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

現代欧州における都市部のテロリズム
Karcher, Katharina / Dimcheva, Yordanka et al. (eds.), Urban Terrorism in Contemporary Europe: Remembering, Imagining and Anticipating Violence. 247 pp. 2024:5 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <722-729>
ISBN 978-3-031-53788-2 hard ¥11,766.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This open access book sheds light on collective practices of remembering, imagining and anticipating in relation to recent acts of urban terrorism in Europe. Analysing a range of personal and collective responses to urban terrorism in contemporary Europe, this book shows that current debates on this issue are shaped by multiple co-existing and intersecting memories of political violence in the past. Moreover, despite public declarations of unity and solidarity, collective memories of urban terror in contemporary Europe are far from consensual - memory can be both a catalyst for and an impediment to social and political change. Drawing on case studies from a range of European countries and creative responses by survivors, artists, and poets, this interdisciplinary volume introduces readers to key methods (e.g. discourse analysis and (auto-)ethnography) and concepts (e.g. Lieux de Memoire and 'grassroots memorials') for the study of the memoralization of terror attacks.

Tay, Eddie, Creative Practice as a Way of Life: After Barthes. (Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture) 186 pp. 2024:3 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <722-799>
ISBN 978-3-031-52250-5 hard ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This book combines autoethnographic reflections, poetry, and photography with the aim to bridge the gap between creative practice and scholarly research. Drawing on an innovative combination of different forms of knowledge, creative writing and street photographs are presented as means to reflect on the development of knowledge and self-knowledge through a thought-provoking dialogue with Roland Barthes' post-structuralist work. What does it mean to be a creative practitioner in a world traversed by values of capitalism and artificial intelligence? What does it mean to teach creative practices in such an environment?The urban landscape of Singapore, with the Jewel Changi mall, the Universal Studios, and Little India in the background, is the stage where the capitalist demands of modern city life grapple with the solitary act of writing poetry and taking photographs through the personal experience of the author. Capitalist realism and depression realism entwine with Barthes' notion of vita nova in a mesmerizing phantasmagoria that drags the reader to the bowels and secret pleasures of the creative process.

Brewer, Cam / Hammond, Herb / Markey, Sean, Nature-First Cities: Restoring Relationships with Ecosystems and with Each Other. 224 pp. 2024:8 (U. British Columbia Pr., CN) <722-901>
ISBN 978-0-7748-6864-8 paper ¥8,613.- (税込) US$ 39.95 *

Nature belongs in cities, but how do we put nature first without pushing people aside? Nature-First Cities reveals the false dichotomy of that question by recognizing that people and nature are indivisible. Western urbanization has meant the ongoing expulsion of nature, which is engendering biodiversity loss and inequality, thwarting economic potential, and affecting health. This volume instead applies the science and practice of nature-directed stewardship to cities. Tested through case studies, this methodology for urban ecosystem restoration is uniquely effective at revitalizing our strained cities. Nature is woven into networks, distributed equitably across neighbourhoods, and partnered with the urban density that is essential for addressing the climate crisis. Nature-First Cities offers a practical framework for urban planning that reinforces our place in nature both physically, by ensuring that cities are replete with biodiversity and intact ecosystems, and conceptually, by rebalancing our relationships with the planet and with one another

Beatley, Timothy, The Ethics of Cities: Shaping Policy for a Sustainable and Just Future. 256 pp. 2024:4 (U. North Carolina Pr., US) <722-930>
ISBN 978-1-4696-7862-7 hard ¥21,344.- (税込) US$ 99.00 *
ISBN 978-1-4696-7863-4 paper ¥6,025.- (税込) US$ 27.95 *

Ethical dilemmas and value conflicts affect cities globally, but urban leaders and citizens often avoid confronting them directly and instead view the governance of cities as primarily an administrative task or, even worse, a merely political one. Timothy Beatley challenges readers to consider the issues in our cities not simply as legal or economic problems but as moral ones, asking readers "How can a city become more ethical?" Beatley unearths, exposes, and explores the many ethical questions cities face today and touches on many topics, from privacy and crime to racism and the ethics of public space. Drawing from recent policy debates and using extensive examples to consider complex ethical dilemmas, Beatley argues that cities must expand the definition of the moral community to include all their citizens. Cities must take profound steps to address social injustice and plan for climate change-both moral obligations-and this approachable and readable introduction to moral philosophy, urban planning, and social justice will help new generations to grapple with these global issues.

