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编辑推荐/图书亮点： 

1. 本书综合陈述地理学面临的诸多基础性学科问题，对地理学科的本质特征阐述精当，对地理学的研究范式总结到位，为当下不可多得的理论研究著作。

2. 本书作者宋长青教授为中国知名的地理学者、北京师范大学地理科学学部部长，能够确保图书的质量和学术价值。

3. 本书可为地理专业研究生和地理研究学者的学习和研究工作提供重要参考。

内容简介：

本书针对地理学面临的诸多基础性学科问题展开讨论，力求明晰地理学科的本质特征，提出地理学科复杂性特征；力求解析地理数据总体特征、认识地理数据质量与解决地理问题的功能；力求探寻地理综合的思路，从要素、空间、尺度、界面等方面归纳地理耦合的方式，为地理综合集成奠定思维基础；力求总结地理学的研究范式，阐释不同地理范式解决地理问题的科学研究准则。

作者简介：

宋长青，北京师范大学地理科学学部教授。任北京师范大学地理科学学部部长，中国地理学会副理事长，中国地理学会学术工作委员会主任、政治地理与地缘关系专业委员会主任，任孢粉学会、青藏高原研究会、土壤学会常务理事；任《地理学报》、《干旱区地理》、Chinese Geographical Science副主编，曾任国家自然科学基金委员会地球科学部副主任、中国科学与技术协会委员等职务。

丛书简介：

本丛书为北京师范大学地理科学部部长宋长青教授有关地理学前沿方向的教材，供普通高等院校地理学相关专业师生使用。

目录：

一、地理学的特性与基本问题 ······················································· 1

（一）地理学科的本质特征 ··································································· 2

（二）地理学的学科基本特性 ································································ 4

（三）地理学科面临的挑战与机遇 ·························································· 8

二、地理复杂性：地理学的新内涵 ················································ 11

（一）地理学发展面临的时代困境 ························································ 12

（二）地理学面对的新时代特征 ··························································· 14

（三）新时代地理学的新特征 ······························································ 17

（四）复杂地理系统 ·········································································· 21

（五）复杂地理系统的核心问题与研究方法············································ 22

（六）地理学面临的新挑战 ································································· 24

三、地理数据的特征、质量与功能 ··············································· 27

（一）陆地表层系统与地理研究的释义 ·················································· 28

（二）地理数据在地理学研究体系中的重要作用······································ 30

（三）地理数据的特征 ······································································· 32

（四）地理数据的质量评定 ································································· 33

（五）地理数据解决地理学科问题的功能 ··············································· 34

四、地理大数据为地理复杂性研究提供新机遇 ································· 37

（一）重要概念的范畴与约定 ······························································ 39

（二）地理大数据与地理学研究范式 ····················································· 39

（三）复杂性科学的相关概念 ······························································ 42

（四）地理大数据中的复杂性分析方法 ·················································· 44

（五）结论 ······················································································ 48

五、理解地理“耦合” 实现地理“集成” ······································· 51

（一）地球科学“耦合” 研究的科学实践 ··············································· 52

（二）地理“耦合” 的内涵与研究实践 ·················································· 53

（三）地理集成的基本路径 ································································· 58

（四）结论 ······················································································ 63

六、地理学研究范式的思考 ························································· 65

（一）地理经验科学研究范式 ······························································ 67

（二）地理实证科学研究范式 ······························································ 67

（三）地理系统科学研究范式 ······························································ 68

（四）地理大数据研究范式 ································································· 69

附件：黑河流域生态—水文过程集成研究重大研究计划建议 ··············· 75

（一）研究背景 ················································································ 75

（二）科学目标 ················································································ 95

（三）核心科学问题 ·········································································· 96

（四）研究主题与集成研究平台建设 ····················································· 97

（五）实施方案 ··············································································· 100

（六）经费使用计划 ········································································· 103

后记 ····················································································· 105