Industry in Lanzhou [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Genying Chang

INAUGURAL – DISSERTATION zur Erlangung der Doktorwürde der Naturwissenschaftlich-Mathematischen Gesamtfakultät der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg Vorlegt von Master of Science: Genying Chang Lanzhou, Provinz Gansu, VR China Industry in Lanzhou Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Hans Gebhardt Prof. Dr. Peter Meusburger Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 17.12.2004 Ort: Geographisches Institut Ich erkläre hiermit, dass ich die vorgelegte Dissertation selbst verfasst und mich keiner anderen als der von mir ausdrücklich bezeichneten Quellen und Hilfen bedient habe. Unterschrift, Datum Preface Lanzhou is the capital city of Gansu province in Northwest China. My decision to study in-dustrial development in Lanzhou is related to my personal experience. In 1992 I heard of “sustainable development” for the first time through radio. My intuition told me that popula-tion growth had much to do with the sustainability of socio-economic development in such underdeveloped areas as my hometown. This, together with others, explained my decision to focus on population geography when I was a graduate student from 1994 to 1997. During my study as a graduate student, I participated in several research programmes concerning the rela-tionship between population growth, economic development, resource utility and ecological evolution.