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Visual Impact Assessment Methodology

ID: 730904 New York, USA

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Expert. Expert has had 30 years of experience in developing methods for visual resource assessment for Federal and State agencies including the US Forest Service, USDI Bureau of Land Management, US Corps of Engineers and US EPA. He also has been an expert witness in some 15 cases addressing adequacy of visual resources methodology.

He also has general experience in environmental impact assessment scoping, inventory, analysis and writing EIS's. He also has 25 years’ experience in developing and applying methods for freshwater wetland delineation, function assessment, and mitigation. He is currently involved in developing and monitoring constructed wetlands for water quality treatment and is working with the US EPA on assessment of "ecological-cultural services" derived from wetlands.

He has had 12 years’ experience as vice-president of an environmental consulting firm doing visual impact assessment; wetland delineation, assessment and mitigation; environmental assessment of transportation, industrial development and mining projects; park planning and design; and expert witness in court and quasi-judicial settings.

He recently (2010-11) worked with the Massachusetts Cape Cod Commission as the only technical consultant to develop a methodology for assessing the impact of offshore wind turbine farms with state jurisdiction.He worked with Plum Creek Associates in 2009-2010 to develop appropriate methodology for assessing the visual impact of the Moose head lake region development project in the United States at some 22,000 acres. He also testified to the Maine Unconsolidated Lands Commission regarding such impacts.He has consulted on behalf of Scenic Hudson - a not for profit in Poughkeepsie NY- on several very large power plant, transmission line and mining projects in the Hudson River valley. His hearing testimony help drive major visual resources mitigation measures for these proposed projects.He has (2010-2012 )worked with the University of Chile in Santiago Chile to develop sustainable ecotourism management strategies for the different public protected areas for all regions of Chile. This also included a teleconference to reach all regions of Chile with the results. He has also worked to develop sets of indicators for sustainable ecotourism management.He has recently worked on visual impact assessment for several consulting firms involved with siting large wind farms both on shore and off shore in the US.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1982 Degree: PhD Subject: Environmental Planning Institution: University of California , Berkeley
Year: 1973 Degree: MLA Subject: Landscape Planning Institution: University of Massachusetts , Amherst
Year: 1970 Degree: BS Subject: Environmental Design Institution: University of Massachusetts , Amherst

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1979 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Professor Department: Environmental Studies
Responsibilities:
He is a former Department chair for Environmental Studies and Director of the Employer (10 Years)> he now teaches courses in community sustainability planning, environmental & energy auditing, sustainable business management, and wetland policy & management. He advises undergraduate students in environmental policy, planning and law as well as graduate students in environmental and natural resources policy (PhD) and in water and wetland resources (PhD, MS, MPS) as well as environmental studies (MS & MPS).
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1988 to 1989 Employer: USCOE Water Exp. Station Title: Intermittent Research Scientist Department: Waterways Experiment Station
Responsibilities:
Developed visual Resource Assessment procedure for the the US Corps of Engineers and worked on cultural wetland assessment methodology as part of the the Corp's Wetland Evaluation technique (WET).
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1990 to 2002 Employer: Landscape Architects, PC Title: Vice-President Department:
Responsibilities:
He was primary project manager for visual impact assessment and wetland assessment services subcontracting to environmental engineering firms in New York State over 12 years. Major projexcts included NYS DOT highway projects, Mining projects, park development, industrial park development and natural resource inventories.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1980 to 1982 Employer: US Geological Survey Title: Intermittent Faculty Department: Planning
Responsibilities:
He worked on reviewing and developing methods of alternatives futures planning for the US Geological Survey related to mining impacts.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1977 to 1979 Employer: UC Berkeley Title: Post-graduate Research landscape architect Department: Dept. of Landscape Architecture
Responsibilities:
He wrote and administered a research grant to assess the validity and reliability of the USDI Bureau of Land management visual contrast rating methodology which resulted in major changes in how it was used. he also co-developed the first national/international meeting on visual resource analysis which had over 800 attendees from 48 states and 11 countries with 104 papers in the "Our National Landscape" Proceedings.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1975 to 1976 Employer: USDA Ext. Serv. OSU Corvallis Title: Research Associate Department: Geography Department
Responsibilities:
Co-developed materials for environmental impact assessment scoping and public participation process with a grant from USDA Extension. This project included a model environmental assessment form, EIA manual and application to three demonstration projects(highway, timber management Plan and water resource development) in Oregon. This was one of the first projects to promote scoping prior to the CEQ regulations for such.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1974 to 1975 Employer: Boston and Amherst MA Title: Associate Planner Department: Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
Responsibilities:
He was the only technical person that worked within EOEA to implement the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) which required environmental assessments and reports for all state funded projects. His worked included reviewing 1000 environmental assessment forms per year plus longer Environmental Impact Reports plus assistance in reviewing MEPA regulations for each state agency.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1972 to 1973 Employer: Ellenzweig and Moore Title: landscape architect planner Department: Architecture and Planning
Responsibilities:
His work involved chief planner for the open space plan for Salem, Massachusetts and writing 4(f) cultural resource statements as part of the environmental impact statements for the Boston Transportation Review.

