Analysis on Urban-Rural Integration Planning Practice for Resource-Based Towns in Northern Shaanxi

This paper starts with the current development of urban-rural integration planning concerning resource-based towns in Northern Shaanxi. Through the analysis on characteristics of towns in Northern Shaanxi, this paper tries to apply the principle and means of urban-rural spatial coordination to effectively integrate the urban and rural space, and achieve the purpose of coordinated development of urban and rural space. It is also hoped by virtue of practical study on the integrated planning of urban and rural towns in Zhidan County, Yan’an City to provide reference for the development of emerging resource-based towns in Northern Shaanxi and its adjacent areas.