Study On The Evolution And Mechanism Of Nanjing Old Town Commercial Center System In New Period

With the development in an all-round way of the social and economy of our country, urban construction in Nanjing has proceeded at a much faster pace than ever. Meanwhile, the scale and structure of commercial center system of Nanjing old town have also changed a great deal. The thesis is based on the previous researches which were carried out in the 80s and the 90s of the 20th century to form a following type research to commercial center system of Nanjing old town. By carrying on comprehensive investigation to commercial center system of Nanjing old town again, the thesis analyses the laws and characteristics in the system's development of Nanjing old town in the past 20 years.The thesis starts with the signification of this research and the importance of the study of commercial center system, then it reviews of the previous researches and puts forwards the frame of the research. In the second chapter, the thesis compares the current situation of commercial center system at present with those in the 1980s and 1990s. The comparison is made from five aspects which are scale, grades, morphology, function and retail type to explore the evolution of the commercial center system in Nanjing old town area. The study shows that in recent years the previous second grade center Shanxi-road developed rapidly to be a vice-center, but the first place degree of Xinjiekou as the main center is still relatively high. Generally, the commercial center system in Nanjing old town is a single core pattern.In the third chapter, the thesis analyzes the influence factors of commercial center system's evolution, including the economic development, the rising of people's income, the incretion of population and the expansion of commercial influence area, the economic policy, the urban spatial structure, the renewal of Nanjing old town etc. Based on the analysis of these factors, the thesis summed up three mechanisms of the evolution of the commercial center system in Nanjing old town: mechanism of equilibrium of supply and demand, market regulation mechanism and administrative regulation and control mechanism.Finally, the thesis ends with the summary of questions appearing in the development of Nanjing commercial center system and puts forward the future suggestions.The thesis comprises 53,800 Chinese words and more than 50 illustrations.