Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

Raethzel, Nora / Stevis, Dimitris / Uzzell, David (eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Environmental Labour Studies. 891 pp. 2021:8 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <664-977>
ISBN 978-3-030-71908-1 hard ¥48,616.- (税込) EUR 199.99 *

In this comprehensive Handbook, scholars from across the globe explore the relationships between workers and nature in the context of the environmental crises. They provide an invaluable overview of a fast-growing research field that bridges the social and natural sciences. Chapters provide detailed perspectives of environmental labour studies, environmental struggles of workers, indigenous peoples, farmers and commoners in the Global South and North. The relations within and between organisations that hinder or promote environmental strategies are analysed, including the relations between workers and environmental organisations, NGOs, feminist and community movements.

Hunter, Lori M. / Gray, Clark / Veron, Jacques (eds.), International Handbook of Population and Environment. (International Handbooks of Population 10) 520 pp. 2021:11 (Springer, GW) <664-890>
ISBN 978-3-030-76432-6 hard ¥43,754.- (税込) EUR 179.99 *

This handbook presents a timely and comprehensive overview of theory, data, methods and research findings that connect human population dynamics and environmental context. It presents regional summaries of empirical findings on migration and environmental connections and summarizes environmental impacts of migration - such as urbanization and deforestation. It also offers background on the health implications of environmental conditions such as climate change, natural disasters, scarcity of natural resources, as well as on resource scarcity and fertility, gender considerations in population and environment, and the connections between population size, growth, composition and carbon emissions. This handbook helps readers to better understand the complexities within population-environment connections, in addition to some of the opportunities and challenges within environmental demography. As such this collection is an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and policy analysts inthe areas of demography, migration, fertility, health and mortality, as well as environmental, global and development studies.

Adey, Peter / Cresswell, Tim / Lee, Jane Yeonjae et al., Moving Towards Transition: Commoning Mobility for a Low-Carbon Future. (Just Sustainabilities) 208 pp. 2021:11 (Zed Books, UK) <664-929>
ISBN 978-1-78699-896-5 hard ¥25,938.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00 *

Drawing on an innovative project exploring current mobility transition policies and practices in 14 countries around the world, including key institutions such as the European Union and the United Nations, this book provides a critique of current transitions, mobility and transport policies. The authors consider how our mobility futures have been imagined, what they will potentially look and feel like, what lives we might live in them and what choices we might have to make to get there.

Luetz, Susanne / Leeg, Tobias / Otto, Daniel et al., The European Union as a Global Actor: Trade, Finance and Climate Policy. (Springer Texts in Political Science and International Relations) 218 pp. 2021:8 (Springer, GW) <664-857>
ISBN 978-3-030-76672-6 hard ¥26,737.- (税込) EUR 109.99 *

This book focuses on the European Union as an important actor in international relations and international political economy. The EU negotiates international economic agreements, represents Europe in international organizations, and is a major trading bloc and currency area. To what extent and under what conditions the EU can use its considerable economic power to assert its interests in the international arena is a relevant question for students, researchers and practitioners alike. To explore this question, the textbook introduces the concept of "actorness" and presents an overview of the actorness debate and theories used to explain actorness. In addition, it includes three empirical chapters on trade, finance and climate policy that apply various concepts and theories to study European actorness in the respective policy areas.

Batel, Susana / Rudolph, David (eds.), A Critical Approach to the Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Infrastructures: Going beyond Green Growth and Sustainability. 262 pp. 2021:8 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <664-862>
ISBN 978-3-030-73698-9 hard ¥34,030.- (税込) EUR 139.99 *

This book provides a critical approach to research on the social acceptance of renewable energy infrastructures and on energy transitions in general by questioning prevalent principles and proposing specific research pathways and lines of inquiry that look beyond depoliticised, business-as-usual discourses and research agendas on green growth and sustainability. It brings together authors from different socio-geographical and disciplinary backgrounds within the social sciences to reflect upon, discuss and advance what we propose to be five cornerstones of a critical approach: overcoming individualism and socio-cognitivism; repoliticisations - recognising and articulating power relations; for interdisciplinarity; interventions - praxis and political engagement with research; and overcoming localism and spatial determinism: As such, this book offers academics, students and practitioners alike a comprehensive perspective of what it means to be critical when inquiring into the socialacceptance of renewable energy and associated infrastructures.

Conca, Ken, Advanced Introduction to Water Politics. (Elgar Advanced Introductions) 160 pp. 2021:8 (E. Elgar, UK) <664-865>
ISBN 978-1-83910-203-5 hard ¥25,649.- (税込) GB￡ 89.00 *
ISBN 978-1-83910-205-9 paper ¥4,970.- (税込) GB￡ 17.25 *

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.In this authoritative Advanced Introduction, Ken Conca expertly examines the fundamentals of water politics, covering poverty, health and livelihoods alongside key areas such as water law, the environment, international politics and the growing role of climate change in water governance.Key features include:analysis of water politics and policy grounded in law, politics, economics, and environmental managementa detailed overview of not only research and scholarship in the field but also the perspectives and activities of the community of practiceexamination of the major areas of contention in current water policy, including pricing and privatization, large dams and contentious infrastructure, water and climate adaptation, cooperation and conflict in international river basins, and the food-water-energy nexus.This book provides essential reading for scholars and students of political science, public policy, environment studies, human geography and related social sciences, in addition to decision makers and policy makers in the water and environmental policy fields.

David, Martin / Lyth, Stephen M. / Lindner, R. et al., Future-Proofing Fuel Cells: Critical Raw Material Governance in Sustainable Energy. 135 pp. 2021:7 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <664-867>
ISBN 978-3-030-76805-8 hard ¥34,030.- (税込) EUR 139.99

As the world accelerates towards a renewable energy transition, the demand for critical raw materials (CRMs) for energy generation, conversion, and storage technologies is seeing a drastic increase. Such materials are not only subject to limited supply and extreme price volatility but can also represent serious burdens to the environment, to human health, and also to socio-political systems. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, this book provides a novel perspective on the discussion about material dependencies of energy technologies. It examines CRMs use in fuel cells, an emerging energy conversion technology, and discusses governance strategies for early-stage fuel cell development to predict and avoid potential issues. This will be an invaluable resource for researchers in energy studies, engineering, sociology and political science as well as those with a general interest in this field looking for an accessible overview.

