在分析城市工业空间结构演进规律的基础上,对沈阳市改革开放以来工业空间结构的演变进行分析,发现沈阳市工业的空间扩散趋势明显,进入工业郊区化的发展阶段。城区传统工业企业外迁,优化了城区的土地利用结构。近郊工业化成效显著,成为沈阳市新的工业基地。指出工业发展和结构调整,城市土地使用制度改革,生态城市建设,跨国公司的FDI,文化观念的转变均是影响沈阳市工业空间重组的重要因素。

Shenyang city was a typical old industrial city in the past. Traditional development model had produced a single core urban spatial pattern. Industrial land use was distributed in three district of Tiexi, Shenhai and Dadong. In 1980s, industrial dispersion was paralleled with industrial convergence in Shenyang city and there was a clear tendency of industrial restructuring across the city region, which finally led to industrial suburbanization at the beginning of 1990s. Traditional industries had experienced a sharp decline and restructuring. A fundamental transformation happened in Tiexi district, it came with Shenyang Economy and Technology Development Zone in 2002, more than 100 enterprises moved out of Tiexi district. Dadong distict appeared with Shenhai district, and formed a new big industrial zone. Up to now, the general industrial distribution pattern is as following:hi-tech industries in the east suburb of Shenyang, heavy industries and chemical industries in the west suburb, modern manufacturing in the south suburb, and automobile industry in the north suburb. Generally, the suburb Shenyang becomes the main part of industrial land use because of factor advantages in land, labor, traffic and preference policies.
The main driving forces for the spatial restructuring of industry are followed. 1) The reform of the SOEs and their internal structure adjustment.It has a profound influence on the evolution and optimization of industrial distribution. 2) Foreign-oriented economy development and FDI intrusion have accelerated the development of new industrial zones. 3) The reform of land use system promoted reform of state-owned enterprises. 4) The urban culture has changed from appreciating traditional industry to emphasizing commerce and service industries. 5) Shortage of water and land resources and environmental consciousness finally expelled the old industrial enterprises out of the central city.