Zur Anwendung der multivariaten statistischen Methoden bei der Landschaftsgliederung

Abstract

A methodological approach to landscape analysis is presented. The pre­requisites for the analysis of a major region under the aspects of envi­ronmental control on the basis of the multivariate methods are stated. A test area was analysed according to the map grid method, with the use of existing maps and field works. The areal elements are basic constituents of landscape units. The areal elements and the geographical features of map grid areas were examined with respect to their regional distribu­tion and assembled into 4 landscape units according to the application of a factor analysis. The factor scores were the basic material of classification. In conclusion, features and possibilities of quantitative landscape analysis are demonstrated. This landscape analysis method can be compared re­gionally and to the environmental conditions