Landskapskaraktärsanalys - ett försök i Sverige
As the European Landscape Convention is brought into action, planning in Sweden has got to become increasingly considerate of the landscape and its character. To render this possible, a basic requirement is that we find a functional method for analysis.
The Landscape is a synthesis of the interplay between place and man. It is made up of our physical environment and shows the result of our actions throughout history. Our surroundings affect us in many ways, financially as well as emotionally. This is why an analysis of the landscape has to be inclusive of many types of information.
I have performed a landscape analysis, according to the British Landscape Character Assessment-method, in Svedala kommun. The purpose of this work is to see and illustrate the landscape character areas within the area, through inventory, compilation and description. The resulting material is then available to local planning, to facilitate a development which is durable from a landscape point of view.