Shanghai, London, and Paris through the Looking Glass
in Mobility in History
Author:
Carlos López Galviz
Carlos López Galviz
University of London carlos.galviz@sas.ac.uk
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Imagining the future of cities is often an exercise that is based upon the imagining of future transport infrastructure. The article explores this connection historically by drawing parallels between London, Paris and Shanghai since c.1851. It focuses on the role that symbols and mythmaking have in the process of envisioning both future transport and future cities. It raises questions about the continuities between contexts that are distant across space and over time and the extent to which such continuities might provide some insights into the many connections between cities, transport and mobilities.