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

Al-Daghistani, Sami, Recovering Environmental and Economic Traditions in the Islamic World. (Themes in Islamic Studies 9) 216 pp. 2024:10 (Brill, NE) <730-85>
ISBN 978-90-04-68102-6 hard ¥32,956.- (税込) EUR 140.00

Recovering Environmental and Economic Traditions in the Islamic World is an interdisciplinary volume that interrogates varied approaches to environmental and economic thought in classical Islam and in a few contemporary case studies. The contributions in this volume critique the dominant economic system and its perspective on the environment as a commodity across the boundaries of multiple intellectual traditions and academic fields. The book analyses both historical trajectories and modern schools of thought while simultaneously exploring ethical applications to environmental and economic discourses as a tool of critique. In this context, the authors conceptualize and treat these discourses as polyvalent and enmeshed with various political, ethical, and cosmological perspectives and vistas.

気候、軍事的リーダーシップ、グローバル安全保障のための戦い
Goodman, Sherri, Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership, and the Fight for Global Security. 272 pp. 2024:8 (Island Pr., US) <730-619>
ISBN 978-1-64283-326-3 hard ¥7,546.- (税込) US$ 35.00 *

Threat Multiplier takes us onto the battlefield and inside the Pentagon to show how the US military is confronting thebiggest security risk in global history: climate change. More than thirty years ago, when Sherri Goodman became thePentagon's first Chief Environmental Officer, no one would have imagined this role for our armed forces.Indeed, for much of the twentieth century, the Department of Defense (DOD) was better known for containing the Sovietnuclear threat than protecting the environment. And yet, today, the military has moved from an environmental laggard toa clean energy and climate leader, recognizing that a warming world exacerbates every threat-from hurricanes andforest fires to terrorism and power plays by Russia and China. The Pentagon now considers climate in war games,disaster relief planning, international diplomacy, and even the design of its own bases.What was the key to this dramatic change in military thinking? What keeps today's generals and admirals up at night?How can we safeguard our national defense and our planet? No one is better poised to answer these questions than SherriGoodman, who was at the vanguard of environmental leadership among our armed forces and civilian representatives. In Threat Multiplier, she tells the inside story of the military's fight for global security, a tale that is as hopeful as it isharrowing.

Tsui, Sit / Kin Chi, Lau (eds.), Fukushima: A Monument to the Future of Nuclear Power. (Global University for Sustainability Book Series) 147 pp. 2024:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <730-640>
ISBN 978-981-9733-43-9 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99

The book is a collection of essays written by scholars/activists who are continuously concerned about the Fukushima catastrophe. The authors engagingly address the devastating environmental, economic, and social consequences of nuclear disasters, as well as recognize resistance of local communities through searching for alternative life and thought. The book offers a critique of nuclear energy and calls for collective action for social justice and ecological justice.

Tahan Novaes, Henrique / Souza Pires, Joao Henrique, Destructive Production, Agroecology and Schools of Agroecology in Brazil. (Studies in Critical Social Sciences 292) 248 pp. 2024:10 (Brill, NE) <730-748>
ISBN 978-90-04-70642-2 hard ¥27,541.- (税込) EUR 117.00

The debate on "sustainable development", ecosocialism, agroecology and the production of healthy food is increasing in Europe and in the world. This book depicts peasants' struggles for the resistance to the advance of destructive production. It also socializes the results of research, which shows us the pressage of alternative forms of labour, which are based upon agroecology, in cooperation and corporativism besides the emergence of agroecology schools of one of the main social movements of the present time: the Landless Movement.

ポストフクシマの時代における核の将来－ドイツと日本の文学、映画、パフォーマンス
Baer, Hester / Mason, Michele M. (eds.), Nuclear Futures in the Post-Fukushima Age: Literature, Film, and Performance from Germany and Japan. (Literatures, Cultures, and the Environment) 266 pp. 2024:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <730-754>
ISBN 978-3-031-63023-1 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This groundbreaking volume explores new artistic forms that emerged in German-speaking Europe and Japan in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster. Considering the cultural specificity of post-3.11 literature, poetry, theater, and film, while also attending to moments of crossing, hybridity, and transference, Nuclear Futures in the Post-Fukushima Age offers a critical model for examining the intertwining of transnational connection and ecological contamination in a global present marked by renewed nuclear threat. Bringing together incisive readings by eminent scholars of Germany and Japan as well as a newly translated work by Yoko Tawada, the volume offers a comparative humanities approach that is essential for reframing debates about environmental crisis and nuclear risk.

