| Summary: | This chapter makes a strong and very convincing case for slum gentrification. It is defined as a process of capital or material investment in poor and informal built environments, which can be associated with a new (or renewed) interest in the cultures of such places by mainstream urban cultures (in a city or globally), followed by changes in the built environment related to upgrading or renewal projects in those areas and resulting in the partial or total displacement of incumbent populations from the sites of investment. Slum gentrification can occur in the Global South, but also the Global North, it is an example of planetary gentrification. Evidence for slum gentrification across the world is varied and undeniable. It is, however, a contested topic that requires further research, especially longitudinal studies and bold and innovative research that will get policy makers to listen.
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