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

Ferroni, Maria Vittoria / Galdini, R. / Ruocco, G. (eds.), Urban Informality: A Multidisciplinary Perspective. 134 pp. 2023:5 (Springer, GW) <704-974>
ISBN 978-3-031-29826-4 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book analyzes the informal practices of contemporary cities through a close dialogue between different research perspectives, with the shared goal of giving voice to informality and evaluating its benefits and potential in a multidimensional key of social factors. Recently, the human sciences have seen the emergence of this new term "informality," at first sight in conflict with their function of giving order and form to social phenomena. A term with which, in this book, the authors, having as reference the Italian and European experience, specifically identify those unsatisfied social demands and those collective actions "from below" that aim at the recovery of urban space and the renewal of its organization, often not following the trajectories of legality and institutions. By means of a close dialogue between different areas of social research, this book attempts to establish the different declinations and applications of the term, evaluating the causes and effects, benefits, and potential of the phenomena attributable to it, within a multidimensional analysis that calls into question the regeneration and collective use of spaces, political-institutional confrontation and conflict, legal innovation, and social-economic benefits.

Haas, Tigran (ed.), Women Reclaiming the City: International Research on Urbanism, Architecture, and Planning. 360 pp. 2023:5 (Rowman & Littlefield, US) <704-975>
ISBN 978-1-5381-6265-1 hard ¥23,716.- (税込) US$ 110.00 *

Oh, Joong-Hwan, A Public Encounter in New York City: A Phenomenological View on a Sobering Experience. 207 pp. 2023:6 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <704-979>
ISBN 978-3-031-30963-2 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book examines the essence of a particular personal experience within a New York City public space. The principal approach, both theoretical and methodological, is the phenomenological perspective, an in-depth study of such a surprising experience in the real world from the first-person point of view. The book introduces a new concept of "the situated self," that is, the whole entity of the respondent's subjective world about his or her particular urban experience in public. It is one's "being-in-the-word" or lived experience in the real world. Another important feature of "the situated self" is its comprehensive constitution of all certain human traits, perceptions, emotions, bodily sensations, cognition, and behavioral reaction, and their close situational connectivity to one another. By implication, this public experience of "the situated self" is a common denominator shared among regular users of New York City public spaces for making their city life with urban strangers more routinized, predictable, tolerant, and civic.

Vandenberg, Kathleen M., Built Design and the Rhetoric of Cities. 280 pp. 2023:5 (Lexington Books, US) <704-980>
ISBN 978-1-79363-399-6 hard ¥23,716.- (税込) US$ 110.00 *

In Built Design and the Rhetoric of Cities, Kathleen M. Vandenberg explores how cities are imagined, designed, and constructed and analyzes the impact of built design on the movement, behavior, and experience of people in urban areas. Vandenberg argues that becoming attuned to the built environments of cities is critical to understanding and planning for how they might be reshaped to confront the challenges of this century, which include rapid urbanization, the global rise in slums, climate change, and increasing urban air pollution. With a focus on London, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and Washington, DC, this book invites readers to consider how the built environment influences mobility, the availability of green space, placemaking, and public memory. Street-level analysis is merged with a humanistic perspective that considers the impact of such urban elements as facades, cycle paths, sidewalks, lighting, trees, seating, parks, monuments on the human experience of cities. By design, cities speak-this book offers an understanding of their rhetoric.

Werner, Cosima, Convenience Stores as Social Spaces: Trust and Relations in Deprived Neighborhoods in the U.S. 294 pp. 2023:6 (Lexington Books, US) <704-981>
ISBN 978-1-66693-077-1 hard ¥23,716.- (税込) US$ 110.00 *

Liquor, tobacco, processed food, and sugary snacks: this is the range of products in convenience stores, which dominate the retail landscape in impoverished neighborhoods in the United States. Using ethnographic research conducted in Chicago and Detroit, in Convenience Stores as Social Spaces: Trust and Community in Deprived Neighborhoods in the U.S., Cosima Werner examines the contested meanings of such stores and the ways in which they are construed as social spaces within these neighborhoods. At first glance, convenience stores appear to be the opposite of social spaces: cameras capture every interaction of shoppers, security personnel keep their eye on suspicious behavior, and bulletproof glass may even separate the employees from the clientele. Although many security measures, language barriers, and cultural differences are obstacles to building trust, trustful relationships are essential for many shoppers to have access to resources such as loans, food, drinks, or information to make ends meet. Drawing on concepts of trust and mistrust that are inherent in social atmospheres and looking at relations between various people and their practices, this book analyzes the various meanings of convenience stores as social spaces.

