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

EU結束政策－学際的アプローチ
Dotti, Nicola F. / Musialkowska, Ida et al. (eds.), EU Cohesion Policy: A Multidisciplinary Approach. (Multidisciplinary Movements in Research) 352 pp. 2024:1 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-846>
ISBN 978-1-80220-939-6 hard ¥37,037.- (税込) GB￡ 130.00 *

This engaging and topical book comprehensively explores the complexities surrounding the EU Cohesion Policy, which has been addressing regional and urban development across Europe since the 1980s. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, it considers the goals of this long-term investment policy, which is to reduce territorial disparities between Member States and their regions, and its role in the European integration process.Bringing together contributions from an interdisciplinary team of eminent scholars and policy practitioners, chapters offer expert analysis of the disciplinary genealogies of the EU Cohesion Policy, its contemporary issues, and perceptive reflections on its future. The book provides keen insights into current academic-policy debates, and a deeper understanding of the EU Cohesion Policy's achievements. The expert's insights contribute to the debate that this policy must face to address the most pressing European challenges. Each chapter includes different perspectives ranging from political, economic and legal to the urban and social dimensions and investigates ways to boost research-policy dialogue on Cohesion Policy.Offering a forward-thinking account of the topic, this timely book will be welcomed by students, academics, researchers, and policymakers alike in disciplines including human geography and geopolitics, European politics and policy, economics, public policy, and urban and regional studies.

Harrison, Philip, Governing Complex City-Regions in the Twenty-First Century: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. 296 pp. 2023:11 (Wits U. Pr., SA) <706-882>
ISBN 978-1-77614-852-3 paper ¥7,546.- (税込) US$ 35.00 *

The scale, complexity and pace of urban change in the recent past has been disorienting. As individual cities evolve into complex urban agglomerations, sometimes called city-regions, urban scholars battle to find adequate vocabularies for contemporary urban processes while practitioners continually search for meaningful governance responses. Governing Complex City-Regions in the Twenty-First Century explores the ongoing evolution of regional and metropolitan governance as diverse urban agents grapple with the dilemmas of collective action across multi-layered and fragmented institutions, in contexts where there are manifold centres of influence and decision-making. The author draws on the experiences of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), situating his analysis against the particular historical and political cycles of each. This expands the geography of knowledge in the study of city-region governance, revealing meanings, processes and outcomes of city-region governance that are not apparent in the more settled urban contexts of Western Europe and North America on which much of the existing literature is founded. Intended for students, academics, and professionals, the book provides a critique of the 'best practice' approach, showing that governance approaches are rarely designed but emerge, rather, from the disparate intentions, actions and practices of multiple collaborating and competing actors working within diverse contexts of political settlement and political culture. While it does not offer packaged solutions or easy answers to the challenges of urban governance, it does show the value of comparative study in inspiring new thought and perspectives, which could lead to improved governance practice within South African contexts.

Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Mapping Urban Regeneration: City Life Experiences in Yunnan, China. (Urban Sustainability) 246 pp. 2023:9 (Springer, GW) <706-898>
ISBN 978-981-9935-40-6 hard ¥23,536.- (税込) EUR 99.99

This book is an unusual attempt to study urban regeneration. First, it is based on mapping the realities of urban regeneration case study examples and their impacts on people, places, and city life experiences. Second, it is context-specific, exploring only a particular region rather than covering one country or multiple locations. Hence, the aim is to avoid generic and global solutions but rather focus on local pathways and directions. Third, it delves into specific case study examples that could share some lessons for research, practice, and academia, particularly in the field of urban regeneration. This book is the first of (hopefully) many more on the way in urban mapping studies with various themes and focus areas. The ultimate goal is to ensure urban mapping is recognized well and practiced extensively in research and education. It is essential to map realities in cities and communities, those that we usually witness but should be experienced, perceived, and touched-not just via desk research. Mapping techniques are more than just common tools in urbanism, urban geography, urban studies, urban planning, etc. They are not just tools but inventive ways of understanding cities, places, communities, experiences, and people. Thus, in this book, we try to understand more about people and places through life experiences and mapping the urban regeneration projects of multiple cities in Yunnan Province. This collection is based on a very concise context-specific research focused on only one region. The decision to do so is intentional, just because contextual, cultural, and local attributes need to be looked at more accurately, considerably, and dexterously. Hence, this collection delves into case study examples of an inspiring location where traditions remain, resources are plenteous, and cultures are diverse. Yunnan is one of the few provinces left in China that offers a lot for comprehensive research studies at the urban, rural, and township levels. The experiences we gained from mapping studies, observations, and multi-stakeholder engagements are exceptionally rich and vibrant, allowing us to think more holistically and find ways and suggestions beyond just the generic globalized models elsewhere. We hope the book will be useful to various stakeholders, particularly urban specialists, researchers, and students. It is also a valuable collection for policymakers, decision-makers, and governmental authorities, who should refrain from top-down processes and bring back people to the heart of urban regeneration processes.

