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| SPATIAL RESTRUCTURING OF INDUSTRY IN SHENYANG CITY AND ITS MECHANISMS |
| YAN Shan-yu1,2, ZHANG Ping-yu1, MA Yan-ji1, LI Lei3 |
1. Northeast Institute of Geography and Agricultural Ecology, CAS, Changchun 130012, China;
2. Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China;
3. Liaoning Urban and Rural Construction and Planning Design Institute, Shenyang 110006, China |
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Abstract 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.
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Received: 06 June 2006
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2007, Vol. 22 