Caselli, Marco / Duerrschmidt, Joerg / Eade, John (eds.), Migrants' (Im)mobilities in Three European Urban Contexts: Global Pandemic and Beyond. (Europe in a Global Context) 226 pp. 2024:5 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <722-932>
ISBN 978-3-031-53772-1 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book analyses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on three ethnic minorities in three European cities: Bangladeshi in London, Turks in Stuttgart and Peruvians in Milan. Considerable debate has emerged during the pandemic concerning its impact on minorities, and although considerable quantitative data has been generated by epidemiologists, qualitative studies also have great relevance, socially and culturally as well as institutionally. While in normal circumstances the position of migrant communities is associated with unequal access to scarce resources such as wealth, power and social prestige, the coronavirus pandemic shifted the focus to more specific variables: living in segmented or overcrowded conditions, working in jobs with higher risk exposure, difficulties with online schooling, and lack of access to health care and information.The book will therefore be of interest to researchers and students of sociology, anthropology, global studies, migration and urban studies.

Condon, Patrick, Broken City: Land Speculation, Inequality, and Urban Crisis. 274 pp. 2024:5 (U. British Columbia Pr., CN) <722-934>
ISBN 978-0-7748-6955-3 paper ¥7,103.- (税込) US$ 32.95 *

How can urban housing, and the land underneath, now account for half of all global wealth? According to Patrick Condon, the simple answer is that land has become an asset rather than a utility. If the rich only indulged themselves with gold, jewels, and art, we wouldn't have a global housing crisis. But once global capital markets realized land was a good speculative investment, runaway housing costs ensued. In just one city, Vancouver, land prices increased by 600 percent between 2008 and 2016. How much wealth have investors extracted from urban land? In this engaging, readable, and clearly reasoned treatise, Patrick Condon explains how we have let land, our most durable resource, shift away from the common good - and proposes bold strategies that cities in North America could use to shift it back.

Eaves, LaToya E. / Nast, H. J. / Papadopoulos, A. G. (eds.), Spatial Futures: Difference and the Post-Anthropocene. 434 pp. 2024:5 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <722-935>
ISBN 978-981-9997-60-2 hard ¥35,306.- (税込) EUR 149.99

Spatial Futures invites readers to imagine power and freedom through the lens of the 'Black Outdoors', a transdisciplinary spatial concept that operates beyond the planetary, stratigraphic confines of the 'Anthropocene'. The chapters collectively point to the ontological-epistemological contradictions involved in forging liberatory spatial futures. Bringing new spatial imaginaries to bear in and outside geography, the book refuses the strictures of the 'cenic', entertaining difference as world-making.

社会的インフラ・ハンドブック
Renner, Anna-Theresa / Plank, Leonhard / Getzner, M. (eds.), Handbook of Social Infrastructure: Conceptual and Empirical Research Perspectives. 432 pp. 2024:6 (E. Elgar, UK) <722-939>
ISBN 978-1-80088-312-3 hard ¥58,404.- (税込) GB￡ 205.00 *

This timely Handbook showcases cutting-edge empirical and theoretical social science research to shed light on the role, aims and functioning of social infrastructure (SI). Leading scholars present unique insights on topics such as healthcare, childcare, education, employment, and SI for marginalised groups alongside cultural and recreational infrastructures.Ongoing global and regional crises have underscored the significance of SI services and facilities in enhancing individual well-being, social cohesion and equality. With this central tenet in mind, contributing authors challenge traditional views on public welfare systems throughout the Handbook to take into account the climate, care and housing crises. They provide an in-depth examination of the concept of SI and how it relates to different strands of research such as welfare state analysis and urbanism, connecting the field with other emerging strands of conceptualising socio-economic processes such as the foundational economy approach.Paving the way for further research, the Handbook of Social Infrastructure is a vital resource for students and scholars of sociology, regional and urban economics, cities, urban planning and geography, and public sector economics and finance. Policymakers will find it equally beneficial to inform their understanding of spatial planning, economic and social policies.

