El marxismo en los estudios urbanos

This article offers a review of the contribution Marxist theory to urban studies. It focuses on four central themes in this field research: first, dynamics capital accumulation and organization built environment; second, uneven geographical development relation study urbanization processes peripheral regions planet; third, spatial segregation related problems, such as ghettoization, displacement or gentrification; fourth, social conflict. The current influence Marxism these fields is unequal. perspectives are most prominent studies focussing role space circulation reproduction capital. In other fields, it has not achieved hegemony been displaced by poststructuralist liberal approaches. After period academic consolidation 1970s, positions have losing popularity, even within niche critical Nevertheless, remains driving force debates and, authors' view, indispensable addressing from materialist perspective.