
Catalytic Mega-Events
Tokyo 2020 and Planetary Urban Transformation
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200 pages
978-3-8376-6519-2 (ISBN)
Description
Mega events are accelerators of urban transformation with lasting effects on urban environments. In the spotlight of the spectacle these crucial factors are often ignored, deliberately underestimated or underreported. They pertain every aspect of urban living, making mega-events more than instances of ambitious overspending, but ruptures in the established modes of urban production amplifying social and political inequalities. In this volume, authors with different perspectives and from different geographies and disciplines are gathered to create a unique reflection on mega-events at the intersection of culture, sports, planning and politics. Starting from the case of Tokyo 2020, the contributors bring about planetary trajectories of urban transformation today from both a theoretical and empirical perspective.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bielefeld
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Klappenbroschur
Illustrations
60
40 s/w Abbildungen, 20 farbige Abbildungen
40 SW-Abbildungen, 20 Farbabbildungen
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 148 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-8376-6519-2 (9783837665192)
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Filippo Bignami | Christian Dimmer | Erez Golani Solomon
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Tokyo 2020 and Planetary Urban Transformation
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Filippo Bignami, Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI), Schweiz
ISNI: 0000 0004 6456 7022
Christian Dimmer, Waseda University, Japan
Devena Haggis, Ryutsu Keizai University, Japan
Naomi C. Hanakata, National University of Singapore, Singapur
Naomi C. Hanakata (Dr.) is Assistant Professor for Urban Design at the National University of Singapore. Her work focuses on adaptive planning strategies to deal with uncertainties and dynamic urban futures, including challenges of planetary urbanization, energy and digitalization.