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

足立幸男、宇佐美誠編　持続可能な将来のためのガバナンス－日本における最先端
Adachi, Yukio / Usami, Makoto (eds.), Governance for a Sustainable Future: The State of the Art in Japan. 409 pp. 2023:10 (Springer, GW) <708-782>
ISBN 978-981-9947-70-6 hard ¥32,952.- (税込) EUR 139.99 *

Although the expression "responsibility to future generations" is firmly established in public and political vocabulary, its operational meaning and practice are inadequately understood and yet to be systematically evaluated. Moreover, the term has not been successfully translated into viable ethical and theoretical concepts that can guide public policies and actions. How can the modes of governance and established policy priorities become compatible with the well-being of future generations? The primary objective of this book is to identify the conditions of and obstacles to governance for a sustainable future, or future-regarding governance. Governance concerns steering a society over extended periods of time, not responding to particular policy issues. The ideas and strategies proposed by contributors in this book to establish future-regarding governance are based on the theoretical and empirical analyses of the major long-term problems facing advanced democracies in general, and Japan in particular. Japan is an interesting case indeed. Relatively poor climate policy, rapidly decreasing birth rate, aging population, extensive public debt, prolonged economic recession, healthcare and pension systems that urgently require redesigning, hollowing-out of industries and subsequent loss of jobs, deteriorating infrastructures, increasing nuclear waste, and intensifying social polarization have caused a decline in people's trust in the government and democratic processes. Currently, Japanese citizens are widely circulating their doubts about the social system's sustainability. This book comprises two parts. In Part I, authors from various disciplinary backgrounds examine the idea of governance for a sustainable future from theoretical perspectives. This part discusses issues associated with future-regarding governance that are wicked in nature, such as the philosophical/ethical foundation on which to base the idea of governance for a sustainable future, major impediments to the development of future-regarding governance, and the modes of thinking and action required by leaders and citizens to realize such governance. Chapters in Part II largely focus on the state of long-term governance in Japan. This part uses empirical and in-depth analyses with cross-sectoral and cross-national policy perspectives to identify the state of future-regarding governance in various policy fields and major sectors or organizations mainly in Japan, while also examining strategies and measures to improve their performance. From this perspective, Western democracies and weak democratic regimes elsewhere will be provided with valuable lessons to avoid fatal policy mistakes, thereby improving future-oriented governance worldwide. By combining theoretical discussions on far-reaching issues and empirical analyses of Japanese cases, the book will shed a new light on governance for a sustainable future.

ナショナリズム対自然－温暖化と戦争
Johansen, Bruce E., Nationalism vs. Nature: Warming and War. (Springer Studies on Populism, Identity Politics and Social Justice) 284 pp. 2023:10 (Springer, GW) <708-817>
ISBN 978-3-031-36055-8 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99

Developing an original approach, this book examines how both nationalism and climate change threaten humankind with future catastrophes, arguing that humanity is on a fast track to a dystopian future unless significant changes are implemented. While the world warms, wars driven by nationalism may lead to worldwide devastation, with humankind being caught between two existential threats of its own creation. The author explains how both nationalism and climate change originate from human ingenuity and can only be answered by human cooperation. While, in a perfect world, such problems already would have been solved by the United Nations, this isn't the case in reality. The book discusses how humanity's many peoples can cooperate to a degree necessary to retain mutual respect without war, in the interest of achieving long-term change which will use technology for mutual good, also "dodging the bullet" of climate change. Offering an outlook into a possible better world, the author also analyzes the massive changes required for everyone to face, discuss, and solve the problems at hand. The book will appeal to students, scholars, and researchers of political science, international relations, and environmental sciences, as well as practitioners and a general audience interested in the study of nationalism, diplomacy, wars, and climate change.