都市・地域計画及びデザイン百科事典
Van Assche, Kristof / Beunen, Raoul / Duineveld, M. (eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia in Urban and Regional Planning and Design. (Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences) 464 pp. 2023:12 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-9>
ISBN 978-1-80088-899-9 hard ¥59,829.- (税込) GB￡ 210.00 *

This ground-breaking Encyclopedia provides a nuanced overview of the key concepts of urban and regional planning and design. Embracing a broad understanding of planning and design within and beyond the professions, it examines what planners and designers can do in and for a community. Covering both classic and novel planning theories, this Encyclopedia adopts an evolutionary perspective, reflecting on the changing meanings of terms over time. Featuring over 140 contributions drawn from diverse fields, it highlights the cross-disciplinary nature of planning and design. Contributors give practical insight into the field, and advance scientific knowledge and public conversation on planning and design.The Elgar Encyclopedia in Urban and Regional Planning and Design will be an essential resource for students and scholars of planning, design, urban studies and governance. It will also be highly useful for practitioners and civil servants seeking to deepen their understanding of public works, planning and environmental policy.Key Features:Critical perspectives on core concepts and debatesReflection on how to avoid reproducing current power/knowledge relationsExplores connections between fields and disciplines in planning and designExtensive cross-referencing between entries

中国の都市部の環境ガバナンス・ハンドブック
Zhang, Fangzhu / Wu, Fulong (eds.), Handbook on China's Urban Environmental Governance. (Handbooks of Research on Contemporary China) 464 pp. 2023:11 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-916>
ISBN 978-1-80392-203-4 hard ¥56,980.- (税込) GB￡ 200.00 *

This timely and comprehensive Handbook addresses how Chinese cities govern the environmental changes generated by fast economic growth and urbanisation. Outlining the relationship between the state, market, and society, this Handbook provides a systematic understanding of urban environmental governance in China.Exploring the context of changing urban environmental policies in China, leading international scholars highlight the arts of governance and governmentality through experimentation and discourse. Chapters investigate the political ecologies of eco-cities and conservation, urban waste management, and governance and sustainability transitions, as well as focusing on low-carbon innovations and green buildings. With a territorial perspective grounded in Chinese cities, contributors interrogate changing and complex state-market-society dynamics in urbanisation and urban environmental governance.With a thorough and systematic analysis of new environmental initiatives, practices, and impacts, this Handbook provides scholars, students, and policy researchers of environmental studies, politics, and East Asian studies with an exemplary selection of contemporary research on China's urban environmental governance.

Zhang, Xianchun, Regional Integration and Governance Reshuffling in the Making of China's City-Regions. (Urban Sustainability) 266 pp. 2023:8 (Springer, GW) <706-917>
ISBN 978-981-9927-91-3 hard ¥25,890.- (税込) EUR 109.99

