中国人文地理学经过近半个多世纪的复兴与发展,对国家经济社会发展做出了重大贡献。在新的时代背景下,中国人文地理学的发展仍要继续围绕人地关系地域系统这一核心,树立人地和谐的科学发展观,进一步深化人地关系理论及研究方法,把人地关系的研究向纵深层次推进,发展面向国家战略需求和实践应用的人文地理学,构建完善的中国特色人文地理学学科体系。突出新的实践形式,把全球化与本土化、全国化与地方化、工业化与城市化、一体化与同城化、中心化与空心化、信息化与可视化、生态化与低碳化、科学化与现代化作为中国人文地理学未来研究的8大方向。在人文地理学科建设过程中,敢于挑战经典理论,尤其是西方传统的经典理论,敢于直面现实,学会向权力讲授真理,敢于当科学勇士,倡导科学精神,不可变成官场的奴隶。
Based on the revival and development over half a century, Chinese human geography plays a key role in promoting national economic and social development. In the context of the new era, man-earth areal system will still be taken as the core of future development of Chinese human geography, arming to build the scientific outlook on development with a harmonious man-earth relationship. Then, related theories and methods are needed to be reinforced to push forward the research of man-earth relationship. Besides, great ef- forts will be made to set up a discipline system of human geography with Chinese characteristics, geared to national strategic needs and practical application. Specifically, new practical patterns should be highlighted and the following eight aspects will be taken as main fields for further research of Chinese human geography, namely "globalization and localization", "naturalization and localization", "industrialization and urbaniza- tion", "integration and urban integration", "centralization and hollowing", "information and visualization", "ecology and low-carbonation", and "scientism and modernization". Moreover, new practical patterns could challenge classical theories especially western traditional classical theories, face reality to publicize truth to the power, could be scientific warriors to advocate scientific spirit. In addition, several fields deserve further study as followings. Firstly, the discipline system of culture geography should be build systematically with the rapid development of national cultural industries. Secondly, the width and depth of the research of behavioral geography should be further explored, especially strengthening the experimental research. Thirdly, more attention should be paid to correlative researches on neo-geopolitics, urban political geography and local political geography. Finally, the data of 6th National Population Census of China should be made full use to driving flourish development of social geography.