立足地理学科前沿,服务国家战略需求——北京大学地理学科65周年

Based on the frontier of geography, serving the national strategic needs:The 65th anniversary of Peking University's Department of Geography

地理学研究地球表层要素间相互作用、空间分异格局及其变化过程,人地关系是地理学的核心问题,区域研究是地理学的特色。地理学是国家可持续发展和生态文明建设的支撑学科,在解决国家经济发展过程中面临的资源、环境、城镇化等方面的问题中发挥着不可替代的作用。北京大学立足地理学科前沿,服务国家战略需求,国际影响力不断提升,形成了自然地理学和人文地理学两个国家二级重点学科,并发展了生态学一级学科。

Geography focuses on the interaction among factors on earth surface, and their spatial distribution and temporal evolution. Human environment interaction constitutes the core of this discipline. Geography is also by and large based on regional studies. As an academic discipline, it has not only substantially contributed to national sustainable development and ecological progress, but also enabled us to better understand and deal with issues with regard to resources, environment, and urbanization emerging in the last few decades alongside economic development. Geography at Peking University always seeks to move beyond the current academic frontier on the one hand, and to meet the national strategic needs on the other. It now has two national key secondary disciplines, physical and human geography, and one primary discipline, ecology.