Exploration of Sustainable Development in Resource-based Areas - Case Study of Daye Town

Author: Geng Mingzhai / Pei Songxian (editors)
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: How resource-based regions can achieve sustainable development is a significant theoretical and practical issue of global importance that requires in-depth research. This book takes Daye Town in Henan as a case study, thoroughly analyzing the various problems encountered by the local area in its economic development based on coal resources. It proposes three pathways for achieving sustainable development in the region from three aspects: accelerating industrial upgrading, developing non-coal industries to achieve industrialization; planning and constructing resettlement areas, relocating residents from coal-pressured villages to achieve urbanization; and reorganizing and reclaiming land in subsided areas for large-scale management to achieve ecological development. The simultaneous implementation of these three programs means that the region can not only achieve a shift in economic development from extensive to intensive, but also facilitate the transformation of society from traditional to modern. The sustainable development model of Daye Town is not only a major social innovation, but also a brand-new exploration in the practice of sustainable development for resource-based regions in China under the guidance of the Scientific Outlook on Development.