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

Aguilera, Mario, Environmental Human Rights: New Thinking from Latin America and the Caribbean. (Theory and Practice of Public International Law 7) 403 pp. 2023:7 (Brill, NE) <700-953>
ISBN 978-90-04-54376-8 hard ¥42,842.- (税込) EUR 182.00

Advancing sustainable development and democracy are the underlying purposes linking the landmark Escazu Agreement with the American Convention on Human Rights. Exploring both these treaties and the relevant regional jurisprudence, this monograph provides the first analysis of the ground-breaking environmental human rights law being developed in Latin America and the Caribbean. The key feature of the regional law is the priority it gives to equality and non-discrimination for vulnerable persons and groups, environmental defenders, local communities and indigenous peoples. This book brings practitioners and academics up to date with the legal tools for protecting people and planet.

Arigoni, Danielle, Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation. 224 pp. 2023:10 (Island Pr., US) <700-629>
ISBN 978-1-64283-297-6 paper ¥6,468.- (税込) US$ 30.00 *

Climate change is having an immediate and sometimes life-threatening impact, especially for older adults - generally speaking, people 65 or older. Older adults often face mobility, cognitive, and resource challenges, which contribute to a disproportionate number of deaths in the face of major disasters. But some challenges are less visible. Consider the grandparent who no longer can stand and wait at the bus stop because of the heat, or the retiree who lives in a home with black mould due to chronic flooding that she can't afford to remediate or leave because of her limited fixed income. Our population is aging-by 2034, the US will have more people over 65 than under 18. Despite the evidence that climate change is severely impacting older adults, and the reality that communities will be confronted with more frequent and more severe disasters, we're not prepared to address the needs of older adults and other vulnerable populations in the face of a changing climate. In Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation, community resilience and housing expert Danielle Arigoni argues that we cannot achieve true resilience until communities adopt interventions that work to meet the needs of their oldest residents. She explains that when we plan for those most impacted by climate, and for those with the greatest obstacles to opportunity and well-being, we improve conditions for all. Arigoni explores how to integrate age-friendly resilience into community planning and disaster preparedness efforts through new planning approaches-including an age-friendly process, and a planning framework dedicated to inclusive disaster recovery-to create communities that serve the needs of older adults better, not only during disasters but for all the days in between. Examples are woven throughout the book, including case studies of age-friendly resilience in action from New York State; Portland, Oregon and Multnomah County; and New Orleans. Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation will help professionals and concerned citizens understand how to best plan for both the aging of our population and the climate changes underway so that we can create safer, more liveable communities for all.

イノベーション、社会、環境ハンドブック
Diaz Lopez, Fernando J. / Mazzanti, M. / Zoboli, R. (eds.), Handbook on Innovation, Society and the Environment. (Elgar Handbooks in Energy, the Environment and Climate Change) 420 pp. 2023:10 (E. Elgar, UK) <700-676>
ISBN 978-1-80220-005-8 hard ¥45,584.- (税込) GB￡ 160.00 *

Through careful investigation into the role of eco-innovation as a catalysing factor in the societal transition towards sustainability, this Handbook proposes more appropriate measures of innovation as a driver of change. It examines innovation from various perspectives, including labour, trade, the circular economy and energy, to illustrate a more comprehensive picture of its impacts.Chapters by leading authors from the sectors of eco-innovation, sustainability transformations and green and circular economies provide a meticulously balanced observation of innovation at local, regional, national and global scales. By featuring case studies from across Australasia, Europe and Latin America, as well as empirical work and modelling exercises, this forward-thinking Handbook links innovation to a range of interconnected topics. It imparts new evidence to offer a succinct conclusion about the potential success of certain innovation and green industrial policies.This enlightening Handbook will be valuable for scholars and academics studying economics and management, economic and social innovation, and environmental policy. It will also be of great benefit for those analysing policy and industry professionals looking to learn more about eco-innovation.

Lewis, Tom / MacGregor, Alastair, Future Ready: Your Organization's Guide to Rethinking Climate, Resilience, and Sustainability. 304 pp. 2023:6 (Wiley, US) <700-745>
ISBN 978-1-119-89456-8 hard ¥6,468.- (税込) US$ 30.00 *

Rethink climate, resilience, and sustainability for your organization In Future Ready: Your Organization's Guide to Rethinking Climate, Resilience, and Sustainability, a team of business leaders with deep expertise in engineering, planning, finance, project, program implementation and advisory consulting perspective delivers an essential guide for executives, managers, and other business and infrastructure organization leaders to set and implement a resilience, sustainability and ESG strategy in complex project and operating environments. Through practical examples and proven insights, readers will learn to proactively engage with stakeholders, successfully plan, implement, and measure the impacts of their initiatives, and effectively communicate the results. In the book, the authors draw on hundreds of completed projects across a full range of client organizations, markets, sectors, and scales to equip readers with unprecedented insights and the behind-the-scenes work that went into making the projects successful. The authors also include: Strategies for identifying, cataloguing, and reporting risks-from the operational to the physical and transactional-as well as explanations of how climate risk scenarios can reveal hidden opportunities and unexpected vulnerabilitiesA Future Ready mindset and the specific examples of organizational sustainability and climate adaptation commitments and the paths companies have taken to meet their goalsCritical questions that leaders must ask of themselves and their organizations before they begin a climate, resilience, and/or sustainability initiativeA must-read guide for executives, board members, ESG professionals, and other business and infrastructure organization leaders, Future Ready belongs in the hands of anyone who finds themselves responsible for helping an organization achieve their environmental, social, and governance goals.

持続可能な開発目標報告　2022年
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022. 68 pp. 2022:10 (UN, US) <700-382>
ISBN 978-92-1-101448-8 paper ¥7,546.- (税込) US$ 35.00 *

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 presents how far we have come towards reaching the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This seventh edition of the annual report also looks at the trends since 2015 and impact of COVID-19 on the progress. It uses the latest available data and inputs from custodian agencies of the United Nations system other international agencies and is prepared by the Statistics Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs

SDGsの相関
Bali Swain, Ranjula / Min, Yongyi (eds.), Interlinkages between the Sustainable Development Goals. (Progressing the Sustainable Development Goals) 256 pp. 2023:11 (E. Elgar, UK) <700-383>
ISBN 978-1-80392-493-9 hard ¥28,490.- (税込) GB￡ 100.00 *

Interlinkages between the Sustainable Development Goals explores the complex relationships between the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by 193 United Nations Member States in 2015. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the interconnections between the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development and the five pillars of the SDGs: peace, people, planet, prosperity, and partnerships.>Covering a wide range of topics and themes, this timely book examines interlinkages at the thematic, regional, and country levels. Featuring case studies from across the globe, contributors explore the synergies and trade-offs among the SDGs using a variety of methodological approaches. Chapters also include examples of best practices and applications, demonstrating how interlinkages can be leveraged to achieve multiple SDGs simultaneously.>This book will be an essential resource for a diverse range of audiences, including students and scholars in the areas of climate action, gender equality, industry, innovation, and infrastructure, and sustainable cities and communities. It will also be beneficial for policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and stakeholders in both the private and public sectors and civil society.

