Kr. M. Jensen · 1979
This review describes fascicles 6 and 7 of Atlas zur Raumentwicklung (1976). Fascicle 6 maps tourism, accommodation capacity and occupancy, and cultural and sporting facilities. The reviewer notes that district-level aggregation allows high occupancy on the Frisian Islands to raise the mapped classes of inland areas, and highlights the surprisingly large share and long duration of private accommodation. Fascicle 7 covers population density, land use, agricultural production, farmland abandonment associated with rural socioeconomic change, fragmented landownership, building-land prices, and selected maps of European Community countries.
Michael Blakemore · 1981
Michael Blakemore reviews the first five published thematic volumes of BfLR's Atlas zur Raumentwicklung—work, population, housing, leisure, and land use—within a planned eleven-volume series intended for planners, educational and research institutions, and other users in and outside West Germany. Each volume has about 10–14 large map sheets, moving from an early-1970s overview through temporal and regional comparisons, local examples, European Economic Community comparisons, and updates. Multilingual titles accompany charts and German explanatory text. Although most data date from the late 1960s and early 1970s, Blakemore praises their coherent analysis and graphic presentation. He examines colour schemes, graduated symbols, legends, and computer-assisted production, including storage and generalization of base-map geometry. His criticisms include the delayed administrative-boundaries reference volume, confusing colours on some maps, and partially obscured text. The population sheet 4.12 communicates patterns at several viewing distances, whereas the greens on land-use sheet 7.04 become confusing at a distance. Blakemore nevertheless judges the atlas valuable for West German regional planning and small-group teaching, and credits its use of computers with freeing cartographers to concentrate on design.
