理论上,我国西部退耕还林工程应该与人口城市化进程有一定的联系,因此文中分别对四川、陕西、甘肃和云南四省进行实证分析,研究退耕还林工程对退耕地区城镇发展的影响。结果表明:我国西部退耕还林工程和城市化之间没有显著的相关性。最后,根据实证结果分析存在的问题及原因,并提出相应的对策。 In theory, the project of returning farmland to forestry in western China should have a certain connection with the process of population urbanization. Therefore, the author makes an empirical analysis of the four provinces in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu and Yunnan respectively to study the impact of the project of returning farmland to forestry on urban development in the area of ​​returning farmland to forestry. The results show that there is no significant correlation between the project of returning farmland to forestry and urbanization in western China. Finally, according to the empirical results, analyze the existing problems and their causes, and put forward corresponding countermeasures.