Duffield, John S., Making Renewable Electricity Policy in Spain: The Politics of Power. (Environmental Politics and Theory) 189 pp. 2021:7 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <664-868>
ISBN 978-3-030-75640-6 hard ¥29,168.- (税込) EUR 119.99

This book examines the politics of renewable electricity policy in democratic Spain. It provides the first comprehensive political analysis of how and why successive Spanish governments have increased or reduced support for renewable power, especially wind and solar. In particular, it identifies the key influences that have been brought to bear on decision making by the core executive as it has sought to determine the appropriate role of renewable sources in the country's electricity mix. Following the introduction, four chapters chart the dramatic rise, fall, and, most recently, renewed rise in support for utility-scale renewable power, from the early 1980s to the present. Another chapter details the decade-long political struggle over the regulation of small-scale distributed renewable electricity generation. The penultimate chapter explores the future prospects for renewable power in Spain, and the final chapter offers an overarching explanation of the patterns of policy outcomes observed.

Griffith, Saul, Electrify: An Optimists Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future. 248 pp. 2021:10 (MIT Pr., US) <664-872>
ISBN 978-0-262-04623-7 hard ¥5,597.- (税込) US$ 24.95 *

Kumar, Pavan / Singh, Ram Kumar / Kumar, M. et al. (eds.), Climate Impacts on Sustainable Natural Resource Management. 384 pp. 2022:1 (Wiley-Blackwell, UK) <664-875>
ISBN 978-1-119-79337-3 hard ¥48,458.- (税込) US$ 215.95 *

CLIMATE IMPACTS ON SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Climate change has emerged as one of the predominant global concerns of the 21st century. Statistics show that the average surface temperature of the Earth has increased by about 1.18 degreesC since the late 19th century and the sea levels are rising due to the melting of glaciers. Further rise in the global temperature will have dire consequences for the survival of humans on the planet Earth. There is a need to monitor climatic data and associated drivers of changes to develop sustainable planning. The anthropogenic activities that are linked to climate change need scientific evaluation and must be curtailed before it is too late. This book contributes significantly in the field of sustainable natural resource management linked to climate change. Up to date research findings from developing and developed countries like India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and the USA have been presented through selected case studies covering different thematic areas. The book has been organised into six major themes of sustainable natural resource management, determinants of forest productivity, agriculture and climate change, water resource management and riverine health, climate change threat on natural resources, and linkages between natural resources and biotic-abiotic stressors to develop the concept and to present the findings in a way that is useful for a wide range of readers. While the range of applications and innovative techniques is constantly increasing, this book provides a summary of findings to provide the updated information. This book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners in the field of environmental sciences, remote sensing, geographical information system, meteorology, sociology and policy studies related to natural resource management and climate change.

Lee, Seungho, China's Water Resources Management: A Long March to Sustainability. 394 pp. 2021:7 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <664-876>
ISBN 978-3-030-78778-3 hard ¥34,030.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book investigates water resources management and policy in China over the last two decades with a core focus on the role of water for socioeconomic development and sustainability. Recent policies, such as the Three Red Lines and the Water Ten Plan are evaluated for sustainable water supply, use and quality control. The book appraises solutions through demand management, water rights and pollution trading, virtual water and water footprint. Supply management is discussed taking examples from the Three Gorges Dam and the South North Water Transfer Project. The water market is investigated uncovering the active engagement of the private sector and includes discussions on how transboundary rivers demonstrate China's engagement with its riparian countries for benefit sharing. This book will be an invaluable reference for researchers in the field as well as practitioners and students who have an interest in water and development in China.

Webb, Janette / Wade, Faye / Tingey, Margaret (eds.), Research Handbook on Energy and Society. (Elgar Handbooks in Energy, the Environment and Climate Change) 416 pp. 2021:12 (E. Elgar, UK) <664-883>
ISBN 978-1-83910-070-3 hard ¥56,199.- (税込) GB￡ 195.00 *

This incisive Research Handbook examines the relationship between energy and society, across both macro- and micro-scales, in the context of the climate crisis. Featuring an extensive examination of current research in the field from fifty expert international contributors, it offers important insights into the inter-connections between the globally organised fossil fuel energy system and the changing structures of society.Structured in four thematic parts, the Research Handbook begins with an analysis of the evolution of large-scale energy production and consumption using coal, oil and gas. Chapters then explore social divisions and inequalities in energy systems in different countries, before moving on to discuss energy governance, policy and politics, along with strategies to achieve transformation. In the final part, the Research Handbook investigates forms of knowledge, stories and public engagement being used to re-make energy futures, concluding that social sciences are identifying the inter-locking societal and technical changes needed to enable rapid systemic changes in energy.The Research Handbook on Energy and Society will be a crucial resource for social science scholars and students interested in the intersections of energy, climate change and society, including aspects of governance, policy and politics, social identity, social justice and inequalities.

Zhu, Cuiping (ed.), Annual Report on the Development of the Indian Ocean Region (2019): Assessment of Indian Ocean International Environment. (Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China's Development Path) 298 pp. 2021:7 (Springer, GW) <664-741>
ISBN 978-981-16-1981-6 hard ¥26,737.- (税込) EUR 109.99

This book focuses on assessing China's international environment in the Indian Ocean including political, economic and secure environments through examining the characteristics of the international environment in the Indian Ocean. It figures out that there are four new changes and characteristics from the perspective of the current international environment in the Indian Ocean. Firstly, the turmoil in the security situation in the Indian Ocean has not been eased, but also showed signs of deterioration. Secondly, the strategic competition of the major powers in the Indian Ocean region has been exacerbated. Thirdly, the USA will remain the largest contributing variable in the international environment of the Indian Ocean in the future. Fourthly, India, a biggest country in the region, is becoming a major variable affecting the international environmental change in the Indian Ocean. This book also presents a picture of how the changes of great powers' geo-strategic competition in the Indian Ocean affect the development of China's BRI and believes that the Indian Ocean order will be gradually transforming from the American hegemony to the emergence of jointly governance including USA, China and India.

Yusha'u, Muhammad Jameel / Servaes, Jan (eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of International Communication and Sustainable Development. 635 pp. 2021:8 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <664-666>
ISBN 978-3-030-69769-3 hard ¥80,219.- (税込) EUR 329.99 *

The Palgrave Handbook of International Communication and Sustainable Development is a major resource for stakeholders interested in understanding the role of communication in achieving the UN'S Sustainable Development Goals. Bringing together theoretical and applied contributions from scholars in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and North America, the handbook argues that communication is a key factor in achieving the global goals and suggests a review of the SDGs to consider its importance. Reflecting on the impact of COVID-19, it highlights the need for effective communication infrastructure and critically assesses the 2030 agenda and timeline. Including individual SDG and country case studies as well as integrated analysis, the chapters seek to enrich understanding of communication for development and propose crucial policy interventions. It is critical reading for researchers as well as policy makers and NGOs.

