| Abstract: | Since 1978, within social geographic pattern of Chinese metropolis, differentiation not only has come to be in social entity,. but also by some degree embodied within residential space. Through the 8tudy on spatial segregation, the authors implicate these above spatial differentiation from social polarization to residential segregation cause by change in the political economy, in the organization of urban and real estate development (from project-specific to comprehensive development and real estate development) and in the functions and value of urban planning (from a sectional-subordinated to a municipally based control). The imprints of transition on social space are illustrated eight references to the example of Nanjing metropolis. Among the new phenomenal identified here are the six types of residential area according to soci-economic status. |
