Landscape Character Assessment

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Contents and executive summary

Part one: Landscape Character Assessment

• 1.0 Introduction
• 2.0 The Yorkshire Dales National Park
• 3.0 Landscape Character Types
• Figure 1: The study area
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• Figure 2: Regional LCAs
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• Figure 3: Character assessments undertaken by neighbouring authorities
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• Figure 4: Character areas boundary map
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Dales and dales fringe character areas

• Swaledale and Arkengarthdale
• The Cumbrian Fells
• Wensleydale
• The Craven Dales
• Malhamdale and southern / south western dale fringes
• Wharfedale and Littondale

Upland character areas

• Southern Howgill Fells
• The Yorkshire Moors and Fells

Part two: Quality of life capital assessment

• Quality of life capital assessment
• Figure 5
  Quality of life assessment of landscape elements: Why do they matter?
• Figure 6
  Quality of life assessment of Park-wide landscape elements: Benefits
• Figure 7
  Contribution made by landscape elements to landscape character: Dales and dales fringe character areas
• Figure 8
  Contribution made by landscape elements to landscape character: Upland character areas

Bibliography

Acknowledgements