This book for the first time thoroughly investigates the extent of economic and institutional integrations and the underlying governance reshuffling process of China's city-regionalism. By using the Shenzhen-Dongguan-Huizhou sub-region (SDH) in southern China as an empirical case, this book provides convincing evidence that China's city-regionalism is essentially a state-orchestrated and institution-based process. Perspectives from "market-industry-infrastructure" and multi-level governance (MLG) have been provided to systematically examine China's city-regionalism. This book has essentially made a definitive contribution to China's regional governance. Methodologically, it shows how China's city-regionalism can be examined through a problem-solving and case-by-case paradigm, through building a bridge between an empirical slogan and an inclusive theoretical term for institutional integration and through MLG and its integrative approaches in China. Exhilarating findings are presented using extensive tables, graphs, and maps along with the integration of quantitative and qualitative methods. Undergraduates, graduates, and researchers who are interested in China's city-regionalism and regional governance would be the readership of the book, and officers from different levels of government as well as policymakers will find the book inspiring.

Maihack, Henrik, Contested Urban Citizenship in Kenya: Citizenship Formation in Nairobi's Informality. (Comparative Politics - Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft 12) 315 S. 2023:4 (Nomos, GW) <706-990>
ISBN 978-3-7560-0224-5 paper ¥18,596.- (税込) EUR 79.00 *

Ansprueche auf Buergerschaft steigen unter Bewohner:innen informeller Siedlungen Nairobis. Basierend auf Umfragedaten sowie Fokusgruppendiskussionen wird in diesem Buch gezeigt, dass Erwartungen auf den Zugang zu urbaner Buergerschaft trotz der wiederholt erfahrenen Frustration eben dieser Erwartungen steigen, obwohl soziales Vertrauen in informellen Siedlungen gering bleibt und obwohl unter Bewohner:innen informeller Siedlungen meist keine starke Bindung an die Stadt empfunden wird. Es kann damit erstmals gezeigt werden, dass unter Menschen in Kenias urbaner Informalitaet nicht nur Erwartungen, sondern Ansprueche auf Zugang zu Buergerschaft zunehmen. Urbane Informalitaet in Kenia praegt damit Buergerschaft auf spezifische Art und Weise.

スマートシティ
Belaid, Fateh / Arora, Anvita (eds.), Smart Cities: Social and Environmental Challenges and Opportunities for Local Authorities. (Studies in Energy, Resource and Environmental Economics) 411 pp. 2023:9 (Springer, GW) <706-329>
ISBN 978-3-031-35663-6 hard ¥11,766.- (税込) EUR 49.99
ISBN 978-3-031-35666-7 paper ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This edited volume discusses the socioeconomic, environmental, and policy implications of smart cities. Written by international experts in energy economics and policy, the chapters present wide range of high quality theoretical and empirical studies at the nexus of social, entrepreneurial, governmental and ecological transformation. The book covers a wide range of topics, with a view towards providing empirical evidence of the benefits of smart cities as well as practical frameworks for smart city initiatives. Topics discussed include: smart city transition pillars, innovation for smart and sustainable cities design and implementation, smart city governance, smart mobility within cities, and smart cities in emerging economies. This volume will be of use to students and researchers interested in resource economics, energy economics, sustainability, ICT, and governance, as well as policymakers working on smart city initiatives.This is an open access book.

Brandner, Tobias, Christians in the City of Hong Kong: Chinese Christianity in Asia's World City. (Christians in the City: Studies in Contemporary Global Christianity) 240 pp. 2023:11 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <706-142>
ISBN 978-1-350-26909-5 hard ¥18,518.- (税込) GB￡ 65.00 *
ISBN 978-1-350-26908-8 paper ¥5,694.- (税込) GB￡ 19.99 *

Christians in the City of Hong Kong tells the story of a multi-faceted, constantly evolving Christianity in a vibrant metropolis that has always been China's gateway to the wider world. Having served in Hong Kong for over 25 years in contexts from prison ministry to theological education, Tobias Brandner offers an interplay of local and global perspectives assessing the growth, variation, and present course of Hong Kong's diverse Christian communities. These range from spiritually progressive Christians to conservative evangelicals and Pentecostals; Christians at the grassroots and at the higher echelons of wealth and power; social and educational ministries of Christians and their impact on society; and, finally, the important role of Hong Kong Christians in their outreach to mainland China. Tracing how Christianity has extended into all parts of society, including arts, politics, and academia, Brandner presents key theological insights into the dynamics of a community at the cultural intersection of China and the West.

