Abstract
The aim of this study is to discuss the concept "Landscape Unit (L.U.)" based on thecombination of the topography and the vegetation in the urbanized- Satoyama. We selected the Kurokawa- Kami area and the vicinity as the case study area. To grasp the characteristics and the validity of the L.U., we used the multiple classification analysis and the preference index I. As the results, these characteristics were clarified; grasp the present situation of the urbanized- Satoyama based on geomorphic change, and grasp the relationship with the nature of the urbanized- Satoyama and the city dwellers. We considered the possibility of the urbanized- Satoyama structure contained the city dwellers' psychological evaluation and culture.
