Shanghai Expo
An International Forum on the Future of Cities
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 m…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-136-23745-4
- EAN: 9781136237454
- Produktnummer: 14501275
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 240 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 3'508 KB
- Abbildungen: 27 schwarz-weiße Fotos, 4 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen, 1 schwarz-weiße Tabellen
Über den Autor
Tim Winter is is a Professor in the School of Social Sciences at The University of Western Australia. He has published widely on heritage, development, modernity and tourism in Asia.
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