EXPO 2010 Analysis

Preview the document is an article discussing local resident perceptions of the event years afterward. After completing your research, your task will be to draft an opinion paper on the costs and benefits of the Expo 2010 event, and to argue whether or not the event was worth it for China, the city of Shanghai, and the people that inhabit it. Your submission must be a minimum of 1,000 words, and must conform to the writing requirements stipulated in the syllabus. You may​‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌​ take your discussion in any direction(s) you wish; inevitably each of you will discuss different topics and criteria based on your own unique perspectives. In this sense, there are no "wrong answers" per se. However, regardless of the direction you pursue, be sure to discuss, at minimum, the following main categories of impact for mega-events: Economic: What was the net financial product of the event (i.e. loss or gain)? Did the event create lasting job opportunities for the local population, or just temporary work? Infrastructure: What is the status of the added infrastructure now years afterward? Are the buildings still standing? Are the transportation advances still in use? Were they worth the expense? Environmental: What was the effect of the event on water, air, carbon footprint, etc.? Did things improve or degrade long-term? Image: Did the event make a significant impact on the brand or image of the city, the country, the people, the culture, etc? If so, was it a positive or negative impact? Since there are four categories, and you are tasked with a minimum of 1,000 words, you might plan to allocate ~300 words per category, so as to adequately address them all. You may, of course, write more if you wish (there is no maximum). Either way, writing your paper will probably take less time than the reading required to understand the subject matter. As with the last two papers, you are welcome to be as critical of conventional viewpoints as you please. However, remember to support your arguments with credible research. As graduate students, you are practitioners of the scientific method. Ergo, your arguments should never begin with "I feel like...."​‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌​.      

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