Pattnaik, Binay Kumar (ed.), Environmental and Ecological Sustainability Through Indigenous Traditions: Perspectives from the Global South. 377 pp. 2023:10 (Springer, GW) <708-834>
ISBN 978-981-19-7078-8 hard ¥28,244.- (税込) EUR 119.99

This book explores the environmental and ecological wisdom inherent in some of the indigenous traditions of traditional communities from developing societies like, Argentina, Brazil, India, Mexico, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. It throws light on how these discrete and unrecognized traditions have enabled communities to live in harmony with nature for ages. Despite the best efforts of the modern states through policy-making, intensive R&D for eco-friendly technologies and products, social and environmental impact assessment studies (SEIAS), and cost benefit analysis (CBA) of projects, environmental and ecological degradation continues, mostly in developing societies, which house large number of traditional communities. This book explores their traditions consisting of world views or cosmologies, eco-savvy-customs, indigenous knowledge systems involving community-based occupations and practices, skills and crafts, and so on. This book shows that when interpreted in consonance with scientific environmentalism, these traditions reveal their inbuilt environmental wisdom, mirroring sacredness of nature that have instilled built-in conservation practices, are key to sustainability.The conception of indigenous traditions that subsume environmental and ecological sustainability as well as cultural identity is studied in the book, from the vantage of multi-disciplinary perspectives. This book reflects two streams of thought : (i) stream of social anthropology, arguing for the inbuilt strength of indigenous traditions, that necessitate empathetic understanding with their own rights for recognition and survival, and (ii) stream of indigenous knowledge systems being technically effective only necessitate validation and certification by modern scientific knowledge system for wider use. The book is of great use to policy-makers and non-government players, in addition to researchers and academicians working in the area of sustainable development and indigenous / traditional communities.

枯葉剤と共に生きる－戦後ベトナムにおける会話
Fox, Diane Niblack, Living with Agent Orange: Conversations in Postwar Viet Nam. (Culture and Politics in the Cold War and Beyond) 208 pp. 2024:2 (U. Massachusetts Pr., US) <708-875>
ISBN 978-1-62534-748-0 hard ¥21,344.- (税込) US$ 99.00 *
ISBN 978-1-62534-747-3 paper ¥6,457.- (税込) US$ 29.95 *

For over half a century, the Vietnamese people have endured the harmful legacies of Agent Orange, the toxic herbicide used by the American military as a type of chemical warfare. While scientists and politicians continue to debate how to best address its human and environmental consequences, the nearly three million Vietnamese whose lives have been shaped by its lingering effects have been largely left out of the conversation. To understand how Agent Orange has impacted the lives and livelihoods of everyday Vietnamese people, Diane Niblack Fox interviewed families and individuals living with its aftereffects across the northern, central, and southern regions of the country. In powerfully written prose, Fox captures the personal accounts of villagers, as they describe caring for loved ones with chronic illnesses and disabilities and their attempts to secure medical and financial assistance. Living with Agent Orange also chronicles the moving stories of rebuilt lives, of family and community support, and of the overriding power of the human spirit.

Bolton, Maggie / Laurens Loovers, Jan Peter (eds.), Sentient Entanglements and Ruptures in the Americas: Human-Animal Relations in the Amazon, Andes, and Arctic. (Human-Animal Studies 27) 150 pp. 2023:8 (Brill, NE) <708-961>
ISBN 978-90-04-67944-3 hard ¥27,777.- (税込) EUR 118.00

This book draws together anthropological studies of human-animal relations among Indigenous Peoples in three regions of the Americas: the Andes, Amazonia and the American Arctic. Despite contrasts between the ecologies of the different regions, it finds useful comparisons between the ways that lives of human and non-human animals are entwined in shared circumstances and sentient entanglements. While studies of all three regions have been influential in scholarship on human-animal relations, the regions are seldom brought together. This volume highlights the value of examining partial connections across the American continent between human and other-than-human lives.

Fornoff, Carolyn, Subjunctive Aesthetics: Mexican Cultural Production in the Era of Climate Change. (Critical Mexican Studies) 288 pp. 2024:1 (Vanderbilt U. Pr., US) <708-967>
ISBN 978-0-8265-0618-4 hard ¥21,549.- (税込) US$ 99.95 *
ISBN 978-0-8265-0617-7 paper ¥7,535.- (税込) US$ 34.95 *

