关键词: 空间治理, 空间转向, 社会空间, 空间正义, 属地管理

Abstract: Space governance has gradually become the focus of both theoretical and practice circles. The understanding and use of the term by different disciplines have enriched its connotation, however, the diversity of the concept is not conducive to academic dialogue and the development of knowledge. This paper aims to discover the core meaning of space governance, and to sort out the logical process of space theory as well as its implications for governance practice. The scholars have shown their discursive interpretations and scientific perceptions of space, thus providing epistemological foundations and methodological guidelines for understanding space. Space, thanks to the “spatial turn” in the social sciences, has not been confined to location, place or container, but falls into some kind of “metaphor”. Space, for governance, is not only a basis, but also an object, a strategy, and also a concept; the two bears a relationship of a multi-dimensional combination and multi-level interaction, i.e. “space shapes governance, and governance reconstructs space.” Land space planning, administrative division adjustment, community grid management and other practical forms reflect the interactive relationship between space and governance. The key word of space governance is the boundary of the combination of virtual and real, and its value goal is to achieve space justice.

Key words: space governance, spatial turn, social space, space justice, territorial management