He Jie. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 125-131). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgements --- p.iii / Contents --- p.v / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Research Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background 1: Natural character of traditional China urban planning and its modern challenge --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2 --- "Background 2: Urban Natural Landscape Planning Approaches in China: Theory, Research and Practices" --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3 --- Visual Sustainability Research Definition in the Proposed Visual Landscape Analysis System --- p.17 / Chapter 1.4 --- Proposed Research Scope of the Thesis --- p.20 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review of Landscape Evaluation and VIA Technologies --- p.22 / Chapter 2.1 --- Landscape Evaluation --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2 --- Visual Impact Assessment Technologies --- p.28 / Chapter 2.3 --- "CAD and GIS Approaches in Landscape Architecture, its Visualization Technologies and Visual Analysis" --- p.33 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Research Methodology --- p.38 / Chapter 3.1 --- System Framework --- p.38 / Chapter 3.2 --- Theoretical Supporting --- p.43 / Chapter 3.3 --- Technology Supporting --- p.47 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Case Study --- p.52 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.52 / Chapter 4.2 --- Primal Data Processing and Modeling --- p.57 / Chapter 4.3 --- Road Visual Perception Quality Evaluation of Qiwandao and Bo'ailu --- p.61 / Chapter 4.4 --- Visual Perception Assessment of Jinzishan Skyline --- p.95 / Chapter 4.5 --- Planner's Review and Physical Project Application --- p.110 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Conclusion --- p.112 / Chapter 5.1 --- Accomplishment of the research --- p.112 / Chapter 5.2 --- "Shortcomings, problems and further opportunities" --- p.115 / Appendices --- p.120 / Appendix I. Comparative Table of Eight Sceneries of Yangcheng of Past Dynasties --- p.120 / Appendix II. Raw Data Resources of the Jinzishan Case Study --- p.122 / Appendix III. List of AutoCAD Blueprint Layer System of Jinzishan Case Study --- p.123 / Bibliography --- p.125