Franzen, Axel / Mader, Sebastian (eds.), Research Handbook on Environmental Sociology. (Research Handbooks in Sociology) 384 pp. 2021:11 (E. Elgar, UK) <664-3281>
ISBN 978-1-80037-044-9 hard ¥56,775.- (税込) GB￡ 197.00 *

This Research Handbook presents the state of the art of empirical sociological research on the causes of, and solutions to, pressing environmental problems. It provides cutting-edge insights into some of the most urgent challenges facing humanity, including anthropogenic climate change and environmental pollution. The contributors argue that profound collective efforts to protect the environment are vital for sustainable development and offer practical solutions to specific contemporary issues.Wide ranging and insightful, this Research Handbook encompasses the causes and consequences of environmental deterioration, the measurement, development and precedents of environmental concern, the determinants of pro-environmental behavior, and the acceptance of environmental policies. Key topics include the development of global CO2 emissions, prices, income and energy demand, climate change knowledge, meta-knowledge and beliefs, the collective risk social dilemma and support for city road tolls. Scholars and students in the environmental social sciences will find this innovative Research Handbook invaluable. Critical case studies also provide important insights and recommendations for environmental decision makers.

Gleason, Tristan, A Critical Ethnography of an Outdoor School: Reimagining the Relationship between Science Education and Climate Change Politics. (Critical Ethnographic Research in Education) 240 pp. 2021:11 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2023 <664-3282>
ISBN 978-0-367-35376-6 hard ¥38,907.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-03-211903-8 paper ¥11,236.- (税込) GB￡ 38.99 *

By using critical ethnographic research to explore the practices and policies that sustain a residential outdoor school in the United States, this book problematizes the relationship between science education and climate change politics in the United States.Weaving together empirical data from fieldwork with theoretical resources spanning the sciences and humanities, this book demonstrates how community activism, political alliances, and policy changes have guaranteed the survival of an outdoor school in Oregon. This example enables artful reexamination of the relationship between science education, politics, and policy more broadly, as well as the relation of science education to climate change politics in particular. Gleason ultimately reconstructs science education towards epistemic and ontological pluralism, and illustrates how critical ethnographic research can instigate a reimagining of the relationship between curriculum and how we relate to the world.This book will benefit researchers, academics, and educators in higher education with an interest in the philosophical underpinnings and implications of science education, environmental education, and educational policy more broadly. Those specifically interested in critical ethnographic research will also benefit from this book.

Hanna, Osseily, Touring the Climate Crisis: Saving the Earth Around the World. 288 pp. 2021:7 (Rowman & Littlefield, US) <664-3285>
ISBN 978-1-5381-4946-1 hard ¥8,976.- (税込) US$ 40.00 *

Heidenblad, David Larsson, The Environmental Turn in Postwar Sweden: A New History of Knowledge. 256 pp. 2021:9 (Lund U. Pr., SW) <664-3286>
ISBN 978-91-985577-3-2 hard ¥7,205.- (税込) GB￡ 25.00 *

The Stockholm Conference of 1972 drew the world's attention to the global environmental crisis, but for people in Sweden the threat was nothing new. Anyone who read the papers or watched the television news was already familiar with the issues. Five years early, in the summer of 1967, the situation was very different. So what happened in between? This book explores the 'environmental turn' that took place in Sweden in the late-1960s. This radical change, the realisation that human beings were in the process of destroying their own environment, had major and far-reaching consequences. What was it that opened people's eyes to the crisis? When did it happen? Who set the ball rolling? These are some of the questions the book addresses, shedding new light on the history of environmentalism.

Hess, Evelyn Searle, Shoulder to Shoulder: Working Together for a Sustainable Future. 252 pp. 2021:7 (Rowman & Littlefield, US) <664-3287>
ISBN 978-1-5381-4439-8 hard ¥9,200.- (税込) US$ 41.00 *

Our current moment is filled with despair about climate crises and the possibility of coming to any kind of agreement that might change the dire outcomes. Shoulder to Shoulder tells the stories of communities in North Western America who learned to talk to each other and to solve the conflicts between stakeholders. Loggers, cattle ranchers, rogue-river keepers, corporate developers, tree huggers, and indigenous peoples from many tribes are just a few of the characters in these stories of hope for our climate. This is a book for anyone wanting to make a difference, anyone looking for camaraderie with others of like mind, anyone believing that democracy requires engaged citizenship, anyone looking for hope. The message throughout is that change can be made with large numbers of caring, involved, thinking, co-operative people, change to protect both democracy and a livable planet.

Hoberg, George, The Resistance Dilemma: Place-Based Movements and the Climate Crisis. (American and Comparative Environmental Policy) 376 pp. 2021:8 (MIT Pr., US) <664-3288>
ISBN 978-0-262-54308-8 paper ¥8,976.- (税込) US$ 40.00 *

Jackson, Ben / Lamb, Harriet, From Anger to Action: Inside the Global Movements for Social Justice, Peace, and a Sustainable Planet. 224 pp. 2021:6 (Rowman & Littlefield, US) <664-3290>
ISBN 978-1-5381-4132-8 paper ¥7,629.- (税込) US$ 34.00 *

From Anger to Action tells the stories of the citizens' movements charting new paths to tackle the big global challenges that lie behind the political upheavals of our times. Drawing on candid insights from citizens, activists, and innovators, and their own experiences as leaders of internationally recognized advocacy organizations, the authors give an insider account of the battle for change and how it can be won - as well as trenchant criticism of where traditional civil society has lost its way and needs renewal. While unflinching on the dangers of the current political crises, the book offers hard-edged hope and a vision for citizen-led change to reshape our fractured politics.We meet communities in economically-battered US towns welcoming refugees, and LGBTI activists celebrating the success of their campaign focus on love. We hear from Syrian activists reaching across impossible divides between jihadists and Assad supporters, and go behind the scenes with Mongolian entrepreneurs preserving heritage skills by selling ethically-traded Yak-fibre suits on London's Saville Row (yes, that's really true). We go inside the international network of frenzied tax justice campaigners breaking open the secrecy enabling global elites to evade tax on an industrial scale, and using social media to drive change. Lamb and Jackson explore how citizens' movements are transforming our global politics, refashioning internationalism and fighting back against narrow nationalism. The book analyses why some movements secure lasting change - and others fail. And they show how these insights could shape a wider strategy for grassroots-up transformation. From Anger to Action will be of interest to social activists and anyone interested in social movements, global change, and civil society.

