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

Lindvall, Daniel, Climate Change and the Endurance of Democracy. (Routledge Research in Global Environmental Governance) 168 pp. 2024:11 (Routledge, UK) <733-862>
ISBN 978-1-03-273780-5 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00

This book explores the challenges climate change poses to the endurance of democracy, situating this theme within the context of the decline in global freedom documented since the early 21st century. It discusses how disaster events have historically affected human reasoning and agency, and how the climate crisis is likely to influence democratic development in the future.Climate extreme events can provide opportunities for autocratic leaders to curtail rights and freedoms, but they can also create critical junctures where the social and political discourse within society is reshaped, and where incumbent regimes are contested. The book illustrates how climate change may generate food insecurity, economic recessions, and deepen socioeconomic inequalities. These effects may contribute to democratic backsliding but can also create new conditions for social mobilization. The democratic consequences of climate change are thus not primarily determined by the forces of nature, but by human responses and the social, economic, and political conditions of the affected country. In the long-term perspective, however, climate change will have several negative effects on democratic stability. The book concludes that for human freedom and democracy to endure, modern society needs to be brought into balance with nature.This volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate governance, environmental politics, energy policy and global development.

いかに欧州がロシアを誤解したか－エネルギー、暴力、環境
Tynkkynen, Veli-Pekka, How Europe Got Russia Wrong: Energy, Violence, and the Environment. 190 pp. 2024:11 (E. Elgar, UK) <733-903>
ISBN 978-1-03-531949-7 hard ¥22,176.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00

This topical book examines Europe's relationship with Russia from the 1990s onwards through three distinct lenses: energy, violence and the environment. Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen explores new ways of promoting and protecting the European objectives of peace, sustainability, democracy, and the rule of law.Tynkkynen employs a Foucauldian power-analytics perspective to examine the influence and adaptability of the German-led Ostpolitik rationale, emphasizing the idea of peacebuilding interdependency. By juxtaposing European discourses to Russian and critically analyzing post-Cold War European Russia policy, the book shows how Europe got Russia wrong and what should be learned from past mistakes. It unfolds the repertoire of non-military means the EU could utilize to isolate and confine the colonial and imperial Russia. Ultimately, Tynkkynen proposes a new strategy for Europe - one that attracts, empowers and forces Russians to choose a more democratic and sustainable future.Broad and interdisciplinary in scope, this book is invaluable for students and scholars of environmental politics and policy, international relations and European politics. Its use of autoethnographic methods are also beneficial for policymakers and advisors concerned with Europe-Russia relations.

気候アジェンダと不安定性－EUと米国におけるグリーン・リカバリー・プログラムと政策変化
Wendler, Frank, Climate Agendas and Instability: Green Recovery Programs and Policy Change in the EU and US. (Routledge Research in Comparative Politics) 140 pp. 2024:10 (Routledge, UK) <733-922>
ISBN 978-1-03-258899-5 hard ¥13,856.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99

This book examines the expansion of climate governance frameworks in the EU and US and their re-framing as part of green industrial programs.Addressing research on how vectors of stability and punctuation interact to advance or block policy progress, the book breaks new ground by presenting a theoretical framework suitable to integrate insights of comparative research and 'sui generis' accounts of climate policy as a variable and multi-dimensional issue. In its empirical part, it compares two contrasting trajectories of climate policy-making: namely, the adaptation of the European Green Deal agenda to the exogenous shocks of the Covid pandemic and war in Ukraine through its NextGen and RePowerEU programs; and the launch of green industrial policies targeting infrastructure (BIL) and inflation reduction (IRA) in the United States. Finally discussing to what degree the EU and US show signs of convergence towards a new type of climate policy from opposed starting points, the book identifies future research agendas around the topics of climate policy integration and politicization.This book will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners of climate change governance, European Union and US politics, environmental politics, and comparative politics.

Young, Oran / Kim, Jong-Deog (eds.), North Pacific Perspectives on the Arctic: Looking Far North in Turbulent Times. 192 pp. 2024:12 (E. Elgar, UK) <733-923>
ISBN 978-1-03-534494-9 hard ¥23,562.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00

This timely book supplements well-established Euro-Atlantic perspectives on the Arctic by offering fresh insights into emerging issues and opportunities in the region through the application of a North Pacific lens. The book brings together an array of perspectives, including voices from China, Russia, and the United States along with the voices of Indigenous peoples and other Arctic residents. The result is a multidimensional assessment of the circumstances of the Arctic in increasingly turbulent times and an examination of opportunities for peaceful competition even under conditions of increased tension.To think constructively about the treatment of Arctic issues during the 2020s and beyond, the authors argue that we must pay increased attention to the coupling of the Arctic with a range of processes playing out on a global scale. With chapters covering key topics such as the geopolitical situation, economic development, environmental challenges, science-governance engagement and community wellbeing, this book sets out a distinctive perspective on the changing role of the Arctic in the "new" global order. The book is a valuable resource for environmental specialists, those concerned with the role of regions in global affairs, academics and students looking for an alternative Arctic narrative. Offering new insights on global institutionalized cooperation, this book will also interest policymakers and practitioners specializing in environmental politics and international relations.

