@article{938371,
      recid = {938371},
      author = {Song, Jiewon.},
      title = {Global Tokyo : heritage, urban redevelopment and the  transformation of authenticity /},
      publisher = {Springer,},
      address = {Singapore :},
      pages = {1 online resource (363 pages)},
      year = {2020},
      note = {Includes index.},
      abstract = {'This is quite the extraordinary book when it comes to the  making of urban places that are marked by a profound, often  historic, authenticity. These were the places enabling the  dense urbanities of vast cities, where disorder might be  expected. Such dense urbanities contain extreme challenges  and often fail, as we see in some large South American  Cities and in major Asian cities. But every now and then we  see major cities that contain orderings which function well  no matter their vast size. And this is one of these cities!  --Saskia Sassen, Columbia University, New York This book  examines heritage-led regeneration and decision-making  processes in Tokyos urban centres of Nihonbashi and  Marunouchi. Detailing some of the citys most prominent and  recent redevelopment projects, Jiewon Song recognizes key  institutions and actors; their collective actions as  placemakers; and how they project the authenticity of urban  places in planning processes. Song argues that heritage-led  regeneration tends to monopolize authenticity by weakening  the visibility of other cultural and historic qualities in  urban places. Authenticity consequently turns into a  singular entity leading to the homogenization of urban  places. As cities increasingly seek authenticity in the  urban age, nation-states initiate top-down processes to  achieve such ends, interweaving nationalism and national  narratives into placemaking practices. In this fashion,  Song challenges existing scholarship on urban conservation,  global cities and the notion of authenticity. Jiewon Song  is an interdisciplinary scholar whose research interests  revolve around urban transformation at the nexus of  authenticity, globalization, heritage and placemaking. Her  research is inspired by extensive fieldwork in global urban  conservation projects. She holds a PhD in Urban Planning,  The University of Tokyo; an MS in Historic Preservation,  Columbia University; and an MA in Cultural Heritage  Studies, University College London.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/938371},
}