柴达木地区的自然资源与发展战略

柴达木是一个既高寒又干旱的独特地理单元。经过建国三十多年的开发建设,这里的交通条件和工农业生产已有一些基础。由于柴达木是大西北重要的战略要地,介于兰州、西宁地区、河西走廊、南疆和西藏之间,是内地通往西藏和南疆的交通要道。同时,柴达木自然资源丰富,主要以盐类为主的矿产资源,辽阔的土地资源,有限但尚有潜力的水资源,互为补充的光热资源等,因而开发潜力巨大。 但是,柴达木资源开发中浪费严重,生态环境恶化,因此,应以“改革引进,开发矿产,发展经济,改善环境”作为其发展战略的指导思想。

NATURAL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF CAIDAMU BASIN

Caidamu basin is a unique geographical unit with alpine montane aridclimate. Through thirty years of development and construction since China'slieberation,this area has possessed some basic conditions of transportation andbases for industry and agriculture production. Being an important strategicregion of the Great Northwest with rich natural resouces, Caidamu basin isa key link and bridge between the inland cities and Tibet and Xinjiang, itis also an area with great potentiality for future development. However, it is a pity now that serious waste exists in its resorces ex-ploitation with the degradation of ecoenvironment. The paper suggests that "Reform and introduction, exploiting minerals, developing economy andimproving environment"should be the guiding line of its development strate-gy.