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090			_aT395.5.C6 _bS513 2013
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245	0	0	_aShanghai expo _h[electronic resource] : _ban international forum on the future of cities / _cedited by Tim Winter.
260			_aAbingdon, Oxon : _bRoutledge, _c2013.
300			_axv, 220 p. : _bill., maps.
490	1		_aCulture, economy and the social
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [198]-218) and index.
505	0		_apt. 1. In context -- pt. 2. Encounter.
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
530			_aAlso available in print edition.
538			_aMode of access: World Wide Web.
611	2	0	_aShanghai World Expo _d(2010 : _cChina)
650		0	_aExhibitions _zChina _zShanghai.
650		0	_aCities and towns.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2lcsh
700	1		_aWinter, Tim, _d1971-
776	1		_z9780415524629 (hardback)
830		0	_aCulture, economy and the social.
856	4	0	_uhttp://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9780203101889 _zClick here to view
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