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Disrupting the Speculative City

Property, Power and Community Resistance in London

Analyzes urban land value extraction and the resulting community displacement in London.

Disrupting the Speculative City tells the story of how the Haringey Development Vehicle community coalition, defeated one of the most ambitious programs of state-led gentrification in London. Drawing on the accounts of those at the heart of local statecraft and grassroots organizations, and analyzing crucial developments in property investment, this book explores a significant and inspirational success for campaigners in London, where social cleansing has become the default outcome of redevelopment.

186 pages | 10 color plates | 6.14 x 9.21 | © 2024

Geography: Urban Geography

Political Science: Urban Politics

Sociology: Urban and Rural Sociology


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Table of Contents

List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgements

1 Introduction

Part 1: The speculative city
2 Conception: Reactionary urban policy after the uprisings
3 Creation: The urban politics of the Haringey Development Vehicle

Part 2: Disrupting the speculative city

4 Opposition: Building grassroots power
5 Disruption: Tactics in and against the local real estate state
6 Conclusion: Beyond the speculative city?

References
Appendix: Key tactics against speculative redevelopment Index

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