Beyond the limits of rentability: revalorizing urban space in late neoliberalism

Madden, David J. (2024) Beyond the limits of rentability: revalorizing urban space in late neoliberalism. Environment and Planning F: Philosophy, Theory, Models, Methods and Practice. ISSN 2634-9825 (In Press)

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Abstract

How has the process of urban spatial valorization evolved since the global financial crisis of 2007-2008? In the late neoliberal city, flows of value are increasingly captured through new forms of rentable property. In order to explore this process, this paper develops the notion of rentability. It argues that the post-crisis period of urbanization in the neoliberal core is characterized by the expansion and deepening of rentability throughout urban and suburban space. The paper details multiple manifestations of this process. It argues that there this process features distinctive spatial and scalar patterns. And it explores how the expansion of rentability is being contested in various ways. As more of urban life becomes rentable, new opportunities for resistance emerge.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2024 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Sociology
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Date Deposited:	26 Feb 2024 14:18
Last Modified:	08 Mar 2024 15:33
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/122110

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