最近十年来中国地理科学的进展

最近十年来中国地理科学的最重要进展有:自然地理学与人文地理学的平衡发展,人口、资源、环境的研究,遥感的应用与地理信息系统的建立,自然地理定位观测,青藏高原隆起对自然环境的影响,城市与城市规划,中国历史地理研究等。最近,并已开始研究气候变化与海平面上升对中国的影响,使我国地理科学研究紧紧跟上世界发展的步伐。

DEVELOPMENT OF GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE IN THE LAST DECADE

The last decade has witnessed a rapid development of geographical science in China. In addition to the traditional disciplines, many new and interdiscoplinary research fields have emerged and been established, such as population, resources, environment, regional planning and territorial management, and natural hazard. Mean-while, the rapid progress of many branches of human geography has facilitated a more balanced development of geographical science in China. Morever, the application of new techniques, such as remote sensing, information system, long-term geographical stations has also achieved encouraging results. These notable developments have added new dimensions to geography and enhanced its academic status and practical significance in the country.Other major achieoements include effect of uplifet of the Tibetan Plateau on the environment, new evidences on the quarternary glaciation in East China, urban geography and urban, planning and compilation and publication of Historical Atlas of China (in 8 volunes).This paper shoued not be regarded as exhaustive because a short review evidently can't cover all branches and disciplines in geography which have also made significant progress during the last decade.