Song, Jing, Individual Resilience to Urban Flooding and the Implications for Urban Management. 191 pp. 2024:3 (Springer, GW) <722-940>
ISBN 978-981-9705-45-0 hard ¥25,890.- (税込) EUR 109.99

This book argues that the substantial life and property loss caused by urban flooding might not be a pure result of a vulnerable physical environment-social factors, especially the individual attributes and capacities, could have pivotal roles to play in the resilience discourse as well. In light of this, this research investigates the relationship between individual resilience to urban flooding and urban management, endeavoring to identify place-responsive measures for building resilience for residents vulnerable to urban flooding.

都市の政治と政策ハンドブック
Vogel, Ronald K. (ed.), Handbook of Urban Politics and Policy. (Research Handbooks in Urban Studies) 608 pp. 2024:7 (E. Elgar, UK) <722-942>
ISBN 978-1-80220-065-2 hard ¥69,800.- (税込) GB￡ 245.00 *

This authoritative Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of research into urban politics and policy in cities across the globe. Leading scholars examine the position of urban politics within political science and analyse the critical approaches and interdisciplinary pressures that are broadening the field.Beginning with the study of institutions and power, this Handbook surveys the development and theoretical underpinnings of key research areas in urban politics. It highlights the dynamism of the field drawing on diverse disciplines including sociology, geography and urban planning in addition to political science. Contributing authors cover often overlooked topics, such as feminist urban interventions, Indigenous cities, arts and culture, and age-friendly cities. Adopting a forward-thinking perspective, they explore the future of vital policy areas including housing, poverty, climate change and health, and identify important opportunities for further scholarly engagement and practical application.The Handbook of Urban Politics and Policy is an invaluable resource for students and scholars of urban and regional studies, public policy and cities. It is also an excellent guide for managers, activists and policy-makers seeking to understand urban problems and devise effective policy solutions.

Wassenhoven, Louis C., Spatial Planning as Institutional Design: European Countries Amid Economic Crisis and Austerity. (Elgar Studies in Planning Theory, Policy and Practice) 352 pp. 2024:8 (E. Elgar, UK) <722-943>
ISBN 978-1-03-533905-1 hard ¥31,339.- (税込) GB￡ 110.00 *

This book focuses on the urban and regional planning systems in Europe under conditions of economic crisis and austerity. Spatial Planning as Institutional Design examines the structure and legislation of these systems throughout the twentieth century as well as the decade before the 2008 economic and fiscal crisis and the years of recovery following it.Louis C. Wassenhoven provides critical analysis of spatial planning systems within Europe and reviews the theories of these institutions and their design. Using his personal experience as a member of a law-making committee in Greece, Wassenhoven illustrates the idea that spatial planning is an important component of a modern democratic state. Defining legal frameworks as an act of institutional design, the book further explores insightful findings through extensive country studies and the lessons to be learnt in the future.This engaging read is of particular significance to scholars of spatial planning, social science and planning law. Researchers and policy makers interested in territorial development and land use will also find the analysis informative.

