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Environmental interaction matrix for landscape assessment, planning and design.

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EARTHWORKS         8 8 12         9    
WATERWORKS       11                    
PLANTING/SEEDING   10 10                      
PAVING       15     5              
WALLING/FENCING               16 16 16   12 5  
BUILDING                     3 6   1
TYPES OF DRAWING TO EXPLAIN  SIGNIFICANT INTERACTIONS  
1  ZVI: Zone of V isual Influence    
2  Cross sections
3  Skylines
4  Architectural character units
5  Landscape character units
6  Visual quality
7  Geology
8  Soils
9  Landform (contours/colours/slope analysis)
10  Land cover: vegetation
11  Land cover: paved and roofed surfacing
12  Landscape elements: buildings, woods, hedgerows
13  Land use: historic
14  Land use: existing
15  Permeability
16  Circulation: non-vehicular