La trasformazione urbana di Tokyo attraverso i mega eventi: Il caso delle Olimpiadi

Until the 1960s, the urban expansion of Tokyo was not overseen by any actual urban planning system but rather by an independent development surrounding the railway network and the train stations. Recently, and in view of what were supposed to be the 2020 Olympic Games, which have been postponed until 2021 as a consequence of the Covid–19 pandemic, numerous urban requalification interventions have been planned that go beyond those strictly linked to the performance of the games. These projects include building infrastructure within the transportation system in the metropolitan area. Today, talking of mega sports events means dealing with the changes that have put the area in the forefront over the past decades and analysing its urban changes. We will reflect here on the forms of urban requalification that are driven by constructing sports installations and redefining public transport lines.