TY  - BOOK
AU  - Winter,Tim
TI  - Shanghai expo: an international forum on the future of cities 
T2  - Culture, economy and the social
SN  - 9781138822726 (pbk.)
AV  - T395.5.C6 S513 2014
PY  - 2014///, 2013
CY  - Abingdon, Oxon, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau)
KW  - (2010
KW  - Shanghai, China)
KW  - fast
KW  - Exhibitions
KW  - China
KW  - Shanghai
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "In 2010 Shanghai hosted the largest, most spectacular and most expensive expo ever. Attracting a staggering 73 million visitors, and costing around US45 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"--
ER  -