2010 Shanghai World Expo-Learning From The Preceding

Since the First session at 1851, after more than 150 years of heritage and development, World Expo has gained more new glories. With impact of urban development as a"great event", the World Expo will bring holder a lot of opportunities. Not only can World Expo stimulate macroeconomic development by radiating its effect to whole country, it can also build"Expo"economic circle, and lead the development of relevant industries; The World Expo can upgrade urban infrastructure construction, complete the city's overall function and raise the city's international reputation, fulfill urban humanities spiritual and cultural shaping, and so on. Therefore, seizing these opportunities, making full use of the positive promoting effect of"great event", meanwhile avoiding possible negative impact should be the major issues when the city is in face of this"great event".2010 Shanghai World Expo will be exactly such"great event", which will have significant impact on Shanghai from political, economic, scientific, cultural, and other fields. Shanghai World Expo will be also the first time in history that one developing country hosting the World Expo and has no experience, however, Shanghai can study through previous World Expo, who had their outstanding organizing experience, and can learn all types of problems that have been arisen. Thereof Shanghai can make less detours and can then achieve one successful, exciting and memorable The Expo.Through the study of 1970 World Expo in Osaka, Japan, the 1992 World Expo in Seville, Spain and the World Expo 2000 in Hanover, Germany, this thesis will analyze these three international high rating Expo by case studies. By analyzing the information gathered, comparing difference and similarities between these three-Expo and Shanghai World Expo in planning, site selection, public organizations, as well as the building of facilities and the use of the follow-up, some enlightenments can be seen. At the same time, with the general international experience for holding"great event"and the actual situation in Shanghai, a number of constructive comments will be offered.