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The EXPO Theme: “Better City, Better Life“
The organisers of EXPO 2010 Shanghai have chosen “Better City, Better Life” as the theme of the event. As well as reflecting people’s wish for a better life in the cities of the future, the slogan is intended as a call for strategies for sustainable, integrated urban development. While only two per cent of the global population lived in cities in the year 1800, the figure has risen to over 50 per cent today and is forecast to increase.
In China alone, there are 175 cities with a population in excess of one million, in fact seven of them have more than 10 million inhabitants! By way of comparison, North America has 46 cities with over one million inhabitants and there are only 60 such cities in the whole of Europe. So the theme is an obvious choice for a world fair in China and a good decision on the part of the organisers. The Chinese organisers will join the participants and visitors on a quest for the ideal “city of harmony”. With its “balancity”, a city in balance, Germany’s pavilion design ties in well with this quest.
In search of the harmonic city
In the regulations concerning the EXPO theme, the Chinese organisers explicitly specify the following five sub-themes, which are reflected in the overall idea of “Better City, Better Life” and serve as the basis for participants’ contributions:
• Blending of diverse cultures in the city
• Economic prosperity in the city
• Innovation of science and technology in the city
• Remodelling of communities in the city
• Interaction between cities and villages
In the German Pavilion, EXPO visitors will be able find out more about all of these sub-themes in an entertaining yet informative and in-depth exhibition.
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