Since the reform and opening-up,the construction of new towns in China has shown the characteristics of extensive expansion under the guidance of growthism.With the city construction entering the transformation period of optimizing and increment,it is urgent to clarify the development mechanism of new town space,so as to change the governance mode of new town construction.Based on the analysis of urban spatial development mechanism by urban regime theory,this paper chooses Nanjing Hexi New Town as the empirical object,divides it into three construction stages,studies the development mode and spatial effect of each stage,and analyzes the spatial development mechanism of each stage.It is pointed out that the change in the relationship between government,market,and society affects the spatial construction of new towns,and the governance structure of"strong government+strong market+strong society"should be constructed to build high-quality and sustainable new towns to meet the needs of future urban development transformation.
governancenew town constructionspatial development model and mechanismurban regime theoryNanjing Hexi New Town