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One Introduction: ‘gentrification’ – a global urban process?

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Abstract

The introduction argues that this collection responds directly and forcefully to address the limitations of the current gentrification lens in ways that have not been attempted before. It critically assesses the meaning and significance of gentrification in cities outside of the usual suspects. The chapters and the mains themes of the book are outlined.

Abstract

The introduction argues that this collection responds directly and forcefully to address the limitations of the current gentrification lens in ways that have not been attempted before. It critically assesses the meaning and significance of gentrification in cities outside of the usual suspects. The chapters and the mains themes of the book are outlined.

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents iii
  3. List of figures and tables v
  4. Notes on the editors viii
  5. Notes on the contributors ix
  6. Foreword xv
  7. Introduction: ‘gentrification’ – a global urban process? 1
  8. Unravelling the yarn of gentrification trends in the contested inner city of Athens 19
  9. Slum gentrification in Lisbon, Portugal: displacement and the imagined futures of an informal settlement 37
  10. City upgraded: redesigning and disciplining downtown Abu Dhabi 59
  11. Confronting favela chic: the gentrification of informal settlements in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 81
  12. Rethinking gentrification in India: displacement, dispossession and the spectre of development 101
  13. The prospects of gentrification in downtown Cairo: artists, private investment and the neglectful state 121
  14. Widespread and diverse forms of gentrification in Israel 143
  15. The endogenous dynamics of urban renewal and gentrification in Seoul 165
  16. Value extraction from land and real estate in Karachi 181
  17. Gentrification in Buenos Aires: global trends and local features 199
  18. Promoting private interest by public hands? The gentrification of public lands by housing policies in Taipei City 223
  19. The making of, and resistance to, state-led gentrification in Istanbul, Turkey 245
  20. Gentrification, neoliberalism and loss in Puebla, Mexico 265
  21. Capital, state and conflict: the various drivers of diverse gentrification processes in Beirut, Lebanon 285
  22. Gentrification in Nigeria: the case of two housing estates in Lagos 311
  23. Gentrification in China? 329
  24. Emerging retail gentrification in Santiago de Chile: the case of Italia-Caupolicán 349
  25. Gentrification dispositifs in the historic centre of Madrid: a reconsideration of urban governmentality and state-led urban reconfiguration 375
  26. When authoritarianism embraces gentrification – the case of Old Damascus, Syria 395
  27. The place of gentrification in Cape Town 419
  28. Conclusion: global gentrifications 441
  29. The adventure of generic gentrification 453
  30. Index 457
Global Gentrifications
This chapter is in the book Global Gentrifications
https://doi.org/10.56687/9781447313496-005

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents iii
  3. List of figures and tables v
  4. Notes on the editors viii
  5. Notes on the contributors ix
  6. Foreword xv
  7. Introduction: ‘gentrification’ – a global urban process? 1
  8. Unravelling the yarn of gentrification trends in the contested inner city of Athens 19
  9. Slum gentrification in Lisbon, Portugal: displacement and the imagined futures of an informal settlement 37
  10. City upgraded: redesigning and disciplining downtown Abu Dhabi 59
  11. Confronting favela chic: the gentrification of informal settlements in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 81
  12. Rethinking gentrification in India: displacement, dispossession and the spectre of development 101
  13. The prospects of gentrification in downtown Cairo: artists, private investment and the neglectful state 121
  14. Widespread and diverse forms of gentrification in Israel 143
  15. The endogenous dynamics of urban renewal and gentrification in Seoul 165
  16. Value extraction from land and real estate in Karachi 181
  17. Gentrification in Buenos Aires: global trends and local features 199
  18. Promoting private interest by public hands? The gentrification of public lands by housing policies in Taipei City 223
  19. The making of, and resistance to, state-led gentrification in Istanbul, Turkey 245
  20. Gentrification, neoliberalism and loss in Puebla, Mexico 265
  21. Capital, state and conflict: the various drivers of diverse gentrification processes in Beirut, Lebanon 285
  22. Gentrification in Nigeria: the case of two housing estates in Lagos 311
  23. Gentrification in China? 329
  24. Emerging retail gentrification in Santiago de Chile: the case of Italia-Caupolicán 349
  25. Gentrification dispositifs in the historic centre of Madrid: a reconsideration of urban governmentality and state-led urban reconfiguration 375
  26. When authoritarianism embraces gentrification – the case of Old Damascus, Syria 395
  27. The place of gentrification in Cape Town 419
  28. Conclusion: global gentrifications 441
  29. The adventure of generic gentrification 453
  30. Index 457
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