The extrapolation of social landscape values to a national level in New Zealand using landscape character classification

► Examines relationship between perceived landscape values and physical landscapes in NZ. ► Quantitative relationships are used to extrapolate landscape value maps for all NZ. ► Maps for seven landscape values are presented and critiqued. ► Landscape value extrapolation can assist impact assessment for land use change. ► Landscape value extrapolation should be kept simple for decision support.