十字軍と自然
Bird, Jessalynn L. / Lapina, Elizabeth (eds.), The Crusades and Nature: Natural and Supernatural Environments in the Middle Ages. (The New Middle Ages) 344 pp. 2024:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <730-756>
ISBN 978-3-031-58785-6 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99

The Crusades and Nature: Natural and Supernatural Environments in the Middle Ages explores the intersection of crusader studies and studies of nature. The volume addresses encounters with, responses to and representations of a broad variety of phenomena: celestial objects and events; familiar and unfamiliar fauna and flora; seascapes and landscapes; the elements and the seasons; etc. It introduces readers to crusaders' actual, but also largely or entirely imaginary encounters with natural phenomena, as well as literary references to nature in crusader sources more generally (such as, for example, animal metaphors). Finally, this project investigates the relationships between the natural and the supernatural and between nature and human-made environments. The volume will define "crusades" broadly, to include not only crusades to the East, but also crusades to frontier regions such as the Baltic and Iberian peninsula and extends to representations of crusades and nature in later medieval and early modern sources.

Brannen, Paul, Timber!: How Wood Can Help Save the World from Climate Breakdown. 256 pp. 2024:6 (Agenda Pub., UK) <730-757>
ISBN 978-1-78821-735-4 paper ¥5,409.- (税込) GB￡ 18.99

The carbon emissions generated by concrete and steel construction are well-known. Why then are we not using more carbon-friendly building materials? In a passionate and compelling argument Paul Brannen advocates the use of timber in buildings wherever possible. His controversial and counterintuitive argument is clear: planting trees is not enough to reduce carbon, we also have to chop them down and use more wood in our buildings and cities. This is the first book to take timber from the margins to the mainstream, from the forests to the cities. The book tackles head-on questions about sustainability, safety, the biodiversity of commercial forests and the pressures on land use. The case for timber as a construction material is persuasively made - the creation of new engineered timbers with the structural strength of steel and concrete enable us for the first time to build wooden skyscrapers - and draws on the latest developments in engineering and material science. In addition to the familiar forestry models, the book advocates alternatives such as wood farming and agroforestry that bring with them added biodiversity gains for farms. With the built environment currently responsible for 40 per cent of the world's carbon emissions, Brannen's message is unequivocal: we must change how we build. Timber! offers fresh and inventive ideas that over time could see our expanding cities storing more carbon than our expanding forests.

Conlogue, William, Working Watersheds: Water and Energy in the Lackawanna Valley. 206 pp. 2024:11 (Temple U. Pr., US) <730-758>
ISBN 978-1-4399-2616-1 hard ¥20,374.- (税込) US$ 94.50 *
ISBN 978-1-4399-2617-8 paper ¥6,025.- (税込) US$ 27.95 *

A personal narrative, an examination of literary texts, and a history of the Lackawanna Valley region, Bill Conlogue's Working Watersheds explores how water has circulated in the former anthracite capital of the world. Conlogue not only recounts water's use in anthracite mining and textile making, but also investigates its resulting pollution. He delves into the current natural gas boom, which threatens groundwater, and concludes with hopes of environmental renewal and restoration. Offering a fresh way to think about the Anthropocene, this distinctive history of water and coal in the Lackawanna Valley discusses how both water abundance and scarcity might play out as global temperatures rise. Working Watersheds is designed to trigger debates about the nature of history, the significance of literature, and the importance of linking person, place, and planet in an era of climate change.

Cox, Michael, Common Boundaries: The Theory and Practice of Environmental Property. 224 pp. 2024:2 (Agenda Pub., UK) <730-759>
ISBN 978-1-78821-471-1 hard ¥17,094.- (税込) GB￡ 60.00

How do we - and how should we - engage with the natural environment through the concepts of rights and responsibilities? In this book, Michael Cox develops the theory and practice of environmental property rights, moving beyond simplistic assumptions that do not reflect the diversity of arrangements we see in the world. Recognizing this diversity will help us craft better responses to environmental problems in the future with an interdisciplinary foundation in what has worked, or not worked, in the past. Synthesizing a variety of methods and disciplines, Cox explores rights-based environmental policies as well as different cultural approaches to environmental ownership. The result is a book that helps the reader understand the full range of possibilities when it comes to environmental ownership.

Davis, Steven, The Other Public Lands: Preservation, Extraction, and Politics on the Fifty States' Natural Resource Lands. 256 pp. 2025:2 (Temple U. Pr., US) <730-760>
ISBN 978-1-4399-2553-9 hard ¥23,823.- (税込) US$ 110.50
ISBN 978-1-4399-2554-6 paper ¥6,457.- (税込) US$ 29.95

For most Americans, state lands are the most readily accessible type of public land; however, despite their ubiquity, they remain largely terra incognita. The Other Public Lands is a primer on state public lands and the political dynamics that underlie their management. Offering a wide-angle overview, Steven Davis focuses on how states prioritize competing claims related to conservation, resource development, tourism, recreation, and finances.The Other Public Lands looks at both differences and common patterns in state land management, including the structure of natural resource agencies. Davis examines the privatization and commercialization of state parks, and the tensions between recreation, revenue and the preservation of biodiversity and natural landscapes. He also raises issues about equity, access, appropriate development, and ecological health. Chapters review state forests, state wildlife management areas, and school trust lands. In addition, the roles of interest groups, the courts, and agency culture and behavior are compared and analyzed both between states and the federal government and between states with differing approaches to specific issues. As there has been a demand to transfer at least some federal lands to the states, The Other Public Lands concludes with an appraisal of whether states could handle this transfer and goes on to suggest ways to ensure adequate access in an era of increased demand.

