The behavioral revolution in Chinese geography and its theoretical connotation
The rise of a mobile society and the pursuit of high-quality development have created new demands for innovative theories in Chinese geography.In order to effectively address the societal progress towards Chinese-style modernization,Chinese geography needs to depict and explain the micro-level processes and behavioral mechanisms present in both urban and rural Chinese societies.It is important to establish a research paradigm with Chinese characteristics in behavioral geography in order to provide a scientific foundation for understanding the implications of China's societal transition.This paper argues for a behavioral revolution in Chinese geography and its theoretical framework.It discusses the contributions of the behavioral revolution to the needs of China's social development and the theoretical foundations of the discipline's development.The behavioral revolution aims to create a framework for understanding human behavior within the context of time and space.It introduces a new research paradigm that emphasizes the interaction and integration of space-time behaviors.The behavioral revolution also explores the mechanistic interpretation of behavioral processes at both individual and interactive levels and introduces new technologies and methods for a hybrid measurement and analysis approach.Ultimately,its goal is to create a decision support system that considers dynamic human-land interaction.During the 15th Five-Year Plan period(2026-2030),addressing the need for high-quality development,the behavioral revolution in geography can play a crucial role in practice.It can offer theoretical foundations for addressing various urban challenges through innovative approaches to individual space-time behavior studies.It can support decision-making for urban mobility governance by establishing a space-time behavioral paradigm.Furthermore,it can enhance the theoretical understanding of behavioral processes to provide improved solutions for urban public safety and emergency management.The behavioral revolution in geography also holds significant theoretical importance for the construction of the geography discipline.It can address the frontiers of social sciences by delving into the study of individual behavior and contribute to the advancement of geography spatial research by enhancing the analysis of space-time interactions and processes.It can broaden the new direction of geography spatio-temporal dynamics coupling by refining the theoretical study of space-time integration.By introducing innovative methods of space-time behavior,it aims to enhance geography's microscopic mechanistic explanations and support the innovation of geography application practice.
behavioral geographybehavioral revolutionspace-time behaviorsocial transition in ChinaChinese geography