Current Situation And Transition Of Living Modality Of "Urban Village"--Study Case Of Xi'an

"Urban village" is heterogeneous physical environment, which gradually formed in many urban fringes in China since the beginning of 90's. This compact community is different from modern city and traditional village. Its current evolutional trend is chaos and irregular, which is seriously affecting the urban construction and development, so the demands of renovating the "urban village" are urgent.The study of "urban village" includes many parts, i.e. urban planning, sociology, economics and ecology. The most of existing research are focus on the population structure, economic structure, and the impact of urban expansion on agricultural land, urban planning and construction. The thesis is the supplement of the existing research, studying the living modality in "urban village".The thesis stars with investigation and analyzing the current situation of living modality in "urban village", including three aspects: modality and function of physical space, population structure, and administration system & mechanism management. Analyzing the course that affected on the transition of it. According to the experience and lesson about existing renovating and construction ways of "urban village", the author put forward the appropriate measures andsuggestions.