Subjunctive Aesthetics argues for the importance of ecocritical approaches within the field of Mexican Studies. While environmental historians of Mexico have been leading the charge in terms of foregrounding the nonhuman as a legitimate object of analysis, Mexican cultural studies is just beginning to do. This monograph engages with established and up-and-coming Latin American ecocritical scholars who argue that Latin America offers an important corrective to Anglocentric approaches to the Anthropocene by foregrounding colonialism and empire. Studies indicate that Mexicans are more worried about climate change than any other global issue, more anxious about natural disasters than any other quotidian threat (including crime), and that suicide rates have risen along with temperatures. These fears are grounded in reality: in the last twenty years, Mexico issued more than 2,000 extreme weather warnings linked to hydrometeorological events, and ranked in the top ten countries in terms of absolute economic losses caused by (un)natural disasters. Mexico is also one of the deadliest countries in the world for environmental activists: in 2018 alone, twenty-one defenders of the land were murdered, and many others criminalized or intimidated. Pervasive social anxiety in Mexico about ongoing and future climate change is reflected in the outpouring of eco-cultural production over the past decade, a body of work that has yet to be comprehensively studied. The exponential explosion of cultural responses to climate change is not limited to any one genre: Mexican poets like Karen Villeda and Isabel Zapata have thematized extinction, sci-fi writer Alberto Chimal recently published a dystopian young adult climate fiction, and performance artist Naomi Rinco?n Gallardo has created works that contest extractivism's murderous tactics. Subjunctive Aesthetics brings together these artists and others to collate a diverse constellation of Mexican cultural responses to climate change that index the multifaceted nature of this crisis. Carolyn Fornoff argues that what unites this array is the way in which it deploys the subjunctive-not the what is, but the what if-in order to disrupt current paradigms of energy consumption and envision a more just and sustainable planetary future.

Atalay, Ahmet / Svagzdiene, Biruta, Achieving Environmental Sustainability in the Sports Sector: Nature Means That Future. (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology) 110 pp. 2023:7 (Springer, GW) <708-983>
ISBN 978-3-031-37400-5 paper ¥10,589.- (税込) EUR 44.99

This book explores the previously overlooked negative environmental impact of the sports industry, with a particular emphasis on the carbon footprint of sports facilities and organizations. The authors provide a comprehensive assessment of sustainable development goals, economic, social, and environmental sustainability concepts. They reveal the significant negative effects that the sports sector has on the environment and examine the policies implemented by stakeholders in the industry.The book also explores a case study of the legal policies implemented by the Lithuanian government to reduce the environmental impact of sports. The authors present practical suggestions for environmentally-friendly sports management, supported by examples presented with figures, pictures, and tables.This book fills a gap in the literature, offering suggestions and comments to enrich the practices of stakeholders in the sports industry. It provides an opportunity to make a positive difference for the environment while advancing the field of sports management.

Forchtner, Bernhard (ed.), Visualising Far-Right Environments: Communication and the Politics of Nature. (Global Studies of the Far Right) 320 pp. 2023:10 (Manchester U. Pr., UK) <708-987>
ISBN 978-1-5261-6538-1 hard ¥25,641.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00 *

This volume presents ground-breaking analyses of how the far right represents natural environments and environmentalism around the globe. Images are not simply pervasive in our increasingly visual culture - they are a means of proposing worlds to viewers. Accordingly, the book approaches the visual not as something 'extra' or 'illustrative' but as a key means of producing identities and 'doing politics'. Putting visuality centre stage and covering political parties and non-party actors in Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Europe and the United States, contributors demonstrate the various ways in which the far right articulates natural environments and the rampant environmental crises of the twenty-first century, providing essential insights into such multifaceted politics.

Gupta, Pamila / Nuttall, Sarah / Peeren, E. et al. (eds.), Planetary Hinterlands: Extraction, Abandonment and Care. (Palgrave Studies in Globalization, Culture and Society) 311 pp. 2023:10 (Springer, GW) <708-991>
ISBN 978-3-031-24242-7 hard ¥11,766.- (税込) EUR 49.99
ISBN 978-3-031-24245-8 paper ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This open access book considers the concept of the hinterland as a crucial tool for understanding the global and planetary present as a time defined by the lasting legacies of colonialism, increasing labor precarity under late capitalist regimes, and looming climate disasters. Traditionally seen to serve a (colonial) port or market town, the hinterland here becomes a lens to attend to the times and spaces shaped and experienced across the received categories of the urban, rural, wilderness or nature. In straddling these categories, the concept of the hinterland foregrounds the human and more-than-human lively processes and forms of care that go on even in sites defined by capitalist extraction and political abandonment. Bringing together scholars from the humanities and social sciences, the book rethinks hinterland materialities, affectivities, and ecologies across places and cultural imaginations, Global North and South, urban and rural, and land and water.

