根据对当前学术界关于“地球系统科学”与“陆地系统科学”的理解,提出了“陆地系统科学是地理学的升华”的观点,认为陆地系统科学将是中国21世纪地理学再发展的“框架舞台”,并从多角度对其研究目标、重大科学问题和研究方法等进行了专门评述。作者认为,要发展中国的地理学,必须利用“陆地系统科学”这一框架舞台。但就目前的进展看,“陆地系统科学”这一框架舞台只是一个雏形,还需要一些具体的研究计划,特别是与区域发展关系密切的综合科学计划来完善。

 In terms of understanding on the Earth System Science and the Land System Science, the viewpoint of“Land System Science is the advance of Geography”is presented in this paper. The objective,strong strategic emphasis, methodology of the Land System Science was also discussed. The author concluded that the Land System Science is the new umbrella of Geography in 21st century, but it is just in the starting period. It' s very important for pushing the development of the Land System Science to learn about from Global Change Study with setting up an inter-project which focus on regional sustainable development.