第一次世界大戦と人新世
Jobst, Kerstin S. / Nagornaia, Oksana et al. (eds.), The Great War and the Anthropocene: Empire and Environment, Soldiers and Civilians on the Eastern Front. (History of Warfare 148) 352 pp. 2024:11 (Brill, NE) <730-768>
ISBN 978-90-04-71011-5 hard ¥30,366.- (税込) EUR 129.00

This volume places the Eastern, especially the Austro-Russian, fronts of the Great War centre stage, examining the little-known environmental and spatial dimensions in the history of the war. The focus is particularly on the Austrian crown land of Galicia, which was transformed from a neglected periphery into a battleground of three imperial armies, and where for the first time, nature was a key protagonist. The book balances contributions by emerging and established scholars, and benefits from a multi-language approach, expertise in the field, and extensive archival research in national archives. Contributors are Hanna Bazhenova, Gustavo Corni, Iaroslav Golubinov, Kerstin Susanne Jobst, Tomasz Kargol, Alexandra Likhacheva, Oksana Nagornaia, David Novotny, Christoph Nuebel, Gwendal Piegais, Andrea Rendl, Kamil Ruszala, Nicolas Saunders, Kerstin von Lingen, Yulia Zherdeva, and Liubov Zhvanko.

Jorgensen, Finn Arne / Jorgensen, Dolly (eds.), Sharing Spaces: Technology, Mediation, and Human-Animal Relationships. (Intersections 22) 336 pp. 2024:10 (U. Pittsburgh Pr., US) <730-769>
ISBN 978-0-8229-4830-8 hard ¥12,936.- (税込) US$ 60.00 *

Human and animal lives intersect, whether through direct physical contact or by inhabiting the same space at a different time. Environmental humanities scholars have begun investigating these relationships through the emerging field of multispecies studies, building on decades of work in animal history, feminist studies, and Indigenous epistemologies. Contributors to this volume consider the entangled human-animal relationships of a complex multispecies world, where domesticated animals, wild animals, and people cross paths, creating hybrid naturecultures. Technology, they argue, structures how animals and humans share spaces. From clothing to cars to computers, technology acts as a mediator and connector of lives across time and space. It facilitates ways of looking at, measuring, moving, and killing, as well as controlling, containing, conserving, and cooperating with animals. Sharing Spaces challenges us to analyze how technology shapes human relationships with the nonhuman world, exploring nonhuman animals as kin, companions, food, transgressors, entertainment, and tools.

Koshy, Kanayathu C., Sustainability Models for a Better World. 244 pp. 2018:9 (Brill, NE) <730-771>
ISBN 978-90-04-69195-7 hard ¥17,655.- (税込) EUR 75.00

This book will help to understand sustainability, plan action, implement, monitor progress and continue best practices. A simple approach in five steps will make things happen: 1. create a working model to understand and internalize sustainability; 2. break up big problems into smaller contributory causes and work back for solutions; 3. go for progressive risk reduction and resilience enhancement; 4. monitor change and be mindful of planetary limits; and 5. replicate best practices to promote green growth. The book is written for a broad audience: students, teachers, universities, civil society, governments and quasi government organizations.

Ruiu, Maria Laura / Ragnedda, Massimo, Digital-Environmental Poverty: Digital and environmental inequalities in the post-covid era. (Palgrave Studies in Digital Inequalities) 269 pp. 2024:7 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <730-777>
ISBN 978-3-031-56183-2 hard ¥28,244.- (税込) EUR 119.99

?This book analyzes and understands the complexity of digital poverty by considering its intersecting nature with socioeconomic and environmental poverty. The rapid digital acceleration that has characterized contemporary society in recent decades, notably accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has profoundly reshaped societal structures and dynamics. Our direction depends on how we integrate digital technologies into social structures, utilize them for environmental protection, and master their use rather than being passive consumers.Digital Environmental Poverty is split into three sections. Section I explores the multidimensional nature of poverty, emphasizing the necessity to view it beyond economic terms, and placing it within the contemporary digital-environmental evolution. Section II focuses on the environmental dimension of poverty. Section III offers case studies illustrating the interplay between social, digital, and environmental poverty. The conclusion provides recommendations to anticipate and mitigate the risk of digital environmental poverty.

