{"product_id":"global-gentrifications-uneven-development-and-displacement-9781447313489","title":"Global Gentrifications: Uneven Development and Displacement","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnder contemporary capitalism the extraction of value from the built environment has escalated, working in tandem with other urban processes to lay the foundations for the exploitative processes of gentrification world-wide. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Global gentrifications: Uneven development and displacement 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 (re)discovers the important generalities and geographical specificities associated with the uneven process of gentrification globally. It highlights intensifying global struggles over urban space and underlines gentrification as a growing and important battleground in the contemporary world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book will be of value to students and academics, policy makers, planners and community organisations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Loretta Lees\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.80w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781447313489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoretta Lees is Professor of Human Geography and Director of Research in the Department of Geography at the University of Leicester.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ernesto López-Morales is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of Chile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Policy Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44894790058099,"sku":"9781447313489","price":81.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_f5069367-0d98-40c7-992b-9e0f6a34952e.jpg?v=1777052113","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/global-gentrifications-uneven-development-and-displacement-9781447313489","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}