IDEOLOGY OF RESOURCE SCIENCE IN THE 20TH CENTURY
20世纪的资源科学思想

The 20 th century is a revolutionary era of technology and sciences.It was the flourishing evolution in Ecology,Economics,Earth sciences and Environment sciences,the wide development in integrated survey and research for natural resources and the increasing problems in population,resource,environment and development,that established the ideal background and scientific basis for resource sciences.Ideology of resource science in the 20 th century had changed from the Humanism idea with unlimited natural resources in the early time,to the Limited resource thought with controversy in the medium term and to the Sustainable development concept with resources sustainable utilization in the last stage.At the same time,the integrated research field of resource sciences had been increasingly spread and the disciplinary system of resource sciences had been farther developed and perfected.It is expected that 21 th century will be a sustainable development time characterized with resources sustainable utilization.Studies of resources sciences will focus on the resources sustainable utilization and social harmony development.Therefore,resources sciences will be a more important foundation stone with the raising evolution level of human beings.