Patrick, Susangeline Y., Christians in the City of Shanghai: A History Resurrected Above the Sea. (Christians in the City: Studies in Contemporary Global Christianity) 240 pp. 2023:11 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <706-183>
ISBN 978-1-350-33004-7 hard ¥18,518.- (税込) GB￡ 65.00 *
ISBN 978-1-350-33005-4 paper ¥5,694.- (税込) GB￡ 19.99 *

Examining the stories of diverse Christians in Shanghai, this book uses the city as a model to highlight how a minority religion in a city has interacted with other religions as well as social, cultural, political, and economic changes. Susangeline Y. Patrick illustrates how the history of Shanghai Christians sheds light on why and how Christians have accommodated social and political changes, and gives valuable insights into multiculturalism, globalization, sinicization, and ecclesiology. The interreligious dialogues between Shanghai Christians and other traditions such as Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, Islam, and Judaism throughout history provide worthy reflections on the roles of Christians in a multi-religious space.

Allam, Zaheer (ed.), Sustainable Urban Transitions: Research, Policy and Practice. (Urban Sustainability) 432 pp. 2023:8 (Springer, GW) <706-1058>
ISBN 978-981-9926-94-7 hard ¥32,952.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book aims to explore how sustainability transitions can be explored in current and future cities and how research and policy approaches can be applied to change urban life as we know it, hence aligning the two thematic of urban science and future science, for achieving deep decarbonization. On this, the discourse on philosophy, ethics, and morality appertaining to sustainable cities and urban transitions, across disciplines, are also welcomed as it provides a deeper understanding of humanity in future scenarios. Chapter 08 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Curci, Francesco / Chiffi, Daniele (eds.), Fragility and Antifragility in Cities and Regions: Space, Uncertainty and Inequality. (Elgar Studies in Planning Theory, Policy and Practice) 256 pp. 2024:1 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-1062>
ISBN 978-1-03-531254-2 hard ¥28,490.- (税込) GB￡ 100.00 *

Offering a novel and interdisciplinary approach, this thought-provoking book critically analyses the notions of fragility and antifragility and addresses their connections and applications in planning theory, urban studies and architecture. It goes beyond the risk and resilience paradigm and proposes methodological and pragmatic strategies to cope with severe forms of uncertainty and socio-spatial inequalities.Showcasing expert contributions from leading scholars, this book illustrates how a specific research focus on fragility and antifragility may elucidate some key value-based facets of contemporary cities and regions in order to foster sustainability, innovation and justice. Chapters examine the theoretical and political dimensions of fragility and antifragility, exploring how these two opposing concepts can reimagine traditional rationality in public action and potentially reframe the methods used by architects, urban planners, and policy makers. Exploring conceptual, methodological and case-based aspects, this incisive book will be of great interest to academics and students within the fields of urban studies, cities and urban geography, architecture, social sciences, philosophy, technology and innovation studies. Its presentation of original accounts of antifragile plans, policies and projects will further benefit policy makers practising within these areas.

都市部の社会運動ハンドブック
Domaradzka, Anna / Hamel, Pierre (eds.), Handbook on Urban Social Movements. (Research Handbooks in Urban Studies) 480 pp. 2024:1 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-1063>
ISBN 978-1-83910-964-5 hard ¥47,008.- (税込) GB￡ 165.00 *

Providing an overview of urban social movements from a diverse range of empirical and theoretical perspectives, this Handbook includes not only a critical analysis of the transformations that have occurred in the urban landscape recently, but also sheds light on the strategies implemented by social actors in various socio-political and cultural contexts. It focuses on better understanding how and to what extent collective action around urban issues remains relevant in our modern world.Top international scholars introduce the main features of urban movements from countries and cities around the world, including across Africa, Asia, Europe and North and South America, to highlight their diversity as well as the multiple scales through which they are employed. The Handbook first documents the concrete forms of contemporary urban movements, before highlighting new developments in the field, particularly in the face of new forms of communication, and finally examines the specificity of contemporary urban movements in the context of emerging unexpected local and global challenges.With a broad range of case studies and in-depth coverage of key issues, this Handbook is critical reading for urban studies and social movement studies scholars. The practical advice offered throughout also makes this an invigorating read for representatives of international institutions working on urban policies and development, as well as urban activists looking for a more in-depth study of the field.

