Open AccessMineral Economic Regionalization in the Context of Resource Crisis and Sustained Economic Growth
Author(s) -
Meng Song,
Baoshun Liu,
Junyu Zhang,
Keqing Li
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/781/3/032061
Subject(s) - mineral resource classification , resource (disambiguation) , context (archaeology) , regional development , shift share analysis , business , mainland , natural resource economics , economic geography , economic system , economics , regional science , geography , computer science , geology , computer network , geochemistry , archaeology
As mineral resources are the material basis of social and economic development, the study on the correlation between the mineral resource industry and the regional economy, which aims at a scientific division of economic zones and a clear understanding of industrial characteristics, is crucial in addressing issues related to the management of resources and economy such as regional industrial development and territorial and spatial planning. By discussing the relation between dependence on mineral resources and national economy development, this study divides the Chinese mainland into three resource-based regions, nine resource-assisted regions and 19 non-resource-based regions based on quantified regional differences underpinned by the theory of threshold effects for measurement data. Furthermore, policy recommendations are proposed to pave the path for differentiated regional development after considering multiple factors including features of regional economy and resource potential. In addition to better serving and supporting economic development, territorial and spatial planning and the strategy of mineral resources, such recommendations are expected to provide differentiated development strategies for different types of regions.