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Proposal For A Visual Resource Stewardship Specialist Certificate Program, Robin E. Hoffman, Richard Smardon

Visual Resource Stewardship Conference

The Visual Resource Stewardship (VRS) Conference gathers visual resource stewardship professionals from around the world. Their expertise includes methods, theories and policies that inform the practice of visual impact assessment (VIA). Therefore, the 2019 VRS Conference provides an ideal forum to gather input for the development of a Visual Res

Victories In Scenic Conservation And The Road Ahead, Mark Falzone

Visual Resource Stewardship Conference

This presentation will give an overview of legislative victories and efforts in scenic conservation. Topics covered will include the Reviving America's Scenic Byways Act of 2019 and the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization. What ideas do you think should become law, regulation, or policy? This session will be interactive and solicit your feedback. Scenic America is the only national nonprofit dedicated solely to preserving and enhancing the visual character of the country.

The Community Preferences Method For Landscape Quality Assessment, Andrew Lothian

Visual Resource Stewardship Conference

For centuries, philosophers of aesthetics believed that beauty lay in the object, a physical entity. It was not until the 18th century, that British and German philosophers realized that beauty lay in the eyes of the beholder, in our mind rather than in the object. Contemporary theories of landscape aesthetics derive from an evolutionary perspective, what humans prefer is survival enhancing. The rapidity of aesthetic judgments, and the similarity of judgments across different individuals, reinforces its innate basis. Yet early attempts to measure scenic quality relied on measuring the characteristics of the landscape in the belief that somehow its scenic …

Managing The National Landscape: Opportunities And Challenges, Martin Pasqualetti

Visual Resource Stewardship Conference

This plenary presentation summarized the principal landscape challenges and opportunities that accompany the human need for energy. Drawing from 50 years’ examining what I call “energy landscapes,” this presentation focused on land use conflicts resulting during the development of four types of renewable energy (solar, wind, geothermal, hydro), fossil fuels (mainly coal), and nuclear power (particularly siting of waste repositories and the decommissioning of generating stations). Many of the challenges derive from inherent resource characteristics, some from differences to cultural mores and histories, varying public perceptions of risk and fairness, demographic patterns, as well as jurisdictional and political differences. Many …

Visual Resource Stewardship – An International Perspective, Andrew Lothian

Visual Resource Stewardship Conference

An international perspective to visual resource stewardship is presented in this paper. It examines the history of Great Britain’s love affair with its landscapes, then summarizes the more recent development of the European Landscape Convention, which has been embraced across much of Europe. The recognition of outstanding landscapes under the World Heritage Convention is then covered and the international Protected Areas program, which includes landscapes, is briefly summarized. Programs in several countries are reviewed. As the United States is very adequately covered in this and the 2017 conference, this paper mainly addresses other countries.

Welcome, Robert Sullivan, Richard Smardon, Robin E. Hoffman

Visual Resource Stewardship Conference

The 2019 Visual Resource Stewardship Conference: Seeking 20/20 Vision for Landscape Futures was held in October 27-30, 2019 at the Argonne National Laboratory. Four technical training workshops were offered on the first day of the conference, which was the first time for that format. Seventy-five technical papers and visual case studies were presented over 2-1/2 days with single audience format in the mornings and concurrent sessions in the afternoons.

The 2019 conference end session began with an overview that included three objectives for the session, a summary of the literature about the need for formal education in visualization, and the …

Visual Resource Stewardship Conference 2019, Conference Proceedings

Visual Resource Stewardship Conference

Contains 15 papers 17 visual case studies and seven abstracts from the Visual Resource Stewardship Conference: Seeking 20/20 Vision for Landscape futures held at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Illinois on October 27-30, 2019. The material covers topical themes related to federal and state agency programs and policies, theories and concepts, visual quality assessment, visual impact and mitigation, as well as visual resource management tools and technology.