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1 March 2014 Current Status, Challenges and Policy Recommendations Regarding the Sustainable Development of Mining Areas in China
Li Qian, Zhang Wenzhong, Wang Dai
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Abstract

As important suppliers of energy resources, mining areas have made huge contributions to China's socio-economic development. However, some factors are inhibiting the further development of mining areas and, thereby pose a threat to social stability, as well as resource and energy security in the country. In 2012, the National Development and Reform Commission formulated a project aiming to support the sustainable development of mining areas. This study collected and compiled the project's first-hand survey data from 128 mining areas across China and comprehensively investigated the current development status of the country's mining areas. The problems facing the development of China's mining areas are analyzed, and four specific suggestions are provided, namely: promote industry transformation, remove institutional constraints, improve people's livelihoods to maintain the stability of mining areas, and protect the environment to provide a clean, healthy living environment for mining area residents. This paper provides the first comprehensive and systematic picture of China's mining areas and highlights the importance of mining areas for the country's economic and social development.

Li Qian, Zhang Wenzhong, and Wang Dai "Current Status, Challenges and Policy Recommendations Regarding the Sustainable Development of Mining Areas in China," Journal of Resources and Ecology 5(1), 42-52, (1 March 2014). https://doi.org/10.5814/j.issn.1674-764x.2014.01.005
Received: 20 January 2014; Accepted: 1 February 2014; Published: 1 March 2014
KEYWORDS
limiting factors
mining areas
policy suggestions
status evaluation
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