D.E.McNabb他著　アメリカの水の危機
McNabb, David E. / Swenson, Carl R., America's Water Crises: The Impact of Drought and Climate Change. 366 pp. 2023:5 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <700-505>
ISBN 978-3-031-27379-7 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This book is focused exclusively on water problems in the 48 U.S. states. The authors provide an accessible overview of the work of many federal, state and academic researchers and water system administrators whose investigations have focused on the state of water and the water crisis now accelerating in the United States. David McNabb and Carl Swenson seek to bring to a wider audience some of the current research findings and data on the perilous state of the United States' surface and groundwater resources during this time of climate change and the extreme drought taking place in many sections of the nation. Descriptions of the water resource systems are based on research and the subsequent findings published by water scientists in the United States Geological Survey, the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Corps of Engineers and water related agencies of the Departments of Agriculture and of the Interior and state and local water management agencies.

エネルギー移行の地政学ハンドブック
Scholten, Daniel (ed.), Handbook on the Geopolitics of the Energy Transition. (Elgar Handbooks in Energy, the Environment and Climate Change) 608 pp. 2023:11 (E. Elgar, UK) <700-507>
ISBN 978-1-80037-042-5 hard ¥68,376.- (税込) GB￡ 240.00 *

The energy transition is fundamentally transforming geopolitics, with renewable energy and other decarbonization options reshaping existing energy markets, trade flows, and energy security strategies. What new opportunities and challenges await us? Will it pacify global energy relations or bring a perilous transition?This comprehensive Handbook discusses the geopolitical implications of the energy transition. The first part summarizes established insights and delivers suitable notions and analytical frameworks to investigate the phenomenon. Subsequent parts then provide a detailed and comparative overview of the geopolitics of the energy transition from different perspectives: expectations, technologies, and countries. Combined, the chapters provide a quintessential starting point for scholars and practitioners and prepare them for changes to come.The Handbook of the Geopolitics on the Energy Transition is essential for students of politics, geography, environmental studies and international relations seeking to grasp the present circumstances of renewable energy geopolitics. It also benefits policy makers working in sectors such as energy and foreign policy.

Tanil, Gamze, Sustainable Energy Development: A Comparative Policy Analysis of the EU Member States. (Environment & Policy 63) 145 pp. 2023:5 (Springer, GW) <700-508>
ISBN 978-3-031-28064-1 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99 *

This book investigates how the EU member states' domestic energy policies have transformed in the last two decades as a consequence of horizontal and vertical integration forces. Integration is a dynamic process where member states adopt community rules, norms, and values, and meanwhile, learn from each other's experiences. Today, Europe experiences an energy transition from fossil-fuels to cleaner sources of energy and European policy makers are committed to taking this significant step forward. Domestic structural change is, thus, observed in all member states' environmental and energy policies. This book presents an overview of the EU norms, legislation, and policy standards for renewable energies and analyses how member states transpose them into their domestic structure. The book also analyses the policy outcomes in the EU member states in a comparative perspective by using the most recent statistical data. This comparative analysis gives insight to investors and developers to decide on investment projects and/or manufacturing of renewable energy devices to these countries. It also provides a useful reference for policy makers, academics, students, and NGOs who need a quick overview of relevant national and EU legislation, policy standards, and policy outcomes.

EUと東アジアにおける気候・エネルギー法及び政策
Weishaar, Stefan / Kim, Eunjung / Tiche, Fitsum (eds.), Climate and Energy Law and Policy in the EU and East Asia: Transition and Policy Cooperation. (Elgar Studies in Climate Law) 208 pp. 2023:10 (E. Elgar, UK) <700-509>
ISBN 978-1-03-530114-0 hard ¥24,216.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00 *

Greenhouse gas concentrations are rapidly increasing and as a result, fundamental economic transitions are needed to limit global warming. This essential book examines the climate and energy policies of selected jurisdictions in Europe and East Asia that have vowed to become carbon neutral.Climate and Energy Law and Policy in the EU and East Asia provides important analyses of the respective laws and policies of the European Union, China and South Korea, and also touches upon Japan. Accounting for 43% of global CO2 emissions, these jurisdictions are critical for success. While nations share a common goal, the way policy priorities are set, and the ways in which the climate crisis is managed, differ tremendously. Chapters examine different law and policy approaches, constraints and resulting implications for cooperation, thereby contributing to the climate and energy transition discussions and offering much-needed policy insights.This timely book will be of great interest to researchers, students and scholars focusing on climate and energy law and policy. It will additionally be beneficial for policymakers and government officials seeking to understand changes in energy policy.

Ordower, Jeff / Zafir, Lindsay (eds.), Power Lines: Building a Labor Climate Justice Movement. 240 pp. 2024 (The New Pr., US) <700-561>
ISBN 978-1-62097-818-4 paper ¥3,878.- (税込) US$ 17.99 *

The essential anthology on the most effective ways to organize a labor movement for environmental justice, from leading organizers in the fieldThe corporate elite have long pitted climate and labor movements against each other through a "jobs vs. the environment" narrative that maximizes profits. But over the last few years, labor unions and climate organizers have been pushing back against this framework and organizing for a real just transition.Featuring contributions from key organizers in climate justice and labor, Power Lines tackles the most pressing questions facing those who are trying to build a movement for economic and environmental justice. The collection provides practical organizing models and strategies as well as inspiration for the possibility of making change on climate.Power Lines moves beyond an analysis of the class politics of climate change or the strategic imperative of federal climate legislation, making the case for the urgency of a robust labor-climate justice movement. It also shows us how we can build that movement by sharing some of the most creative and effective organizing happening on the ground right now.