Sterling, Stephen, Learning and Sustainability in Dangerous Times: The Stephen Sterling Reader. 256 pp. 2024:4 (Agenda Pub., UK) <730-779>
ISBN 978-1-78821-690-6 hard ¥21,367.- (税込) GB￡ 75.00
ISBN 978-1-78821-691-3 paper ¥7,119.- (税込) GB￡ 24.99

Stephen Sterling is a pioneer in sustainability education. This collection of his essential writings is freshly curated by the author and offers a new overview and chapter by chapter introductions that link together his thinking. Sterling's work offers a compelling and stimulating perspective on the critical issue of how learning and education can make a decisive difference to securing the future in an increasingly uncertain and threatened world. Together these essays provide a critical perspective on the historical context of the role of education and learning with respect to the possibility of securing the future against current negative trajectories. They offer a commentary on current debates on rethinking education in the light of multiple global crises and lay out the key elements of educational thinking and practice based on ecological and relational principles that offer a way forward. These essays inform the growing and urgent debate on the role and nature of education appropriate for these unprecedented times and are essential reading for educationalists and sustainability advocates.

Sueur, Jerome, Natural History of Silence. Tr. by H. Morrison. 250 pp. 2024:11 (Polity Pr., UK) <730-780>
ISBN 978-1-5095-6401-9 hard ¥14,003.- (税込) US$ 64.95
ISBN 978-1-5095-6402-6 paper ¥4,947.- (税込) US$ 22.95

In our busy, noisy world, we may find ourselves longing for silence, but what is silence exactly? Is it the total absence of sound? Or is it the absence of the sound created by humans - the kind of deep stillness you might experience in a remote mountain landscape covered in snow, far away from the bustle of human life? When we listen closely, silence reveals a neglected reality. Neither empty nor singular, silence is instead plentiful and multiple. In this book, eco-acoustic historian Jerome Sueur allows us to discover a vast landscape of silences which trigger the full gamut of our emotions: anxiety, awe and peace. He takes us from vistas resplendent with full and rich natural silences to the everyday silence of predators as they stalk their prey. To seek out silences in animal behaviour and ecology is also to discover a counterpoint to the acoustic diversity of the natural world and to throw into sharp relief the grating reverberations of the human activity which threatens it. It is to attune ourselves to a world that our human insensitivities have closed off to us, to take a moment simply to breathe and listen to the place of silence in nature.

Tal, Alon, Making Climate Tech Work: Policies That Drive Innovation. 312 pp. 2024:6 (Island Pr., US) <730-782>
ISBN 978-1-64283-338-6 paper ¥7,546.- (税込) US$ 35.00 *

Climate tech is critical for averting planetary chaos. Half the greenhouse gas reductions required to reach "net-zero" climate targets in 2050 will need to come from technologies that have not yet been invented. Without effective government interventions, market incentives alone will not produce a rapid transition to a low-carbon economy. The commercial value of innovative climate technology, especially in its early phases, remains underpriced - far below its social value. The good news is that smart policies can change these dynamics and catalyze the necessary creativity and investment in clean technology, and its deployment. The key question is: which approaches can lead us to future carbon neutrality, and which are likely to fall short? In Making Climate Tech Work, environmental policy expert Alon Tal demystifies climate innovation programs around the world - no policy background needed. Beginning with a review of government's general role in technology policy development, Tal assesses each policy alternative, describing eye-opening experiments in diverse countries, presenting a range of case studies, interviewing leading decarbonization experts, and interpreting new empirical data. Discover how Germany incentivized renewables; Denmark became a wind energy superpower; Australia phased out incandescent bulbs; California's prisons pioneered low-carbon menus; and why carbon taxes have failed around the world, but could be designed for success. Tal distills the benefits and drawbacks of each policy, along with related ethical questions and public perceptions. He concludes by addressing two commonly overlooked issues in climate policy: disruption of workers' livelihoods from the clean energy transition; and integrating the Global South into the planet's new low-carbon economy - as the region that has contributed least to climate change but which must be part of a global solution. Tal not only evaluates which policy strategies effectively reduce emissions but also how they can promote climate tech innovation. Humanity is ultimately in a race against time and effective climate policies are critical to ensure a sustainable future. Making Climate Tech Work serves as an essential primer for policymakers, academics, activists, and anyone interested in climate solutions.

Delecolle, Thierry / Jacob, Florence / Prim-Allaz, Isabelle (eds.), New Frontiers of Customer Strategy: Managing Sustainable, Environmental and Ethical Transitions. (Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Management Series) 288 pp. 2024:9 (Wiley-ISTE, UK) <730-378>
ISBN 978-1-78630-850-4 hard ¥35,574.- (税込) US$ 165.00

Digital transformation has shaped a new landscape for companies and their customers, offering companies a wealth of data with which to develop customer knowledge. However, this evolution is just one of many transformations in customer marketing within an increasingly complex reality, thrown into turmoil by environmental and social changes. New frontiers in customer relations strategies are thus being drawn, some in new territories grounded in efforts to preserve scarce resources, while others are built on expectations of social responsibility. These profound societal changes also reveal darker frontiers, where companies have insufficient ethical considerations for vulnerable customers, or merely react to changes in legislation. New Frontiers of Customer Strategy offers practitioners, lecturers and students an up-to-date reflection on the role of customer relations now and in the future, to keep pace with environmental, digital, inclusive and ethical issues, as well as organizational governance.