北極圏における新しい伝統的経済を通じた人間の安全保障
Winther, Gorm / Jonsson, Ivar (eds.), Human Security through the New Traditional Economy in the Arctic. (Routledge Research in Polar Regions) 352 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-969>
ISBN 978-1-03-284146-5 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00

The book creates an augmented knowledge about human security beyond the warfare concept in the Arctic It analyses international political analysis on security issues and their spillovers to the Arctic societies.The multi contributed book helps to conceptualize and create knowledge on democratic businesses as a human security issue. Adopting a comparative approach, it provides detailed analysis of democratic business in Iceland, Greenland, Arctic Canada, and Alaska. In a comparative economic systems analysis, the aim of this book is to introduce the reader to the new traditional economy in an Arctic Context. The readers will get an overview of different security approaches and approaches to promoting the new traditional economy's emphasis on Aborigine traditions for commonhood, common or non-ownership, cooperation, and local community. The book is multidisciplinary and will be of interest to scholars and students in the field of social sciences, security studies, human security, international political economy, international political science, ecological science, economics, organization theory, and sociology.

Beran, Ondrej / Candiotto, Laura et al. (eds.), The Philosophy of Environmental Emotions: Grief, Hope, and Beyond. (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy) 330 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-59>
ISBN 978-1-03-279093-0 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00

This volume presents new philosophical perspectives on environmental emotions. It explores the motivating nature of emotions such as anger, grief, and hope in relation to the current climate crisis.Many of our emotional responses to the climate crisis take a distressed form like anxiety, despair, or grief. However, these emotions almost always coexist with hope, drive toward action, or a strengthened sense of relationality and belonging. This book explores the different levels at which these tensions take place. Part 1 discusses the conceptual and linguistic notions we use to make sense of our ecological predicament. Part 2 looks at the embedded dimension of our emotions: how we feel about the climate crisis as members of our communities and how our emotions are interconnected with what we do and how we work in and for our communities. Several chapters in this section explicitly discuss hope. Finally, Part 3 has a phenomenological and existential focus: it explores the nature of the rootedness and how it shapes our emotional experiences during the climate crisis.The Philosophy of Environmental Emotions will appeal to scholars and graduate students working in environmental philosophy, philosophy of emotion, and environmental psychology.

Pereira, Eduardo G. / Pappa, M. / Olawuyi, D. S. (eds.), International Approaches to Hydrocarbon Development in Disputed Zones: Unitization and Unit Operating Agreements. 188 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-750>
ISBN 978-1-03-275372-0 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00

This book analyses the legal obstacles associated with the advancement of unitization processes and procedures at an international level.Using case studies in international (cross border) unitization and joint development agreements, the book uses regional examples from the Americas, Europe, Africa and Middle East. It will also touch upon case studies related to ongoing disputes from the South China Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Gulf of Guinea. Focusing on best practices which have influenced the development of the unitization concept, the book looks at the formulation of different models and agreements, and their potential impact on unexplored hydrocarbon resources, particularly in cases where unitization is necessary.The book will be of interest to practitioners, scholars and students in the field of natural resource law, international law and unitization.

高齢化社会における気候変動
Moody, Harry R., Climate Change in an Aging Society. (Aging and Society) 344 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-396>
ISBN 978-1-03-238637-9 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00
ISBN 978-1-03-238636-2 paper ¥10,253.- (税込) GB￡ 36.99

Climate Change in an Aging Society is the first book fully devoted to the impact of climate change on those who are old today--and those who will be old in decades to come. In doing so, Moody focuses on issues of critical importance: aging in place; health and age in a warming world; responsibility for the climate crisis; options for climate-conscious consumers; planning for investment for a green retirement; and opportunities for political action.The number of Americans aged over 65 is projected to rise from 17% to 21%. By 2060 nearly one in four Americans will be 65 or older. By 2050, however, average temperatures in the USA could rise by as much as 3 degreesC and extreme weather events are likely to become more frequent and severe. Despite these alarming projections and the likelihood that climate change will cause serious health issues among the elderly, little attention has been devoted to the impact of climate change on this demographic. Employing a life course perspective and a cross-generational approach, Moody assesses the impact on impact change on those who are old today and those who will be old in years to come. Challenging both climate complacency and climate defeatism, the book adopts as its clarion call, HERE NOW YOU HOPE.Written in an engaging personal style and highlighting case studies of influential 'eco-elders', this urgent book will be of great interest to students and scholars with interests in climate change, gerontology, and environmental and social policy.

