Marxism and Real Estate Development - Taking Lefebvre for Developers Seriously

This book aims to present the arguments of the increasingly well-known French Marxist philosopher, sociologist and pioneer of urban studies, Henri Lefebvre, in order to develop a guide to practical action for urban planners, investors and even developers to influence the future of global real estate.

List of contents

Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction: the scale of the problem
Chapter 1 - Lefebvre's argument
Chapter 2 - Real estate developers and the production of space
Chapter 3 - Scarcely heroes: urban planning and real estate development
Chapter 4 - Hardly villains: real estate developers and differential space
Chapter 5 - Lefebvre and the analysis of real estate developers
Chapter 6 - Living at the centre: residential real estate development
Chapter 7 - Swings and roundabouts: commercial real estate
Chapter 8 - In the way of public buildings
Conclusion: lessons learned

About the author

Dr Julian Roche is an international financial trainer and consultant who has taught and advised real estate developers, investors, and government agencies for over two decades; he is currently serving as the Chief Economist at Cavendish Maxwell chartered surveyors as well as teaching and researching at Curtin University. He is also continuing his research into Continental Marxist philosophy commenced at Hull and Edinburgh Universities. This is his fourth book with Routledge.

Product details

• Authors: Julian (The University of Western Australia Roche, Roche Julian
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032115146
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3211514-6
• No. of pages: 330
• Series: Routledge Studies in International Real Estate
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Urban & Regional, PHILOSOPHY / Individual Philosophers, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Construction, ARCHITECTURE / Reference, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / Commercial, Economic theory & philosophy, Property & real estate, Interdisciplinary studies, urban economics, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Human Geography, Urban communities, Phenomenology & Existentialism, Phenomenology and Existentialism, Economic theory and philosophy, Property and real estate, Deconstructionism, Structuralism, Post-structuralism, Structuralism and Post-structuralism, Civil engineering, surveying and building, Regional / urban economics, Urban communities / city life