lecture 3: landscape description and mapping 3.3 landscape compositions 3.4 landscape units 3.5...
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LECTURE 3: LANDSCAPE DESCRIPTION AND MAPPING
3.3 LANDSCAPE COMPOSITIONS
3.4 LANDSCAPE UNITS3.5 VISIBILITY MAPPING3.6 VISUAL SENSITIVTY
MAPPING
3.4 LANDSCAPE UNITS
Definition:
• distinct areas of recognizable unified character, often defined by spatial enclosure (basins, valleys, corridors, watersheds, etc.)
Visual unit descriptors
• Landscape composition• Scale• Boundary definition• Spatial configuration/proportions• Landscape patterns• Unifying/detailed features • Orientation • Sub-units/settings (eg. waterscapes)