Campopiano, Michele / Schenk, Gerrit Jasper (eds.), Conflicts over Water Management and Water Rights from the End of Antiquity to Industrialisation. (Vierteljahrschrift fuer Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte, Beihefte) 276 S. 2024:8 (F. Steiner, GW) <733-399>
ISBN 978-3-515-13724-9 hard ¥13,794.- (税込) EUR 60.00

Few natural resources can be more important than water. And this is precisely why few resources can be the subject of greater conflict than water itself. This volume, edited by two internationally renowned specialists on the topic of water management research, brings together eleven experts from all over the world to propose as many innovative studies as possible that fully understand the scope of this issue for historical research but also for environmental science. The contributors break with a tradition of Eurocentric research on these times by bringing together research that covers not only Western, Central and Southern Europe but also India, China and Sri Lanka. The thematic coherence together with the geographical but also chronological range (5th?18th centuries) make it an essential starting point for all future studies on the subject.

Bouthinon-Dumas, Hugues / Chatterjee, A. / Leca, B. (eds.), Navigating the Ecological Transition: A Business School Perspective. (Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies) 140 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-434>
ISBN 978-1-03-282461-1 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00

The transition toward sustainability is now a major issue that has taken centre stage in public debate, policy circles, scientific forums, and business roundtables. Higher Education institutions focusing on educating tomorrow's managers, leaders and business practices are doubly challenged by this development. On the one hand, they must be accountable to their internal stakeholders who strongly identify with the new "environmental awakening.". On the other hand, because of their status as research institutions, they must provide answers and propose solutions to face this challenge which is shaping up to be the most crucial issue that humanity has had to face in the modern era.In this book, faculty and researchers from ESSEC Business School, a recognised leader among European schools of business and management, provide a multi-faceted perspective on the different areas that need to be considered to understand the new market dynamics during this environmental and social transition. The book identifies the obstacles that come in the way of the transformation of dominant business models, and how to overcome them in order to move away from "business as usual.". The various chapters in this work offer a vast diversity of approaches that address the paradigm shift towards sustainability, providing insights for both business and higher education. The book includes chapters from seven different departments at ESSEC: Management, Accounting and Management Control, Economics, Information Systems, Decision Sciences and Statistics, Marketing, Operations Management, and Public & Private Policy. Research-based and combining theory with practice, this thought-provoking book will be welcomed by academics, institutions and professionals alike, wishing to gain perspectives on the challenges of the transition toward a sustainable society.

Matshusa, Khodani / Leonard, Llewellyn (eds.), GeoTourism for Social Sustainability and Ecological Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa: Unlocking the Potential. 176 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-497>
ISBN 978-1-03-270673-3 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the potential of geotourism in Sub-Saharan Africa for promoting social sustainability and ecological justice. It examines the challenges facing the region for geotourism development and the innovative approaches and best practices for overcoming these.Drawing on case studies from the region, the book provides innovative insights that explore the intersection of geotourism with poverty alleviation and job creation. Thematically it engages with a range of critical issues, from leveraging geotourism for local socio-economic development to the intersection of geotourism with environmental conservation efforts. The book delves into the intricacies of geoheritage and geotourism threats in the face of climate change and extractive industries. By examining the untapped potential of geoheritage sites, this book seeks to shed light on opportunities for promoting local sustainable development in economic, social, and environmental dimensions.The book will be of great interest to academic scholars, industry, governments, tourism and conservation organisations, including undergraduate and postgraduate students. It will be of appeal to individuals in the fields of Geotourism, Ecotourism, cultural tourism, sustainable tourism development, Geoeducation, and Geoscience.