Kauffman, Craig M. / Martin, Pamela L., The Politics of Rights of Nature: Strategies for Building a More Sustainable Future. 280 pp. 2021:8 (MIT Pr., US) <664-3292>
ISBN 978-0-262-54292-0 paper ¥7,854.- (税込) US$ 35.00 *

Price, Trevor, Ecology of a Changed World. 360 pp. 2022:1 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <664-3301>
ISBN 978-0-19-756417-2 hard ¥19,522.- (税込) US$ 87.00 *

An increasing amount of usable space on our planet is crowded by humans. Whether we are using the space for permanent homes, vacation homes, travel accommodations, farming, public recreation, transportation, or office buildings, our chronic overuse of Earth's resources is pushing our ecosystem into uncharted territories. This has spurred many species extinctions, and we can expect the losses to continue to grow. Ecology of a Changed World outlines the importance of species conservation relative to human existence. The book breaks down ecological principles and explains six threats to biodiversity in terms anyone studying ecology, evolutionary biology, environmental science, or environmental justice will understand. Ecologist Trevor Price begins the book by breaking down population growth, food webs, species interaction, and other ecological principles. He draws on examples from agriculture, disease, fisheries, and societal growth throughout each chapter, offering insight into the relationships between demographic transitions, monetary exchanges, and ecosystems. Price focuses on six threats to biodiversity--climate change, overharvesting, pollution, habitat loss, invasive species, and disease--and offers the history, current status, and economic as well as environmental impacts of each of these. He ends the book with a rigorous review of the importance of species diversity, outlining the ways losses to our ecosystem will be a detriment to public health and global wealth. Taking readers through competition, predation, and parasitism, Ecology of a Changed World helpfully traces what has occurred on our planet throughout history, why these things happened, and how we can use this information to determine and shape our future.

Rajkovich, Nicholas / Holmes, Seth H. (eds.), Climate Adaptation and Resilience Across Scales: From Buildings to Cities. 320 pp. 2021:11 (Routledge, UK) <664-3302>
ISBN 978-0-367-46734-0 hard ¥38,907.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-0-367-46733-3 paper ¥9,507.- (税込) GB￡ 32.99 *

Climate Adaptation and Resilience Across Scales provides professionals with guidance on adapting the built environment to a changing climate. This edited volume brings together practitioners and researchers to discuss climate-related resilience from the building to the city scale. This book highlights North American cases that deal with issues such as climate projections, public health, adaptive capacity of vulnerable populations, and design interventions for floodplains, making the content applicable to many locations around the world. The contributors in this book discuss topics ranging from how built environment professionals respond to a changing climate, to how the building stock may need to adapt to climate change, to how resilience is currently being addressed in the design, construction, and operations communities. The purpose of this book is to provide a better understanding of climate change impacts, vulnerability, and resilience across scales of the built environment. Architects, urban designers, planners, landscape architects, and engineers will find this a useful resource for adapting buildings and cities to a changing climate.

Robinson, Richard M., Environmental Organizations and Reasoned Discourse. (Environmental Politics and Theory) 358 pp. 2021:7 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <664-3304>
ISBN 978-3-030-75605-5 hard ¥34,030.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book explores the meaning and role of "fair and reasoned discourse" in the context of our institutions for environmental decision processes. The book reviews the roles of our "environmental advocacy organizations"-such as The Sierra Club, The Audubon Society, the Environmental Defense Fund-in providing and ensuring that our discourse and decisions are fair and reasoned according to the criteria of being (i) inclusive of input from all affected, (ii) informed of relevant scientific and socio-economic information, (iii) uncorrupted by direct conflicts of interest, and (iv) logical according robust review by uncorrupted judges. These organizations are described and examined as expressions of "collective imperfect duty," i.e. the coordinated duties with environmental direction. The current state of our discourse is examined in light of this fairness criteria, particularly in consideration of the cross-border problems that threaten tragedies of the global commons.

Servigne, Pablo / Chapelle, Gauthier, Mutual Aid: The Other Law of the Jungle. Tr. by A. Brown. 310 pp. 2021:11 (Polity Pr., UK) <664-3308>
ISBN 978-1-5095-4791-3 hard ¥15,695.- (税込) US$ 69.95 *
ISBN 978-1-5095-4792-0 paper ¥5,597.- (税込) US$ 24.95 *

In the merciless arena of life, we are all subject to the law of the jungle, to ruthless competition and the survival of the fittest - such is the myth that has given rise to a society that has become toxic for our planet and for our and future generations. But today the lines are shifting. A growing number of new movements and thinkers are challenging this skewed view of the world and reviving words such as 'altruism', 'cooperation', 'kindness' and 'solidarity'. A close look at the wide spectrum of living beings reveals that, at all times and in all places, animals, plants, microorganisms and human beings have practised different forms of mutual aid. And those which survive difficult conditions best are not necessarily the strongest, but those which help each other the most. Pablo Servigne and Gauthier Chapelle explore a vast, forgotten continent of mutual aid in order to discover the mechanisms of this 'other law of the jungle'. In so doing, they provide a more rounded view of the world of living things and give us some of the conceptual tools we need to move beyond the vicious circle of competition and self-destruction that is leading our civilization to the verge of collapse.

Sorly, Rita / Ghaye, Tony / Kartveit, Bard (eds.), Stories of Change and Sustainability in the Arctic Regions: The Interdependence of Local and Global. (Routledge Studies in Sustainability) 272 pp. 2021:11 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2023 <664-3310>
ISBN 978-0-367-63284-7 hard ¥38,907.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-0-367-63285-4 paper ¥11,524.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

This book presents stories of sustainability from communities in circumpolar regions as they grapple with environmental, economic and societal changes and challenges. Polar regions are changing rapidly. These changes will dramatically effect ecosystems, economy, people, communities and their interdependencies. Given this, the stories being told about lives and livelihood development are changing also. This book is the first of its kind to curate stories about opportunity and responsibility, tensions and contradictions, un/ethical action, resilience, adaptability and sustainability, all within the shifting geopolitics of the north. The book looks at change and sustainability through multidisciplinary and empirically based work, drawing on case studies from Norway, Sweden, Alaska, Canada, Finland and Northwest Russia, with a notable focus on indigenous peoples. Chapters touch on topics as wide ranging as reindeer herding, mental health, climate change, land-use conflicts and sustainable business. The volume asks whose voices are being heard, who benefits, how particular changes affect people's sense of community and longstanding and cherished values plus livelihood practices and what are the environmental, economic and social impacts of contemporary and future oriented changes with regard to issues of sustainability? This volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of sustainability studies, sustainable development, environmental sociology, indigenous studies and environmental anthropology.

Spellman, Frank R., Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow. (SWIFT) 264 pp. 2021 (Bernan Pr., US) <664-3311>
ISBN 978-1-64143-431-7 paper ¥24,235.- (税込) US$ 108.00 *

Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow describes a forward-looking innovative solution to tackling various environmental issues related to water including dwindling ground water supplies and land subsidence. The lack of far thinking and innovative methods regarding these issues is a worldwide problem. This title provides a detailed step-by-step account using scientific research, and engineering analysis to help any municipality deal with these issues. Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow is accessible and is designed to reach a wide range of diverse professionals and students.

