Published on: 1984-01
Hardcover
The Geographical Society of China will celebrate its 75th anniversary in 1984, accidentally the International Geographical Union will convene its 25th congress in July of the same year at Paris.
The Publishing of " Geography in China" is intended as a commemoration of the Society's anniversary. The book presents the main studies and results done by the Chinese geographers particularly after the establishment of the People's Republic. This is the first publication that comprehensively displays the achievements of geographical science in China.
The volume consists of 15 chapters covering the branch disciplines of physical geography, geomorphology, climatology, hydrography, chemical geography, desert studies, glaciology, human geography, economic geography, historical geography, regional geography, cartography, and geographical education, written by leading scholars in each field.
For the non-geographyer, this volume will provide insights to the Chinese way of thinking and life, and for the geographer, it will give a wholeview of geography developed in China.
1.Preface
2.Comprehensive Physical Geography (Including Soil Geography and
Biogeography) in China
3.Geomorphological Studies in China
4.Advances in Climatolgoy in China
5.A Brief Review of the Research on Hydrology in China
6.Chemical Geography in China
7.Progress in the Study of Glaciology, Cryopedology and Mountain Hazards in
China
8.A Recent Study on the Desertification Process in China
9.Human Geography in China
10.Historical Development and Recent Trends of Economic Geographical Studies
in China
11.Historical Geography in China
12.Development of Regional Geography in China
13.The Integrated Surveys of Natural Resources in China-from the economic
geographer's point of view
14.An Overview of World Geography in China
15.Cartography in China
16.Geographical Education in Chinese Universities-A Critical Review
17.Annex: The Geographical Society of China
