中文摘要：

在市镇形态理论、生物基因理论等理论方法的启发下,我国学者在传统聚落的研究实践中提出了＂传统聚落景观基因理论＂。本文通过整理和分析近年来景观基因理论探索与应用的研究文献,分析以下基本问题：①景观基因的基本概念与产生的理论背景;②从景观基因的识别方法、传统聚落景观区划与群系研究、景观基因理论的应用与完善、GIS技术在景观基因信息图谱建立中的探索等方面论述了景观基因理论与应用的研究现状;③系统整理了景观基因理论的基本框架并分析了其理论研究方法的基本特点。本研究对传统聚落景观基因理论的完善和深入发展,具有一定的理论意义和方法论意义。最后,展望了今后景观基因理论研究需要解决的基本问题。

英文摘要：

Several years ago, inspired by Urban Morphology Theory and Gene Theory, the ＂Traditional Settlements Landscape＇ s Gene （TSLG）＂ theory was proposed in the studies of traditional settlements. This paper covers the literature of new discoveries and the applications of the TSLG theory in recent years, and provides a review in the aspects as following： （l） The basic concept of landscape gene and its theoretical background. （2） The status quo of TSLG theory and its applications, including： the method to identify landscape genes in traditional settlements; categorization of the traditional settlements＇ landscape areas in a hierarchy; improvement of the TSLG theory and development of more applications; possible roles of GIS technology in the establishment of a traditional settlement landscape genetic map for a unique area. （3） Systematic summary of the theoretical frame- work of TSLG theory and analysis of the basic characteristics of the research based on the theory. The authors point out the four major improvements required for the TSLG theory： （1） Technical specifications and standards need to be established for identification of the elements of TSLG. （2） Issues such as theoretical basis, expression, data structure and organization, need to be resolved for the constructions of TSLG maps and cultural landscape gene database, which is important for the new development of TSLG theory itself. （3） The TSLG theory-based discipline remains to be fully established. （4） The applications of TSLG theory remains at low levels in the practices. Therefore, an index system or an evaluation model is necessary for the assessment of traditional settlements landscape＇ s genes or cultural landscape genes.