Gentrification

P 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. EM Gentrification /EM 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. /P

Loretta Lees is a Reader in Geography in the Cities Research Group at King's College London Tom Slater is a Lecturer in Urban Studies at the University of Bristol Elvin Wyly is Associate Professor of Geography and Chair of the Urban Studies Program at the University of British Columbia