1st Edition

Marxism and Real Estate Development Taking Lefebvre for Developers Seriously

By Julian Roche Copyright 2024
340 Pages 38 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

340 Pages 38 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

340 Pages 38 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book straddles two worlds and attempts to bring them together: that of Lefebvre's Marxism on the one hand, and that of real estate development on the other. Lefebvre has now become a household name amongst many contemporary Marxists, especially those with an interest in urban planning and certain quarters of the architectural profession, however his work is far less well known by real estate... Read more

Contents

Acknowledgements viii

1 Introduction: the scale of the problem

2 Lefebvre’s argument

3 Real estate developers and the production of space

4 Scarcely heroes: urban planning and real estate development

5 Hardly villains: real estate developers and differential space

6 Lefebvre and the analysis of real estate developers

7 Living at the centre: residential real estate development

8 Swings and roundabouts: commercial real estate

9 In the way of public buildings

10 Conclusion: lessons learned

Biography

Dr Julian Roche is an international financial trainer and consultant who has taught and advised real estate developers, investors, and government agencies for over two decades; he is currently serving as the Chief Economist at Cavendish Maxwell chartered surveyors as well as teaching and researching at Curtin University. He is also continuing his research into Continental Marxist philosophy commenced at Hull and Edinburgh Universities. This is his fourth book with Routledge.