Reasonable planning and construction of urban emergency shelters can improve the city's disaster- resisting capability, enhance urban disaster resilience, and reduce casualties and property losses caused by disasters. On the basis of a detailed investigation on the construction status of emergency shelters in Lanzhou, the development planning was analyzed using the ANP- SWOT model. First, the SWOT analysis method was used to determine the internal advantages and disadvantages, external opportunities, and threats of emergency shelters in Lanzhou. Then, the ANP analysis method was adopted to build the network hierarchy of emergency shelters' development planning in Lanzhou. Finally, combined with expert consultation, the best development strategy was formulated through assignment and comparative analysis. Results show that the key problems restricting the development of emergency shelters in Lanzhou are uneven distribution, insufficient number, and lack of a special emergency plan. The best development strategy is to accelerate the standardization of emergency shelters in Lanzhou.