HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY IN JAPAN∗

A regret frequently expressed at International Geographical Congresses concerns the lack of summary information about the nature of geographic research in the host country. During a discussion of this point with members of the Association of Japanese Geographers, the idea of publishing a series of reports on various aspects of Japanese research surfaced. The concept was later enthusiastically supported by the United States National Committee for the International Geographical Union. This first report, “Historical Geography in Japan,” has been modified for the benefit of the English-speaking readers of THE PROFESSIONAL GEOGRAPHER. Although the reports will be of particular interest to those planning to attend the 1980 IGC in Tokyo, they should prove of general interest as well.—H. Jesse Walker, Member, U.S. National Committee, IGU.     

GEOGRAPHICAL LITERATURE IN JAPAN

This is the third in a series of reports on Japanese geographic research prepared in cooperation with the Association of Japanese Geographers (AJG). Like the two previous reports, which appeared in the August and November issues, it has been modified for the English-speaking readership of THE PROFESSIONAL GEOGRAPHER. However, unlike the previous articles, each of which aimed at providing data regarding Japanese research on specific geographic topics, this paper is intended to supply the reader with an inventory of those materials that will be needed for the conduct of research in Japan. —H. Jesse Walker, Member, U.S. National Committee, IGU.     

GEOGRAPHICAL LITERATURE IN JAPAN

This is the third in a series of reports on Japanese geographic research prepared in cooperation with the Association of Japanese Geographers (AJG). Like the two previous reports, which appeared in the August and November issues, it has been modified for the English-speaking readership of THE PROFESSIONAL GEOGRAPHER. However, unlike the previous articles, each of which aimed at providing data regarding Japanese research on specific geographic topics, this paper is intended to supply the reader with an inventory of those materials that will be needed for the conduct of research in Japan. —H. Jesse Walker, Member, U.S. National Committee, IGU.     

RECENT RESEARCH IN JAPANESE GEOMORPHOLOGY

This is the second in a series of reports on Japanese geographic research prepared in cooperation with the Association of Japanese Geographers (AJG). Like the report on historical geography, which appeared in the August issue, this report on geomorphology has been modified for the English-speaking readership of THE PROFESSIONAL GEOGRAPHER. As an indication of the relative importance of geomorphology in Japanese geography, at the April 1979 annual meeting of the AJG in Tokyo 30 percent of the 138 papers presented were devoted to geomorphology.—H. Jesse Walker, Member, U.S. National Committee, IGU     

RECENT RESEARCH IN JAPANESE GEOMORPHOLOGY

This is the second in a series of reports on Japanese geographic research prepared in cooperation with the Association of Japanese Geographers (AJG). Like the report on historical geography, which appeared in the August issue, this report on geomorphology has been modified for the English-speaking readership of THE PROFESSIONAL GEOGRAPHER. As an indication of the relative importance of geomorphology in Japanese geography, at the April 1979 annual meeting of the AJG in Tokyo 30 percent of the 138 papers presented were devoted to geomorphology.—H. Jesse Walker, Member, U.S. National Committee, IGU     

CNC-IHDP国际合作进展

1 Introduction on CNC-IHDP In recent decades, China has witnessed significant environmental changes due to various natural processes and human activities. The sustainable development of China is facing more and more restrictions from natural resources and…     

Review on international cooperation of CNC-IHDP

Chinese National Committee for the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (CNC-IHDP) is a newly founded academic organization in China aiming at promoting the research on Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Changes (HDGEC). International cooperation is an important part of CNC-IHDP’s activities. This paper makes a brief review on current international cooperation that has been developed, and introduces some aspects on which to focus in future.     

RESEARCH IN CLIMATOLOGY BY GEOGRAPHERS IN JAPAN

This is the last in a series of reports on various aspects of geographic research in Japan. The series has been sponsored by the United States Committee for the International Geographic Union in anticipation of the 1980 IGC in Tokyo. Like its predecessors, this report has been modified by H. Jesse Walker, member of the Committe, for the benefit of English-speaking readers of THE PROFESSIONAL GEOGRAPHER.     

第二届中日韩青年地理学家国际学术研讨会在日本熊本举行

Sponsored by the Association of Japanese Geographers （AJG） and jointly undertaken by the Geographical Society of China （GSC） and the Korean Geographical Society （KGS） and Kumamoto University, the Second Japan-Korea-China Symposium of Young Geographers was held at Kumamoto University in Japan on October 2-5, 2007. It was a successful continuation after the First China-Japan-Korea Symposium of Young Geographers launched by the GSC and held at Beijing Normal University in China on September 16-18, 2006. The 2007 project was also completed with the aid of Professor Murayama Yuji, from University of Tsukuba and the Kumamoto International Convention and Tourism Bureau.     