ツーリズムにおける社会的責任
Paskova, Martina / Zelenka, Josef, Social Responsibility in Tourism: Applications, Best-Practices, and Case Studies. (Tourism on the Verge) 187 pp. 2024:6 (Springer, GW) <730-381>
ISBN 978-3-031-61608-2 hard ¥28,244.- (税込) EUR 119.99 *

This monograph offers a comprehensive examination of responsible tourism, meticulously deconstructing the core tenets of socio-cultural, environmental, and economic accountability within the framework of sustainable tourism. The work underscores the intrinsic significance of local attributes, emphasizing their pivotal role in shaping responsible practices. Guiding through the intricate terrain of challenges and opportunities inherent in integrating responsible paradigms within the dynamic tourism sector, the authors introduce a prescriptive implementation framework. This framework steers tourism stakeholders towards equilibrium, enabling present actions to safeguard and augment conditions for sustainable future development. Rooted in scholarly depth, augmented by synoptic diagrams and references to supplementary resources, the book converges into an analysis of concrete instances-illustrative case studies, products, and applications-demonstrating the embodiment of social responsibility in tourism's fabric. By spotlighting both successful and adverse examples, the monograph underscores the vital interplay of environmental, economic, and socio-cultural dimensions, encapsulating the essence of responsible tourism's enduring impact.

Bernardi, Andrea / Mazzanti, M. / Monni, S. (eds.), Innovations for Circularity and Knowledge Creation: Participation and Cooperative Approaches for Sustainability. 234 pp. 2024:7 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <730-394>
ISBN 978-3-031-59522-6 hard ¥40,014.- (税込) EUR 169.99

Co-operatives are increasingly being recognized as important contributors to inclusive, sustainable and fair development. However, the co-operative movement faces a multitude of challenges, including the lack of access to credit. This book presents existing cases and new examples of the intersection between the co-operative economy and sustainability challenges. Chapters explore innovative circular and low carbon sustainable economy cases and practical examples of the role of co-operative organizations within the European Union. It asks how policy factors influence sustainability innovations, explores the role of workers' involvement in firm strategies and analyses the management style of cooperative firms in facing sustainability challenges. This book will be an essential resource for scholars and students of sustainability and the circular economy, innovation management, HRM and labour studies.

Gabriel, Markus, The Human Animal: Why We Still Don't Fit into Nature. Tr. by K. von der Luft. 292 pp. 2024:11 (Polity Pr., UK) <730-40>
ISBN 978-1-5095-5803-2 hard ¥7,546.- (税込) US$ 35.00

The climate crisis has forced us to recognize that we are not separate from nature but are part of the natural world on which we depend: human beings are animals and we must understand much better our place in nature and our impact on our environment if we are to avoid our own annihilation as a species. And yet we feel nevertheless that we do not entirely fit into nature, that we stand apart from other animals in some way - in what way, exactly?Markus Gabriel argues that what distinguishes humans from other animals is that humans are minded living beings who seek to understand the world and themselves and who possess ethical insight into moral contexts. Mind is the capacity to lead one's life in the light of a conception of who or what one is. The undeniable difference between us and other animals defines the human condition and places a special responsibility on us to consider our actions in the context of other living beings and our shared habitat. It also calls on us to cultivate an ethics of not-knowing: to recognize that, however much we may seek to understand the world, we will never completely master it. Our grasp of reality, mediated by our animal minds, will always be limited: much is and will remain alien to us, lending itself only to speculation - and to remember this is to stand us in better stead for carving out an existence among the environmental crisis that looms before us all.

Shah, Adeel / Che Mat, Che Rosmawati / Ibrahim, A. et al., Industrial Ecology: A Fusion of Material and Energy in Green Supply Chain Context. (Industrial Ecology) 323 pp. 2024:6 (Springer, GW) <730-408>
ISBN 978-981-9736-18-8 hard ¥40,014.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This book provides readers with insight into current industrial ecology practices in developing and developed countries, how it impacts sustainability, and why it is becoming more relevant. The book affects the audience to understand the scarcity of raw materials because of COVID-19 lockdowns and rising population and resulting demand. The chapters in the book shed light on the best practices to increase sustainability practices, leading to an increase in the triple bottom line. Governments around the globe are striving to meet United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030. Based on current trends, governments, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will miss the target. For achieving the goals, current and future (grad students) managers should be educated to achieve the targets early. The inculcated idea of industrial ecology will enable managers to think in the right direction and use out-of-the-box ideas to increase sustainability in short-term and long-term solutions to their immediate problems and future threats and weaknesses in the Post COVID-19 era.

