中文摘要：

以城市地理学视角，梳理西方城市居住迁移特征、迁居影响因素、迁居与城市空间重构等核心问题的研究情况；以国内广州、北京等城市的实证研究为重点，介绍国内城市迁居研究的主要发现，总结既有研究中的问题与困难。研究发现：城市内部居住迁移是中西方城市中普遍存在的现象；具有不同年龄、种族、收入、家庭结构、住房属性等社会经济属性的群体在迁居频率、距离、方向和迁居原因上存在明显差异；我国“计划”与“市场”双轨制并存时期的城市居住迁移，与西方城市在迁居特征、模式、机制和社会空间结果方面存在显著不同。在此基础上，指出进一步开展城市居住迁移研究的理论与现实意义，并提出我国未来城市迁居研究展望。

英文摘要：

From the perspective of urban geography, this essay reviews researches on urban residential mobility in terms of features, influential factors and its rela- tionship with urban spatial restructuring in the West. By focusing on Guangzhou, Beijing and several other cities, the paper presents findings on urban mobility in China and sums up the contraints of existing researches. It is found that urban residential mobility is a universal phenomenon both in western and Chinese cities. There is clear difference in the frequency, distance, direction and causes of mov- ing among groups with different age, race, income, family structure and housing property. The characters, patterns, mechanism and social spatial consequences of residential mobility are also different between Chinese and western cities. The paper also points out directions of future study on urban residential mobility in China.