Strategic Choice on Transformation Mode of China’s Resource-based Cities

Jinhuang Mao

doi:10.5430/ijfr.v5n3p116

Abstract

The industrial structure of the resource-based cities is relatively single. The ability to withstand macroeconomic risk is relatively weak. And with the depletion of resources, the issue of the transformation of the resource-based cities is becoming more and more urgent. Currently, researches focus mainly on the selection and developing of the leading industries of the resource-based cities. This is the goal and direction of the transformation in the resource-based cities, which is to be solved in the researches. The key to the sustainable development of resource-based cities is to choose the appropriate mode based on the specific circumstances. Referring to the examples of some successful transformation and the existing theoretical results, the paper summarizes and introduces the transformation modes of the resource-based cities in China, which can provide a guidance to the sustainable development of the resource-based cities.

Highlights

The development of the resources city is based on the exploitation of natural resources
The specialty of resources-based industry makes the transformation of industry as a certain stage of the development of resources-based city
Resource-based cities transformation is not just the adjustment of industrial structure, and a comprehensive restructuring of economic, technical, social, cultural, which is a huge systematic project, which needs different transformation strategies according to different situations

Summary

Introduction

The development of the resources city is based on the exploitation of natural resources. It is very important to the operation of the entirely national economics and to social stability and unity whether the transformation of industry in resources-based cities is successful or not. The ultimate aim of achieving industrial structure transition of resource-based cities is to accelerate urban economic development, encourage reasonable and sustainable resource utilization, protect ecological environment and speedup all-round social progress. In light of this objective, the strategic choice on transformation mode of resource- based cities should take these four dimensions into comprehensive consideration

Lessons of the Transformation of the Resource-based Cities

Industry Continuation Mode

The Industry Alternative Mode

The industrial Succeed Composite Mode

Conclusions