Under the background of the"park city"concept proposed,the dialectical relationship between parks and cities has been re-examined.Tracing the morphological correlation of these two can provide a basis for shaping the spatial form of a future"park city".It has been more than 100 years since Nanjing started to construct parks in the early 20th century.Indeed,Nanjing possesses certain typical characteristics regarding the development of parks,as it had been the capital city during the modern period.Based on the perspective of urban morphology,this article focuses on the spatiotemporal evolution of parks in Nanjing.In particular,the paper reveals their historical stage progression and overall characteristics.To explore the evolution law and motivation mechanism of correlations between parks and cities,this article analyzes the link between parks and related urban spatial elements.This research provides a reference for understanding the relationship between parks and cities from a morphological perspective.It is also a useful reference for the protection of the green space structure in shaping the"park city",and it also provides novel insights into understanding the morphology of Nanjing's old city.
park cityspatiotemporal evolutionurban spatial developmentlaw of correlationmechanism