Bignami, Filippo / Dimmer, Christian et al. (eds.), Catalytic Mega-Events: Tokyo 2020 and Planetary Urban Transformation. (Urban Studies) 200 S. 2023:5 (Transcript, GW) <704-809>
ISBN 978-3-8376-6519-2 paper ¥8,239.- (税込) EUR 35.00

Mega events are accelerators of urban transformation with lasting effects on urban environments. In the spotlight of the spectacle these crucial factors are often ignored, deliberately underestimated or underreported. They pertain every aspect of urban living, making mega-events more than instances of ambitious overspending, but ruptures in the established modes of urban production amplifying social and political inequalities. In this volume, authors with different perspectives and from different geographies and disciplines are gathered to create a unique reflection on mega-events at the intersection of culture, sports, planning and politics. Starting from the case of Tokyo 2020, the contributors bring about planetary trajectories of urban transformation today from both a theoretical and empirical perspective.

Hu, Richard, Reinventing the Chinese City. 320 pp. 2023:9 (Columbia U. Pr., US) <704-822>
ISBN 978-0-231-21100-0 hard ¥28,028.- (税込) US$ 130.00 *
ISBN 978-0-231-21101-7 paper ¥6,899.- (税込) US$ 32.00 *

Since the late 1970s, China has undergone perhaps the most sweeping process of urbanization ever witnessed. This is typically understood as a story of growth, encompassing rapid development and economic dynamism alongside environmental degradation and social dislocation. However, over the past decade, China's leaders have claimed that the country's urbanization has entered a new stage that prioritizes "quality." What does China's new urban vision entail, and what does the future hold in store?Richard Hu unpacks recent trends in urban planning and development to explore the making and imagining of the contemporary Chinese city. He focuses on three key concepts-the "green revolution," "smart city movement," and "great innovation leap forward"-that have become increasingly influential. Through case studies of Beijing, Hangzhou, and Hefei, Hu analyzes how attempts to achieve greater sustainability, promote data-driven governance, and foster innovation have fared on the ground. He also considers the experimental city Xiong'an in terms of China's idealized vision of the urban future and investigates how the recent experiences of Hong Kong relate to regional and national development projects.Reinventing the Chinese City provides a careful accounting of the ideas that have dominated urban policy in China since 2010, emphasizing key continuities underlying claims of novelty. Shedding light on the transformations of the Chinese city, this book offers a new perspective on the factors that will shape the trajectory of urbanization in the coming decades.

Lee, Hojeong / Jeong, Jaehyeon / Oh, Joong-Hwan (eds.), The Making of a Smart City in Korea: The Quest for E-Seoul. (Korean Communities across the World) 354 pp. 2023:5 (Lexington Books, US) <704-841>
ISBN 978-1-66693-185-3 hard ¥25,872.- (税込) US$ 120.00 *

Cutting across diverse disciplines, such as economics, sociology, public administration, public policy, urban design and planning, urban engineering, civil and environmental engineering, and tourism research, The Making of a Smart City in Korea: The Quest for E-Seoul provides empirical evidence on how the notion of the smart city has been interpreted and applied in Seoul-the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. The contributors show how shifting a traditional city into a digital one has brought about noticeable changes in the governance, economics, arts, and cultures of Seoul.This edited volume on the Seoul Metropolitan Government's quest for e-Seoul provides great resources for many cities worldwide to seek to benchmark this particular type of smart city, as well as for all those academics in the related fields to learn it theoretically and empirically, given that Seoul has systematically pushed different stages and strategies of the smart urbanization.

