地理学研究进展与前瞻

Progress and Prospects of Geographical Research

        郑度(地理科学与资源研究所!北京100101)

         地理学;进展;前瞻

        现代地理学涵盖自然地理学、人文地理学和地理信息科学 ,其发展趋势是 :和相邻学科的交叉、渗透与融合 ,加强地理学内部的综合研究 ,地理过程的微观研究进一步深化 ,拓宽实践应用研究领域 ,实验地理与技术手段现代化 ,理论思维模式的转变等。地理学应在陆地表层过程与格局、全球环境变化及其区域响应、自然资源保障与生态环境建设、区域可持续发展及人 地系统的机理与调控、地球信息科学、技术与数字地球研究等前沿领域开拓创新 ,为促进地球系统科学的发展 ,为协调人 地关系等方面做出积极的贡献。

        Contemporary geography includes physical geography, human geography and geographical information science. Advanced tendencies in geographical research are characterized with following aspects: intersection and infiltration with various disciplinary, strengthening integrated studies within geography, deepening micro-scale studies on geographical processes, broaden applied research fields, experimental geography and introducing new techniques and transforming mode of theoretical thinking, etc. In order to promote development of the earth system sciences and to coordinate man-land relationship geographers may make contribution in the following aspects, such as process and pattern of the terrestrial surface, global change and its regional respond, security in natural resources and ecological reconstruction, regional sustainable development, mechanism of man-land relationship and its coordinating, geo-information science and technology, digital earth research, etc.