Abstract

Industry transformation of the old industrial city is a unique phenomenon of a regional economy，its success or not will affect the development of regional economy directly. China has entered into a social transformation period and various cities have begun to renovate largely in the the process of economic globalization rapidly since the 1990s. In this background，Industry transformation of old industrial cities in China continue to develop both in form and in size and intensity，specifically in the industrial structure adjustment，the industrial space reconstruction and the change of industrial organization，etc. The urban employment problems have been affected mostly during this period. The release of employment pressure in the old industrial city is more concentrated in time and space than other cities.This book discusses industrial transformation process in the old industrial city from the perspective of urban geography and discourses the influence factors of industry transformation，the effects which include urban employment，spatial form and social structure，etc.. And a typical old industrial city - Shenyang as empirical city，is described including industrial transformation process since the 1990s in detail. This book explores industrial transformation of Shenyang from perspective of industrial upgrading，industrial replacement and industrial convergence. Then，it analyses employment effect on industrial transformation，which including the change of employment structures，institutions and cultures. The results indicate that there are still structural contradictions of employment and re-employment，because Shenyang’s have reformed on the state-owned enterprises and urban economy from the mid-1990s. Finally，we discuss the countermeasures of employment enhancement during revitalizing the old industrial base in northeast，developing portal cities，constructing the new northern developing area and the western industrial corridor of Shenyang，which include to develop the tertiary industry and diverse nonpublic ownership economies，increase labor-intensive industries and small and medium-sized enterprises，accelerate reformation of the state-owned enterprises and perfect the social security system etc..