rideau corridor landscape
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Landscape Character Assessment &
Planning & Management Recommendations
Ontario East Municipalities Conference
September 12, 2012
www.rcls-sacr.ca
Outline – Challenges
• Study area?
• Public input: what matters?
• Characterize diverse landscape?
• Public input: “Visual Preference”?
• Can we plan/manage this corridor?
Landscape Character Assessment (LCA)
• identify the features that give a
locality its sense of place and
pinpoints what makes it different
from neighbouring areas
Landscape Character Assessment (LCA)
POP
QUIZ!
Quiz Answers
1.NASHVILLE
2.LAS VEGAS
3.SHANZAI,
CHENGDU
The experience of the World Heritage Site is
not only the site itself
but the broader landscape in
which the site is experienced.
1. Study Area?
• “Viewshed” analysis
– Mapping of topography and vegetation
– Visibility test to determine views into
and from the canal
• Based on 4 to 5 metres above canal
elevation
Parks Canada:
high water mark
2. Public Input: What Matters?
• We need your input!
• What do you think are the unique areas in the Rideau Canal corridor?
Diverse & passionate citizens
Workshop / Atelier de consultation (2)
Important area for:
• Heritage/culture - Red
•
• Tourism/economy – Blue
•
Lieux importants au niveau:
• Patrimonial / culturel – Rouge
• Du tourisme / de l’économie - Bleu
centreville downtown
Workshop / Atelier de consultation (3)
Important area for:
• Nature/recreation – Green
• Other - Yellow
Lieux importants au niveau:
• Naturel/ récréatif – Vert
• Autres - Jaune
marina chez nous
Lieux importants au niveau:
• Points d’observation du canal - Mauve
Workshop / Atelier de consultation (4)
Important area for:
• Views to/from the canal - Purple
Murphy’s Point Murphy’s Point
Workshop / Atelier de consultation (5)
Please put your sticky notes directly on
the maps…
Veuillez apposer vos étiquettes sur les
cartes…
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www.rcls-sacr.ca
Please join our Flickr group! / Joignez-vous à notre groupe Flickr!
3. Characterize Diverse Landscape?
• 4 Geographic Sectors &
9 Landscape Character Areas
based on:
– Watershed divide (Upper Rideau
Lake)
– Evolution of the Canal
– Landscape characteristics
• 4 Secteurs Géographiques &
9 Sites de caractérisation du
paysage basés sur:
– La séparation des bassins
hydrographiques (lac Upper Rideau)
– L’évolution du Canal
– Les caractéristiques du paysage
Canal is 202 km in length
Landscape Character Areas / Sites de caractérisation du paysage
4 Geographic Sectors
1. Rideau Canal: Ottawa
• Ottawa River to Hogs Back Lockstation
2. North Sector: Rideau River
• Hogs Back Lockstation to Newboro
• follows Rideau River which flows north-east from
Upper Rideau Lake to Ottawa River
3. Tay Canal
• constructed canal / dredged Tay River, extends
between Lower Rideau Lake and Perth
4. South Sector: Cataraqui River (Upper Rideau
Lake to Kingston)
• follows Cataraqui River and system of natural and
flooded lakes
• flows south-west from end of Upper Rideau Lake to
Lake Ontario
4 Secteurs géographiques
1. Canal Rideau: Ottawa
• rivière des Outaouais au poste d’éclusage Hogs Back
2. Secteur Nord: Rivière Rideau
• poste d’éclusage Hogs Back à Newboro
• longe la rivière Rideau, qui coule en direction nord-est du Lac Rideau supérieur à la rivière des Outaouais
3. Canal Tay
• canal construit/dragage de la rivière Tay effectuée, s’étend du lac Rideau inférieur jusqu’à Perth
4. Secteur Sud: Rivière Cataraqui (du Lac Upper Rideau jusqu’à Kingston)
• suit la rivière Cataraqui et le réseau hydrographique connexe.
• coule en direction sud-ouest du bout du lac Rideau supérieur au Lac Ontario
Landscape
Character Areas
Landscape
Character Units
4. Public Input: “Visual Preference”
• We need your input!
• This visual preference survey will
aid in identifying what landscape
character types the public prefers
by polling respondents on a
number of photographs
representing different characteristic
types of the corridor.
72 pictures
5 themes
Audience Response Technology
Ranking
Image 23
1 2 3 4 5
0% 0%
100%
0%0%
1. Disagree
2. Somewhat disagree
3. Neutral
4. Somewhat Agree
5. Agree
Totalement en désaccord
Partiellement en désaccord
Neutre
Partiellement d’accord
Totalement d’accord
Image #23
This picture represents what I like to see along the
Rideau Corridor.
Cette image représente ce que j'aime voir au long du
corridor Rideau.
Ranking
Image 24
1 2 3 4 5
33% 33%
0%
8%
25%
1. Disagree
2. Somewhat disagree
3. Neutral
4. Somewhat Agree
5. Agree
Totalement en désaccord
Partiellement en désaccord
Neutre
Partiellement d’accord
Totalement d’accord
Image #24
This picture represents what I like to see along the
Rideau Corridor.
Cette image représente ce que j'aime voir au long du
corridor Rideau.
4.0
4.8
2.1
4.84.3
5.04.9
2.5
1.5
4.84.9
4.2
5.04.8
2.9
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
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Rating
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VPS On-line
Survey
• 310 surveys
completed
Current Project Status
Information Scoping
Desk-Based Research
Field Evaluation and Visual Preference Survey
Planning & Management Recommendations – Reporting
Can we manage
this corridor?
Can we manage this corridor?
• Yes!
• Myriad of tools still to be explored
Policy, guidelines, by-laws / regulations, education, promotion,
programming, investment, recognition…
• Jurisdictions: federal / provincial / local
• Key: continued strong partnership
Visit the website:
www.rcls-sacr.ca
THANK YOU! / MERCI!
Ontario East Municipalities Conference
September 12, 2012
Rory Baksh, MCIP, RPP – Associate, Planning & Development
613.745.2213