TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 741: Evaluation of Methodologies for Visual Impact Assessments evaluates visual impact assessment (VIA) procedures, methods, and practices that satisfy or exceed National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other requirements.
The report documents VIA methodologies and approaches used in the United States and other countries, describes the decision making framework used to select specific VIA techniques for a given project, includes VIA best practice case studies from state departments of transportation, and highlights promising new developments in the field.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2013. Evaluation of Methodologies for Visual Impact Assessments. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/22644.
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Front Matter | i-viii | |
Summary | 1-9 | |
Chapter 1 - Introduction | 10-12 | |
Chapter 2 - Literature Review | 13-61 | |
Chapter 3 - State Survey | 62-79 | |
Chapter 4 - Document Review | 80-91 | |
Chapter 5 - Evaluation Criteria | 92-104 | |
Chapter 6 - Case Studies | 105-136 | |
Chapter 7 - Study Findings and Implementation Plan | 137-143 | |
References | 144-150 |
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