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<br /> <br />< <br /> <br />0\ .~ <br /> <br />000204 <br /> <br />--, <br />, <br /> <br />QIIllI1tity of land beIng liS 0.<1 for farming not in its best ,,"c class. <br /> <br />2. n<iiiRclnnd .'1rea8 - rp.~a!'ltity of ranf!eland in term~ of r,t"D,7.ing <br />capability and carrying canacitics (short-grass nrarie, long- <br />grass, sagebrush, desert shrub, etc.) - quantity of rangeland <br />subject to and/or already degraded from overgrazing, erosion, <br />invasion of less desirable forage, etc. <br /> <br />3. Forest areas - quantity and type of timher present - quantity <br />of land subject to quality problems (insects, blowdOtm, poor <br />forestry, erosion, undesirable regrowth species, etc.) - qllantity <br />of forest land suited for ~ltip]e use management of water wild~ <br />life, recreation, timber grazing, and urban-industrial <br />deyelopment. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />4. Other (alpine, desert, etc.) - quantity of land in these <br />classifications subject to quality degradation -(alpine ureas <br />sub,ject to grazing, vehicle use, mining, road construction etc.) - <br />(desert areas subject to grazing, vehicle use, mining, etc.). <br /> <br />. <br />I <br />, <br /> <br />5. l'rban and industrial land areas - quantity of land suitable <br />for u'rban and industrial use - quantity and value of land taken <br />from some other classification and used for urban and/or <br />industrial uses - Quantity of urban and industrial land subject <br />to Quality degradation from erosion, construction, ecological <br />disruption, etc. <br /> <br />(B) Qual~ factors: <br /> <br />1. Extent to which land of each class is suitable for uses <br />normally expected of that class. <br /> <br />2. Degree and type of Quality problem or potential problem <br />found in each class. <br /> <br />(C) Human influence factors: <br /> <br />1. Degree to which land management practices can improve the <br />usability of the land for its best use. <br /> <br />2. Degree to which the results of land management practices <br />enhances other environmental components. <br /> <br />3. Degree to which the results of land management practices <br />degrade other environmental components. <br /> <br />4.4.17 Sound Quality <br /> <br />This category covers the benefits and adverse effects of sound a8 it <br /> <br />relates to the quality of the environment. Of high value would be areas <br /> <br />where sounds are pleasing rather than annoying and do not exceed levels <br />4-35 <br />