Krishnan, Saravanan / Anand, A. Jose / Kumar, R. (eds.), Sustainable Development Goals: Technologies and Opportunities. 324 pp. 2024:11 (CRC Pr., US) <733-250>
ISBN 978-1-03-273306-7 hard ¥38,808.- (税込) GB￡ 140.00

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are goals set by the United Nations to address the global challenges and foster sustainable development and harmony. To effectively achieve these goals, leveraging advanced technologies and engineering techniques is paramount. This edited volume explores the pivotal role of technology and engineering in advancing the SDGs across various sectors such as green energy, water management, healthcare, agriculture, and smart manufacturing. From innovative solutions in clean energy production to precision agriculture and smart cities, technological advancements offer scalable and efficient approaches to tackle complex sustainability issues.

女性と持続可能な開発－欧州のクロス・カントリー分析
Niemczyk, Agata / Grodek-Szostak, Z. / Seweryn, R. et al., Women and Sustainable Development: A European Cross-Country Analysis. (Routledge Studies in Gender and Economics) 154 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-252>
ISBN 978-1-03-276200-5 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00

Sustainable development has been recognized as a paradigm for considering a future in which environmental, social, and economic concerns are balanced in the pursuit of improving quality of life. The ideals and principles behind this paradigm are based on the concepts of generational and gender equality, social tolerance, poverty reduction, environmental protection and restoration, natural resource conservation, and the building of fair and peaceful societies. This book identifies and characterizes selected aspects of women's functioning in modern societies, in the context of the goals, assumptions and challenges of sustainable development. It offers an innovative, multidimensional perspective on the potential and role of women in the context of sustainable development.The book is divided into five chapters. The first is dedicated to the role of women in the modern economy and their demographic and social characteristics in the European Union. The second focuses on the role of women in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including the perspective of EU horizontal policies. The third offers an analysis of women's living conditions in the EU, in terms of their social, professional and economic situation and leisure time management. The next chapter considers female entrepreneurship in the EU in terms of social and geopolitical changes, while the final one is devoted to the analysis of the situation of women in selected industry markets.The book summarizes interdisciplinary research questions, focusing on sustainability, gender, human rights and the economy and the trends, tendencies, dependencies and results will be an important source of comparison for academic researchers and a starting point for further in-depth analyses.

持続可能な開発の基礎　第4版
Roorda, Niko, Fundamentals of Sustainable Development. 4th ed. 392 pp. 2025:1 (Routledge, UK) <733-253>
ISBN 978-1-03-250466-7 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00
ISBN 978-1-03-250465-0 paper ¥11,916.- (税込) GB￡ 42.99

This completely revised fourth edition of Fundamentals of Sustainable Development provides an accessible and interdisciplinary introduction to sustainable development for undergraduate and postgraduate students across the natural and social sciences, and beyond. It is designed to easily align with structured modules to enable students to work through topics one by one. Building on the previous edition's user-friendly and comprehensive overview, this edition offers a macro and micro perspective on the challenges of sustainable, holistic development, looking at the impacts on global society in addition to people, planet and profit. It discusses in detail the benefits and limitations of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, linking these to new case studies throughout to provide a broad, international lens and highlighting regionally specific environmental issues, ecological approaches, indigenous perspectives and successful development strategies. The increasing risks of zoonoses and pandemics and their impact on sustainable development are discussed, as human activities within nature rise as a result of climate change. Timely topics on sustainable business are introduced across the book, including carbon footprints, ecolabels, greenwashing, measuring and reporting, degrowth, and personal and professional action points. The book also taps into timely philosophical discussions relating to the Anthropocene, such as climate anxiety, emotional connection to nature and more-than-human debates.For instructors and students, new and revised supplemental resources can be accessed via the book's website, including PowerPoints, lab-based exercises such as spreadsheet modelling, debate assignments and research tasks. This is the must-have resource for students and lecturers in all disciplines who have an interest in the sustainability of our planet, our human society and global economy.

持続可能な開発を実行する－グローバルな政策からローカルな行動へ　第2版
Vargas, Claudia Maria / Cooper, Phillip J., Implementing Sustainable Development: From Global Policy to Local Action. 2nd ed. 506 pp. 2024:12 (Rowman & Littlefield, US) <733-254>
ISBN 978-1-5381-6222-4 hard ¥24,816.- (税込) US$ 120.00
ISBN 978-1-5381-6223-1 paper ¥10,133.- (税込) US$ 49.00

