在变化的世界中生存——《美国地质调查局2000—2005战略计划》分析

为更灵活地迎接21世纪的机遇与挑战,美国地调局制订了2000-2005财年战略计划。在该计划中美国地调局将自身定位为一个对美国自然资源(土地、水及生物资源)进行研究、监测和评价的科学机构.战略计划确定的两大任务目标是(1)自然灾害研究和(2)环境与自然资源研究.从这个战略计划中我们可以看出:科学研究的重点已从对自然现象的简单认识转向了灾害、环境和自然资源这些与人类生存息息相关的问题;地质学的研究范围已从地表之下的岩石圈扩大到整个生物圈,与其他学科的关联更加密切,地质学正成为一门更加实用的科学;为客户服务已成为科学研究的首要目的,客户的需求决定了我们研究的方向;科学成果的完成需要更广泛的合作;新技术的应用是目标实现的保证.

SURVIVAL IN A CHANGING WORLD: A review to the USGS FY2000- 2005 STRATEGIC PLAN

The U.S. Geology Survey (USGS) has made a strategic plan for the financial years of 2000 - 2005, to flexibly face the challenges and opportunties of the new century. In the an, the USGS positioned itself as the Nation' s principal science and information agency that conducts research, monitoring and assessments to contribute understanding the natural world - America's land ,water and biological resources. The two misson goals that the Strategic Plan determined for USGS are (1) Hazards and (2) Environment and Natural Resources. From the Plan we can make out that the focus of scier .ific research has changed from simply understanding the nature to solving the pmblems vital to human life, such as hazard, environment and natural resources. The objectives of geological study have expanded from the lithosphere to the whole biosphere. Geology is becoming a more useful integrated science. Serving the customer is the first aim of science research. The demands of customers guide the direction of our research. Scientific achievment depends on increasingly broad cooperation. New technology helps more success of research program.