Qin, Bo  <br/><br/>
City Profile: Panzhihua, China 

 -  Sage,  2019. 
 - Vol 10, Issue 2, 2019 (359–373 p.)  
<br/><br/> Located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in Sichuan Province of southwest China, Panzhihua,<br/>a prefectural-level city, was the first Special Zone selected for resource development in China after<br/>1949. This Special Zone city has been developed based on its rich mineral resources. After more than<br/>60 years of struggle, Panzhihua has been transformed from an industrial city dominated by mineral<br/>resource–related industries into a diversified economy. This article traces the historical development<br/>of Panzhihua and examines how various versions of urban planning have been employed as effective<br/>tools to reshape the city’s built environment to promote economic growth. It also discusses the latest<br/>efforts undertaken by the City Government of Panzhihua for industrial transformation and economic<br/>growth against the background of global economic recession and local resource exhaustion. The lessons<br/>and experiences learnt from the case of Panzhihua city serve as lessons for other resource-reliant cities<br/>trapped in the middle of urban transition towards sustainable development. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Panzhihua, <br/>Special Zone,<br/>resource-reliant city,<br/> industrial transformation,<br/>sustainable development