Despite all the talk of sustainability, there has not been enough action to halt or reverse the impacts of climate change. Decades after the Rio Earth Summit and despite the many policies and commitments to move toward sustainable development, there continues to be a serious implementation gap.Implementing Sustainable Development focuses on the challenges of turning international commitments and policy promises into local action. Through global examples and cases, the authors examine not only the core principles, but also successful and failed efforts to address the social, environmental, and economic dimensions of sustainable development. They systematically guide readers through the technical, legal, economic, administrative, political, ethical, and cultural feasibility of putting sustainable development solutions in place. Based on broad research, Claudia Maria Vargas and Phillip J. Cooper offer a practical and useful approach to identifying and addressing policy implementation challenges-what works, what doesn't, and why.Features of this thoroughly revised second edition include: Dozens of case studies from the throughout the worldAn overview of the UN Sustainable Development GoalsAction-oriented solutions to the challenges of sustainable developmentCareful consideration of local and indigenous knowledgeKey issues of equity, equality, and the importance of community involvement

欧州グリーン・ディールと東方パートナーシップ
Grodek-Szostak, Zofia / Adamczyk, Jadwiga et al., The European Green Deal and the Eastern Partnership: Towards Resilient, Sustainable and Integrated Economies. (Routledge Advances in Regional Economics, Science and Policy) 418 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-301>
ISBN 978-1-03-278207-2 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00

The Eastern Partnership (EaP) was launched in 2009 to strengthen institutional, economic and political relations between the European Union (EU) and the six Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine). Further, the adoption of the European Green Deal (EGD) for these countries can be seen as a turning point in policymaking, as well as an indication that the Green Deal will become a guide to transforming the economy and making it more sustainable. This book presents an innovative, geopolitical, multidimensional survey of EaP-EU relations and the future of Europe.It analyses the situation of the Partnership countries in the context of sustainable development and explores the historical and strategic context of the integration of the Green Deal and its impact on the development of Europe. It examines the necessary conditions for the operation of the EGD in the countries of the EaP and examines the influence of geopolitical conflicts and their impact on the implementation of the EGD in the region. The book studies the political, economic, socio-demographic dimensions of geopolitics and their effect on EGD implementation in the Partnership and finally, identifies and evaluates the key challenges, and features a comparative analysis of the European Green Deal and similar environmental initiatives in other parts of the world. Such an approach helps place European efforts in a global context.This is a valuable reference for students, scholars and researchers of economics, politics, geography, history, European studies, international relations, and environmental policy. Policymakers at the European, regional, and local government level will benefit from the book's policy recommendations and comprehensive insights.

Aguilar, Cristobal Noe / Haghi, A. K. et al. (eds.), Resilience and Sustainability for Energy and Water: New Advancements, Opportunities, and Framework. 306 pp. 2024:12 (Apple Academic Pr., US) <733-303>
ISBN 978-1-77491-664-3 hard ¥47,124.- (税込) GB￡ 170.00

Energy and water are essential parts of sustainability considerations. This innovative book addresses this by outlining novel strategies and trends in resilience and sustainability plans, highlighting best practices and presenting case studies from the energy sector and the water industry. Covering a fresh conceptual framework along with the recent trends, tools, and developments related to our environment, the book covers the basics of energy and water for a sustainable future, explores the theoretical and practical intersection between resilience and sustainability, and reviews resources available for strategic resilience and sustainability mechanisms for reshaping communities and organizations.

Gupta, Joyeeta / Hogenboom, Barbara et al. (eds.), Leaving Fossil Fuels Underground: Actors, Arguments and Approaches in the Global South and Global North. (Liveable Futures) 258 pp. 2024:9 (Amsterdam U. Pr., NE) <733-309>
ISBN 978-90-485-6037-0 hard ¥31,323.- (税込) GB￡ 113.00

How can the world move away from a century-old global system based on fossil fuels? And how can societies in the Global South and Global North overcome the deeply vested economic, financial and political interests of the fossil fuel system? Despite the alarming effects of climate change and three decades of international climate negotiations, industrialized countries continue to exploit new fossil fuel reserves. Many countries in the Global South follow suit and still engage in large new fossil fuel projects and their related pollution, social injustice and debts. Increasingly, however, social and political actors are mobilising for leaving fossil fuels underground (LFFU). This book examines the role of key actors, arguments and approaches in promoting the much-needed rapid phase-out of fossil fuels. It addresses the importance of linking effective climate action to socially and ecologically inclusive development. In addition to local resistance, the book explores initiatives for national and international policies and financial mechanisms carried out by actors ranging from social movements to governments and large investors. In Leaving Fossil Fuels Underground, an international team of well-established scholars and early career researchers takes a global perspective to demonstrate the challenges and possibilities of reaching this goal. They pay special attention to Africa and Latin America, with case studies on South Africa and Ecuador.