Antal, Jim, Climate Church, Climate World: How People of Faith Must Work for Change. Rev. & Updated ed. 262 pp. 2023:3 (Rowman & Littlefield, US) <700-223>
ISBN 978-1-5381-7889-8 hard ¥16,159.- (税込) US$ 74.95 *
ISBN 978-1-5381-7890-4 paper ¥6,252.- (税込) US$ 29.00 *

Climate Church, Climate World, originally published in 2018, contends that climate change is the greatest moral challenge humanity has ever faced. Hunger, refugees, poverty, inequality, deadly viruses, war-climate change multiplies all forms of global social injustice. Environmental advocate Rev. Jim Antal calls on the church to meet this moral challenge, to embrace a new vocation so that future generations might live in harmony with God's creation. After illuminating how human beings are responsible for the dangers our planet now faces, Antal proposes how people of faith can embrace new approaches to worship, preaching, witnessing, and other spiritual practices that honor creation and cultivate hope. This revised and updated edition includes a new chapter on political and policy shifts under the Trump and Biden administrations; influence of Greta Thunberg and climate change activists; and updated information on the current science of climate change. Includes a foreword by environmental advocate Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature.

Vadas, Andras, The Environmental Legacy of War on the Hungarian-Ottoman Frontier, c. 1540-1690. (Environmental Humanities in Pre-modern Cultures) 290 pp. 2023:2 (Amsterdam U. Pr., NE) <700-1713>
ISBN 978-94-6372-793-8 hard ¥28,490.- (税込) GB￡ 100.00 *

This book is the first monographic attempt to follow the environmental changes that took place in the frontier zone of the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. On the one hand, it looks at how the Ottoman-Hungarian wars affected the landscapes of the Carpathian Basin - specifically, the frontier zone. On the other hand, it examines how the environment was used in the military tactics of the opposing realms. By taking into consideration both perspectives, this book intends to pursue the dynamic interplay between war, environment, and local society in the early modern period.

Feichtner, Maximilian Fritz, The Metamorphosis of the Amazon: An Environmental History of Oil Extraction in Ecuador. 258 pp. 2023:11 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <700-1772>
ISBN 978-1-00-934309-1 hard ¥24,216.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00 *

The Metamorphosis of the Amazon sheds new light on the complex history of the Ecuadorian rainforest, revealing how oil development and its social and ecological repercussions triggered its metamorphosis. When international oil giants such as Shell and Texaco started to dig for oil in remote rainforest locations, a process was born that eventually altered the fabric of the Amazon forever. Oil infrastructure paved way for a disastrous industrial and agricultural landscape polluted by the hazardous waste management of the oil industry. Adopting a unique approach, Maximilian Feichtner does not recount the established narrative of oil companies vs. suffering local communities, he instead centers the rainforest ecosystem itself - its rivers, animals, and climate conditions - and the often neglected actors of this history: the oilmen and their experiences as people affected by a pollution they perpetrated and witnessed. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.

Herrera, Veronica, Slow Harms and Citizen Action: Environmental Degradation and Policy Change in Latin American Cities. (Studies in Comparative Energy and Environmental Politics) 264 pp. 2023:9 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <700-1776>
ISBN 978-0-19-766902-0 hard ¥21,344.- (税込) US$ 99.00 *
ISBN 978-0-19-766903-7 paper ¥6,457.- (税込) US$ 29.95 *

Environmental degradation is not new, yet the impact of pollution on human health and wellbeing is growing. According to the World Health Organization, 12.6 million people die annually from living or working near toxic pollution, amounting to one-quarter of global deaths. Ninety-two percent of these deaths occur in middle or low-income countries, where the majority of the global population lives. For the millions of communities around the world where pollution is a slow moving, long-standing problem, residents born into toxic exposure often perceive pollution as part of the everyday landscape, particularly in low-resource settings. Local communities may also be both victims of pollution and complicit in perpetrating it themselves. When and how do people mobilize around slow harms? Moreover, when does citizen action around slow harms unlock policy action? In Slow Harms and Citizen Action, Veronica Herrera chronicles the struggle against toxic exposure in urban Latin America. Comparing advocacy movements for river pollution remediation in the capital regions of Argentina, Colombia, and Peru, Herrera explains how citizen-led efforts helped create environmental governance through networks that included impacted communities (bonding mobilization) and resourced allies (bridging mobilization). Through bonding and bridging mobilization, citizen advocacy for slow harms activated the state's regulatory capacity. Moreover, Herrera illustrates how the most successful environmental movements occurred in settings where established human rights movements had previously helped dismantle state-sponsored militarized violence. By unpacking human rights movements as thoroughfares for environmental activism, Slow Harms and Citizen Action sheds new light on the struggles for environmental justice in Latin America.

Jokisch, Brad D., Latin America and the Caribbean: An Environment and Development Approach. (Changing Regions in a Global Context: New Perspectives in Regional Geography Series) 458 pp. 2023:2 (Rowman & Littlefield, US) <700-1779>
ISBN 978-1-5381-5278-2 paper ¥24,794.- (税込) US$ 115.00 *

Through the twin themes of the environment and development, Brad Jokisch introduces students to the regions of Latin American and the Caribbean through a concise, comprehensive, and cohesive overview. Designed for courses in either geography or Latin American Studies, this text covers the physical geography, environmental hazards, and a concise history of the region, along with treatment of economic issues-including China's role-urbanization, population trends, and international migration. Regional chapters on Brazil, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, the Andes, and the Southern Cone ensure that students understand the distinct areas of Latin America as well as the region as a whole. Key features include: Extensive maps, figures, and tables to help students visualize the materialChapter opening learning objectives and key terms lists to help organize important conceptsEnd-of-chapter conclusions and summary points and a glossary to aid in studyingExcellent treatment of current research from geography and across the social sciences to reinforce the state of the fieldA key case study chapter on Amazonian deforestation and developmentIn-depth analysis of the commodity boom, the Pink Tide, the rise of China, certification programs, and the illicit drug trade

Environmental Performance Reviews: Morocco: Second Review. 459 pp. 2022:12 (UN, US) <700-1792>
ISBN 978-92-1-117297-3 paper ¥16,170.- (税込) US$ 75.00 *

Environmental Performance Reviews help to integrate environmental policies into sector-specific policies such as those in agriculture, energy, transport and health. Through the peer review process, the reviews promote dialogue among Governments about the effectiveness of environmental policies as well as the exchange of practical experience in implementing sustainable development and green economy initiatives. They also promote greater Government accountability to the public. The present publication contains the second Environmental Performance Review of Morocco. It takes stock of progress made by Morocco in the management of its environment since it was reviewed for the first time in 2013. It covers legal and policy frameworks and environmental compliance assurance mechanisms and addresses the topics of greening the economy, environmental monitoring, public participation and education. Furthermore, it addresses issues of specific importance to the country related to air protection, biodiversity and protected areas, as well as water, waste and chemicals management. It also examines the efforts of the country to integrate environmental considerations into its policies in the energy, agriculture, industry and health sectors. It includes a substantive analysis of the country's participation in and commitments to international environmental agreements, as well as its climate change adaptation and mitigation measures. It includes an assessment of relevant targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and provides recommendations related to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. The publication is aimed at officials and experts working for public authorities responsible for environmental policy, representatives of civil society, the business community, academia and the media

