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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GEOGRAPHICAL PROGRESS, by Zheng Du

Geography can play an important role in implementing the blueprint and planning o f the China's Agenda 21, which includes four parts: overall strategy for sustain able development, sustainable social development, sustainable economic developme nt and sustainable ecological development.ª¥ According to the object and nature of geography as well as its integrative and r egional features, geographers may make efforts in such aspects as the manª²land r elationship coordinating, regional sustainable developemnt, global environmental issues and geographic information technique.ª¥ With hopes and opportunities, as well as difficulties and challenges, the counte rmeasures of geography are to keep up with the widespread intergrative trend of modern science, strengthen intergrated research, meet the needs for constructio n, develop talent for resolving practical problems, promote geographical educati on and train transcentury high level talents.ª¤ª¤

SCIENCE OF GEOGRAPHY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

by Yu Huning

The long development course of traditional geography before 20th century is summ arized, and geographical connotation and fieldª²related characteristics are also discussed. Since middle 20th century, geography has not only broadened its fiel dª²related of research, paralleling progress in the fields of society, economy, science and technology, but has achieved unprecedented theoretical, methodological and techn ological progress. The current frontier of geography is a unified disciplin ary system with multiple branches, and this tendency of disciplinary synthesis a nd differentiation corresponds with trends in the development of modern sciences . The introduction of new theories, new methods and new technologies has greatly promoted systematic analysis and synthesis within geography, and thus elevated both the theoretical level and practical usefulness of geography as a scientific system. Looking through into 21st century, there is little doubt that the devel opment of geography would take new opportunities and that sustainable developmen t of geographic environment would become the core of geographic researches. Under the impact of the tide of the 3rd great scientific integration, it is nece ssary to reform the traditional geography by reconstruction of new systems and m ethodologies, to examine closely the scientific value and function of geography, and to make further explorations and advances in theoretical and practical fiel ds uninterruptedly, so that the potential energy of science of geography can be released out.

GEOGRAPHICAL COMPREHENSIVE STUDY IN KNOWLEDGEª²BASED ECONOMY AGE

by Yang Qinye and Li Shuangcheng

Knowledgeª²based economy raises serious issues for geographer: What are tasks of new comprehensive study? What are new methods and techniques used in solving more complicated problems? In an attempt to answer these questions, we indicate that it is important to identify the effects caused by knowledgeª²based economy on socioeconomic and natural environmental systems. The agricultural age was ba sed on plows and animals that pulled them; the industrial age, on engines and th e fuels that fed them. The knowledgeª²based economy age we are now ª©creatingªª will be based on knowledge and men that master and apply it. Compared with capital, resource and lab or, knowledge and scientific technology will play a more important role in econo mic growth and social development in knowledgeª²based economy age. As a result, the shift of the object, scope and methods of geographical comprehensive study i s inevitable.ª¥ In this paper, we offer straightforward explanation of knowledgeª²based economy and provide insight into its effects on geography. To fashion the present geogra phical comprehensive study into knowledgeª²based economy, we recommend such modi fications as integrating socioª²ª©economicªª and environmental system, establish ing vi rtual geographical space and internalizing external factors.ª¥ Knowledgeª²based economy is opening up new realms for geographer. By fusing trad itional methods and technologies, geographer can create new comprehensive field that will profoundly reshape geography.ª¤