Weber, Florian / Kuehne, Olaf / Dittel, Julia (eds.), Transformation Processes in Europe and Beyond: Perspectives for Horizontal Geographies. (Regionale Geographien / Regional Geographies) 681 pp. 2024:7 (Springer VS, GW) <722-944>
ISBN 978-3-658-42893-8 paper ¥21,182.- (税込) EUR 89.99

Europe and the world in all their diversity and complexity have always been - and continue to be - in a state of change. Recent (geo)political, environmental, social, and economic developments demonstrate a world in constant flux. These ever-changing framework conditions require corresponding transformations in many different structures. This anthology takes these observations as a starting point to illuminate theoretical perspectives, methodological approaches, and empirical insights related to recent transformation processes in Europe and beyond - with a special focus in this respect on the USA. In view of their comprehensive nature, transformation processes cannot be analysed from a single perspective - a uniform approach or theory would fail to address their complexity and contingency. In this sense, "horizontal geographies" serves as our theoretical framework. The concept refers to comprehensive, synthesizing regional analyses which collect, structure, and reflect on knowledge with diverse spatial, social, and cultural contexts. The interdisciplinary and international authorship does justice to the idea of horizontal, multi-perspective geographies, and considers a wide range of transformation processes in Europe and beyond.

交通の衡平と移動性の正義研究アジェンダ
Cidell, Julie (ed.), A Research Agenda for Transport Equity and Mobility Justice. (Elgar Research Agendas) 192 pp. 2024:8 (E. Elgar, UK) <722-244>
ISBN 978-1-80220-187-1 hard ¥28,490.- (税込) GB￡ 100.00 *

Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.Who can travel freely? Whose mobility is restricted? What other inequities contribute to and arise from these differences in movement? Taking a truly global approach, this Research Agenda tackles these questions in settings from London to Hanoi, and Chicago to eThekwini, and transport modes from motorbikes to cars to pedestrians to cyclists.With a look towards new technologies and transitions, this Research Agenda encourages deep thinking about how traditional ways of providing mobility create power imbalances and entrench existing inequalities. By considering individual experiences and questioning long-held assumptions, chapter authors suggest how we can transform our transport systems to be more just, and to deliver their economic, social, and environmental benefits more widely and equitably.This book is a critical read for those across the social sciences interested in transport and mobilities including human geography, urban planning, anthropology and sociology scholars, as well as those working in the field of transport more broadly looking to better understand the importance of transport equity.

激動の時代の移動性
Ferreira, Antonio, Mobilities in a Turbulent Era. (In a Turbulent Era) 240 pp. 2024:6 (E. Elgar, UK) <722-245>
ISBN 978-1-03-532225-1 hard ¥24,216.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00 *

Exploring the complexities of mobility, this book questions prevailing views, highlights the risks and implications of mobility-centred policies, and argues for nuanced approaches to addressing mobility-related societal challenges.In its seven chapters, the book examines the paradoxical nature of mobility, questions the dominance of competitive individualism, scrutinises the meritocratic principles that shape our society and mobility patterns, and ventures a glimpse into a speculative future of cyborg existence. Through metaphors from various fields and insurgent critical analyses, it underscores the need for a nuanced approach to issues of mobility and exposes the lack of sophistication in the prevailing pro-growth and innovation-driven transport developments. With a strong focus on social justice, at its core, the book calls for a reassessment of mobility-centred policies and practices, highlighting the terrible risks - but also the remarkable benefits - that mobility represents.Diverse and interdisciplinary in nature, the critical approach taken in this means it will appeal not only to scholars in the mobility studies field but also to social scientists and policy makers more broadly concerned with the impact and dynamics of mobility on society.

Mariotti, Ilaria / Tomaz, E. / Micek, G. et al. (eds.), Evolution of New Working Spaces: Changing Nature and Geographies. (PoliMI SpringerBriefs / SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology) 141 pp. 2024:2 (Springer, GW) <722-253>
ISBN 978-3-031-50867-7 paper ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This open access book provides multidisciplinary perspectives on the changing dynamics of new working spaces, with insights from various European countries and observing critical theoretical approaches. Divided into two main parts, the first part focuses on the different typologies of new working spaces, identifying the changing nature of these spaces and associated concepts, taxonomies, and specific approaches to this phenomenon. The second part analyzes the location of new working spaces, examining its recent evolution and identifying new factors and geographies, offering an additional empirical analysis of different European realities. The research included in this book contributes to the current discussion of new forms and geographies of work and their impact on the territories and related policies.