Annin, Peter, Purified: How Recycled Sewage Is Transforming Our Water. 256 pp. 2023:11 (Island Pr., US) <700-1796>
ISBN 978-1-64283-281-5 paper ¥6,036.- (税込) US$ 28.00 *

In 2000, a transformative climate-driven "megadrought" swept over the Colorado River watershed. By the early 2020s, levels on the river's two largest reservoirs were hitting record lows and threatening the water supply for forty million people. Outside the West, water stocks are stressed even in states with bountiful rainfall such as Florida. From coast to coast, conventional measures to sustain the most fundamental natural resource on earth-drinking water-are coming up short. Recycled water could help close that gap. In Purified: How Recycled Sewage Is Transforming Our Water, veteran journalist Peter Annin shows that wastewater has become a surprising weapon in America's war against water scarcity. Annin probes deep into the water reuse movement in five water-strapped states-California, Texas, Virginia, Nevada, and Florida. He drinks beer made from purified sewage, visits communities where purified sewage came to the rescue, and examines how one of the nation's largest wastewater plants hopes to recycle one hundred percent of its wastewater by 2035. At each stop, readers come face to face with the people who are struggling for, and against, recycled water. While the current filtration technology transforms sewage into something akin to distilled water-free of chemicals and safe to drink-water recycling's challenge isn't technology. It's terminology. Concerns about communities being used as "guinea pigs," sensationalist media coverage, and taglines like "toilet to tap" have repeatedly crippled water recycling efforts. Potable water recycling has become the hottest frontier in the race for expanded water supply options. But can public opinion turn in time to avoid the worst consequences? Purified's fast-paced narrative cuts through the fearmongering and misinformation to make the case that recycled water is direly needed in the climate-change era. Water cannot be taken for granted anymore-and that includes sewage.

Cincera, Jan / Johnson, Bruce / Goldman, D. et al. (eds.), Outdoor Environmental Education in the Contemporary World. (International Explorations in Outdoor and Environmental Education 12) 343 pp. 2023:6 (Springer, GW) <700-1802>
ISBN 978-3-031-29256-9 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This edited volume explores the role of outdoor environmental education in the contemporary society. It identifies some of the opportunities and challenges of this educational area, particularly in the growing digitalization of the contemporary society and the distancing between people and nature. Furthermore, it seeks to answer why outdoor environmental education is essential for developing students' environmental citizenship competencies or developing their relationship with nature. The book also introduces the various approaches existing in the field, discusses their relevance, and highlights their unique features. The book finishes with an overview of the practice of outdoor environmental education in selected countries from North America, Europe, and Asia.

情報システムと環境研究ハンドブック
Cooper, Vanessa A. / Kranz, Johann J. et al. (eds.), Research Handbook on Information Systems and the Environment. (Research Handbooks in Information Systems) 400 pp. 2023:7 (E. Elgar, UK) <700-1803>
ISBN 978-1-80220-185-7 hard ¥54,131.- (税込) GB￡ 190.00 *

This comprehensive Research Handbook provides international perspectives on the role of information systems in environmental sustainability, drawing on groundbreaking research from leading scholars to predict future trends.This Research Handbook presents in-depth studies on green information systems which utilise a diverse range of approaches and methods, including reviews of previous literature, experimental studies, surveys, and interviews. Chapters focus on the development and promotion of energy informatics, the use of digital technologies in the implementation of a circular economy, and the role of information systems in supporting the integration of renewable energy. This Research Handbook further analyses the ways in which digital nudging, demand response, and the impact of psychological ownership can influence consumer behaviour and encourage sustainable consumption. Tackling the issues facing information systems and the environment on an individual, organisational, and societal scale, this Research Handbook will be crucial reading for students and scholars in business ethics, environmental management, information systems, and management and sustainability. It will also be beneficial for practitioners in business management and corporate social responsibility who are interested in environmental sustainability.

環境配慮行動変化ンドブック
Gatersleben, Birgitta / Murtagh, Niamh (eds.), Handbook on Pro-Environmental Behaviour Change. 480 pp. 2023:10 (E. Elgar, UK) <700-1806>
ISBN 978-1-80088-212-6 hard ¥59,829.- (税込) GB￡ 210.00 *

This timely Handbook provides a state-of-the-art overview of research on changing behaviour to become less environmentally harmful. Exploring how well-designed, contextually appropriate behaviour change interventions can work, it charts a path for future research that challenges traditional assumptions to maximise pro-environmental impact.Drawing together work from diverse perspectives and disciplines, this Handbook makes six key recommendations for anyone working towards a more sustainable society. Giving a critical perspective on existing ways of thinking about research and policy, leading global scholars examine behavioural change in the public and private sphere. Through empirical analysis and theoretical reflection, they review key success stories and identify where new ideas and approaches are needed. Chapters discuss cutting-edge issues including citizen science, effectiveness of behavioural interventions, norm nudges, public participation in climate policy, and children's pro-environmentalism. The Handbook on Pro-Environmental Behaviour Change will be an invaluable resource for researchers and students of sustainability, social psychology, cultural and human geography, environmental governance, and natural resource management. It will also prove an essential guide for practitioners and activists seeking evidence-based strategies to induce change.

Gazmararian, Alexander F. / Tingley, Dustin, Uncertain Futures: How to Unlock the Climate Impasse. (The Politics of Climate Change) 200 pp. 2023:7 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <700-1807>
ISBN 978-1-00-940529-4 hard ¥19,943.- (税込) GB￡ 70.00 *
ISBN 978-1-00-940530-0 paper ¥6,549.- (税込) GB￡ 22.99 *

Why is the world not moving fast enough to solve the climate crisis? Politics stand in the way, but experts hope that green investments, compensation, and retraining could unlock the impasse. However, these measures often lack credibility. Not only do communities fear these policies could be reversed, but they have seen promises broken before. Uncertain Futures proposes solutions to make more credible promises that build support for the energy transition. It examines the perspectives of workers, communities, and companies, arguing that the climate impasse is best understood by viewing the problem from the ground up. Featuring voices on the front lines such as a commissioner in Carbon County deciding whether to welcome wind, executives at energy companies searching for solutions, mayors and unions in Minnesota battling for local jobs, and fairgoers in coal country navigating their uncertain future, this book contends that making economic transitions work means making promises credible.

