Supplementary information to the final Landscape Character Assessment.
Completed landscape character review forms for each county in Ireland undertaken as part of the Landscape Character Assessment Baseline Audit.
The brief for the study was to inform the implementation of landscape character assessment in Ireland; provide recommendations for full LCA coverage; review and compare LCA methodologies; assess the strengths and weaknesses of existing LCAs; provide an overview of good practice in other EU member states; inform national policy on landscape issues; and help ensure that LCA provides value for money. The final report was to provide recommendations for a consistent, improved LCA programme and methodology.
Read moreRead lessThe study involved review and evaluation of the LCAs in the context of the original objectives of the LCA programme, as set out in the (then) Department of the Environment and Local Government consultation draft Landscape and Landscape Assessment Guidelines. The evaluation also considered how the LCA programme in Ireland measures up to good practice in LCA elsewhere in Europe. Telephone consultations, with those involved in the preparation and use of the LCAs and with a range of national bodies, explored the ways in which LCA has been applied, and the influence that it has had on decision-making in relation to development and management of the landscape in Ireland. Case studies of LCA elsewhere in Europe were also undertaken to identify any useful lessons and pitfalls.
A study of the area surrounding the Lower Shannon navigation including Lough Derg, from Meelick, Co Galway to Limerick City.
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A study of area surrounding the Upper Shannon navigation down to Roosky including the Boyle River, Lough Allen, Lough Key and the Carnadoe waters.
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A study of the area surrounding Lanesborough to Shannonbridge
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A study of the area surrounding The Shannon River between Roosky and Lanesborough and The Royal Canal between Cloondara and Thomastown
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Maps for Waterway Corridor Study Shannon: Rooskey to Lanesborough and the Royal Canal Zipped Folder
The approaches proposed in this document are designed to allow those with responsibility for the management and development of landscape to assess the policies they are implementing against specific indicators.
Read moreRead lessThese indicators relate not only to heritage value and quality but also aspects such as economic development, social aspects and potential for land use change.
A study of the area surrounding the Grand Canal from Ballycommon to Shannon Harbour and the Shannon from Shannonbridge to Meelick.
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This document puts forward recommendations relating to the identification, protection, preservation and enhancement of the national heritage in relation to the agricultural industry.
Read moreRead lessThe Heritage Council’s examination of state sector spend on heritage suggests that agriculture as a whole impacts on the entire socio-economic structure of the countryside.