Steele, Wendy / Hillier, Jean / MacCallum, D. et al., Quiet Activism: Climate Action at the Local Scale. 166 pp. 2021:8 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <664-3313>
ISBN 978-3-030-78726-4 hard ¥15,798.- (税込) EUR 64.99

This book focuses on the potential and possibilities for socially innovative responses to the climate emergency at the local scale. Climate change has intensified the need for communities to find creative and meaningful ways to address the sustainability of their environments. The authors focus on the creative and collaborative ways local- scale climate action reflects the extra-ordinary measures taken by ordinary people. This includes critical engagement with the ways in which novel social practices and partnerships emerge between people, organisations, institutions, governance arrangements and eco-systems. The book successfully highlights the transformative power of socially innovative activities and initiatives in response to the climate crisis; and critically explores how different individuals and groups undertake climate action as 'quiet activism' - the embodied acts of collective disruption, subversion, creativity and care at the local scale.

Stokke, Olav Schram / Osthagen, A. / Raspotnik, A. (eds.), Marine Resources, Climate Change and International Management Regimes. 272 pp. (I. B. Tauris, UK) <664-3314>
ISBN 978-0-7556-1836-1 hard ¥25,938.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00 *

?Luxemburg war nie eine Kolonialmacht“, verkundete 1960 der damalige luxemburgische Aussenminister Eugene Schaus im Parlament. Tatsachlich hat das kleine Binnenland nie eigene Kolonien gehabt. Hinter dieser Fassade war das Grossherzogtum jedoch tief in die kolonialen Projekte seiner europaischen Nachbarn verstrickt. Luxemburger*innen trieben in den Kolonien Handel, missionierten, reisten oder forschten. Auch auf staatlicher Ebene stand Luxemburg nicht ausserhalb des europaischen Kolonialismus, sondern war durch aktive Unterstutzung und Mitarbeit Teil der kolonialen Welt. Dieses Buch ist die erste allgemeine Einfuhrung dieser Art, die sich speziell auf Luxemburg fokussiert. Es fragt nach der Moeglichkeit, dem Inhalt und den Konsequenzen einer luxemburgischen Kolonialgeschichte.

Tanil, Gamze, Environmental Sustainability: Water and Waste Management Policy in the European Union and the Czech Republic. 142 pp. 2021:2 (Lexington Books, US) <664-3316>
ISBN 978-1-79363-387-3 hard ¥23,562.- (税込) US$ 105.00 *

Reflecting the concerns over environmental sustainability, there has been an increasing focus on the protection of our water resources and on the proper management of our waste. Our economic growth can only be sustainable when it does not represent a threat to human health and to fauna, flora, and eco-system in the long-term. A long-term resilience, new business and economic opportunities, and environmental sustainability can be achieved through circular economy model that offers us a world of opportunity to rethink and redesign our economic activities and consumption patterns. With an aim to give the reader a new perspective on this issue, this book covers European Union's water and waste management legislation and the Czech Republic's transposition of this legislation, and includes a comparative analysis of the performances of the EU Member States on the implementation of new water and waste management policy strategies.

Thomas, Glyn / Dyment, Janet / Prince, Heather (eds.), Outdoor Environmental Education in Higher Education: International Perspectives. (International Explorations in Outdoor and Environmental Education 9) 439 pp. 2021:10 (Springer, GW) * paper 2021 <664-3317>
ISBN 978-3-030-75979-7 hard ¥34,030.- (税込) EUR 139.99
ISBN 978-3-030-75982-7 paper ¥34,030.- (税込) EUR 139.99 *

This book brings together an international group of authors to discuss the outdoor environmental education (OEE) theory and practice that educators can use to support teaching and learning in higher education. The book contents are organised around a recently established list of threshold concepts that can be used to describe the knowledge and skills that university students would develop if they complete a major in outdoor education. There are six key sections: the theoretical foundations and philosophies of OEE; the pedagogical approaches and issues involved in teaching OEE; the ways in which OEE is a social, cultural and environmental endeavour; how outdoor educators can advocate for social justice; key approaches to safety management; and the need for on-going professional practice. The threshold concepts that form the premise of the book describe outdoor educators as creating opportunities for experiential learning using pedagogies that align their programme's purpose and practice. Outdoor educators are place-responsive, and see their work as a social, cultural and environmental endeavour. They advocate for social and environmental justice, and they understand and apply safety principles and routinely engage in reflective practice. This book will provide clarity and direction for emerging and established outdoor educators around the world and will also be relevant to students and professionals working in related fields such as environmental education, adventure therapy, and outdoor recreation.

Ward, Brandon M., Living Detroit: Environmental Activism in an Age of Urban Crisis. (Routledge Equity, Justice and the Sustainable City series) 200 pp. 2021:11 (Routledge, UK) <664-3318>
ISBN 978-0-367-33443-7 hard ¥38,907.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-0-367-33442-0 paper ¥10,660.- (税込) GB￡ 36.99 *

In Living Detroit, Brandon M. Ward argues that environmentalism in postwar Detroit responded to anxieties over the urban crisis, deindustrialization, and the fate of the city. Tying the diverse stories of environmental activism and politics together is the shared assumption environmental activism could improve their quality of life.Detroit, Michigan, was once the capital of industrial prosperity and the beacon of the American Dream. It has since endured decades of deindustrialization, population loss, and physical decay - in short, it has become the poster child for the urban crisis. This is not a place in which one would expect to discover a history of vibrant expressions of environmentalism; however, in the post-World War II era, while suburban, middle-class homeowners organized into a potent force to protect the natural settings of their communities, in the working-class industrial cities and in the inner city, Detroiters were equally driven by the impulse to conserve their neighborhoods and create a more livable city, pushing back against the forces of deindustrialization and urban crisis. Living Detroit juxtaposes two vibrant and growing fields of American history which often talk past each other: environmentalism and the urban crisis. By putting the two subjects into conversation, we gain a richer understanding of the development of environmental activism and politics after World War II and its relationship to the crisis of America's cities.This book will be of great interest to students and scholars in environmental, urban, and labor history.

