The current transitional stage is not only a process of social and economical transition

but also a process of dynamic adjustment of social actors and social relations. The spatial projection of the process is the social production of urban space. Based on the theory of spatial production

this paper discusses the characteristics

models and problems of the social production process of urban residential space

which was dominated by government

market and transitional communities

respectively. The conclusions are as follows The social production process of urban residential space shows its complexity

diversity and fickleness. The government-enterprise cooperation space production pattern is characterized by enterprise production and the government provision will be the main method of urban residential space production in the future.