Podhorodecka, Katarzyna / Wites, Tomasz (eds.), Global Challenges: Social, Economic, Environmental, Political and Ethical. (Springer Geography) 222 pp. 2024:9 (Springer, GW) <730-251>
ISBN 978-3-031-60237-5 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book addresses some of the most urgent global problems in today's world from a geographical perspective and highlights contemporary environmental, political, economic, social and geoethical aspects. The authors discuss causes, developments and challenges faced on a regional and global scale covering among others environmental issues such as loss of biodiversity, development of tourism, natural hazards and disaster risk reduction, migration issues, the global economic crisis and sustainable development. The presented collection of concepts and examples from specific regions offer a new outlook on globalization issues in the world as a whole. This volume can be used as a guide for students from different faculties who wish to understand global issues in the world from a geographical perspective. This book appeals to scientists and students of geography, economics, geopolitics, sustainability issues as well as policy makers and planners.

Anisfeld, Shimon C., Water Management: Prioritizing Justice and Sustainability. 440 pp. 2024:8 (Island Pr., US) <730-256>
ISBN 978-1-64283-005-7 paper ¥10,780.- (税込) US$ 50.00 *

Flooding in California. Drought and famine in the Horn of Africa. Massive fish kills in Texas and Australia. "Forever chemicals" in US drinking water. Similar headlines are sure to dominate the news in the years ahead. What is sometimes missing from the headlines, though, is an understanding that these diverse problems are related: manifestations of serious underlying stresses on our water systems. These stresses require sustained attention from water managers, scientists, policymakers, and the public, even after the headlines have faded. That attention, in turn, requires a shared understanding of how water systems function, the problems facing them, and the tools available to increase their resilience. This text fills that need by providing the necessary knowledge base for understanding and managing complex water problems. It is geared primarily towards students in water management courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels but will also be a helpful resource for practicing water professionals who want to get new ideas or a broader view of the subject. Rather than focusing on one type of water problem (as many water books do), this text explores the entire gamut of water issues, from dams to desalination, from flooding to famine, from prior appropriation to pumped storage, from sanitation to stormwater. And rather than teaching from one disciplinary perspective (as many water books do), it looks at water problems through a variety of lenses: hydrology, climate science, ecology, and engineering, but also law, economics, history, and environmental justice. The result is a concise yet comprehensive introduction to one of the most critical and demanding challenges of our time: developing just and sustainable solutions to water management.

Arent, Douglas, Our Renewable Energy Future: The Remarkable Story of How Renewable Energy Will Become the Basis for Our Lives. 220 pp. 2024:6 (World Scientific, SI) * paper 2024:5 <730-257>
ISBN 978-1-80061-493-2 hard ¥18,972.- (税込) US$ 88.00
ISBN 978-1-80061-606-6 paper ¥10,348.- (税込) US$ 48.00

Our Renewable Energy Future delves into the clean energy technology evolution and where our energy system is going. While the book's foundation is technology innovation, it brings a unique perspective that technology alone is not what has brought about the explosive growth of renewable energy and offers fresh insights into how technology, economics, social dynamics, policy, and geopolitics are forces affecting our energy future. This book is a culmination of Dr Arent's lifelong passion for energy, sustainable development, and renewable energy technology. It covers the journey of evolving technology, economics, political economy and geopolitics of clean energy over the last 40 years and provides insights for the coming decades. From a technology perspective, the book traces the arc of recent innovations and synthesizes innovations across multiple interacting perspectives into a description of Our Renewable Energy Future.

越境的水管理ハンドブック－科学、経済学、政策、政治学　全4巻
Dinar, Shlomi (Ed.-in-chief), World Scientific Handbook of Transboundary Water Management: Science, Economics, Policy and Politics. 4 vols. 1400 pp. 2024:12 (World Scientific, SI) * Special-price until 15.02.2025 hard \216,315.- (税込) US$ 950.00 <730-259>
ISBN 978-981-12-9985-8 hard ¥258,720.- (税込) US$ 1,200.00

The impacts of population growth, climate change, and water scarcity and variability on a country's economy or society, in addition to the sheer need to harness international rivers for domestic and regional purposes, have made the management of transboundary freshwater a subject of great import. Over the past several decades, research in various disciplines utilizing a variety of methodologies has explored these issues, focusing on freshwater's strategic importance as well as conflict, cooperation, and negotiation over shared water bodies (rivers, lakes, aquifers).This multi-volume set seeks to contribute to this still burgeoning body of literature by focusing on several key themes that can help explain and recognize successes and failures in transboundary freshwater management. In particular, the set seeks to bring together original scholarship focusing on international law, technology, institutions (formal and informal), and the interplay of domestic and international affairs. Each edited volume in the set aims to build on extant research while also fostering new paths of inquiry. Overall, the set seeks to become a guide for both academics and practitioners hoping to better understand the joint management of this precious natural resource from socio-political, legal, economic, and technological perspectives.Volume 1 explores international law for shared freshwater resources - both surface and subsurface waters - from a multidisciplinary perspective. It explains the role of international water law (IWL) (and/or specific norms) within particular contexts/case studies and critically examines that role and its relative success (or failure) in achieving the intended objectives.Volume 2 explores the roles of, and limitations of, technologies and their applications in the management of transboundary water and wastewater. It presents case studies and legal, and political analyses that focus on the potential or actual roles and implications of the technologies in transboundary policy and management, rather than detailed explications of the technologies themselves.Volume 3 contributes to the growing literature seeking to understand how, when, and if institutions (broadly defined) impact states' abilities to address their joint water disputes. The volume presents a combination of single, comparative, and empirical analyses of cases across the world about the role of institutions in facilitating collaboration over transboundary water resources (rivers, lakes, and aquifers) and mitigating conflict.Volume 4 seeks to make sense of the interplay of domestic and international dynamics in explaining conflict and cooperation over water through single or comparative case studies as well as analyses of on-the-ground transboundary water management experiences arising from these complex political dynamics.