Johansson, Ola B. / Guillard, Severin / Palis, J. (eds.), New Geographies of Music: Urban Policies, Live Music, and Careers in a Changing Industry. (Geographies of Media) 147 pp. 2023:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <706-1066>
ISBN 978-981-9907-56-4 hard ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This book is the first installment of a trilogy that explores the spatial dimensions of music. Music has generated substantial interest among geographers, but other academic disciplines have also developed related spatial perspectives on music. This trilogy brings together multiple approaches, each book investigating a bundle of interrelated themes. New Geographies of Music 1: Urban Policies, Live Music, and Careers in a Changing Industry starts with an introduction that explores contemporary approaches to the study of popular music. The following chapters address a range of issues, including the role of live music in urban development, how knowledge about local music ecosystems circulates among cities, urban networks of music production, how musical practices in local scenes are affected by core-periphery relations, and how musicians rely on touring in order to earn a living. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the relationship between space and music.

Lissandrello, Enza / Sorensen, Janni et al. (eds.), The 'New Normal' in Planning, Governance and Participation: Transforming Urban Governance in a Post-pandemic World. (The Urban Book Series) 326 pp. 2023:7 (Springer, GW) <706-1067>
ISBN 978-3-031-32663-9 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book offers a unique and timely contribution, informed by responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, to unpack the intertwined challenges that planning needs to cope with in the future. It argues that the pandemic and post-pandemic periods, in their successive waves of restrictions and social distancing, have disrupted 'normal' practices but have also contributed to shaping a 'new normal'. The new normal is emerging, re-configuring, and prioritizing the substantive objects of planning and its governance and participatory processes. This book discusses this shift and presents a collection of episodes and cases from diverse European urban contexts to develop a new vocabulary for describing and addressing challenges, models, perspectives, and imaginaries that contribute to defining the new normal. The book is aimed at scholars interested in urban planning, sociology, geography, anthropology, art, economy, technology studies, design studies, and political science.

Morris, Jerome E., Central City's Joy and Pain: Solidarity, Survival, and Soul in a Birmingham Housing Project. 277 pp. 2024:1 (U. Georgia Pr., US) <706-1069>
ISBN 978-0-8203-6574-9 hard ¥24,783.- (税込) US$ 114.95 *
ISBN 978-0-8203-6575-6 paper ¥6,457.- (税込) US$ 29.95 *

With Central City's Joy and Pain, Jerome E. Morris explores complex social issues through personal narrative. He does so by blending social-science research with his own memoir of life in Birmingham, Alabama. As someone who lived in the Central City housing project for two transitional decades (1968-91) and whose family continued to reside there until 1999, when the city razed the community, the author provides us with the often unexplored bottom-up perspective on Black public-housing residents' experiences. As Morris's experiential and authoritative narrative voice unfolds in the pages of Central City's Joy and Pain, both the scholarly and lay reader are brought on a journey of what life is like for people who live and die at the intersection of race and poverty in a rapidly evolving southern urban center. The setting of a historic public-housing community provides a rich canvas on which to paint a world through the author's personal experience of growing up there-and his later observations as a researcher and academic. Through its syncopation of personal stories and scholarly research, Central City's Joy and Pain captures what it means to be Black, poor, and full of dreams. In this setting, dreams are realized by some and swallowed up for others in the larger historical, social, economic, and political context of African Americans' experiences during and after the civil rights movement.

