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| SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MODELS IN POVERTY-STRICKEN AREAS OF WESTERN CHINA |
| CAO Ming-ming |
| Department of Urban and Resource Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China |
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Abstract Comparatively, the poverty-stricken areas are faced with a tougher task of balancing development against environmental protection. The sustainable development of such areas will have a greater effect on the development of other regions. With time, space and other factors considered, a few models which are likely to bring about a sustainable development in the poor areas are suggested, such as exploitation of resources, priority to ecosystem, urban development to have precedence, high-tech industrialization to promote development, tourism to have precedence. Constructive ideas and suggestions are provided on the selection of these models in terms of specific locations.
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Received: 18 March 2002
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2002, Vol. 17 
