The geography of gentrification: Thinking through comparative urbanism

Progress in Human Geography

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-171

  Lees, Loretta ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

comparative urbanism; gentrification; global south; mobilities and assemblages; postcolonial perspective; urban policy

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENTRIFICATION; MOBILITY; POLICY MAKING; POST-COLONIALISM; URBAN POLICY;

EID: 84857803497     PISSN: 03091325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309132511412998     Document Type: Article

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