都市部の分離入門
Musterd, Sako, Advanced Introduction to Urban Segregation. (Elgar Advanced Introductions) 150 pp. 2023:12 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-1070>
ISBN 978-1-80392-407-6 hard ¥25,356.- (税込) GB￡ 89.00 *
ISBN 978-1-80392-409-0 paper ¥5,398.- (税込) GB￡ 18.95 *

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This insightful Advanced Introduction deftly explores urban segregation on an international scale, offering expert analysis on pressing and theoretical debates and key contemporary issues relating to this interdisciplinary field of study. It provides detailed insights into the various dimensions and domains of urban segregation, the range of methods used for measuring segregation, and the effects it can have on neighbourhoods and individuals. Recognising variations in the patterns of segregation from country to country, the book further discusses the different approaches and challenges affecting policy interventions.Key Features:A review of theories of urban segregationA focus on the impacts of urban segregationCritical analysis of classic and new research methodsAn exploration of urban segregation across all continentsDiscussion of why so much attention is given to segregationAn outline of segregation in various domains and dimensionsComposed of informative and engaging chapters, this timely Advanced Introduction will prove to be an essential read for human geography, sociology and social policy, urban and regional studies students, teachers, and established academics.

Oldfield, Sophie, High Stakes, High Hopes: Urban Theorizing in Partnership. (Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation) 277 pp. 2023:9 (U. Georgia Pr., US) <706-1071>
ISBN 978-0-8203-6500-8 hard ¥24,783.- (税込) US$ 114.95 *
ISBN 978-0-8203-6501-5 paper ¥4,947.- (税込) US$ 22.95 *

High Stakes, High Hopes tracks the building of urban theorizing in a decade-long urban research and teaching partnership in Cape Town, South Africa.An argument for collaborative urbanism, this book reflects on what was at stake in the partnership and its creative, and at times, conflictive, evolution. High Stakes, High Hopes explores what changed in learning when teaching and assessment occurred inuniversity classrooms, township streets, and ordinary people's households.Oldfield explores how research and assessment were reshaped when framed in neighbourhood questions and commitments, and what was reoriented in urban theorizing when community activism and township struggles were recognized as sites of valid knowledge-making. Oldfield traces the multiple personal and political relationships at play, exploring the shifting patterns of power in this productive, yet always negotiated, collaboration. This innovative methodologyreveals the ways in which activists, residents, students, and the author experienced and reworked the differences between them. High Stakes, High Hopesshares forms of practice, grounded in teaching, to train a next generation of urbanists to engage the city embedded in multiple publics and politics across the city. The book builds upon an archive of alternative kinds of urban knowledges, experiments which work to inspire more varied forms of urban theorizing.

都市部の設計研究ハンドブック
Roberts, Marion / Nelson, Suzy (eds.), Research Handbook on Urban Design. 432 pp. 2024:1 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-1073>
ISBN 978-1-80037-346-4 hard ¥59,829.- (税込) GB￡ 210.00 *

With the UN-Habitat estimating that by 2035 the majority of the world's population will be living in metropolitan areas, this cutting-edge Research Handbook explores the emerging field of urban design and its place in contemporary scholarship.Gathering together a broad spectrum of eminent and up-and-coming scholars across the globe, Marion Roberts and Suzy Nelson demonstrate the depth and rigour of 21st century urban design research. Contributors explore a wide range of topics such as effectively aligning urban design and landscape; reshaping the sustainable city; crisis and temporary public spaces; indigenous urbanism; and designing a healthy neighbourhood. Combining theoretical knowledge with practical application, this erudite Research Handbook analyses key literature in the field supported by an in-depth examination of international case studies.Offering an extensive cross-disciplinary overview of urban design scholarship, this Research Handbook will prove an enlightening read for academics and researchers in urban design, planning, urban studies, landscape architecture, human geography and cultural studies. Its wealth of specialist knowledge will also benefit urban design, city and planning practitioners alike.

