Synopses & Reviews
Under contemporary capitalism the extraction of value from the built environment has escalated, a phenomenon working in tandem with other urban processes to lay the foundations for the exploitative processes of gentrification worldwide. Global Gentrifications critically assesses and tests the meaning and significance of gentrification in places outside the usual suspects of the Global North. Informed by a rich array of case studies from cities in Asia, Latin America, Africa, Southern Europe, and beyond, the book illuminates both the geographical generalities and specificities associated with the uneven process of gentrification globally. Highlighting the intensifying global struggles over urban space, it underlines gentrification as a growing and important battleground in the contemporary world, making the book a vital resource for students and academics as well as policy makers, planners, and community organizations.
Review
andldquo;The political economy of inequality and poverty is foundational for understanding cities everywhere. This wonderfully curated volume on gentrification does this to illuminate urban realities of the global south.andrdquo;
Review
andldquo;This magnificent collection of gentrification studies interrogates this classic western-derived concept at an unprecedentedly global scale. The book profoundly extends the scope of gentrification research and reinvigorates the notion from the perspective of comparative urbanism.andrdquo;
Review
andldquo;This remarkable book, edited with clarity of vision and political purpose, is sensitive to the andlsquo;new comparative urbanismandrsquo; whilst arguing that to andlsquo;unlearnandrsquo; how we theorize gentrification would be highly questionable. The circulation of capital and the dominance of speculative landed developer interests in cities are leading to massive displacement and social suffering, and this timely volume reminds us that these issues should be at the forefront of our inquiries.andrdquo;
Synopsis
This comprehensive book uses a rich array of case studies from cities in Asia, Latin America, Africa, Southern Europe, and beyond to highlight the intensifying global struggle over urban space and underline gentrification as a growing and important battleground in the contemporary world.
About the Author
Loretta Lees is professor of human geography and director of research in the Department of Geography at the University of Leicester, UK.Hyun Bang Shin is associate professor of geography and urban studies in the Department of Geography and Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science.Ernesto López-Morales is associate professor in the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of Chile.
Table of Contents
Introduction: and#8216;gentrificationand#8217; and#8211; a global urban process?
and#160;and#160; ~ Loretta Lees, Hyun Bang Shin and Ernesto Land#243;pez-Morales
Unravelling the yarn of gentrification trends in the contested inner city of Athens
and#160;and#160; ~ Georgia Alexandri
Slum gentrification in Lisbon, Portugal: displacement and the imagined futures of an informal settlement
and#160;and#160; ~ Eduardo Ascensand#227;o
City upgraded: redesigning and disciplining downtown Abu Dhabi
and#160;and#160; ~ Surajit Chakravarty and Abdellatif Qamhaieh
Confronting favela chic: the gentrification of informal settlements in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
and#160;and#160; ~ Jake Cummings
Rethinking gentrification in India: displacement, dispossession and the spectre of development
and#160;and#160; and#160;~ Sapana Doshi
The prospects of gentrification in downtown Cairo: artists, private investment and the neglectful state
and#160;and#160; ~ Mohamed Elshahed
Widespread and diverse forms of gentrification in Israel
and#160;and#160; ~ Amiram Gonen
The endogenous dynamics of urban renewal and gentrification in Seoul
and#160;and#160; ~ Seong-Kyu Ha
Value extraction from land and real estate in Karachi
and#160;and#160; ~ Arif Hasan
Gentrification in Buenos Aires: global trends and local features
and#160;and#160; ~ Hilda Herzer, Marand#237;a Mercedes Di Virgilio and Marand#237;a Carla Rodrand#237;guez
Promoting private interest by public hands? The gentrification of public lands by housing policies in Taipei City
and#160;and#160; ~ Liling Huang
The making of, and resistance to, state-led gentrification in Istanbul, Turkey
and#160;and#160; ~ Tolga Islam and Bahar Sakand#305;zland#305;oglu
Gentrification, neoliberalism and loss in Puebla, Mexico
and#160;and#160; ~ Gareth Jones
Capital, state and conflict: the various drivers of diverse gentrification processes in Beirut, Lebanon
and#160;and#160; ~ Marieke Krijnen and Christiaan De Beukelaer
Gentrification in Nigeria: the case of two housing estates in Lagos
and#160;and#160; ~ Chinwe Nwanna
Gentrification in China?
and#160;and#160; ~ Julie Ren
Emerging retail gentrification in Santiago de Chile: the case of Italia-Caupolicand#225;n
and#160;and#160; ~ Elke Schlack and Neil Turnbull
Gentrification dispositifs in the historic centre of Madrid: a reconsideration of urban governmentality and state-led urban reconfiguration
and#160;and#160; ~ Jorge Sequera and Michael Janoschka
When authoritarianism embraces gentrification and#8211; the case of Old Damascus, Syria
and#160;and#160; ~ Yannick Sudermann
The place of gentrification in Cape Town
and#160;and#160; ~ Annika Teppo and Marianne Millstein
Conclusion: global gentrifications
and#160;and#160; ~ Loretta Lees, Hyun Bang Shin and Ernesto Land#243;pez-Morales
Afterword The adventure of generic gentrification
and#160;and#160; ~ Eric Clark