欧美应用地理学研究的主要内容和特点

应用地理学以地理学的理论和方法为基础,是纯学术地理学的延伸,包括评价和实施两个重要阶段,价值分析在其中起很大作用。欧美应用地理学的研究内容包括:环境与资源、规划与建设、文化与社会;其显著特点是:与政府和企业密切合作、致力于解决现实紧迫问题、特别强调区域研究和规划与政策的评价与实施。

The Main Content and Characteristics of the Applied Geographical Research in Europe and America

Applied geography is based on the theories and methods of geography and is the extension of pure academic geography, induding two important stages of evaluation and implementation. Value andlysis plays a great role in applied geography. In the West counties, the research fields of applied geography are: (1) environment and natural resources; (2) planning and construction; (3)culture and society. Some various characteristics of research work include: closely cooperating with government and enterprises;focusing on the solution, of actual wnd pressing issues;laying a special emphasis on regional stadies and assessment and implementation of plans and policies.