Letsch, Constanze, Territorial Stigmatisation: Urban Renewal and Displacement in a Central Istanbul Neighbourhood. (Culture and Social Practice) 306 S. 2023:5 (Transcript, GW) <704-886>
ISBN 978-3-8376-6688-5 paper ¥9,416.- (税込) EUR 40.00

In Tarlabasi, an Istanbul neighbourhood facing massive redevelopment and displacement, marginalised residents speak about belonging, stigma, and what their community means to them. Based on a long-term ethnographic study that includes interviews, photographs, and archival research, Constanze Letsch examines how territorial stigmatisation is weaponised by the state and how differently stigmatised groups try to fight against the vilification of their neighbourhood. The contested plans of urban renewal threaten not only their homes and workplaces but a rapidly vanishing Istanbul: socio-demographic interdependencies and networks that have developed over decades.

Ameel, Lieven / Gurr, Jens Martin / Buchenau, B. (eds.), Narrative in Urban Planning: A Practical Field Guide. (Urban Studies) 146 S. 2023:4 (Transcript, GW) <704-967>
ISBN 978-3-8376-6617-5 paper ¥7,062.- (税込) EUR 30.00

What do planners need to know in order to use narrative approaches responsibly in their practice? This practical field guide makes insights from narrative research accessible to planners through a glossary of key concepts in the field of ≫narrative in planning≪. What makes narratives coherent, probable, persuasive, even necessary - but also potentially harmful, manipulative and divisive? How can narratives help to build more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive communities? The contributors are literary scholars who have sound practical experience in planning practice, training planning scholars and practitioners or advising municipalities on how to harness the power of stories in urban development.

社会学的調査と都市部の子ども及び若者
Berman, Rachel / Albanese, Patrizia / Chen, Xiaobei (eds.), Sociological Research and Urban Children and Youth. (Sociological Studies of Children and Youth 32) 228 pp. 2023:10 (Emerald, UK) <704-968>
ISBN 978-1-80117-445-9 hard ¥26,734.- (税込) US$ 124.00 *

Almost a third of the 4 billion people living in urban areas today are children, according to the United Nations. By 2050, 70 percent of the world's children will live in cities. Yet how has recent sociological work engaged with children and youth living in cities around the world? What does a focus on children and youth in an urban context mean for researchers working within a variety of sociological frameworks? How have children's and youth's experiences shaped and been shaped by the diverse urban scapes and contexts in which they live? Sociological Research and Urban Children and Youth brings together cutting-edge work that addresses children's and youth's urban living experiences as well as the social, political, and ecological realities that accompany this. Featuring contributions from Australia, Canada, the U.K., and the United States, the chapters critically engage with core analytical and conceptual issues ranging from relationality to citizenship and belonging, to power, structure, and agency. Recognizing the potential research with and about young people can have in decision making on multiple levels of policy and service provision, Sociological Research and Urban Children and Youth provides a key foundation for considering the influence of urban environments on young people, and vice versa.

Burger, Michael / Turner, Amy E., Urban Climate Law: An Earth Institute Sustainability Primer. (Columbia University Earth Institute Sustainability Primers) 200 pp. 2023:10 (Columbia U. Pr., US) <704-971>
ISBN 978-0-231-20134-6 hard ¥17,248.- (税込) US$ 80.00 *
ISBN 978-0-231-20135-3 paper ¥4,312.- (税込) US$ 20.00 *

Cities have taken a leading role in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As federal and state climate policy waxes and wanes, many of the largest U.S. cities have pledged themselves to ambitious sustainability goals, as have smaller communities across the country. City-level policy makers, facing a range of political constraints, a thicket of federal and state laws, and varying degrees of municipal authority, need to figure out how to meet their climate commitments.Urban Climate Law is a practical, user-friendly primer on the legal challenges and opportunities for effective and equitable decarbonization. Michael Burger and Amy E. Turner-leading experts in local climate law and policy-examine the key issues surrounding climate mitigation policies across the buildings, transportation, waste, and energy sectors, with an emphasis on environmental justice. They explore the legal frameworks and factors that can constrain or enable various approaches at the municipal level. Burger and Turner clearly and accessibly present complex legal topics like preemption, federal statutes such as the Clean Air Act, and constitutional law for readers without legal backgrounds, including students, advocates, officials, and other practitioners. Aimed at a nonspecialist audience, this book provides concise and comprehensible answers to the core questions cities confront when seeking to develop legally sound local climate policy.

