Beyond the touristy town of Punta Cana in the southeast, the country becomes a vast natural landscape of vibrant greens and blues, unmarred by large-scale tourism or commercial hotels.
"Given the site's proximity to the Brecon Beacons National Park, the proposals are likely to have a significant effect on a landscape of natural importance, " she said.
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They betoken a time when artists regarded the natural landscape not just as a source of beauty, but as the visible evidence of divine order.
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Wadi Rum is a varied desert landscape consisting of a range of narrow gorges, natural arches, towering cliffs, ramps, massive landslides and caverns.
Now, they are a natural part of the Chinese retail landscape.
While land-grabs and exploration for natural gas and renewables continues across the natural landscape, prospecting for a different prize has gradually taken hold in the built environment.
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"La Vall d'en Joan" (The Valley of Joan) project, designed by Spanish architects Batlle and Roig, has transformed a 150 hectare site in the Garraf Natural Park, south-west of Barcelona into a green terraced agricultural landscape.
Rivers, rapids and waterfalls are another natural feature of the nation's natural landscape that can be tapped as a source for hydro-electricity plants.
The resulting 5, 000-square-foot home on a two-acre wooded lot cascades down the mountainside following the natural landscape.
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Scottish Natural Heritage believe it would have a major negative impact on the local landscape and views would be significantly affected.
In order to provide a more comprehensive UK response, the UKNC convened an expert task group of leading UK experts from both social and natural sciences to consider the relevance of such a Recommendation, how the scientific landscape has moved on from the 1970s and how any such Recommendation should be developed to meet contemporary need.
As a result, they can feel traditional and contemporary at the same time, fitting in with the local natural landscape yet often standing out dramatically from their neighbors.
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