Williams, Mark / Zalasiewicz, Jan, The Cosmic Oasis: The Remarkable Story of Earth's Biosphere. 320 pp. 2022:6 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <664-3320>
ISBN 978-0-19-884587-4 hard ¥6,193.- (税込) GB￡ 21.49 *

Alone in the known universe the Earth glows bright with life, a unique cosmic oasis of biodiversity which is now under threat from our own actions. The Earth is a unique as a living planet, a cosmic oasis drifting in the vastness of barren space. It is strikingly and obviously different from our nearest heavenly neighbours, the Moon, Venus and Mars, in its thin skin of biology, extending from the surface for a few kilometres into the crust, and for a few tens of kilometres into the air. But how did this remarkable abundance and diversity of life arise? How has life survived over the enormous time frame of Earth's history? And does it continue to flourish now, especially with the growing pressure for space from humans? The Cosmic Oasis examines life on Earth, from our earliest interactions with animals and plants to our absolute domination of biology. It follows our developing understanding of life's origins, its remarkable complexity, and its interactions with the air, oceans and land. It also shows how patterns of diversity across the surface of the planet evolved, and how humans are now homogenising these, degrading both biodiversity and the space in which life can exist. Within this overall trend of loss there are some remarkable examples of survival, from the beneficial relationships between the gelada monkeys and wolves of the Ethiopian highlands, and the people and brown howler monkeys of Porte Allegre in Brazil, to interactions between you and your gut microbiome. Thoughout, the authors ask what these interactions can teach us about building a better relationship with nature, and consider how we might become stewards, rather than destructive exploiters, of the life around us.

Yusuf, Juita-Elena (Wie) / St. John, Burton, III (eds.), Communicating Climate Change: Making Environmental Messaging Accessible. (Routledge Studies in Environmental Communication and Media) 212 pp. 2021:11 (Routledge, UK) <664-3322>
ISBN 978-0-367-47952-7 hard ¥38,907.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-0-367-47953-4 paper ¥9,507.- (税込) GB￡ 32.99 *

This edited collection focuses on theoretical and applied research-based observations concerning how experts, advocates, and institutions make climate change information accessible to different audiences. Communicating Climate Change concentrates on three key elements of climate change communication - access, relevance, and understandability - to provide an overview of how these aspects allow multiple groups of stakeholders to act on climate-related information to build resilience. Featuring contributions from a wide range of scholars from across different disciplines, this book explores a multitude of different scenarios and communication methods, including social media; public opinion surveys; participatory mapping; and video. Overall, climate change communication is addressed from three different perspectives: communicating with the public; communicating for stakeholder engagement; and organizational, institutional, risk, and disaster communication.With each chapter focusing on implications and applications for practice, this book will be of great interest to students and researchers of climate change and environmental communication, as well as practitioners interested in understanding how to better engage stakeholders through climate change-related communication.

Sebo, Jeff, Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves: Why Animals Matter for Pandemics, Climate Change, and other Catastrophes. 288 pp. 2022:1 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <664-324>
ISBN 978-0-19-086101-8 hard ¥8,523.- (税込) US$ 37.99 *

In 2020, COVID-19, the Australia bushfires, and other global threats served as vivid reminders that human and nonhuman fates are increasingly linked. Human use of nonhuman animals contributes to pandemics, climate change, and other global threats which, in turn, contribute to biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse, and nonhuman suffering. Jeff Sebo argues that humans have a moral responsibility to include animals in global health and environmental policy. In particular, we should reduce our use of animals as part of our pandemic and climate change mitigation efforts and increase our support for animals as part of our adaptation efforts. Applying and extending frameworks such as One Health and the Green New Deal, Sebo calls for reducing support for factory farming, deforestation, and the wildlife trade; increasing support for humane, healthful, and sustainable alternatives; and considering human and nonhuman needs holistically. Sebo also considers connections with practical issues such as education, employment, social services, and infrastructure, as well as with theoretical issues such as well-being, moral status, political status, and population ethics. In all cases, he shows that these issues are both important and complex, and that we should neither underestimate our responsibilities because of our limitations, nor underestimate our limitations because of our responsibilities. Both an urgent call to action and a survey of what ethical and effective action requires, Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves is an invaluable resource for scholars, advocates, policy-makers, and anyone interested in what kind of world we should attempt to build and how.

Getting Down to Earth: Are Satellites Reliable for Measuring Air Pollutants that Cause Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries? (International Development in Focus) 242 pp. 2021:8 (World Bank, US) <664-3247>
ISBN 978-1-4648-1727-4 paper ¥9,823.- (税込) US$ 47.00

Adsit, Janelle, Epistemic Justice, Mindfulness, and the Environmental Humanities: Reflections on Teaching. 200 pp. 2021:11 (Routledge, UK) <664-3249>
ISBN 978-0-367-47963-3 hard ¥38,907.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-0-367-47962-6 paper ¥10,660.- (税込) GB￡ 36.99 *

Epistemic Justice, Mindfulness, and the Environmental Humanities explores how contemplative pedagogies and mindfulness can be used in the classroom to address epistemic and environmental injustice.In recent years, there has been a groundswell of interest in contemplative pedagogies in higher education, with increasing attention from the environmental sciences, environmental humanities, and sustainability studies. Teachers and writers have demonstrated how mindfulness practices can be a key to anti-oppression and anti-racist efforts, both in and out of the classroom. Not all forms of contemplative pedagogy are suited for this anti-colonial and anti-oppressive resistance, however. Simply adopting mindfulness practices in the classroom is not enough to dislodge and dismantle white supremacy in higher education. Epistemic Justice, Mindfulness, and the Environmental Humanities advocates for mindfulness practices that affirm multiple epistemologies and cultural traditions. Written for educators in the environmental humanities and other related disciplines, the chapters interrogate the western uptake of mindfulness practices and suggest anti-colonial and anti-oppressive methods for bringing mindfulness into the classroom. The chapters also discuss what mindfulness practices have to offer to the pursuit of a culturally relevant pedagogy.This highly applied and practical text will be an insightful read for educators in the environmental humanities and across the liberal arts disciplines.

Ajibade, Idowu Jola / Siders, R. A. (eds.), Global Views on Climate Relocation and Social Justice: Navigating Retreat. (Routledge Studies in Environmental Migration, Displacement and Resettlement) 304 pp. 2021:10 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2023 <664-3250>
ISBN 978-0-367-69344-2 hard ¥38,907.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-0-367-69348-0 paper ¥11,524.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

This edited volume advances our understanding of climate relocation (or planned retreat), an emerging topic in the fields of climate adaptation and hazard risk, and provides a platform for alternative voices and views on the subject. As the effects of climate change become more severe and widespread, there is a growing conversation about when, where and how people will move. Climate relocation is a controversial adaptation strategy, yet the process can also offer opportunity and hope. This collection grapples with the environmental and social justice dimensions from multiple perspectives, with cases drawn from Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceania, South America, and North America. The contributions throughout present unique perspectives, including community organizations, adaptation practitioners, geographers, lawyers, and landscape architects, reflecting on the potential harms and opportunities of climate-induced relocation. Works of art, photos, and quotes from flood survivors are also included, placed between sections to remind the reader of the human element in the adaptation debate. Blending art - photography, poetry, sculpture - with practical reflections and scholarly analyses, this volume provides new insights on a debate that touches us all: how we will live in the future and where?Challenging readers' pre-conceptions about planned retreat by juxtaposing different disciplines, lenses and media, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate change, environmental migration and displacement, and environmental justice and equity.The Open Access version of chapter 1, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003141457, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Almassi, Ben, Reparative Environmental Justice in a World of Wounds. 186 pp. 2020:11 (Lexington Books, US) <664-3251>
ISBN 978-1-4985-9206-2 hard ¥24,908.- (税込) US$ 111.00 *