Harbisher, Ben (ed.), The Mediation of Sustainability: Development Goals, Social Movements, and Public Dissent. (Protest, Media and Culture) 256 pp. 2023:3 (Rowman & Littlefield, US) <700-1808>
ISBN 978-1-5381-6111-1 hard ¥23,716.- (税込) US$ 110.00 *

In 2015 the United Nations set out an ambitious plan under UN Resolution 70/1 to prioritize seventeen separate goals over a fifteen-year period to promote health, life, equality, and the environment. The Sustainable Development Goals include ending poverty and hunger; Reducing Inequality; promoting good health and well-being; quality education; gender equality; clean water and sanitation; affordable and clean energy; decent work and economic growth; industry, innovation, and infrastructure; sustainable cities and communities; responsible consumption and production; climate action; life under water; life on land; peace, justice, and strong institutions; and developing partnerships to achieve these goals.This book examines the way in which SDG initiatives have been disseminated by mainstream media, in government discourse and by NGO's, charitable organisations, and campaign groups. It questions to what extent sustainability narratives are being supported and how they represented; how saving the environment can be made pertinent to someone who has no access to clean food or running water; and why local initiatives (in which indigenous populations are making a real difference) are overshadowed by multinationals whose attempts to rectify the damage their goods have done gains more credible reportage.

Hoydis, Julia / Bartosch, Roman / Gurr, Jens Martin, Climate Change Literacy. (Elements in Environmental Humanities) 75 pp. 2023:6 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <700-1810>
ISBN 978-1-00-934199-8 paper ¥4,843.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00 *

This Element presents a necessary intervention within the rapidly expanding field of research in the environmental humanities on climate change and environmental literacy. In contrast to the dominant, science-centred literacy debates, which largely ignore the unique resources of the humanities, it asks: How does literary reading contribute to climate change communication? How does this contribution relate to recent demands for environmental and related literacies? Rather than reducing the function of literature to a more pleasurable form of information transfer or its affective dimension of evoking sympathy, climate change literacy thoroughly reassesses the cognitive, affective, and pedagogic potentials of literary writing. It does so by analysing a selection of popular climate novels and by demonstrating the role of fiction in fostering a more adequate understanding of, and response to, climate change. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

M.Hulme著　不必要な警告から気候政治を解放する
Hulme, Mike, Climate Change isn't Everything: Liberating Climate Politics from Alarmism. 197 pp. 2023:6 (Polity Pr., UK) <700-1811>
ISBN 978-1-5095-5615-1 hard ¥15,081.- (税込) US$ 69.95 *
ISBN 978-1-5095-5616-8 paper ¥4,301.- (税込) US$ 19.95 *

The changing climate poses serious dangers to human and non-human life alike, though perhaps the most urgent danger is one we hear very little about: the rise of climatism. Too many social, political and ecological problems facing the world today - from the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the management of wildfires - quickly become climatized, explained with reference to 'a change in the climate'. When complex political and ethical challenges are so narrowly framed, arresting climate change is sold as the supreme political challenge of our time and everything else becomes subservient to this one goal.In this far-sighted analysis, Mike Hulme reveals how climatism has taken hold in recent years, becoming so pervasive and embedded in public life that it is increasingly hard to resist it without being written off as a climate denier. He confronts this dangerously myopic view that reduces the condition of the world to the fate of global temperature or the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide to the detriment of tackling serious issues as varied as poverty, liberty, biodiversity loss, inequality and international diplomacy. We must not live as though climate alone determines our present and our future.

Jinnah, Sikina / Dubreuil, J. / Greene, J. et al. (eds.), Teaching Environmental Justice: Practices to Engage Students and Build Community. (Elgar Guides to Teaching) 272 pp. 2023:10 (E. Elgar, UK) <700-1812>
ISBN 978-1-78990-505-2 hard ¥31,339.- (税込) GB￡ 110.00 *

This ground-breaking book presents interdisciplinary educators with classroom tools and strategies to integrate environmental justice into their courses. Providing accessible, flexible, and evidence-based pedagogical approaches designed by a multidisciplinary team of scholars, it centers equity and justice in student learning and course design. It further presents a model for community-based faculty development that can communicate those pedagogical approaches across disciplines.Key Features:Reflection on how to teach inclusively across disciplines, with a focus on community-based faculty development.Presentation of a blend of insights from diverse disciplines, including art, astronomy, ecology, economics, history, political science, and online education.A focus on how to stimulate student engagement to improve students' empirical and conceptual understanding of environmental politics.Detailed instructions for both introductory and more advanced active learning assignments and classroom activities, including guidance on how to manage common challenges and adapt activities to specific learning environments, particularly online formatsProviding detailed instructions and reflections on teaching effectively and inclusively, Teaching Environmental Justice will be an invaluable resource for faculty and graduate students teaching modules in environmental justice in courses across disciplines. It will also be essential reading for researchers of teaching and learning seeking insight into cutting-edge classroom practices that center equity and justice in student learning.

Karsgaard, Carrie, Instagram as Public Pedagogy: Online Activism and the Trans Mountain Pipeline. (Palgrave Studies in Education and the Environment) 286 pp. 2023:5 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <700-1814>
ISBN 978-3-031-26181-7 hard ¥32,952.- (税込) EUR 139.99 *

Exploring Instagram's public pedagogy at scale, this book uses innovative digital methods to trace and analyze how publics reinforce and resist settler colonialism as they engage with the Trans Mountain pipeline controversy online. The book traces opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline in so-called Canada, where overlapping networks of concerned citizens, Indigenous land protectors, and environmental activists have used Instagram to document pipeline construction, policing, and land degradation; teach using infographics; and express solidarity through artwork and re-shared posts. These expressions constitute a form of "public pedagogy," where social media takes on an educative force, influencing publics whether or not they set foot in the classroom.

持続可能な都市とコミュニティのための研究アジェンダ
McCormick, Kes / Evans, James et al. (eds.), A Research Agenda for Sustainable Cities and Communities. (Elgar Research Agendas) 224 pp. 2023:8 (E. Elgar, UK) <700-1816>
ISBN 978-1-80037-202-3 hard ¥28,490.- (税込) GB￡ 100.00 *

Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This timely Research Agenda explores how to accelerate the creation of sustainable, resilient, safe and prosperous cities. Looking towards the 2030 deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, it presents an ambitious way forward for researchers, identifying opportunities for transformative change in cities and societies. Global in its outlook, this Research Agenda systematically reviews and critiques existing research on sustainable cities, calling for greater engagement with a diversity of perspectives. It interrogates foundational assumptions in the field and offers reframed perspectives on sustainability. Chapters also explore diverse approaches, actors and domains, locating emerging dynamics and new directions for practitioners. Community empowerment is a key theme, with contributions focusing on how to create socially just urban governance procedures. Examining key case studies from across the world, the book presents innovative suggestions for accelerators of urban transitions, including sharing cities, nature-based solutions, mission-oriented innovation and urban living labs.Combining vital scientific insights with cutting-edge policy and practice recommendations, this Research Agenda will be an essential resource for doctoral students, researchers and scholars seeking to be at the forefront of sustainable cities and communities.

