Journal of Geographical Sciences ›› 2017, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (12): 1541-1555.doi: 10.1007/s11442-017-1451-z
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Kai LIU1(), Maolin TANG2,*(
), Rongzeng LIU1, Yaochen QIN3
Received:
2017-06-03
Accepted:
2017-07-17
Online:
2017-12-10
Published:
2017-12-10
Contact:
Maolin TANG
E-mail:liukai106@126.com;mltang317@163.com
About author:
Author: Liu Kai (1972-), PhD and Associate Professor, specialized in the philosophy of geography, geographical information science, urban and regional development. E-mail:
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Kai LIU, Maolin TANG, Rongzeng LIU, Yaochen QIN. Geography’s “World view”: The ontological issues of geography[J].Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2017, 27(12): 1541-1555.
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