....The methods presented in this study are generally applicable to other landscape types, but adjustment to local conditions will always be necessary, mainly because the obtained indicator values of hydrological features may differ from those obtained in other landscape systems." I think the question whether the "Wageningen landscape approach" can be used to study cultural landscapes, has been answered quite satisfactorily in important, this study. In my opinion, a good phytosociological and floristic analysis is necessary in landscape studies. This does not mean that a planner, agriculturist or landscape architect has to carry out these studies himself. In most European countries, sufficient expertise is available from professional ecologists in order to obtain the necessary information.