在我国80年代才开始郊区化过程，研究刚刚起步。亟待城市学界对我国郊区化的特点、机制、发展规律以及与西方的异同进行深入研究，发掘它对城市发展有利的一面，避免它可能产生消极影响的一面。本文正是出于这样的目的，研究了沈阳的郊区化，内容包括地域划分、80年代是否开始、大体的强度、90年代的状况、机制分析和调控建议。初步比较了中西方郊区化机制的小同和大异。

Since 1980’s, suburbanization has been beginning in China. Research on suburbanization has been done lots in the western countries, whereas its research is just begun in our country now. In order to explore its benefits and avoid its ill side effects on urban development, it is urgent to work hard on the essence, mechanism and law of suburbanization, and to compare the difference between China and the western countries. Therefore, the article makes the research on Shenyang’s suburbanization. It is composed of the following parts: 1. Defining division concept on urban central area, inner suburb, and outer suburb. 2. Testifying the beginning of suburbanization since 1980’s and its intensity by checking the data of the third and forth census. 3. Describing 1990’s suburbanization by positivism study on two samples. 4. Analysing the suburbanization mechanism, specially emphasizing the system of land paid use. 5. Giving suburbanization comparison between China and the western countries. 6. Suggesting some policies of adjustment and controlment on suburbanization in view of existing situation.