for assessing, evaluating and managing whole landscapes.
Appreciate the potential of landscape planning in achieving countryside protection and enhancement
This module is at CQFW Level 5