影響土地利用的因素繁多，透過GIS相關理論與方法，在去除絕對因素對土地利用型態的影響後，針對地形高程、河川流路及交通道路因子，分析陽明山地區建物、農地及林地三類的土地利用。結果發現陽明山地區可資規劃開發的地區約只佔研究總面積的三成。在地形高程方面，陽明山地區建物、農地的比例隨高度增加而降低，林地比例則隨高度而增加。而農地分佈則與河川流路具有較爲密切的相關性。道路在三類土地利用型態中，對於建物的分佈最具影響力，建物約有八成的比例分佈在距道路200m的範圍內。
Land use distribution pattern may be significantly influenced by many natural and man-made factors. This study uses geographic information system technique and excluding the absolute man-made factors to assess the impact of elevation, distance to stream, and distance to road on land use distribution at the Yangmingshan area. Results indicate that about 30 per cent of the entire study area may be suitable for economic planning and development. Residential and agricultural land use tends to decline with elevation increase, whereas forest land use, on the other hand, increases with higher elevation. Distance from the closest stream is well related to the distribution of farmland use. Among the three land use types, the influence of roads is most significant on the residential land use. More than 80 per cent of the residential homes are located within 200 m from the major transportation roads.
