Landscape quality can be assessed in connection with a specific development which will affect the landscape. Such assessment requires that a professional submit a development proposal. This approach to complete an assessment serves to identify the potential effects on landscape values brought forth by a certain proposal. The specific proposal is analyzed to evaluate the effects it may have on the landscape or character of the landscape, as well as the proposal's effect on the composition of available views. In a proposal-driven assessment, the area involved should include the site of the project as well as its immediate surroundings. This assessment should produce a detailed description of any physical changes to the landscape as well as a description and analysis of the effect these changes will have. This process should evaluate the importance of character, landscape, and visual amenity. Ultimately, this approach is effective if, and only when measures that can mitigate the effect of a given development proposal are identified. See also Landscape architecture Collective landscape Environmental Good External links GLVIA 3rd ed. 2013 UK Landscape Character Network (includes directory of Landscape Character assessments available in the UK) UK Countryside Agency information on Landscape Character Assessment An Approach to Landscape Character Assessment 2014 Post-Graduate International Workshop on Landscape Quality Assessment and Spatial Planning Exploring Significance Interfaces Landscape Landscape architecture Environmental impact assessment