Writing this book has been an illuminating experience, as we went through a wide range of both early and recent writings on gentrification and urbanization around the world. The project received a boost from a series of workshops on global gentrifications, which took place in London and Santiago de Chile in March and April 2012 respectively. We would like to thank all the participants in those workshops, and especially Hilda Herzer, who initially participated in this comparative project before she sadly passed away in 2012. The funding from the Urban Studies Foundation and the Urban Studies journal for these events was greatly appreciated. We also thank all those who have kindly provided images other than our own.
Our individual acknowledgements are as follows:
Loretta Lees. I would like to thank David Ley for discussions on global gentrifications on his recent visit to the UK; Jenny Robinson for inspiring my interest in comparative urbanism; Sandra Annunziata for working with me on a Marie Curie project on resistance to gentrification in Southern European cities; my past and current PhD students working on gentrification around the globe. Thanks also to Tom Slater and Elvin Wyly for their continued support. Special thanks to my partner David and daughters Meg and Alice, who had to do without me while I worked on the text for the book; and to Hyun and Ernesto who have been wonderful collaborators and comrades.
Hyun Bang Shin. I would like to thank all the colleagues whose kind invitations to speak on various occasions provided key inspiration for the writing of this book. Particular thanks are to Soo-hyun Kim and Bae-Gyoon Park for their continued interest and support for this work, and to my former and current students for lending their critical ears. The National Research Foundation of Korea Grant funded by the Korean Government (NRF-2014S1A3A2044551) is also acknowledged for its support for part of the works discussed in this book. Special thanks are to Loretta and Ernesto whose solidarity and dedication provided the much needed push for this book. Most of all, I express my deepest love and gratitude to my partner Soo-Jeong for her love and patience while the book was being drafted, and for providing inspiration as always for my research.
Ernesto López-Morales. I would like to thank both the COES – Centre for Social Conflict and Cohesion Studies (CONICYT/FONDAP/15130009) and the Contested Cities Project (People Marie Curie Actions Projects, Code: PIRSES-GA-2012-318944), for helping to fund several of the case studies presented in this book. Special thanks to my friends, colleagues and students from the University of Chile who support and intelligently criticize my work. Also appreciation to my encouraging partner Ignacia, my son Martín, and especially co-authors Loretta and Hyun for bringing this collaborative project to its highest level.