Despite mega-events being long perceived as great opportunities by urban policy makers, several cities have recently withdrawn bids for the Olympic games. The disconnect between the planning of mega-events and the urban environment is a reoccurring argument in public debate, but missing in research. In this article, we consider how the relationship between mega-events and urban heritage has been discussed in literature, examining the gaps and potential overlaps, why they exist, and further argue the need to bridge disciplines. In conclusion, we outline new perspectives for studying and learning from the crossroad of the two policy fields, namely, cultural mega-events.

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大型活动与城市遗产保护

尽管大型赛事长期以来一直被城市政策制定者视为巨大的机遇，但最近有几个城市撤回了申办奥运会。大型活动的规划与城市环境之间的脱节是公共辩论中反复出现的争论，但在研究中却没有。在本文中，我们考虑了文献中如何讨论大型活动与城市遗产之间的关系，检查差距和潜在重叠，它们存在的原因，并进一步论证跨学科的必要性。总之，我们从文化大事件这两个政策领域的十字路口勾勒出研究和学习的新视角。