地理学发展的战略方向探讨

《了解正在变化的星球：地理科学的战略方向》是美国国家研究理事会最新的一部颇富创建性和前瞻性的研究报告,反映了地理学发展的集成研究战略方向.尽管受其任务和受众的影响,报告话语表现出过度重视技术和工具,但其提出的建设地理科学这一议题切中了当前地理学发展的战略方向,也在技术和工具这个“任务”方面尝试相应的建构工作,相伴的重要工作是给出了地理科学未来10 年的11 个优先研究领域.报告后来的评论则重新发掘并弥补了该报告的某些不足,说明了该报告“深度”的一面,尤其是地理科学的方法论问题.与该报告及其评论相比,中国建设地理科学的主张具有如下特点：① 学科体系庞大、层次分明、范畴严密;② “学科”与“任务”明显平衡;③ 有系统论和整体论的方法论;④ 初步显现深远的、连锁的影响.《了解正在变化的星球》及其评论,以及中国地理科学建设表明--跨学科的地理科学是地理学发展的战略方向：① 地理学正走向或走入集成研究的“大科学”阶段;② “学科”与“任务”平衡是地理学自身发展及应对了解正在变化的星球的必然要求;③ 未来地理科学建设应当是具有科学人文主义的学科体系、方法论、技术和工具的“三元”结构.     

基于CNKI的1982-2014年《地理研究》载文情况统计分析

基于中国知网（CNKI）的“中国学术期刊网络出版总库”、中国科学引文数据库（CSCD）等,对1982-2014年《地理研究》的载文情况进行了总体回顾和客观评价,主要内容包括33年间所发表的学术论文的年际变化、第一作者及核心作者群、作者所属研究机构、各类资金资助情况、论文关键词及被引用情况等几个方面。研究表明：① 《地理研究》的载文量呈现波动增长趋势,具有明显的阶段性变化特征;② 《地理研究》拥有庞大的作者数量,但以第一作者发表3篇及以上论文的核心作者占第一作者的9.5%;③ 第一作者所属研究机构在区域分布上存在明显的地域集中性,主要集中在中东部地区;④ 国家级基金是地理学研究的主要项目资助类型;⑤ 在热点内容、区域（尺度）和方法等方面体现了学科特点;⑥ 《地理研究》在地理学及其相关研究领域的学术影响力显著提高。研究结果客观地展示了《地理研究》33年来的办刊历程及学术影响,同时在一定程度上揭示出地理学相关领域的研究热点和趋势,可为《地理研究》今后发展以及中国地理学相关研究提供科学参考。     

2011年全国地理期刊编辑出版年会在福州召开(英文)

The Annual Meeting of China’s Geographical Journals Editing was held in Fuzhou city onApril 21-25, 2011. This meeting was co-sponsored by the Working Committee for Editing     

30 years of IJGIS: the changing landscape of geographical information science and the road ahead

The International Journal of Geographic Information Science (IJGIS), established in 1987, is the first academic journal devoted solely to Geographical Information Science (GIS) research. This editorial highlights milestones of the journal development and its influences on the field. IJGIS research articles and special issues have been effective in publishing the state of the art and emerging research accomplishments. In light of the changing landscape of GIS, IJGIS welcome papers on meta-analysis studies, literature reviews, and research foresight. This editorial outlines the underlying thinking and expectations for these papers in future volumes. IJGIS aspires to publish research of high novelty and broad interest that pushes the boundary of fundamental and applied GIS. As an independent, multidisciplinary journal driven by the community of authors, reviewers, and readers, community support is key to realizing the aspiration of a major influence on GIS research.     

Influence of the regional climate variations on lake changes of Zabuye,Dangqiong Co and Bankog Co salt lakes in Tibet

Journal of Geographical Sciences - The lake hydrological and meteorological data of the Tibetan Plateau are not rich. This research reports the observed climatic data and measured water levels of...     

第31届国际地理大会在突尼斯举行

The 31 st International Geographical Congress （IGC） was held on August 12-15 in Tunis, the Republic of Tunisia. It enjoyed the support of the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology of Tunisia, and was backed by various other ministerial departments and academic and research institutions in Tunisia. More than 1000 geographers across the world participated in the IGC. The Geographical Society of China （GSC） attended the conference with a 60-odd-number delegation from Chinese mainland.     

Preliminary study of Chinese Antarctic data management in accordance with the international framework

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"地理学发展与应用——30年回顾与展望"国际学术论坛在广州召开

International Forum on Development and Application of Geographical Sciences: A Retrospect for the Past Three Decades and Prospect was held in Guangzhou University on 19-22, December, 2008. It was sponsored by Guangzhou University, The Geographical Society of China, and Guangdong Geographical Society. More than 200 geographers and graduate students participated in this forum from more than 140 institutions throughout the world, including USA, UK, Australia and across the Taiwan Straits.     

2019年亚洲地理大会理事会在北京召开

On November 1st,2019,Council Meeting of the Asian Geographical Association(AGA)was held at Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing,China.The meeting was chaired by Prof.Dahe Qin,who is President of the Asian Geographical Association,Director of Academic Committee of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Former Administrator of China Meteorological Administration.At first,he extended his warm welcome to all the participants present and gave a brief review on the establishment of the Asian Geographical Association.Then,he introduced invited guests and representatives from member organizations of AGA and announced the agenda of the meeting.     

World Patterns of Geographic Literacy Based on Sketch Map Quality

This paper discusses world patterns of geographic literacy and illiteracy based on the quality of sketch maps of the world drawn by university students in first-year geography classes. The study, sponsored by the International Geographical Union and funded by the National Geographic Society, contains 3,568 sketch maps of the world collected from 75 sites in 52 countries. For the purposes of this paper, geographic literacy is equated with the number of nations and continents included on the sketch maps. The individual map scores are aggregated to determine the average number of items per map for each site and nation. Our set of maps provides a baseline of world variations in geographic literacy just prior to the end of the Cold War. The sketch map techniques can be used to monitor changes in geographic literacy.