Roy, Amarjit / Sain, C. / Ram Kumar, R. et al. (eds.), Intelligent Computation and Analytics on Sustainable Energy and Environment: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Intelligent Computation and Analytics on Sustainable Energy and Environment. (Conference Proceedings Series on Intelligent Systems, Data Engineering, and Optimization) 500 pp. 2024:11 (CRC Pr., US) <733-311>
ISBN 978-1-03-288890-3 paper ¥12,470.- (税込) GB￡ 44.99

The 1st International Conference on Intelligent Computation and Analytics on Sustainable Energy (ICICASEE 2023) was held at Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology (GKCIET), Malda, West Bengal, India. GKCIET is a premier engineering institute located in Malda, West Bengal, India. Being established in 2010, at present the institute offers B.Tech and Diploma Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and engineering and Food process?ing technology. The conference was aimed to provide a platform for researchers, academicians, indus?try professionals, and students to exchange knowledge and ideas on intelligent computation, analytics, and their applications in sustainable energy systems. The Department of Electrical Engineering of the institute hosted the conference from September 21-23, 2023.

Talukdar, Ruchira, Politics and Resistance of Coal in Australia and India: Climate Justice Activism in the Global North and South. (Routledge Studies in Environmental Justice) 368 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-312>
ISBN 978-1-03-253124-3 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00

Since 2009, international climate activism has focused on stopping coalmining in solidarity with local and Indigenous struggles that are resisting coalmining. Based on ethnographic and historic research in Australia and India, this book compares the politics and resistance to coal in the two countries, particularly focusing on the time period between 2009 and 2018, and the case of the Carmichael coalmine in Queensland and the Mahan coalmine in central India. This book shows differences and similarities in the political economy of coal and creates understanding about the significantly different imperatives and narratives of anti-coal environmentalism, in Australia and India. Through the Stop Adani movement and its collaboration with the Wangan and Jagalingou Traditional Owners and farmers against coalmining in Queensland, and Greenpeace and forest-based communities resisting coalmining in Madhya Pradesh, Ruchira Talukdar not only explores anti-coal movement dynamics but also how these movements grapple with the violation of Indigenous land rights through coal extraction, in both places. Drawing on differences and patterns in Australian and Indian anti-coal activisms, this book proposes a global outlook - an intersectional framework beyond the singularity of 'stopping coal' that can encapsulate visions for secure futures of communities on the frontlines of fossil fuel struggles - for climate activism. The conclusions help to decolonize climate activism as well as make it cognizant of global North-South contextual differences for effective solidarity.The author's unique vantage point through experience in environmental activism over 20 years across Australia and India combined with research in both countries, makes this book a crucial resource for scholars and practitioners in just transition, climate politics and environmental activism across the global North and South.

教育における欧州グリーン・ディール
Anne McDonagh, Sarah / Caforio, A. / Pollini, A. (eds.), The European Green Deal in Education. (Routledge Studies in Environmental Policy) 256 pp. 2024:11 (Routledge, UK) <733-1170>
ISBN 978-1-03-279537-9 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00

This book shares real-life case studies taken from GreenSCENT, a three-year EU-funded project that promotes sustainability through the development of digital platforms and tools, green education programme, and climate and environmental literacy certification.To date there has been little work published on the application of the European Green Deal in educational programmes and, while environmental education is very dynamic at present, this area has received scant attention. Seeking to remedy this critical omission, this book represents the first application of the Green Deal topics in the classroom. It examines environmental education from an academic perspective, looking specifically at the development of digital tools used to promote sustainability and provides recommendations for their practical application. The authors also discuss ways to engage larger and more diverse audiences (children, young people and adults across socio-economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds) on the topic of sustainability through such activities as air quality monitoring, climathons and youth assemblies.Highlighting factors including inclusivity, accessible design and responsible research and innovation, this volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of European environmental policy and environmental education.

Bibri, Simon Elias, Artificial Intelligence of Things for Smarter Eco-Cities: Pioneering the Environmental Synergies of Urban Brain, Digital Twin, Metabolic Circularity, and Platform. 602 pp. 2025:1 (CRC Pr., US) <733-1173>
ISBN 978-1-03-288156-0 hard ¥69,300.- (税込) GB￡ 250.00
ISBN 978-1-03-288155-3 paper ¥14,688.- (税込) GB￡ 52.99

