Services: Scenic Resources Analysis

Scenic beauty is a vital national resource. Dodson Associates has developed an international reputation in the evaluation and protection of scenic character using techniques that are at once sophisticated and accessible to the general public. The 1983 Massachusetts Landscape Inventory was the first comprehensive, state-wide scenic survey in the US and led to a long series of protective measures and follow-up studies. The Inventory was based on the work of the Countryside Commission of England and Scotland, as well as techniques pioneered by the US Forest Service. The Inventory led to Dealing with Change in the Connecticut Valley: A Design Manual for Conservation and Development, as well as scenic evaluation methodology for the New York State Coastal Management Program. Dodson Associates has completed Scenic Byways Programs for Nevada, Vermont and British Columbia. The firm recently completed and implemented a scenic landscape protection plan for East Hampton, NY and the New York South Shore Estuary Reserve. These plans make intensive use of Geographic Information Systems, aerial photogrammetry, aerial oblique photography as well as land and water based reconnaissance.

 

Featured Projects

East Hampton Scenic Landscape Assessment Scenic landscape evaluation and preservation plan for the Town and the Village of East Hampton, NY.		New York State Coastline Visual Analysis Scenic landscape evaluation methodology and pilot implementation project for New York State's coastal zone.		Nevada Scenic Byways Program Scenic evaluation methodology, management guidelines and operational procedures for a new statewide scenic byways program.		British Columbia Scenic Highways Program Guidelines and criteria for establishing a new scenic byways program in the province of British Columbia.