Catalytic Mega-Events

Tokyo 2020 and Planetary Urban Transformation
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-3-8376-6519-2
Verlag: Transcript Verlag

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Kt, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 225 mm, Gewicht: 318 g

Reihe: Urban Studies

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bignami, Filippo

Dimmer, Christian

Golani Solomon, Erez

Haggis, Devena

Hanakata, Naomi C.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Über Autor(innen)

Hanakata, Naomi C.
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.