Landscape Characterization / Impervious Surfaces / What are the effects? / Aesthetics
What are the effects?
Stream and Landscape Aesthetic
Increasing imperviousness alters the visual character of streams and landscapes.
The extent to which these alterations are judged as blighting or appealing depends
upon individual tastes and preferences. But regardless of how the visual impacts
of development are rated, it is undeniable that the natural values of streams
and their watersheds are compromised or destroyed by urbanization.
Which do you prefer?
Source: CGIS
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