McPhearson, Timon / Kabisch, N. / Frantzeskaki, N. (eds.), Nature-Based Solutions for Cities. 416 pp. 2023:9 (E. Elgar, UK) <700-1818>
ISBN 978-1-80037-675-5 hard ¥37,037.- (税込) GB￡ 130.00 *

Nature-based solutions (NBS) are increasingly being adopted to address climate change, health, and urban sustainability, yet ensuring they are effective and inclusive remains a challenge. Addressing these challenges through chapters by leading experts in both global south and north contexts, this book advances the science of NBS in cities and discusses the frontiers for next-generation urban NBS.NBS are fundamentally inter- and transdisciplinary approaches that require systems thinking and multilevel governance. With a focus on the multiple challenges that cities face, from heat and air pollution to storm water and threats to human health, this book puts forward a diversity of ideas for embracing complexity in mainstreaming NBS and inspiring new approaches to create the ecological urban futures we need.Speaking to the need for cities around the world to employ ecological, nature-based design, this book will be essential reading for early career professionals, practitioners, scholars, and students across multiple disciplines engaging with nature-based solutions including urban ecology, design, architecture, landscape architecture, geography, urban planning, policy, and management.

Moore, Andrew, The Decarbonization Delusion: What 3.5 Billion Years of Biological Sustainability Can Teach Us. 408 pp. 2023:8 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <700-1819>
ISBN 978-0-19-766483-4 hard ¥8,613.- (税込) US$ 39.95 *

Could the race to de-carbonize our energy systems be leading us closer to environmental disaster? Why did biology choose carbon, in a variety of compounds, as its energy carrier and storage substance? From the smallest life forms, through multicellular organisms, and up to whole ecosystems, this economy of carbon compounds is fundamentally sustainable. Yet today, many are working to expunge carbon-based energy carriers from human economies, replacing them with solutions based on other elements and minerals. In The Decarbonization Delusion, independent scientist and writer Andrew Moore shows that the race to decarbonize is leading us further down the road to environmental degradation. Instead of banishing carbon, Moore argues that we should look to life on Earth, which has used carbon in highly sustainable ways for 3.5 billion years, as a model for how humans can use carbon sustainably. The Decarbonization Delusion begins by discussing carbon's role in the inception of the universe and its critical importance in biology. Moore identifies many intriguing features of biology's use of carbon that are crucial to creating sustainable human economies on Earth. Throughout, Moore draws on extensive research and original calculations to disprove common fallacies about carbon-based energy carriers and their alternatives. For example, he shows that the widely perceived superiority of battery technology over carbon-based fuels is, in most regards, a serious misconception that, if not corrected, could have grave environmental consequences. Politicians, industrial leaders, and even some scientists have contributed to the widespread belief that carbon should have no place in our energy economies. In The Decarbonization Delusion, Moore argues against this idea, asking us to re-think our assumptions and approach sustainable energy development in a more scientific and dispassionate fashion.

環境アセスメント入門　第2版
Morrison-Saunders, Angus, Advanced Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment. 2nd ed. (Elgar Advanced Introductions) 208 pp. 2023:10 (E. Elgar, UK) <700-1820>
ISBN 978-1-80392-213-3 hard ¥24,216.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00 *
ISBN 978-1-80392-215-7 paper ¥5,683.- (税込) GB￡ 19.95 *

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.This updated second edition of the Advanced Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment offers an up-to-date exploration of the current theory and practice of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), a crucial tool for evaluating and mitigating the impacts of development projects on the environment. Angus Morrison-Saunders provides an overview of the key concepts, principles, and methodologies of EIA, with a focus on recent developments, emerging trends, and best practices in the field.Key Features:Fresh analyses of how environment and development intersect in EIAExploration of the fundamental ideas promoted by the pioneers of EIARevised content on international best practice EIA principles and how they apply todayReflections on the increasing need to adopt a holistic, sustainability-oriented approach to EIA.With accessible style, comprehensive coverage, and a practical approach, this book is an essential resource for students, scholars, and practitioners in environmental studies, environmental governance, policy and regulation, urban planning, and related fields who want to deepen their understanding of EIA.

Muttenzer, Frank / Campbell, Gwyn / Pollini, Jacques (eds.), Perceptions and Representations of the Malagasy Environment Across Cultures. (Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies) 276 pp. 2023:6 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <700-1821>
ISBN 978-3-031-23835-2 hard ¥28,244.- (税込) EUR 119.99

This book examines the history and impact of environmental change in Madagascar. Drawing on interdisciplinary, ethnographic methodologies, the book presents local and global perspectives on current environmental changes and their drivers, from mining to development and deforestation. The book emphasizes the embeddedness of Malagasy peoples' social relationships with the natural environment, and contrasts this with the way the Malagasy environment is viewed by international conservation organizations. Through the presentation of concrete case studies, the contributors assess the current controversy over the history and nature of human impact on the environment in Madagascar, and offer innovatory insights into how these controversies, which plague current policy making, can be settled.

〔英訳〕気候変動の歴史－地球の起源から人新世まで
Provenzale, Antonello, History of Climate Change: From the Earth's Origins to the Anthropocene. Tr. by A. Kilgarriff. 294 pp. 2023:6 (Polity Pr., UK) <700-1824>
ISBN 978-1-5095-5393-8 hard ¥7,546.- (税込) US$ 35.00 *

Theories and opinions about climate change abound - from those claiming human-induced climate change is already beyond control to those who express scepticism about the real extent of these changes. How should we weigh up the scientific evidence, and what role does climate change play in the history of the Earth? In this comprehensive history of the climate and climate change, Antonello Provenzale explains how the planetary climate system works and how the climate has evolved over millions of years. Starting from the catastrophic events that marked the early history of the Earth, including seas of magma, global glaciations and mass extinctions, he demonstrates how the climate has fluctuated between hot and cold periods, with the Earth hot and lush with forests at certain times and almost entirely covered by a thick layer of ice at others. The mechanisms that determine the modifications of the climate are multiple and complex and include external factors, such as solar luminosity and variations in the Earth's orbit, as well as internal processes connecting the atmosphere, the oceans, the crust, the mantle and the biosphere, composed of living organisms. While the climate has fluctuated a great deal over the Earth's long history, there are two features of our current situation that are a source of real concern. First, the rise in temperature of the last fifty years has been extremely fast, making it difficult for the environment to adapt to the new conditions. Second, the human population is much greater than it was in the past, and this population needs water, food, energy and shelter to survive and flourish. If temperatures continue to rise as they have in recent decades, ours will not be an easy world in which to live. To appreciate what is at stake, we need to understand how the climate works and how human activity is affecting it - not in order to save the planet, which will do just fine on its own and probably better without us, but to save ourselves.

