Loretta Lees

Loretta Lees is chair of human geography at the University of Leicester, UK.

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Global Gentrifications

Uneven Development and Displacement

Edited by Loretta Lees, Hyun Bang Shin and Ernesto López-Morales

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.

Sustainable London?

The Future of a Global City

Edited by Rob Imrie and Loretta Lees

An exploration of the rise of sustainable development policies in London by international authors. Essential reading for urban practitioners and policy makers, and students in social, urban and environmental geography, sociology and urban studies.

Mixed Communities

Gentrification by Stealth?

Edited by Gary Bridge, Tim Butler and Loretta Lees

This book draws together a range of case studies by international experts to assess the impacts of social mix policies and the degree to which they might represent gentrification by stealth.