Judd, Richard W., Democratic Spaces: Land Preservation in New England, 1850-2010. (Environmental History of the Northeast) 304 pp. 2023:12 (U. Massachusetts Pr., US) <708-995>
ISBN 978-1-62534-758-9 hard ¥21,344.- (税込) US$ 99.00 *
ISBN 978-1-62534-757-2 paper ¥7,103.- (税込) US$ 32.95 *

A contemporary map of New England, scaled to the township level, brings to light a dense pattern of protected areas ringing almost every town and city in the region. Big and small, rural and urban, these green spaces represent more than a century of preservation efforts on the part of philanthropic foundations, planning professionals, state agencies, and most importantly, community-based conservation organizations. Taken together, they highlight one of the most significant advances in land stewardship in US history. Democratic Spaces explains how these protected places came into being and what they represent for New Englanders and the nation at large. While early New Englanders worked to save local fish, timber, and game resources from outside exploitation, no land-stewardship organizations existed before the founding of the Trustees of Public Reservations in Boston in 1891. Across a century of dramatic change, New England preservationists through this and other, smaller community-based land trusts preserved open spaces for an ever-widening circle of citizens.

環境的事例－価値観を政策へと変形する　第6版
Layzer, Judith A. / Rinfret, Sara R. (Rose), The Environmental Case: Translating Values Into Policy. 6th ed. 560 pp. 2023:10 (CQ Pr., US) <708-996>
ISBN 978-1-07-187023-5 paper ¥23,076.- (税込) GB￡ 81.00 *

Answers to environmental issues are not black and white. Debates around policy are often among those with fundamentally different values, and the way that problems and solutions are defined plays a central role in shaping how those values are translated into policy. The Environmental Case captures the real-world complexity of creating environmental policy, and this much-anticipated Sixth Edition contains 14 carefully constructed cases, including a new study of the Salton Sea crisis. Through her analysis, Sara Rinfret continues the work of Judith Layzer and explores the background, players, contributing factors, and outcomes of each case, and gives readers insight into some of the most interesting and controversial issues in U.S. environmental policymaking.

Lopez, Roel R. / Beaver, Jared / Parker, Israel D. et al., Applied Wildlife Habitat Management. 2nd ed. (Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service Series) 344 pp. 2024:1 (Texas A&M U. Pr., US) <708-998>
ISBN 978-1-64843-165-4 hard ¥11,858.- (税込) US$ 55.00 *

Motamedi Fraser, Mariam, Dog Politics: Species Stories and the Animal Sciences. (Inscriptions) 288 pp. 2024:1 (Manchester U. Pr., UK) <708-999>
ISBN 978-1-5261-7480-2 hard ¥8,547.- (税込) GB￡ 30.00 *

Do dogs belong with humans? Scientific accounts of dogs' 'species story,' in which contemporary dog-human relations are naturalised with reference to dogs' evolutionary becoming, suggest that they do. Dog politics dissects this story.This book offers a rich empirical analysis and critique of the development and consolidation of dogs' species story in science, asking what evidence exists to support it, and what practical consequences, for dogs, follow from it. It explores how this story is woven into broader scientific shifts in understandings of species, animals, and animal behaviours, and how such shifts were informed by and informed transformative political events, including slavery and colonialism, the Second World War and its aftermath, and the emergence of anti-racist movements in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The book pays particular attention to how species-thinking bears on 'race,' racism, and individuals.

