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来源

JOURNAL OF URBAN TECHNOLOGY,Vol.25,Issue3,P.83-104

语言

英文

关键字

Olympic; Tokyo; technology revolution; smart city; pioneer; SPORT MEGA-EVENTS; INFORMATION-TECHNOLOGY; GAMES; LEGACY; FRAMEWORK

作者单位

[Kassens-Noor, Eva; Fukushige, Tatsuya] Michigan State Univ, Sch Planning, Design & Construct & Global Urban Studies, E Lansing, MI 48823 USA. Kassens-Noor, E (reprint author), Michigan State Univ, Sch Planning, Design & Construct & Global Urban Studies, E Lansing, MI 48823 USA. E-Mail: ekn@msu.edu

摘要

The Olympic Games bring tremendous impacts to host cities, yet little attention has been paid to the variety and novelty in urban technologies that are introduced through the mega-event vehicle. This paper argues that urban transformation associated with the Olympic Games increasingly spans the technological sphere. As a path-breaker the Olympic bid of Tokyo foreshadows a technological revolution that will make the capital of Japan the most advanced urban technology metropolis in the world. This is significant, as this pioneer for the city of the future may yield many valuable insights given the rapid implementation and acceleration of technological innovation proceeding into 2020. Consequently, lessons on how this technology may impact our society can be derived.