Perspectives of resilience in mega-event studies in the context of urban development: A systematic literature review

IF 6 1区经济学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Cities Pub Date : 2025-05-09 DOI:10.1016/j.cities.2025.106058

Longmiao Gao , Yan Liu , Fiona X. Yang , Huimin Liu , Ying Wang

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Abstract

Mega-events have been considered as a particular form of mega-development projects that can influence the resilience of urban systems and the environment. Although building resilience has become a priority for event management following the creation of event legacy and sustainability, the current application of resilience in mega-event research remains unclear in terms of definitions, issues, and an overarching overview. This paper adopts a systematic literature review, first examining various types, descriptions, and definitions of resilience related to mega-events, such as urban resilience and regional resilience. Difficulties in applying resilience concepts in current mega-event research are highlighted, considering definitional, descriptive, situational, and objective ambiguities. Furthermore, relevant research in the past two decades has gradually revealed the uncertainties and vulnerabilities in mega-events and their development processes in different scenarios. Therefore, this paper summarizes five key themes related to resilience and mega-events: a) urban regeneration and environmental management, b) infrastructure and transport development, c) regional economy and tourism development, d) local community adaptation, and e) safety and security commitment. Given the challenges and risks arising from the intersection of event management and urban development, this paper advocates an overview framework to guide the application of resilience perspectives in mega-event research, providing a theoretical and literature foundation for further exploration of resilience issues in future mega-event research.

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城市发展背景下特大事件研究中的弹性视角：系统文献综述

大型活动被认为是大型开发项目的一种特殊形式，可以影响城市系统和环境的弹性。尽管随着事件遗产和可持续性的创建，建立弹性已成为事件管理的优先事项，但目前弹性在大型事件研究中的应用在定义、问题和总体概述方面仍不明确。本文采用系统的文献综述方法，首先考察了与特大事件相关的弹性的各种类型、描述和定义，如城市弹性和区域弹性。考虑到定义、描述、情境和客观的模糊性，强调了在当前大型事件研究中应用弹性概念的困难。此外，近二十年来的相关研究逐渐揭示了特大事件及其在不同情景下的发展过程中的不确定性和脆弱性。因此，本文总结了与韧性和大型事件相关的五个关键主题：a)城市更新和环境管理，b)基础设施和交通发展，c)区域经济和旅游发展，d)当地社区适应，e)安全和安保承诺。鉴于事件管理与城市发展的交叉所带来的挑战和风险，本文提出了一个概观框架来指导弹性视角在特大事件研究中的应用，为未来特大事件研究中进一步探讨弹性问题提供理论和文献基础。

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来源期刊

Cities URBAN STUDIES-

CiteScore

11.20

自引率

9.00%

发文量

517

期刊介绍： Cities offers a comprehensive range of articles on all aspects of urban policy. It provides an international and interdisciplinary platform for the exchange of ideas and information between urban planners and policy makers from national and local government, non-government organizations, academia and consultancy. The primary aims of the journal are to analyse and assess past and present urban development and management as a reflection of effective, ineffective and non-existent planning policies; and the promotion of the implementation of appropriate urban policies in both the developed and the developing world.