Gentrification

This first textbook on the topic of gentrification is written for upper-level undergraduates in geography, sociology, and planning. The gentrification of urban areas has accelerated across the globe to become a central engine of urban development, and it is a topic that has attracted a great deal of interest in both academia and the popular press. Gentrification presents major theoretical ideas and concepts with case studies, and summaries of the ideas in the book as well as offering ideas for future research. The Gentrification Of Urban Areas Has Accelerated Across The Globe To Become A Central Force In Urban Development, And It Is A Topic That Has Attracted A Great Deal Of Interest In Both The Academy And The Popular Press. Gentrification Is The First Comprehensive Text Written On The Subject. International In Scope, Interdisciplinary In Approach, And Featuring A Wealth Of Case Studies, The Book Demonstrates How Gentrification Has Grown From A Small-scale Urban Process, Pioneered By A Liberal New Middle Class, To Become A Mass-produced Gentrification Blueprint Around The World. -- Provided By Publisher The Birth Of Gentrification -- Producing Gentrification -- Consumption Explanations -- The Mutation Of Gentrification -- Contemporary Gentrification -- Gentrification: Positive Or Negative? -- The Future Of Gentrification? Loretta Lees, Tom Slater, And Elvin Wyly. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 279-303) And Index. The gentrification of urban areas has accelerated across the globe to become a central engine of urban development. This book presents major theoretical ideas and concepts with case studies, and summaries of the ideas, as well as offering ideas for future research