極右の政治生態学
Allen, Irma Kinga / Ekberg, Kristoffer et al. (eds.), Political Ecologies of the Far Right: Fanning the Flames. (Global Studies of the Far Right) 280 pp. 2024:5 (Manchester U. Pr., UK) <708-709>
ISBN 978-1-5261-6778-1 hard ¥25,641.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00 *
ISBN 978-1-5261-6779-8 paper ¥7,122.- (税込) GB￡ 25.00 *

This volume engages with the alarming convergence of far right thinking and the ecological crisis in contemporary society. Growing out of the first international conference on political ecologies of the far right, the volume gathers crucial insights from authorities in the field as well as promising early career researchers. With cases ranging from ethnographical accounts of fossil fuel populist protest, historical analysis of the evangelical support for fossil fuels to interrogations of the settler colonial identities and material conditions defended by far right actors around the world, the book provides scholars, students and activists with ways to understand and counter these developments.

Sharlamanov, Kire, The Left Libertarianism of the Greens. 218 pp. 2023:8 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <708-724>
ISBN 978-3-031-39262-7 hard ¥28,244.- (税込) EUR 119.99

This book offers a systematic and multifaceted analysis of the Greens on the levels of political philosophy, political concepts, social movement, political parties, and political ideology. The originality of the book lies in the determination of the political philosophy of the Greens as left libertarianism. Such a determination of the Greens can already be found in the writings of Herbert Kitschelt, but while he only makes a cursory mention of it, this book offers a detailed elaboration of the points of contact between left-libertarianism and the Greens. The book also attempts to explain the acceptance of left-libertarianism by the Greens with social processes in Western Europe, the emergence of a new middle class and post-materialist values. At the same time, the book examines the relationship between the left-libertarian political philosophy of the Greens and the organizational structure of the Green parties, their relationship to the state, and to democracy.

Hao, Yaguang / Wan, Tingting, The River Chief System and An Ecological Initiative for Public Participation in China. 112 pp. 2023:8 (Springer, GW) <708-737>
ISBN 978-981-9949-20-5 hard ¥25,890.- (税込) EUR 109.99

This book provides an alternative agenda to deepening the understanding of the River Chief System as a distinctive responsibility approach to solve water pollution and associated governance dilemmas. Insightful analysis is performed through in-depth studies of the origins of China's River Chief System, responsibility mechanisms, governmental and civil river chiefs, formal and informal water governing institutions, public participation, empowerment with accountability, and the environmental impact.

Duqi, Andi, Banking Institutions and Natural Disasters: Recovery, Resilience and Growth in the Face of Climate Change. (Palgrave Studies in Impact Finance) 145 pp. 2023:7 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <708-278>
ISBN 978-3-031-36370-2 hard ¥10,589.- (税込) EUR 44.99

This book looks more closely at how natural disasters impact bank activity and how banks can support economic recovery after a natural disaster. The importance of banks in this context is underscored by increasing regulatory attention on their role in fostering a sustainable future, but also on the risks that climate change poses to bank stability. Humanity has tried to cope with the short- and long-term economic consequences of natural disasters for centuries. However, the severity of these events is constantly increasing in magnitude, due to the alteration of the earth's climate and the environment. They pose a serious threat to the lives of millions of people especially in less developed countries. At the same time, the international community has acknowledged that weather hazards' impact and countries' resilience to them are affected by various socio-economic factors, such as the well-functioning of financial institutions, especially commercial banks. Banks will inevitably adapt their strategies to address concerns arising from climate change. In doing this, the book discusses partnerships with international cooperation institutions, other financial intermediaries, and local governments, so that the green transition ensures an inclusive growth for all, especially the most vulnerable parts of our societies. This book is of interest to researchers, academics, and students of sustainable finance and climate finance.

Aavik, Kadri / Irni, Kuura / Joki, Milla-Maria (eds.), Feminist Animal and Multispecies Studies: Critical Perspectives on Food and Eating. (Critical Animal Studies) 2023:11 (Brill, NE) <708-305>
ISBN 978-90-04-67935-1 hard ¥23,304.- (税込) EUR 99.00

This book develops critical feminist animal and multispecies studies across various societal and environmental contexts. The chapters discuss timely questions broadly related to food and eating, stemming from connections drawn between critical animal studies, feminist theory, and multispecies studies. The themes explored include trans-inclusive ecofeminism, decolonial perspectives to veganism, links between the critique of ableism and animal exploitation, alternatives to dominant Western masculinities invested in meat consumption, and the politics of sex and purity in factory farming. The book explores responses to interlinked forms of exploitation by focusing on sites such as sanctuaries, educational institutions, social media, and animal advocacy.

