{"product_id":"9781487524883","title":"The Speculative City","description":"Author: Cecilia L. Chu\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781487524883\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Apr 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 282 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy attending to the divergent forces and actors involved in property development in different geopolitical contexts, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Speculative City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e illustrates both the novelty and historical continuity of urbanisation in the twentieth-first century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Speculative City \u003c\/i\u003eexplores property speculation as a key aspect of financialisation and its role in reshaping the contemporary built environment. The book offers a series of case studies that encompass a range of cities whose urban fabrics have undergone significant transformation in recent years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the forms of these developments shared many similarities, their trajectories and social outcomes were contingent upon existing planning and policy frameworks and the historical roles assumed by the state and the private sector in housing and welfare provision. By paying close attention to the forces and actors involved in property development, this book underscores that the built environment has played an integral part in the shaping of new values and collective aspirations while facilitating the spread of financial logics in urban governance. It also shows that these dynamics represent a larger shift of politics and culture in the ongoing production of urban space and prompts reflections on future trajectories of finance-led property speculation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919544598686,"sku":"ING-9781487524883","price":57.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781487524883.jpg?v=1782813632","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781487524883","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}