Shanghai expo: an international forum on the future of cities / edited by Tim Winter.
Winter, Tim, 1971-
2012
T395.5.C6 S513 2012
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Title Shanghai expo: an international forum on the future of cities / edited by Tim Winter.
ISBN 9780415524629 (hardback)
9780203101889 (electronic bk.)
Publication Details New York : Routledge, 2012.
Language English
Description xv, 220 p. : ill., map.
Call Number T395.5.C6 S513 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification 907.4/51132
Summary "In 2010 Shanghai hosted the largest, most spectacular and most expensive expo ever. Attracting a staggering 73 million visitors, and costing around US$45 billion dollars, Shanghai Expo broke the records in the history of world's fairs and universal expositions. With more than half of the world's population now living in cities, many of which face uncertain futures, this mega event confronted some of the key challenges facing humanity in the 21st Century, with its theme Better City, Better Life. Just two years after the Beijing Olympics, Shanghai Expo encapsulated a moment in history defined by China's rise as a global superpower, and by the multiple challenges associated with developing more sustainable cities. The thirteen essays here, written by a team of interdisciplinary researchers, offer a uniquely detailed analysis of this globally significant event. Chapters examine displays of futurity and utopia, the limitations of inter-cultural dialogue, and the ways in which this mega-event reflected its geo-political and cultural moment. Shanghai Expo also concentrates on the interplay between declarations towards urban sustainability, and the recent economic, demographic and socio-political trajectories of Shanghai and China more broadly. It will appeal to students and scholars of sociology, history, politics, international relations, economics, Asian studies, China studies, sustainability, and urban studies"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Added Author Winter, Tim, 1971-
Series Culture, economy and the social
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pt. I. In context
pt. II. Encounter.

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