This comprehensive book uses a rich array of case studies from cities in Asia, Latin America, Africa, Southern Europe, and beyond to highlight the intensifying global struggle over urban space and underline gentrification as a growing and important battleground in the contemporary world.

Loretta Lees is Professor of Human Geography and Director of Research in the Department of Geography at the University of Leicester. Hyun Bang Shin is Associate Professor of Geography and Urban Studies in the Department of Geography and Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Ernesto López-Morales is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of Chile.