《地理学的灵魂》是中国著名地理学家傅伯杰院士对地理学本质与未来发展进行系统梳理的力作。全书以“综合理念-空间过程-系统思维-社会应用”四维框架, 阐释地理学作为界面性学科的本质特征, 揭示其在人地耦合系统研究中的不可替代性。通过格局与过程耦合模型、生态系统服务评估等典型案例, 傅伯杰院士不仅论证了地理学解决全球变化与可持续发展难题的方法论优势, 更提出大数据与人工智能时代地理学研究的范式革新路径。本书既是地理学理论建设的里程碑, 也是学科参与全球治理的行动纲领。

“The Soul of Geography”is a seminal work by renowned Chinese geographer Academician Fu Bojie, offering a systematic exploration of geography’s essence and future trajectories. Structured around a four-dimensional framework of synthsynthesis concepts-spatial processes-system thinking-societal applications, the book elucidates geography’s intrinsic characteristics as an interface discipline and its irreplaceable role in studying human-environment coupled systems. Through seminal case studies such as patternprocess coupling models and ecosystem service evaluation, Academician Fu Bojie not only demonstrates geography’s methodological advantages in addressing global change and sustainability challenges but also charts innovative pathways for disciplinary paradigm shifts in the era of big data and artificial intelligence. This book stands as both a milestone in geographical theory building and an action framework for the discipline’s engagement in global governance.