Landscape in Geography and Landscape Ecology, Landscape Specification and Classification in Geomorphology

Abstract

At first, mainly with respect to the German literature but with comparisons to some recent Anglophone papers, an excursive overview of the development and the meaning of the term ‘landscape’ in geography and landscape ecology is given. This is followed by a description of how the surface of a given landscape can be specified and classified within geomorphology as a basis for further investigations in the natural sciences and humanities.