@article{discovery10198750, month = {October}, number = {1}, volume = {1}, pages = {406--412}, note = {This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.}, publisher = {Informa UK Limited}, year = {2024}, journal = {Finance and Space}, title = {Race, resistance and the speculative city: reflections from London}, keywords = {Real estate, Local state, Financialisation, Race, Resistance}, abstract = {Internationally, speculative real estate development has become an increasingly central means for states to raise revenue and to govern urban space. This 'speculative city' regime is a product of the economic dominance of property investment and the financialisation of urban land; of state transformation across different scales; and of racialised hierarchies of urban citizenship. Challenging these forces is difficult. But, drawing on research in Tottenham, we identify how a broad community coalition successfully disrupted the speculative city - through a combination of tactics within and against the state. The 'StopHDV' campaign offers insights for actors seeking to contest racialised speculative urbanism.}, issn = {2833-115X}, author = {Penny, Joe and Horton, Amy}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/2833115X.2024.2407334} }