Based on the spot check data, this article analyses the urban poverty actuality of Lanzhou and the causation of urban poverty in the big and middling cities of western region, so as to find out corresponding measures to lighten the urban poverty.

• 文章以兰州市为例，利用课题组2005年8月对该市的入户调查数据，分析了其城市贫困的现状及成因，并提出了相应对策建议。