文中正视地理学在中国出现危机的现实,剖析了地理学陷入困境的原因。认为提高地理学的理论研究水平,改善学科体系,加强与现实社会的联系,提高成果的决策效用价值,校正学科定位与方向,是地理学摆脱困境、实现变革的有效对策。

Faced with the reality of Geography in China falling into a woeful predicament, and after analyses the cause that leads to this case,the author argues that effective solution is to promote the standard of theory research of geography,to alter its system,to integrate the theory with practice,to activate the role of geographical research acts in helping decision making and finally,to rectify the direction and orientation of geographical research.