Steele, Wendy / Handmer, John / McShane, Ian, Hot Cities: A Transdisciplinary Agenda. (Cities) 198 pp. 2023:8 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-1074>
ISBN 978-1-78643-458-6 hard ¥22,792.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00 *

Shedding light on the future of urban spaces, this path-breaking book is a significant contribution to contemporary climate change scholarship. It synthesizes interdisciplinary research with practical policy, putting an emphasis on positive environmental and socially just outcomes and urban regeneration. Hot Cities offers insights from eminent academics and practitioners, providing both a practical and theoretical outlook on strategy, design and policy development in a climate crisis. Chapters call for urgent responses to the urban heat problem, providing future design projections to illustrate why this is important.Contributing authors include:Cathy Applegate, Xuemei Bai, Christian Barry, David Bowman, David Carlin, Danielle Celermajer, Mark Crosweller, Niki Frantzeskaki, Tony Fry, Isabella Gerometta, Jody Graham, Stephen Healy, Jean Hillier, Simon Kerr, Eric Klinenberg, Jo Lane, Crystal Legacy, Michelle Maloney, Simon Marvin, Darryn McEvoy, Timon McPhearson, Abby Mellick Lopes, Therese Milanovic, Eleni Myrivili, John Nairn, Alan Pears, Sarah Pink, Libby Porter, Stephen Pyne, Lauren Rickards, Kaossara Sani, Wendy Sarkissian, Benedict Sibley, Katie Steele, Will Steffen, Yolande Strengers, Pakamas Thinphanga, Blair Trewin, and Cam Walker.This book will be of interest to scholars, practitioners and policy-makers in human geography, urban planning, climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, environmental humanities, urban design, education, the creative arts and community development.

Tucker, Jennifer L., Outlaw Capital: Everyday Illegalities and the Making of Uneven Development. (Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation) 277 pp. 2023:9 (U. Georgia Pr., US) <706-1075>
ISBN 978-0-8203-6447-6 hard ¥24,783.- (税込) US$ 114.95 *
ISBN 978-0-8203-6448-3 paper ¥6,241.- (税込) US$ 28.95 *

With an ethnography of the largest contraband economy in the Americas running through Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, Outlaw Capital shows how transgressive economies and gray spaces are central to globalized capitalism. A key site on the China-Paraguay-Brazil trade route, Ciudad del Este moves billions of dollars' worth of consumer goods-everything from cell phones to whiskey-providing cheap transit to Asian manufacturers and invisible subsidies to Brazilian consumers. A vibrant popular economy of Paraguayan street vendors and Brazilian "ant contrabandistas" capture some of the city's profits, contesting the social distribution of wealth through an insurgent urban epistemology of use, need, and care. Yet despite the city's centrality, it is narrated as a backward, marginal, and lawless place. Outlaw Capital contests these sensationalist stories, showing how uneven development and the Paraguayan state made Ciudad de Este a gray space of profitable transgression. By studying the everyday illegalities of both elite traders and ordinary workers, Jennifer L. Tucker shows how racialized narratives of economic legitimacy across scales-not legal compliance-sort whose activities count as formal and legal and whose are targeted for reform or expulsion. Ultimately, reforms criminalized the popular economy while legalizing, protecting, and "whitening" elite illegalities.

Zhang, Liqin / Kanini Wamuchiru, Elizabeth et al. (eds.), The City in an Era of Cascading Risks: New Insights from the Ground. (City Development: Issues and Best Practices) 252 pp. 2023:9 (Springer, GW) <706-1078>
ISBN 978-981-9920-49-5 hard ¥28,244.- (税込) EUR 119.99

This book provides unique perspectives into newly changed political and socioeconomic urban landscapes due to COVID-19 in diverse cities and aims to provide ways to improve the resilience of cities using a global perspective, especially in a post-pandemic era. This book is divided into three sections with seventeen chapters overall. It explores the impacts of the COVID-19 on city planning, building, and maintenance; it considers city resilience and what urban risks cities are facing; and it examines urban development from diverse socioeconomic and political perspectives. The book contains multidisciplinary work by authors from China, African nations (Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria), Canada, Italy, Poland, and France. This manuscript provides a global perspective as cities from Africa, China, as well as some developed countries, such as France and South Korea, were used to collect data and information concerning urban development and risks, past, present, and future responses to COVID-19 as well as any other pandemics and cities' resilience. This book is a valuable asset to urban researchers, urban city planners, urban policymakers, public officials, undergraduates, and postgraduates interested in a comprehensive comparison between diverse socioeconomic and political cities with a unique global and post-pandemic perspective in order to improve urban city resilience.