Xu Bingli, Xiao Xin, Wang Yiqing, Kang Yajian, Chen Yuting, Wang Peng, Lin Hui
Double Lake Laboratory, Beijing, 100000, China.
School of Geography and Environment & Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Wetland and Watershed Research, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China.
J Environ Manage. 2025 Jan;373:123866. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123866. Epub 2024 Dec 27.
The human geographical environment is a comprehensive setting formed by the interaction between human activities and the geographical environment, characterized by its complexity and vulnerability. Applying the digital twin method to create a new research model in a human geographical environment holds significant academic and practical value. This approach helps avoid disturbances in the real environment, deeply explores complex issues, and optimizes solutions for real-world geographical problems. By reviewing the current state of research, we propose the basic concept of the digital twin human geographical environment and elaborate on its meaning. Additionally, we construct a technical framework for the digital twin human-geographical environment system. We identify the digital twin human-geographical environment as comprising the real human geographical environment, the virtual human geographical environment, and the interaction between the two. This is achieved through the twin construction and interaction of the geographical environment, human activities, and human geographical interaction, facilitating coordination and mutual enhancement between the real and virtual environments. Using the digital twin of Bailudong Academy as a case study, we demonstrate the construction methods, main functions, and result forms of a digital twin human geographical environment. Besides, this paper will provoke thoughts on the coupling of digital twins and human geographical environments, jointly promoting the development of human geography.
人文地理环境是人类活动与地理环境相互作用形成的综合环境，具有复杂性和脆弱性的特点。将数字孪生方法应用于人文地理环境中创建新的研究模型具有重要的学术和实践价值。这种方法有助于避免现实环境中的干扰，深入探索复杂问题，并优化现实世界地理问题的解决方案。通过回顾研究现状，我们提出了数字孪生人文地理环境的基本概念并阐述其含义。此外，我们构建了数字孪生人文地理环境系统的技术框架。我们将数字孪生人文地理环境确定为由现实人文地理环境、虚拟人文地理环境以及两者之间的相互作用组成。这是通过地理环境、人类活动和人文地理相互作用的孪生构建与相互作用来实现的，促进了现实环境与虚拟环境之间的协调与相互促进。以白鹿洞书院数字孪生为例，我们展示了数字孪生人文地理环境的构建方法、主要功能和成果形式。此外，本文将引发关于数字孪生与人文地理环境耦合的思考，共同推动人文地理学的发展。
