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Zusatztext '[This] critical and timely book will be of great value to teachers and researchers alike ... nobody interested in the nature and impact of gentrification should miss it ... it is at the cutting edge of thought about gentrification.' - Chris Paris! University of Ulster Informationen zum Autor Rowland Atkinson, Gary Bridge Klappentext The Gentrification in a Global Perspective brings together the most recent theoretical and empirical research on gentrification at a global scale. Zusammenfassung The Gentrification in a Global Perspective brings together the most recent theoretical and empirical research on gentrification at a global scale. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction Part 1. Advancing Gentrification Theory 2. Theorising Upward Neighbourhood Transitions 3. Gentrification Generalised 4. What Makes Gentrification 'Gentrification' 5. Heritage and Gentrification Part 2. Mapping the Gentrification Frontier 6. The Costs and Consequences of Gentrification in the Context of Global Urban Change 7. Gentrification in Japan 8. Gentrification in the US 9. Gentrification in Context 10. Gentrification in Southern European Cities 11. The Consequences of Gentrification and Marginalisation on Political Behaviour 12. Gentrification of a Particular Type 13. Processes of 'Studentification' 14. Is Gentrification a Way to Improve Large-Scale Post-War Neighbourhoods? 15. Conclusion: The Gentry in the City Index.
