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“This superbly succinct and incisive book couldn’t be more timely or urgent.”
—Michael Sorkin, author of All Over the Map

Our cities are changing. Around the world, more and more money is being invested in buildings and land. Real estate is now a $217 trillion dollar industry, worth thirty-six times the value of all the gold ever mined. It forms sixty percent of global assets, and one of the most powerful people in the world—the president of the United States—made his name as a landlord and developer.

Samuel Stein shows that this explosive transformation of urban life and politics has been driven not only by the tastes of wealthy newcomers, but by the state-driven process of urban planning. Planning agencies provide a unique window into the ways the state uses and is used by capital, and the means by which urban renovations are translated into rising real estate values and rising rents.

Capital City explains the role of planners in the real estate state, as well as the remarkable power of planning to reclaim urban life.

Read Online Capital City Gentrification and the Real Estate State Samuel Stein 9781786636393 Books

"While I didn't agree with everything in this book and the author is further left on the political spectrum than most, I really appreciated the book and learned a lot. This book tackled issues that most books in this genre fail to address with sincerity, like the contradictory nature of planners representing both real estate capital and those most at risk from the hyper-investment of real estate capital. I have yet to read a better account of the realities of gentrification and the municipal planning profession. A short, quick, and hard-hitting book - highly recommend to anyone thinking about becoming an urban planner."

Product details Paperback 208 pages Publisher Verso (March 12, 2019) Language English ISBN-10 1786636395

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Capital City Gentrification and the Real Estate State Samuel Stein 9781786636393 Books Reviews :

Capital City Gentrification and the Real Estate State Samuel Stein 9781786636393 Books Reviews

• While I didn't agree with everything in this book and the author is further left on the political spectrum than most, I really appreciated the book and learned a lot. This book tackled issues that most books in this genre fail to address with sincerity, like the contradictory nature of planners representing both real estate capital and those most at risk from the hyper-investment of real estate capital. I have yet to read a better account of the realities of gentrification and the municipal planning profession. A short, quick, and hard-hitting book - highly recommend to anyone thinking about becoming an urban planner.