Gardner, Royal C., Waters of the United States: POTUS, SCOTUS, WOTUS, and the Politics of a National Resource. 352 pp. 2024:12 (Island Pr., US) <730-263>
ISBN 978-1-64283-361-4 paper ¥9,702.- (税込) US$ 45.00

In 2023, the Supreme Court made one of its most devastating rulings in environmental history. By narrowing the legaldefinition of 'waters of the United States' (WOTUS), the court opened the floodgates to unregulated pollution. But whiletremendously consequential, the decision was also simply the latest in a long series of battles over WOTUS, and whichrivers, streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, and perhaps even farm fields were to be protected by the Clean Water Act of 1972.Waters of the United States is an unprecedented exploration of this history-and its importance for today's efforts toconserve a critical natural resource. The book not only examines how bodies of water are legally defined (and thereforeprotected), but who gets to decide on these definitions. The result is a fascinating look at the ongoing power strugglebetween the president and federal agencies, the courts, the states, and Congress, over water quality.Waters of the United States offers the detailed analysis necessary for any lawyer or environmental advocate to understand the nuances of water policy, while spinning a compelling narrative for readers who have never cracked a law book. The unique mix of insights into environmental law, history, and politics is required reading for anyone who cares about the future of the nation's water.

Hirst, Neil A. C., Six Energy Policies To Save The Planet. 220 pp. 2024:5 (World Scientific, SI) <730-264>
ISBN 978-1-80061-499-4 hard ¥12,504.- (税込) US$ 58.00
ISBN 978-1-80061-503-8 paper ¥6,899.- (税込) US$ 32.00

With a Foreword by Dr Fatih BirolHirst provides a wide-ranging account of international energy strategies designed to counter climate change. He argues that six policies hold the key to addressing this global problem: accelerating action on renewables and energy efficiency; making bold investments in new technologies; persuading the public to adapt; taking firm regulatory action; supporting the developing world; and raising the level of global cooperation.Six Energy Policies to Save the Planet takes stock of the situation today, reviews the potential of available technologies, and examines the interlocking roles of business, public opinion, and government. It considers the geopolitics of climate change, in particular the relations between rich and poor countries and between China and the West. Additionally, it outlines the perspectives of some of the key decision makers, including an increasing number located in the developing world. The final chapters assess the current state of international energy governance and propose reforms.Encouraging us to understand underlying trends and significant levers for change, this book is a topical and fresh insight into one of the most pressing issues we face today.

持続可能な開発と水の安全保障
Kay, Melvyn / Unver, Olcay, Sustainable Development and Water Security: Towards Achieving a Water-Secure World. (Sustainability Matters) 224 pp. 2024:12 (Agenda Pub., UK) <730-266>
ISBN 978-1-78821-675-3 hard ¥21,367.- (税込) GB￡ 75.00
ISBN 978-1-78821-753-8 paper ¥8,543.- (税込) GB￡ 29.99

Water is an integral part of our daily lives, yet most of us have little idea about how much water we use to maintain our lifestyles and the extent to which our lifestyles pollute and degrade water resources. The increasing occurrence of floods, droughts and water pollution incidents are reminders of our vulnerability in relation to water. Estimates suggest that global water demand could outstrip supply by the middle of the century if we continue with the current "business as usual" approach to water management. Melvyn Kay and Olcay Unver use Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 as a framework to explore the concept of sustainable water resources management and how to improve water security. They provide a synthesis of water resources planning and management issues across all water-using sectors to dispel misunderstandings and myths and enable informed approaches to decision-making. In so doing, they offer an in-depth critical review of SDG6, including what it does and does not do. Case studies from around the world are used throughout the book to illustrate the key issues of water (in)security.