"One of the penalties of an ecological education," wrote Aldo Leopold," is that one lives alone in a world of wounds." Ideally we would not do each other or the rest of our biotic community wrong, but we have, and still do. We need non-ideal environmental ethics for living together in this world of wounds. Ethics does not stop after wrongdoing: the aftermath of environmental harm demands ethical action. How we work to repair healthy relationality matters as much as the wounds themselves.Reparative Environmental Justice in a World of Wounds discusses the possibilities and practices of reparative environmental justice. It builds on theories of justice in political philosophy, feminist ethics, indigenous studies, and criminal justice as extended to non-ideal environmental ethics. How can reparative environmental justice provide a useful perspective on ecological restoration, human-animal entanglements, climate change, environmental racism, and traditional ecological knowledge? How can it promote just practices and policies while enabling effective opposition to business as usual? And how does reparative justice look different when we go beyond narrowly construed human conflicts to include relational repair with ecosystems, other animals, and future generations?

Amato, Anthony J., The Carpathians, the Hutsuls, and Ukraine: An Environmental History. 484 pp. 2020:12 (Lexington Books, US) <664-3252>
ISBN 978-1-79360-835-2 hard ¥35,455.- (税込) US$ 158.00 *

This book examines the relationship between Ukraine's Galician Hutsuls and the Carpathian landscape between 1848 and 1939. The author analyzes the intersections of ecology and culture in the history of the Carpathian Mountains, with a focus on the region's economy and biodiversity.

Bakkes, Jan / Cheatle, Marion / Mzavanadze, N. et al., Keeping the World's Environment Under Review: An Intellectual History of the Global Environment Outlook. 350 pp. 2021:11 (Central European U. Pr., HU) <664-3254>
ISBN 978-963-386-431-9 hard ¥25,806.- (税込) US$ 115.00

How do we take stock of the state and direction of the world's environment, and what can we learn from the experience? Among the myriad detailed narratives about the condition of the planet, the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) reports-issued by the United Nations Environment Programme-stand out as the most ambitious. For nearly three decades the GEO project has not only delivered iconic global assessment reports, but through its multitude of contributors has inspired hundreds of similar processes worldwide from the regional to the local level. This book provides an inside account of the evolution of the GEO project from its earliest days. Building on meticulous research, including interviews with former heads of the United Nations Environment Programme, diplomats, leading contributing scientists, and senior leaders of collaborating organizations, the story is told from the perspective of five GEO veterans who all played a pivotal role in shaping the periodic assessments. The GEO's history provides striking insights and will save valuable time to those who commission, design and conduct, as well as critique and improve, assessments of environmental development in the next decade.

Barnes, A. James / Graham, John D. / Konisky, D. M. (eds.), Fifty Years at the US Environmental Protection Agency: Progress, Retrenchment, and Opportunities. 670 pp. 2021:2 (Rowman & Littlefield, US) <664-3255>
ISBN 978-1-5381-4714-6 hard ¥18,625.- (税込) US$ 83.00 *

In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, this book brings together leading scholars and EPA veterans to provide a comprehensive assessment of the agency's key decisions and actions in the various areas of its responsibility. Themes across all chapters include the role of rulemaking, negotiation/compromise, partisan polarization, judicial impacts, relations with the White House and Congress, public opinion, interest group pressures, environmental enforcement, environmental justice, risk assessment, and interagency conflict. As no other book on the market currently discusses EPA with this focus or scope, the authors have set out to provide a comprehensive analysis of the agency's rich 50-year history for academics, students, professional, and the environmental community.

Berti Suman, Anna, The Policy Uptake of Citizen Sensing. 264 pp. 2021:8 (E. Elgar, UK) <664-3257>
ISBN 978-1-80088-259-1 hard ¥27,379.- (税込) GB￡ 95.00 *

Citizen sensing', the practice in which grassroots actors use sensor technology for environmental monitoring, is increasingly entering the debate around environmental risk governance. This groundbreaking book explores the potential for citizen sensing to concretely influence the governance of environmental risks to public health by shaping policy responses implemented by competent institutions. Taking a unique perspective that combines the elements of risk, technology, the grassroots-drive and distrust, Anna Berti Suman analyses which factors contribute to the policy uptake of community-led citizen sensing. She frames the study through the voices of the citizen sensing participants interviewed in her fieldwork, incorporating both theoretical reflections and ethnography into a mixed-methods approach. The book offers novel insights into the advantages and drawbacks of the reliance on citizen sensing by institutional actors and highlights the need for further research in this area. Academics working in environmental law and risk governance will find the research and findings contained in this book both interesting and timely. It will also be of practical use to policy-makers and practitioners, as well as citizen sensing communities that wish to make their monitoring practices more influential.

Biemer, Jon R., Our Environmental Handprints: Recover the Land, Reverse Global Warming, Reclaim the Future. 288 pp. 2021:7 (Rowman & Littlefield, US) <664-3258>
ISBN 978-1-5381-4065-9 hard ¥8,976.- (税込) US$ 40.00 *

Our Environmental Handprints: Recover the Land, Reverse Global Warming, Reclaim the Future is the first book to fully explore your "Handprint" - how you can create sustainability in your life and in the world. Your Handprint is limited only by yourimagination. The good you do can be greater than your Footprint. It is time to put more energy into your Handprint!The smart beauty of the Handprint is that it can be self-perpetuating. Take planting a tree as an example. You put a seedling into the ground, water it, and then leave it alone. That tree will then grow itself and pull carbon dioxide from the air and create oxygen for us to breathe for as long as it lives. And, seeds from that tree create more trees.Our Environmental Handprints: Recover the Land, Reverse Global Warming, Reclaim the Future draws our attention to proven strategies across the spectrum. We make a difference with intelligent clothing and investments. We can promote environmental justice and sustainable development. We can teach environmental literacy and eat earth-friendly foods. Handprint Thinking applies to shelter (eco-remodeling and LEED buildings), motion (electric cars and living without a car), and earth-friendly energy.We create Collective Handprints whenever we set aside a park, recover a toxic waste site, revive a river, or ban plastic bags. Spending our money intentionally sets the stage for a Circular Economy. We are finding creative ways to make the Paris Climate Change Agreement work. Our Environmental Handprints: Recover the Land, Reverse Global Warming, Reclaim the Future makes the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals personal. The final chapters show how you can become a hero in your own story - while creating twelve Collective Future Handprints.