P.ネイカンプ他編　住みやすい都市の将来
Fusco Girard, Luigi / Kourtit, Karima / Nijkamp, P. (eds.), The Future of Liveable Cities. (Footprints of Regional Science) 345 pp. 2023:10 (Springer, GW) <708-312>
ISBN 978-3-031-37465-4 hard ¥40,014.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This book explores the concept of livable cities, where people enjoy living and being, and examines indicators of citizens' well-being in relation to the urban environment. It is authored by experts from diverse disciplines, providing a citizen-centered perspective on urban well-being in sustainable, environmentally friendly, and climate-neutral (or -positive) cities. The contributions focus on the human and social aspects of cities, developing operational models and frameworks for circular cities, smart resource utilization, and examining contextual factors such as environmental and neighborhood quality, energy transition, climate neutrality, and recycling as factors that influence the well-being of "homo urbanus." The chapters approach these topics from various analytical perspectives, including conceptual/theoretical, methodological/modeling, policy/planning, and evidence-based case studies. This book will be of interest to scholars in regional and spatial science, urban geography, economics, and related fields, as well as those interested in urban well-being.

気候変動と公衆衛生　第2版
Levy, Barry S. / Patz, Jonathan A., Climate Change and Public Health. 2nd ed. 464 pp. 2024:1 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <708-366>
ISBN 978-0-19-768329-3 paper ¥16,159.- (税込) US$ 74.95 *

This second edition of Climate Change and Public Health comprehensively covers the health impacts of climate change, including heat-related and respiratory disorders, vectorborne and waterborne diseases, malnutrition, mental disorders, and violence. It provides a thorough understanding of the policymaking process and energy, transportation, and agriculture policies for mitigation. It covers health adaptation, sustainable built environments, and nature-based solutions to address climate change. Finally, it describes ways of strengthening public and political support, including communicating the health relevance of climate change, building movements, and promoting climate justice.

Singh, Naresh / Bhatnagar, Divya (eds.), Applied Spirituality and Sustainable Development Policy. 336 pp. 2023:12 (Emerald, UK) <708-193>
ISBN 978-1-83753-381-7 hard ¥23,716.- (税込) US$ 110.00 *

The fundamental cause of many of the global challenges we are currently facing is our disconnection from ourselves, our fellow humans, other beings, and our planet. We have consistently failed to recognize the inner consciousness that dictates our relationships and decisions, an awareness that could be the first step toward humanity's quest to set civilization on a more sustainable trajectory. Rooted in both secular spirituality and scientific evidence, Applied Spirituality and Sustainable Development Policy articulates a new model of sustainable development that is not just based on narrow definitions of GDP and economic growth, but that includes and even forefronts social and environmental development and inner transformation of human beings. Drawing on fields from physics to public policy, 18 pioneering authors discuss: A distillation of the spiritual gems at the core of the world's major religions, including Indic and Buddhist philosophyRoot-cause analyses of major sustainable development policy challenges like climate changeConnections between spirituality and law, and how our legal frameworks can reflect these valuesThe need for leaders to understand their spiritual nature in order to be authentic and transformative in their leadership styles Recognizing a global need for healing, this book rejuvenates how we think about development and nurture our innate spirituality, and challenges us to shift our collective mindset from one of having to one of being.