This volume takes readers on a captivating journey into the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) and AI of things (AIoT) technologies in revolutionizing sustainable urban development.Providing comprehensive theoretical analyses, synthesizing rich evidence, and presenting practical case studies, this book offers novel interdisciplinary insights and pioneering frameworks for synergizing urban brain (UB), urban digital twin (UDT), smart urban metabolism (SUM), and platform urbanism. It aims to transform the environmental management, planning, and governance of smarter eco-cities and sustainable smart cities. Rather than looking at the field from only a theoretical or practical perspective, it unifies both aspects to give a holistic understanding of the AI- and AIoT-driven sustainable urban development paradigm.The book targets a diverse audience across various fields, aiming to share research, offer innovative solutions, and forecast future trends. It serves as both a seminal reference and a valuable resource for those interested in the intersection of urban technology, innovation, and sustainability. This book is an essential guide for researchers, practitioners, industry professionals, policymakers, and anyone curious about technological advancements, catering to their thirst for knowledge.

気候変動と社会ハンドブック　第2版
Brechin, Steven / Lee, Seungyun (eds.), Routledge Handbook of Climate Change and Society. 2nd ed. (Routledge International Handbooks) 544 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-1175>
ISBN 978-1-03-227071-5 hard ¥59,598.- (税込) GB￡ 215.00

Routledge Handbook of Climate Change and Society is a comprehensive guide that provides insights into the multifaceted relationship between climate change and society and covers a wide array of topics, disciplines, and cultures, from the latest trends in weather patterns to the issue of climate (in)justice. The second edition, which is overwhelmingly comprised of all-new essays, is an indispensable resource for those interested in understanding the complexities of climate change and its societal implications.The book contains seven thematically-organized sections examining the various aspects of climate change and its intersection with our society: Climate Change in the Natural and Social Sciences; Human Population, Movement, and Health; Economics, Energy, and Consumption; Urban Climate Resiliency; Technological Innovations and Pitfalls; Gender, Poverty, and Justice; and Politics and Governance. Each part provides a unique and important perspective for understanding the challenges as well as opportunities presented by climate change.Through original research findings and critical analysis, this book sheds light on the urgent need for interdisciplinary approaches to tackle climate change effectively. By examining the intersectionality of climate change with various social, economic, and political factors, it offers valuable insights for researchers, policymakers, activists, and anyone concerned about the future of our planet. With a forward-looking perspective that emphasizes optimism and resilience, this book serves as a tool for fostering hope and collective action in the face of climate change challenges.

Cotterill, Anne, Cold Tyranny and the Demonic North of Early Modern England. (Environmental Humanities in Pre-modern Cultures) 336 pp. 2024:7 (Amsterdam U. Pr., NE) <733-1178>
ISBN 978-94-6372-831-7 hard ¥34,095.- (税込) GB￡ 123.00

The seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries were among the worst years of the Little Ice Age. This volume attends to English texts from this period to trace associations between wintry physical landscapes and an icy inner landscape of human cruelty and tyranny whose rigors promote the ultimate chill of rigor mortis. Sailors seeking a polar route to the East brought terrifying reports of northern icescapes, long popularly linked with the devil. Simultaneously, concerns about increasingly cold winters at home in Britain overlapped with increased scrutiny of kingship and the church and fear of tyranny from both. Such fears were reflected in ongoing struggles between king and Parliament during the period, leading to revolution and war. The binding power of ice and the power of northern winters to deface, kill, and bury life suggested the Fall's human parallel to winter: cold-hearted humans as tyrannical winters who deal in death.

Dahbour, Omar, Ecosovereignty: A Political Principle for the Environmental Crisis. 288 pp. 2025:1 (Routledge, UK) <733-1179>
ISBN 978-1-03-293902-5 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00
ISBN 978-1-03-293901-8 paper ¥10,253.- (税込) GB￡ 36.99

In this book, Omar Dahbour develops the idea of ecosystem sovereignty, calling for a reinterpretation of some essential concepts in political philosophy including territoriality, self-determination, peoplehood, and sovereignty, in order to make the case for peoples' rights to protect and maintain their natural environments. In doing so, he theorizes current and historical struggles against resource extractions and land grabs, especially by food sovereignty and indigenous rights movements.The basic idea of ecosovereignty is that peoples living in relation to particular ecosystems have a collective right to ultimate authority over those systems and the resources they contain-provided they manage them sustainably. Dahbour argues that this authority has a legitimacy that overrides that of larger states, at least with regard to matters of environmental management. Ecosovereignty claims may strengthen challenges by peoples to states and corporations seeking to control and transform lands and waters for development, against the wishes of their inhabitants. Dahbour hopes the idea will provide a powerful tool for halting extractivism and ecocide, along with the extreme violence that these processes use against farming and indigenous peoples and nature.Connecting political and environmental philosophy in an innovative way, Ecosovereignty: A Political Principle for the Environmental Crisis will keep scholars and students informed about an increasingly important topic.

