Short, John RennieMartínez, Lina2020-03-052020-03-052020-01-17Short, John Rennie; Martínez, Lina; The urban effects of the emerging middle class in the global south; Geography Compass (2020); https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gec3.12484https://doi.org/10.1111/gec3.12484http://hdl.handle.net/11603/17500This article explores the implications of a growing middle‐income population on the cities of the global South. The emergence of this group, situated between the poor and the very rich, long the standard binary categorization of understanding the global urban South, has important implications for physical reconfigurations and changing social structures. We discuss the reasons behind the rise of this middle‐income category, note some of its characteristics and review its urban impacts. We focus on just three themes: new consumption patterns, housing markets and, urban politics. We contribute to broader theories of global urbanism by highlighting how an expanding middle‐income‐class are shaping and configuring a new urban realm in the global South.15 pagesen-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Short, John Rennie; Martínez, Lina; The urban effects of the emerging middle class in the global south; Geography Compass (2020); https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gec3.12484, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/gec3.12484. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.Access to this item will begin on 2021-12-30Text