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Environmental Studies AS - Land resources (Landscape conservation for…
Environmental Studies AS - Land resources
Landscape conservation for informal public recreation
Landscape enhancement
Restoration and development of countryside features can enhance its character.
Landscape protection
Conserving environments aesthetic appeal involves maintenance of natural and human produced features.
Some of these features can be protected by preventing damaging activities.
Others require active management to counteract natural processes.
Visitor management
Involves carful provision of facilities to avoid damaging the countryside's character.
Designed to fit surroundings by using traditional designs and local materials.
Providing good facilities and publicising them will attract the public and help keep them away from areas their presence could cause problems (
Honeypot sites
)
Helps protect sensitive wildlife sites where visitors could cause congestion and disturbance.
Governmental organisations
Natural England/ Countryside Council for Wales
National Parks
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Heritage Coasts
National Trails or Long-Distance Footpaths
DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Agri-environmental schemes set up under DEFRA potentially influence all farmland having a big impact of the countryside's aesthetic appeal.
Some aspects intended to maintain historically important features of the landscape.
Other features mainly intended to protect wildlife and affect the landscape appearance.
Local authorities (and others)
Country parks:
Areas of land, usually in or near urban centres, intended to provide informal recreational opportunities for the public.
Urban green space:
Green spaces found in urban areas/parks can provide valuable facilities for people that may rarely see the countryside.
Non-governmental organisations
The National Trust
Land-use conflicts
Major causes of land-use conflicts
Mining and quarrying
Harnessing energy
Hydro electric power (HEP) stations
Tidal barrages
Wind farms
Transport developments
Proposed or enlarged airports
Port developments
Road schemes
Recreation and tourism
Urban expansion
Waste disposal
Methods of resolving land-use conflicts
Time zoning
Assessment of environmental impacts
Leopold Matrix
Environmental Impact Assessments
Spacing zoning
Cost benefit analysis
Planning controls
Areas with very strict planning controls:
National Parks
Green Belts