Sharma, Rohit / Shishodia, Anjali / Gupta, Ashish (eds.), Fostering Sustainable Development in the Age of Technologies. 456 pp. 2023:12 (Emerald, UK) <708-226>
ISBN 978-1-83753-061-8 hard ¥24,794.- (税込) US$ 115.00 *

The world is changing at an unprecedented pace and organizations worldwide are finding it difficult to match their operational efficiency and sustainable development targets with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs). Due to massive scarcity of resources, global supply chains are under immense pressure, leading to social, economic, and environmental challenges. Holistic sustainable development across social, economic, and environmental dimensions to create an equitable society varies widely in its efficiency towards creating a resilient and inclusive future. Fostering Sustainable Development in the Age of Technologies highlights the interplay between various disruptive technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous robots, Big Data Analytics, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, and Digital Twins, and holistic sustainable development. In the highly dynamic business environment, there is an urgent need to catch up with the paradigm shift being created using these technologies. The studies brought together here emphasise how various disruptive technologies can aid in sustainable development, offering possible strategies to help tackle the challenges we face today and embrace the new normal. Collaboration, adaptation, and continuous learning hold the key in overcoming the grand societal challenges and maintaining a balance between social, economic, and environmental dimensions. This edited collection appeals to a wide range of academics and professionals including graduate, postgraduate, and PhD research scholars, and faculty members in the areas of International Management, International Business, International Marketing, Finance, Human Resources and Corporate Governance. They are also of interest to Government Agencies, Practicing Managers, Research Agencies, and Libraries of Business Management Colleges and Universities.

環境とコミュニケーション・ハンドブック　第2版
Hansen, Anders / Cox, Robert (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Environment and Communication. 2nd ed. 484 pp. 2023 (Routledge, UK) <251-46171>
ISBN 978-0-367-63448-3 hard ¥54,131.- (税込) GB￡ 190.00 *

This revised and fully updated second edition of the Routledge Handbook of Environment and Communication provides a state-of-the-art overview of environmental communication theory, practice and research. The momentous changes witnessed in the politics of the environment as well as in the nature of media and public communication in recent years have made the study and understanding of environmental communication ever more pertinent. This is reflected in this second edition, including a number of exciting new chapters concerned with: environmental communication in an age of misinformation and fake news; environmental communication, community and social transformation; environmental justice; and advances in methods for the analysis of mediated environmental communication.Signalling the key dimensions of public mediated communication, the Handbook is organised around five thematic parts: the history and development of the field of environmental communication research, the sources, communicators and media professionals involved in producing environmental communication, research on news, entertainment media and wider cultural representations of the environment, the social and political implications of environmental communication, and the likely future trajectories for the field.Written by leading scholars in the field, this authoritative text is a must for scholars and students of environmental communication across multiple subject areas, including environmental studies, media and communication studies, cultural studies and related disciplines.

Strauss-Mazzullo, Hannah / Tennberg, Monica (eds.), Living and Working With Snow, Ice and Seasons in the Modern Arctic: Everyday Perspectives. (Arctic Encounters) 267 pp. 2023:10 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <708-1004>
ISBN 978-3-031-36444-0 hard ¥32,952.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book describes everyday practices of life in changing Arctic winter conditions. The authors explore the contemporary and situated outdoor practices in different work settings in Finnish Lapland and investigate how, for example, tourism, reindeer herding, cattle breeding and urban snow management adapt to the physically limiting or enabling features of cold temperatures, snow and ice. The book also highlights individual and societal adjustments to such harsh conditions and their seasonal changes in mobility, including winter cycling, use of snow mobiles and walking with studded shoes. The impact of a warming climate is a great concern for those utilising the enabling qualities of winter weather. The need, then, for continuous adaptation in everyday practices of work and mobility will increase in the future.

Davies, Gail / Greenhough, Beth et al. (eds.), Researching Animal Research: What the Humanities and Social Sciences Can Contribute to Laboratory Animal Science and Welfare. (Inscriptions) 440 pp. 2024:1 (Manchester U. Pr., UK) <708-110>
ISBN 978-1-5261-6575-6 hard ¥8,547.- (税込) GB￡ 30.00 *

Every year around 80 million scientific procedures are carried out on animals globally. These experiments have the potential to generate new understandings of biology and clinical treatments. They also give rise to ongoing societal debate. This book demonstrates how the humanities and social sciences can contribute to understanding what is created through animal procedures - including constitutional forms of research governance, different institutional cultures of care, the professional careers of scientists and veterinarians, collaborations with patients and publics, and research animals, specially bred for experiments or surplus to requirements. Developing the idea of the animal research nexus, this book explores how connections and disconnections are made between these different elements, how these have reshaped each other historically, and how they configure the current practice and policy of UK animal research.