環境政治と政策　第12版
Rosenbaum, Walter A., Environmental Politics and Policy. 12th ed. 352 pp. 2022:11 (CQ Pr., US) <700-1827>
ISBN 978-1-07-184451-9 paper ¥31,054.- (税込) GB￡ 109.00 *

Walter A. Rosenbaum's classic Environmental Politics and Policy, Twelfth Edition, provides definitive coverage of environmental politics and policy, lively case material, and a balanced assessment of current environmental issues. The newly streamlined first half of the book sets needed context and describes the policy process, while the second half covers specific environmental issues such as air and water, toxic and hazardous substances, energy, and global policymaking on issues like climate change and trans-boundary politics. The Twelfth Edition includes updated case studies and a look at the transition in environmental policies between the Trump and Biden administrations, offering students a current and relevant look at the continuing challenge of reconciling sound science with practical politics.

Ross, Linda M. / Navickas, K. / Anderson, B. et al. (eds.), New Lives, New Landscapes Revisited: Rural Modernity in Britain. (Proceedings of the British Academy 256) 320 pp. 2023:5 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <700-1828>
ISBN 978-0-19-726745-5 hard ¥23,646.- (税込) GB￡ 83.00 *

In 1970, the Architectural Press published New Lives, New Landscapes, Nan Fairbrother's optimistic account of how the British landscape was materially transformed in the post-war decades. Reservoirs, power stations, television and radio-transmitter masts, electricity and telephone pylons, as well as local authority housing and new or improved roads, produced a new rurality. So too did state-subsidised agricultural intensification, wider public access to the countryside, and environmentally protective measures. These included landscape designations such as National Parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Central to Fairbrother's approach was the concomitant transformation in how British people interacted with these new landscapes in an age of increased mobility. This new edited collection of essays, New Lives, New Landscapes Revisited: Rural Modernity in Britain brings a fresh historical perspective to bear on Fairbrother's concerns. It examines how the changing relationship between government, state, and citizen gave rise to a distinct rural modernity during the middle decades of the twentieth century.

Yadin, Sharon, Fighting Climate Change through Shaming. (Organizational Response to Climate Change: Businesses, Governments) 75 pp. 2023:6 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <700-1835>
ISBN 978-1-00-925626-1 paper ¥4,843.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00 *

This Element contends that regulators can and should shame companies into climate-responsible behavior by publicizing information on corporate contribution to climate change. Drawing on theories of regulatory shaming and environmental disclosure, the Element introduces a "regulatory climate shaming" framework, which utilizes corporate reputational sensitivities and the willingness of stakeholders to hold firms accountable for their actions in the climate crisis context. The Element explores the developing landscape of climate shaming practices employed by governmental regulators in various jurisdictions via rankings, ratings, labeling, company reporting, lists, online databases, and other forms of information-sharing regarding corporate climate performance and compliance. Against the backdrop of insufficient climate law and regulation worldwide, the Element offers a rich normative and descriptive theory and viable policy directions for regulatory climate shaming, taking into account the promises and pitfalls of this nascent approach as well as insights gained from implementing regulatory shaming in other fields.

Raman, K. Ravi, Political Ecospatiality: Livelihood, Environment and Subaltern Struggles. 280 pp. 2023:8 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <700-1353>
ISBN 978-1-00-933739-7 hard ¥24,216.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00

Political Ecospatiality offers a new perspective on subaltern struggles and raises the issue of how people with limited lobbying power can still organise to defend their honour or livelihood-environmental ecospatial systems. The book narrates and analyses the historical and contemporary situations that shape and reshape the strategies and practices of larger livelihood-environmental and identity politics in Kerala by drawing parallels from the rest of India and the global South. By employing Kerala as an example, it engages with and broadens debates in political economy, political ecology, and subaltern politics. The book moves through six ecospatial conflicts and assembles three key ideas - transverse solidarity, epistemological coalescence, and subaltern modernity - and applies them as analytical tools to form an overall framework of political ecospatiality.

C.ヴルフ他編　人新世ハンドブック－遺産と将来の間の人類　全2巻
Wallenhorst, Nathanael / Wulf, Christoph (eds.), Handbook of the Anthropocene: Humans between Heritage and Future. 2 vols. 1990 pp. 2023 (Springer, GW) <700-149>
ISBN 978-3-031-25909-8 hard ¥77,678.- (税込) EUR 329.99 *

This Handbook is a collection of contributions of more than 300 researchers who have worked to grasp the Anthropocene, this new geological epoch characterised by a modification of the conditions of habitability of the Earth for all living things, in its biogeophysical and socio-political reality. These researchers also sought to define a historical and prospective anthropology that integrates social, economic, cultural and political issues as well as, of course, environmental ones. What are the anthropological changes needed to ensure that our human adventure will be able to continue in the Anthropocene? And what are the educational and political issues involved?Anthropocene is fast becoming a widely-used term, but thus far, there been no reference work explaining the thoughts of the greatest experts of the present day on this subject (at the intersection of biogeophysical and socio-political knowledge). A scientific and political concept (but which is also theconceptual vehicle for conveying the scientific community's sense of concern), this complex term is explained by international experts as they reflect on scientific arguments taking place in earth system science, the social sciences and the humanities. What these researchers from different disciplines have in common is a healthy concern for the future and how to prepare for it in the Anthropocene and also the identification of possible anthropological changes. This Handbook encourages readers to immerse themselves in reflections on the human adventure through descriptions of our differing heritages and the future that is in the process of being written.

