Geography in future:Prospects for the developing trends of Geography
The future development trend of Geography has received widespread attention but opinions are di-vergent.Systematic analysis and elaboration of the future development trends of Geography have important theoretical and practical significance for promoting the development of Geography.The demand for Geo-graphy in socio-economic development determines the direction and possibility of Geography's development.The effects of scientific and technological progress on Geography determines the extent and feasibility of Geo-graphy development.The inherent requirement of the development of Geography itself is the inevitability of the development of Geography.On the basis of sorting out domestic and foreign perspectives,this paper elab-orates on the development trends of Geography from the perspectives of the demand for Geography from so-cial and economic development,the effects of scientific and technological progress on Gography,and the in-ternal logic of the discipline's own development.With the globalization of economy,informatization of soci-ety,ecologization of civilization,and geographization of the world,Geography,as a core discipline in the study of human-earth relations,is inevitably pushed to the forefront of solving major global natural and social prob-lems due to its intersection with natural and social sciences.It will play an increasingly important role in eco-nomic and social development and human life.The development of aerospace and remote sensing technology has greatly expanded human vision for Earth observation,promoting the possibility of global research.The de-velopment of transportation technology and information networks has led to changes in the spatiotemporal scale of the world.The development of observation technology and analytical experimental technology not only increases the quantification level of geographical analysis,but also greatly enhances the ability of Geo-graphy to serve the society and economy.Earth science is developing towards the direction of Earth system sci-ence,while Geography is developing towards geographic science and Earth surface system science.From the perspective of disciplinary development trends,the scientific,systematic,and global nature of Geography is strengthening.With the development of society and economy,the progress of science and technology,and the evolution of Geography disciplines,Geography will move towards scientific Geography,technological Geo-graphy,philosophical Geography,systematic Geography,unified Geography,global Geography,the Geo-graphy for social development,and the Geography for daily life.In the development of Geography,there is still a trend of more complex research objects,more diverse research dimensions,more diverse research scales,more diverse and integrated research methods,and more high-tech research means.It puts forward higher re-quirements for future geographers:they not only need to have a global perspective,the concept of interaction between people and the environment,interactions between earth spheres,regional interaction and sustainable development,but also have abilities of multi factor integration,multi perspective observation,multi-dimension-al analysis,multi-scale research and integrate application.
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