Lynn, Theo / Rosati, Pierangelo / Kreps, D. et al. (eds.), Digital Sustainability: Leveraging Digital Technology to Combat Climate Change. (Palgrave Studies in Digital Business & Enabling Technologies) 126 pp. 2024:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <730-347>
ISBN 978-3-031-61748-5 hard ¥11,766.- (税込) EUR 49.99

Digitalisation and environmental sustainability are two of the megatrends impacting industry and society. This open access Pivot is a timely exploration of some of the challenges and prospects related to digital sustainability from two main perspectives: how digital technologies can be used and maintained in a way that is environmentally sustainable over the long term (greening of digital technologies), and how digital technologies can be used to address climate change and improve environmental and sustainability outcomes (greening by digital technologies). The chapters included in this book are designed to provide some key definitions and concepts related to digital sustainability and its evolution, and more detailed insights on some of the key priority areas outlined in the European Green Deal, namely energy, mobility, buildings, food and the circular economy. A critical review of these topics will summarise and present different perspectives that challenge old assumptions and highlight emerging trends and possibilities for digital sustainability. Industry and society face significant challenges in the twin transition to digital and green transformation, not least of which is the need to balance investment in digital technologies with environmental sustainability. This open-access book can serve as a primer for scholars, policymakers, and enterprise decision-makers, providing insights on navigating innovation ecosystems to support both green and digital objectives.

L.-P.ダナ他編　戦略的イスラーム経営管理
Rafiki, Ahmad / Ramadani, V. / Dana, L.-P. et al. (eds.), Strategic Islamic Business and Management: Solutions for Sustainability. (Contributions to Management Science) 325 pp. 2024:9 (Springer, GW) <730-369>
ISBN 978-3-031-61777-5 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99

In the contemporary global market, this book underscores the significance of Islamic institutions and companies to employ effective business and management strategies for sustained success. It provides a thorough examination of diverse facets of Islamic business and finance, including organizational aspects, strategic planning, marketing, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Rooted in the principles of Islamic religious law, the text presents a range of concepts, models, and frameworks to enhance the performance of Islamic organizations. From historical insights to contemporary adaptations, the book highlights the crucial role of a just system in ensuring sustainability within the banking sector and broader business context. The emphasis on ethical practices, stakeholder considerations, and technology integration advocates for strategic approaches that enhance competitiveness while adhering to values of sustainability. With a specific focus on topics such as digital marketing, the book navigates the utilization of technology for optimized customer reach and campaign performance. A pertinent resource for entrepreneurs, practitioners, policymakers, academicians, and students interested in formulating effective strategies in Islamic business, management, and digital marketing to promote sustainability and ethical practices.

Quiggin, John, Public Policy and Climate Change: Politics, Philosophy and Economics. (World Scientific Lecture Notes in Economics and Policy 20) 184 pp. 2024:8 (World Scientific, SI) <730-173>
ISBN 978-981-12-9022-0 hard ¥18,972.- (税込) US$ 88.00 *
ISBN 978-981-12-9061-9 paper ¥10,348.- (税込) US$ 48.00 *

Among the 'wicked problems' facing policymakers and voters today, the threat of catastrophic climate change, also called global heating, is so challenging that it was labelled as 'super-wicked'. The scientific evidence is clear-cut, and most of the technologies needed to stabilize the global climate are well understood. But the policy response has been entirely inadequate.To understand the difficulties, we must draw on our understanding of politics, philosophy and economics, grouped together as PPE. These lectures show how the PPE disciplines can be used to improve understanding of the problems and guide a way toward their solutions.The main focus is on the critical economic concept of opportunity cost: The true cost of anything is what you must give up to get it. In a smoothly functioning market, prices determine, and are determined by, opportunity costs. But markets for the emissions that generate global heating do not operate smoothly, if they exist at all. This book explains how policy responses such as carbon taxes and emissions trading markets are products of these 'market failures'.

Gonstalla, Esther, Atlas of a Threatened Planet: 150 Infographics to Help Anyone Save the World. 224 pp. 2024:9 (Island Pr., US) <730-10>
ISBN 978-1-64283-386-7 paper ¥6,468.- (税込) US$ 30.00

Our planet is a fascinating and complex place, but the challenges we face can seem overwhelming. How does our climateactually work? Should we worry about the global supply of drinking water? How much land do we need to grow food?And can technology help reverse the damage we've done?In Atlas of a Threatened Planet, award-winning book and graphic designer Esther Gonstalla digs into these questions andmany more through her attractive and easy-to-understand infographics. Gonstalla is known for breaking complex topicsinto digestible and memorable pieces in her popular "Our World in 50 Graphics" book series. In this book, she turns herdesigner's eye to the most critical threats to our environment, from shrinking glaciers and declining biodiversity toshifting ocean currents. These accessible and fun illustrations will show readers that, although the threats are grave, notall is lost. Changes in technology, infrastructure, and our outlook can still help us protect the places we love.Atlas of a Threatened Planet will spark your curiosity and invite you to see the Earth in a new way. It is written for all whowant to understand the interlocking pieces of our home-and fight for the best ideas and strategies to save it.