Bohle, Martin / Marone, Eduardo (eds.), Geo-societal Narratives: Contextualising Geosciences. 221 pp. 2021:10 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <664-3259>
ISBN 978-3-030-79027-1 hard ¥36,461.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book provides an accessible overview of the societal relevance of contemporary geosciences. Engaging various disciplines from humanities and social sciences, the book offers philosophical, cultural, economic, and geoscientific insights into how to contextualise geosciences in the node of Culture and Nature.The authors introduce two perspectives of societal geosciences, both informed by the lens of geoethics. Throughout the text core themes are explored; human agency, the integrity of place, geo-centricity, economy and climate justice, subjective sense-making and spirituality, nationalism, participatory empowerment and leadership in times of anthropogenic global change. The book concludes with a discussion on culture, education, or philosophy of science as aggregating concepts of seemingly disjunct narratives.The diverse intellectual homes of the authors offer a rich resource in terms of how they perceive human agency within the Earth system. Two geoscientific perspectives and fourteen narratives from various cultural, social and political viewpoints contextualise geosciences in the World(s) of the Anthropocene.

Shue, Henry, The Pivotal Generation: Why We Have a Moral Responsibility to Slow Climate Change Right Now. 208 pp. 2021:11 (Princeton U. Pr., US) <664-326>
ISBN 978-0-691-22624-8 hard ¥6,719.- (税込) US$ 29.95 *

An eminent philosopher explains why we owe it to future generations to take immediate action on global warmingClimate change is the supreme challenge of our time. Yet despite growing international recognition of the unfolding catastrophe, global carbon emissions continue to rise, hitting an all-time high in 2019. Unless humanity rapidly transitions to renewable energy, it may be too late to stop irreversible ecological damage. In The Pivotal Generation, renowned political philosopher Henry Shue makes an impassioned case for taking immediate, radical action to combat global warming.Shue grounds his argument in a rigorous philosophical analysis of climate change's moral implications. Unlike previous generations, which didn't fully understand the danger of burning carbon, we have the knowledge to comprehend and control rising carbon dioxide levels. And unlike future generations, we still have time to mitigate the worst effects of global warming. This generation has the power, and thus the responsibility, to save the planet. Shirking that responsibility only leaves the next generation with an even heavier burden-one they may find impossible to bear.Written in direct, accessible language, The Pivotal Generation approaches the latest scientific research with a singular moral clarity. It's an urgently needed call to action for anyone concerned about the planet's future.

Brinkmann, Robert, Practical Sustainability: A Guide to a More Sustainable Life. 302 pp. 2021:7 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <664-3260>
ISBN 978-3-030-73781-8 paper ¥7,289.- (税込) EUR 29.99

This book will teach you everything you need to know about sustainable living-from reducing your greenhouse gas footprint to making sure that you are part of the green economy. Along the way, readers will learn about the field of sustainability and the "three E's" of sustainable living-environment, economy, and equity. We are in the midst of great environmental change and all of us need to do everything we can to try to live more gently on the planet. Robert Brinkmann provides a range of options for readers as to what they can do to try to make a difference. Some involve simple lifestyle changes - but he also challenges all of us to commit to make more difficult and more meaningful changes to create a greener, more sustainable world. The book also delves into how we can create more sustainable communities, schools, and organizations. It showcases many examples of people and organizations that are making significant contributions to improving our planet's sustainability that serve as inspiration and guidance for all of us trying to live more sustainably.

Calvario, Rita / Kaika, Maria / Velegrakis, Giorgos (eds.), The Political Ecology of Austerity: Crisis, Social Movements, and the Environment. (Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies) 248 pp. 2021:11 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2023 <664-3262>
ISBN 978-0-367-47735-6 hard ¥38,907.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-03-212930-3 paper ¥11,524.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

The Political Ecology of Austerity explores the environmental dimension of austerity that has thus far escaped academic, policy, and media attention. Offering a better comprehension of the full socio-environmental impact of austerity measures, the book highlights the importance of considering environmental issues when designing responses to economic crisis in the future. Mobilising detailed case studies from across the world, the volume documents the ways in which austerity impacts global and local ecologies, shapes environmental conflicts and gives rise to new forms and practices of social moblisation and resistance. Bringing together theoretical debates and rigorous case studies, the book proposes 'the political ecology of austerity' as an appropriate method of analysis that can inform our understanding of the shift in environmental protection policies and the intensification of growth practices (green or otherwise) that followed the 2008 global economic crisis. The Political Ecology of Austerity discloses austerity to be a globalised set of tools not only for budgetary discipline, but also for socio-environmental discipline that justifies the continuation of capital accumulation at the expense of further global environmental degradation.This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of social and political sciences, environmental studies, urban studies, and political ecology.

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Caradonna, Jeremy L., Sustainability: A History. Rev. & updated ed. 352 pp. 2022:5 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <664-3263>
ISBN 978-0-19-762502-6 hard ¥10,098.- (税込) US$ 45.00 *
ISBN 978-0-19-762503-3 paper ¥4,933.- (税込) US$ 21.99 *

From one of the world's leading experts on the subject, a fully updated introduction to the sustainability movement from the 1600s to today The word is nearly ubiquitous: at the grocery store we shop for "sustainable foods" that were produced from "sustainable agriculture"; groups ranging from small advocacy organizations to city and state governments to the United Nations tout "sustainable development" as a strategy for local and global stability; and woe betide the city-dweller who doesn't aim for a "sustainable lifestyle." Seeming to have come out of nowhere to dominate the discussion-from permaculture to renewable energy to the local food movement-the ideas that underlie and define sustainability can be traced back several centuries. In this illuminating and fascinating primer, newly revised and updated, Jeremy L. Caradonna does just that, approaching sustainability from a historical perspective and revealing the conditions that gave it shape. Locating the underpinnings of the movement as far back as the 1660s, Caradonna considers the origins of sustainability across many fields throughout Europe and North America. Taking us from the emergence of thoughts guiding sustainable yield forestry in the late 17th and 18th centuries, through the challenges of the Industrial Revolution, the birth of the environmental movement, and the emergence of a concrete effort to promote a balanced approach to development in the latter half of the 20th century, he shows that while sustainability draws upon ideas of social justice, ecological economics, and environmental conservation, it is more than the sum of its parts and blends these ideas together into a dynamic philosophy. Caradonna's book broadens our understanding of what "sustainability" means, revealing how it progressed from a relatively marginal concept to an ideal that shapes everything from individual lifestyles, government and corporate strategies, and even national and international policy. For anyone seeking understand the history of those striving to make the world a better place to live, here's a place to start.