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Zhou, Fang.

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The Wheels that Transformed the City: The Historical Development of Public Transportation Systems in Shanghai, 1843--1937.

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	The Wheels that Transformed the City: The Historical Development of Public Transportation Systems in Shanghai, 1843--1937./
作者:	Zhou, Fang.
面頁冊數:	403 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 72-06, Section: A, page: .
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International72-06A.
標題:	History, Asia, Australia and Oceania. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3451385
ISBN:	9781124566467

The Wheels that Transformed the City: The Historical Development of Public Transportation Systems in Shanghai, 1843--1937.
Zhou, Fang.

The Wheels that Transformed the City: The Historical Development of Public Transportation Systems in Shanghai, 1843--1937. - 403 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 72-06, Section: A, page: .

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010.

The city of Shanghai was transformed from a treaty port of around half a million people when the British first arrived after the end of the Opium War to become the most populous, prosperous, and cosmopolitan metropolis in China by the early 20th century. The development of public transportation systems contributed significantly to the urban expansion and growth of the city, as well as in reshaping the city's identity. This dissertation examined the impact of public transportation on the urban landscape of Shanghai by focusing on three major issues: "tradition versus modernity", state and society relations, and the relationship between technology and society. As a divided city governed by three separate political jurisdictions, Shanghai offered a unique perspective in understanding the roles public transportation and urban planning played in changing a city's layout. This dissertation addressed the specific differences in the development of urban infrastructure and its impact on population growth, mobility and accessibility, and economic prosperity of the British controlled International Settlement, the French Concession, and the Chinese city.

ISBN: 9781124566467Subjects--Topical Terms:

626624
History, Asia, Australia and Oceania.

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520 $a The first half of the dissertation analyzed the roles in which "traditional" man-powered vehicles such as the wheelbarrow, sedan chair, horse-drawn carriage, and rickshaw played, before delving into the arrival of "modern" machine-powered vehicles such as automobiles, trams, trolleys, and buses in the early 20th century. Each form of transportation vehicle is discussed for its specific role, and the type of clientele it catered. This dissertation argued that man-powered vehicles and machine-powered vehicles did not necessarily compete with each other for passengers, as each type of vehicle served its specific purposes and clients.
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