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96 III. ISSUES/IMPLICATIONS:, Again. visual resources are indicators of the social, economic. and ecological condition of an area. The Triangle J Council of Governments Regional Image Task Force has identified that the quality of life in the Triangle Area is a primary attraction to people and businesses which seek to locate here. Planning to maintain and enhance the quality of life is essential to the continued prosperity of the area. Everything that is done or built affects , the visual environment; therefore, the issues surrounding development have the same bearing on visual resources as on other natural resources. Consequently, many of the current policies which regulate development work in conjunction with maintaining visual quality. Some examples are: erosion control ordi- nance. tree protection requirements. sign regulations. watershed protection measures. building height restrictions and setbacks, land use intensity ratios. and resource protec- tion areas. The basic issue is whether or not development can occur in a sensitive. publicly acceptable manner- If development is permitted. planning should concentrate on the landscape' s ability to absorb change without adverse visual impact. IV. RF',FERENCES:, Epyironmental C9Aservation: A Citizens' Sourcebook by Piedmont Environmental Council. Warrenton. Virginia, December 1975. "Visual Resource Management" Landscape Architecture Technical Information Series Vol. 1. No. 2. Edward H. Stone. II. FASLA published by American Society of Landscape Architects. June 1978. "Visual Resource Management" United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Division of Recreation and Cultural Resources. Washington. D.C. 1980. edited by Smardon. Palmer. and Felleman. Wiley-Interscience Publication' 1986.