Visual Landscape Assessment : A method for analysing and planning for landscape structure
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https://doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v3i14.181Keywords:
Landscape Character Assessment, Visual Landscape, Landscape StructureAbstract
The landscape is an important national resource an outstanding natural and cultural inheritance which is widely appreciated. This study attempts to evaluate visual landscape of Taiping District in relations to the larger landscape scale in Peninsular Malaysia. A Landscape Character Assessment was conducted on the visual landscape taken for several points in Taiping, Perak and surrounding area to see changes in the landscape. The aim of this study is to provide a visual structure for landscape classification of the Taiping District area that will contribute to the decision making in development and management in Malaysia. It is important to ensure the opportunity was taken during district planning processes.
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