综合自然地理学与黄秉维教授的学术思想和卓越贡献──学习《自然地理综合工作六十年》纪念文集

PROFESSOR HUANG BINGWE'S CONTRIBUTION TO'THE ADVANCE OF GEOGRAPY SCIENCE IN CHINA──A REVIEW ON THE“STXTY YEARS OF STUDIES ON INTEGRATED PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY”

从部门自然地理学到综合自然地理学、中国综合自然区划、三个自然地理方向及其综合研究、以综合自然地理学为基础开展应用研究等四个方面论述了黄秉维教授的学术思想及对地理学的贡献。

Huang Bingwei ,Geography Abstract Professor Huang Bingwei,former long-time director and now bonorary director of In-stitute of Geography,Chinese A cademy of Sciences,has been making great contribution tothe advance of geography science in China,especially on the integrated physical geography.This paper is essentially a brief review on his recent book:“Sixty Years of Studies on Inte-grated Physical Geograpby”-a coll ection of 47 selected papers pubished by the SciencePress in 1993 celebrating his 80th birthday.Professor Huang studies and contributes the integrated physical geography mainly in thefollowing four approaches:1.From topical(geomorphology, climatology,hydrography,soil geography,biogeogra-phy,etc.)to integrated physical geography.He has done much works practically in each top-ical area,and his emphasis on integrated physical geography is environment and resources.2.Integrated physical regionalization:The most distinguished contribution is the editor-ship of the“Integrated Physical Regionali zation of China”,which was mainly based on cli-mate-soil-vegetation zonal factors and published in 1958.Its major purpose is to serve theagricultural development in China.3.Three major modern natural processes-physical,chemical and biological,and theirintegrated study;The physical process,especially heat-moisture baiance,is the centraltheme. 4.The scientific results of these basic studies on integrated physical geography are wide-ly applied in economic and other human activites,especially in agricultural development.Professor Huang has opened a series of fruitful studies on potential maximum agriculturalproduction all over China,water conservancy and agricultrual production all over China,wa-ter conservancy and agricultural development on the Loess Plateau and the North ChinaPlain,Utilization and melioration of montane slopes in Southern China,etc.Now, Professor Huang is still active in his research works.More and more excellent sci-entific results are expected.