Bal, Charanpal / Coen, David / Kreienkamp, Julia et al., Explaining Transformative Change in ASEAN and EU Climate Policy: Multilevel Problems, Policies and Politics. (Organizational Response to Climate Change: Businesses, Governments) 75 pp. 2023:4 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <700-1503>
ISBN 978-1-00-939595-3 paper ¥4,843.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00 *

The Paris Agreement embodies a flexible approach to global cooperation, aimed at encouraging ever more ambitious climate action by a variety of players on all levels of governance. Regional organizations play an important role in mobilizing such action. This Element provides novel insights into the conditions under which policy entrepreneurs can bring about transformative policy change in regional settings, with a focus on the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). It finds that opportunity structures in the EU have been conducive to successful climate-progressive policy entrepreneurship at several key junctures, but not consistently. In contrast, the ASEAN governance context provides few access points for non-elite interests, making it fiendishly difficult for policy entrepreneurs to push for substantive policy change in the face of powerful domestic veto players. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

EU気候変動政策・政治ハンドブック
Rayner, Tim / Szulecki, K. / Jordan, A. J. et al. (eds.), Handbook on European Union Climate Change Policy and Politics. (Elgar Handbooks in Energy, the Environment and Climate Change) 408 pp. 2023:7 (E. Elgar, UK) <700-1512>
ISBN 978-1-78990-697-4 hard ¥55,555.- (税込) GB￡ 195.00 *

The Handbook on European Union Climate Change Policy and Politics provides a wide-ranging and in-depth assessment of current and emerging challenges facing the EU in committing to and delivering increasingly ambitious climate policy objectives. It traces the development of climate and energy policies since the early 1990s and examines their continued evolution in the context of the 2019 European Green Deal.With contributions from leading international scholars, it describes the key dynamics driving policy developments and the role of key actors in climate and energy-related policy processes. Covering topics that have previously been relatively neglected, or have recently gained greater significance, such as finance and investment, 'hard to abate' sectors and negative emissions, this timely Handbook offers an up-to-date and unrivalled exploration of the complexities of climate policymaking.It will be of primary interest to academics researching EU politics, and environmental politics, policy, regulation and governance more widely. It will be especially pertinent to students and researchers who require more specialized knowledge of EU climate policy and politics.

グローバルなプラスチック汚染とその規制
Nagtzaam, Gerry / Van Calster, Geert / Kourabas, S. et al., Global Plastic Pollution and its Regulation: History, Trends, Perspectives. 208 pp. 2023:8 (E. Elgar, UK) <700-1004>
ISBN 978-1-80037-354-9 hard ¥32,763.- (税込) GB￡ 115.00 *

Addressing one of the most pressing environmental issues, this topical book carefully inspects the current extent of the plastic pollution crisis and observes contemporary approaches to its regulation. By adopting a strong interdisciplinary approach, the book fully encapsulates the key challenges and solutions surrounding this globally applicable problem.Through critical analysis, this insightful book methodically identifies the faults in existing efforts to tackle the problem of plastic pollution such as often-fragmented regulation tactics, proposing potential approaches to policy reform. It utilizes stakeholder analysis to offer a study of key participants such as governments and industries and comprehensively surveys the ongoing nature of this provocative issue.This comprehensive book will be crucial for students and scholars of law, economics, politics and environmental studies endeavouring to further understand the multi dimensional issue of global plastic pollution. It will additionally be valuable for policy- and decision-makers seeking to understand the challenges involved in environmental policy regulation.

Sun, Linlin, International Environmental Obligations and Liabilities in Deep Seabed Mining. 400 pp. 2023:9 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <700-1007>
ISBN 978-1-108-48830-3 hard ¥29,914.- (税込) GB￡ 105.00 *

Should deep seabed mining (DSM) stop or proceed? The international community is now facing a difficult choice. No matter what decision is made, environmental consideration is the core of the issue. This book tackles the compelling question of how to secure the marine environmental protection in DSM from an international law perspective. It deals with two major research questions: What are the international environmental requirements of participants - the contractor, the sponsoring State and the International Seabed Authority (ISA)? What are the legal consequences for them when environmental damage occurs? In doing so, it analyses the international DSM legal regime and general international environmental principles, observes the functioning of the ISA, and draws on law and practice of various environmental treaty mechanisms. The examination reveals the potential practical difficulties as well as fundamental obstacles in the application of international environmental rules and principles in the specific context of DSM.

Ally, Matthew C. / Boria, Damon (eds.), Earthly Engagements: Reading Sartre after the Holocene. 350 pp. 2023:3 (Lexington Books, US) <700-107>
ISBN 978-1-79363-868-7 hard ¥25,872.- (税込) US$ 120.00 *

Earthly Engagements: Reading Sartre after the Holocene brings together scholars from the Sartre studies community to think through the planetary ecological crisis. Edited by Matthew C. Ally and Damon Boria, the collection explores ways in which Sartre's existential thought can be read socio-ecologically, illuminating the tightly imbricated earthly and worldly crises of our post-Holocene epoch. Contributors variously discuss phenomenology, ethics, politics, ontology, and metaphysics. Earthly locations include the Icelandic coast, the Minnesota woods, the Indiana Dunes, the Chinese Great Plain, the Venetian Lagoon, and more; worldly situations include that of the artist, the activist, the consumer, the tourist, and more. Through their diversity of methods and substantive concerns, the chapters reveal a wealth of critical and heuristic resources within Sartre's thought for thinking through and engaging the planetary ecological crisis and its direct ties to global social, economic, and political crises. In full recognition of Sartre's personal distaste for agrarian settings and wilderness, and some ostensibly anti-environmental philosophical and literary moments, the contributors take the proper Sartrean line that how we view nature and our relationship to nature is neither closed nor predetermined. Like life itself, our worldly relationship to earthly nature is rooted in the sufficiency and open-endedness of freedom.

Cera, Agostino, A Philosophical Journey into the Anthropocene: Discovering Terra Incognita. 232 pp. 2023:1 (Lexington Books, US) <700-114>
ISBN 978-1-79363-081-0 hard ¥21,560.- (税込) US$ 100.00 *

A Philosophical Journey into the Anthropocene: Discovering Terra Incognita presents the Anthropocene as more than a geological epoch, but rather it as the potential metarecit of our age and the most faithful expression of the current Zeitgeist. Insofar as the Anthropocene establishes that the human agency as technological omni-power represents a "global geophysical force" capable of altering the destiny of the Earth system, the coming of this new epoch shows that technology now embodies the subject of both history and nature. This technology achieves the status of an integral epochal phenomenon: the new environment for human life. Agostino Cera traces how the "technisches Zeitalter" (age of technology) outlined by twentieth-century philosophical thought emerged out of the Anthropocene and suggests that a more appropriate name for this planetary framework Technocene. The book develops along four basic directions: epistemological, ontological, anthropological, and ethical. It argues that the Anthropocene is something radically new, a terra incognita or an "epistemic hyperobject with a (geo-)historical barycenter," giving rise to: 1) an unprecedented form of reification of nature ("pet-ification of nature"); 2) an unexpected version of anthropocentrism ("Aidosean Prometheanism"), and 3) an unpredictable ethical paradox ("paradox of omni-responsibility").