Dadwal, Sumesh Singh / Jahankhani, Hamid et al. (eds.), Technology and Talent Strategies for Sustainable Smart Cities: Digital Futures. 448 pp. 2023:10 (Emerald, UK) <704-972>
ISBN 978-1-83753-023-6 hard ¥24,794.- (税込) US$ 115.00 *

Governments, communities, and developers are considering the use of ICT, renewable energies, and a host of other technologies to build smart cities that meet the economic, social, environmental, and cultural needs of the present as well as the future. However, are our cities ready for this technological shift? Can we put expansion behind us and focus on sustainability and re-generatability? Are the technologies themselves enough to create real impact and an overall healthier planet? Acknowledging the smart cities phenomenon not as a future goal but as an active part of our present, this book critically examines the strategies, business models, practices, tools, and actions needed to ensure that smart cities deliver the solutions they promise.

Despommier, Dickson D., The New City: How to Build Our Sustainable Urban Future. 200 pp. 2023:9 (Columbia U. Pr., US) <704-973>
ISBN 978-0-231-20550-4 hard ¥8,613.- (税込) US$ 39.95 *

Cities are at once among humanity's crowning achievements and core drivers of the climate crisis. Their dependence on the outside world for vital resources is causing global temperatures to rise and wildlife habitats to shrink. But we have the opportunity to make cities more sustainable by transforming the built environment.Dickson D. Despommier proposes a visionary yet achievable plan for creating a new, self-sustaining urban landscape. He argues that we can find solutions through the concept of biomimicry: emulating successful strategies found in nature. A better city is possible if we heed the lessons that forests and trees teach about how to store carbon, grow food, collect rainwater, and convert sunlight into energy. Touring established and leading-edge technologies, The New City provides a blueprint for tomorrow's urban environment. Cities built from wood will be more resilient and less destructive than concrete and steel construction; they will also encourage reforestation, boosting carbon sequestration. Vertical farms inside city limits will supply residents with a reliable, healthy food supply. Buildings will harvest moisture from the rain and air to secure a clean water supply. Renewable energy, including not only wind, solar, and geothermal but also clear photovoltaic window glass and nonpolluting hydrogen fuel cells, will power a cleaner city.The New City delivers both a passionate call to action for halting climate change and a bold vision of the sustainable future within our grasp.

Birdthistle, Naomi / Hales, Rob (eds.), Attaining the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of Sustainable Cities and Communities. (Family Businesses on a Mission) 152 pp. 2023:8 (Emerald, UK) <704-301>
ISBN 978-1-80455-839-3 paper ¥6,899.- (税込) US$ 32.00 *

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Attaining the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of Sustainable Cities and Communities focuses on Sustainable Development Goal number eleven (SDG#11): making human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. Examining family businesses in the Republic of Ireland, Germany, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia, each case study presents a unique perspective from their respective country, analysing how SDG#11 translates into creating and maintaining liveable home environments for all. The case studies presented generate insights and key takeaways into the role of family businesses in developing and encouraging sustainable practices that have a positive effect on every member of their community. The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 Goals pledged by 193 nations in 2015 which would help engender an improved, fairer, and more sustainable world - one in which 'no one is left behind'. The SDGs are a call to action, to develop innovative solutions to the most complex, societal, and environmental global challenges. In Family Businesses on a Mission, series editors Naomi Birdthistle and Rob Hales bring together international case studies to illustrate how family businesses can attain the UN 2030 SDGs. Accessible to those working in the field beyond academia - such as family business practitioners, family business owners, government and policymakers, members of NGOs, business associations, and philanthropic centres - this book series appeals equally to those with a general interest in entrepreneurship and business.