Government Experience

Years Agency Role Description
Years: 2011 to 2011 Agency: US EPA Role: workshop participant Description: He was participating as an expert on cultural ecosystems services derived from wetlands & estuaries
Years: 1988 to 1989 Agency: US Corps of Engineers Role: intermittent faculty Description: He worked for the USCOE Waterways Experiment Station on visual resources and wetland assessment methods
Years: 1980 to 1981 Agency: US Geological Survey Role: intermittent faculty Description: He worked on alternatives futures planning methods as they could be applied to minerals extraction.
Years: 1977 to 1979 Agency: US Forest Service Role: research landscape architect Description: He managed a project to assess the validity of the USDI BLM visual contrast rating method.

International Experience

Years Country / Region Summary
Years: 2009 to 2012 Country / Region: Chile Summary: Work with the University of Chile for the natural resource and economic development agencies to develop management models for ecotourism development in all public protected areas throughout Chile.
Years: 2012 to 2012 Country / Region: Victoria-Gestai, Spain Summary: Work with the Basque University in Victoria-Gestai Spain to review landscape student classification and management for the region.
Years: 2011 to 2011 Country / Region: Taiwan Summary: To present lectures at four different universities inTaiwan on sustainable wetland management.
Years: 2009 to 2009 Country / Region: Guatemala Summary: Conducted a short course on environmental research grant writing for DIPRECA which is the program for prevention and Mitigation of Disasters in Central America. There were 35 faculty member participants from Central America & the Caribbean.
Years: 2008 to 2008 Country / Region: Yucatan, Mexico Summary: Worked with CINVESTAV Merida Mexico faculty and SUNJY/ESF faculty on possible development futures in the Rio Lagartos, Yucatan region. This involved a US- Mexico faculty exchange plus running two workshops on site in San Felipie, Mexico.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
National Association of Environmental Professionals Presidents Leadership Award
Licenses / Certifications
Certified Environmental Professional (NAEP)
Professional Appointments
NYS Great Lakes basin Advisory Council chair (Governors appointment); Onondaga Resource Recovery Agency board member; CNY Land Trust board member
Awards / Recognition
Who's Who in America since (Undisclosed), Who's Who environmental registry, plus other awards.
Publications and Patents Summary
He has written seven books, 54 book chapters, 70 peer reviewed articles, and 50 other non-peer reviewed publications

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
He has had experience in 15 cases as an expert witness. Most of these cases involved the validity of visual impact assessment methods used. Cases include highways, mining projects, power plant with power lines, and large land development projects.
Training / Seminars
Expert has run Visual impact assessment training courses for the US Corps of Engineers, California DOT, Oregon DOT New York State DOT and most recently for the National Association of Environmental Professionals. He has also structured short courses for wetland assessment and stream restoration for NYS agencies.
Vendor Selection
He has had some experience finding vendors and sources for plant materials for wetland mitigation creation projects and for constructed wetlands creation and monitoring.
Marketing Experience
Expert co-teaches a course in sustainable business management and has taught short courses in organizations sustainability planning focusing on the latest trends.
Other Relevant Experience
Visual impact assessment methodology development, wetland assessment method development, and sustainability planning process.

Language Skills

Language Proficiency
Spanish He has minimal Spanish language capacity
French He has minimal French language capacity

Fields of Expertise

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