Goh, Cheng Siew / Chong, Heap-Yih (eds.), Rethinking Pathways to a Sustainable Built Environment. (CIB) 398 pp. 2024:11 (Routledge, UK) <733-1180>
ISBN 978-1-03-233021-1 hard ¥38,808.- (税込) GB￡ 140.00

This book aims to provide insights into rethinking pathways in the transition to sustainable built environments in the wake of the pandemic and COP26. It examines our abilities and capabilities to leverage resources to the best use for achieving the universal sustainable development goals. The goal is to identify fresh thinking to make the goals of sustainable built environment more achievable, particularly to align with the national and international targets set by COP26. The book will help address the need for mainstreaming sustainability into the core of decision making of buildings and infrastructure projects throughout the life cycle from planning, to design, construction and operation. This book consolidates a comprehensive body of knowledge of sustainable development that will equip industry professionals, educators, scholars, and students with knowledge and skills to deliver sustainability practice within the built environment. Through theoretical underpinning and presentation of best practices, the book offers solutions to advance the development of sustainability practices in the context of the built environment. The book covers the following content:? Sharing of best practice and case studies? Review of Sustainability Contemporary Practices in the Built Environment? Innovative Net Zero/ Carbon neutral solutions and strategies? Sustainable building assessment and certification systems? Key Sustainability Deliverables in the Built Environment? Social Transition towards SustainabilityThe book will be of value to interested scholars and practitioners who are involved in sustainable design and engineering practice within the built environment.

Haddow, Kim S. / Haddow, George, Roads to Resilience: A Primer for Climate Practitioners. 416 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-1183>
ISBN 978-1-03-258576-5 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00
ISBN 978-1-03-258575-8 paper ¥9,144.- (税込) GB￡ 32.99

America is getting serious about combatting the causes of the climate crisis, adapting to a climate-altered world and building resilience to future climate shocks. The steep increase in the frequency and severity of climate-related disasters over the last decade has been met with fresh approaches, unprecedented resources and an expanded set of stakeholders. America is no longer debating whether to reduce emissions or to adapt to the effects of a changing environment. The nation now recognizes and is acting on the need to do both.This push to mitigate and adapt has given birth to new federal, regional, Tribal, state and local initiatives and strategies, raised calls for climate justice and demands for industry accountability. These demands for climate action have also spawned new industries, technologies and professions, elevated local frontline organizations and redirected philanthropic investments. This book, The Road to Resilience: A Primer for Climate Practitioners, is designed to provide would-be and working climate practitioners and professionals with the information, examples and tools they need now to protect lives and property and to develop and implement the plans, programs and practices needed for our nation to survive and thrive.

J.ハニガン著　環境社会学再考－道徳的主張及び意義
Hannigan, John, Rethinking Environmental Sociology: Moral Claims and Moral Meanings. (Rethinking Sociology) 192 pp. 2025:1 (E. Elgar, UK) <733-1184>
ISBN 978-1-80392-883-8 hard ¥22,176.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00

This unique and innovative book explores the sociology of environmental morality. John Hannigan presents a unique framework by which we can understand the ongoing moralisation of environmental issues, re-interpreting the development of environmental sociology as a transition from moral learning to moral outrage. Responding to the challenges raised by Michael Bell (2020), Justin Farrell (2015), and Paul Stock (2020) to develop a 'sociology of environmental morality', Hannigan investigates how our understanding of environmental conflicts, issues and movements may be enriched by unearthing their underlying moral foundations. Chapters assess the cultural construction of moral narratives and the theory of moral economies, pairing this with case studies on gardens and gardening, the deep ocean, palm oil plantations, and lithium mining in the Andean highlands. Ultimately, the book argues for a revitalised environmental sociology constructed upon three central pillars: rigorous scientific grounding, deep moral commitment, and a theoretical orientation that integrates nature and society.Rethinking Environmental Sociology is a key resource for students and academics working in environmental sociology, environmental history, political ecology and development studies. Hannigan's proposed framework is also of interest to policymakers and practitioners specialising in climate change and development.

Haring, Nicole / Maierhofer, Roberta / Bauer, Eva (eds.), Entanglements, Narratives, and the Environment: Inter-American Perspectives. 178 pp. 2024:12 (Lexington Books, US) <733-1185>
ISBN 978-1-66696-827-9 hard ¥21,714.- (税込) US$ 105.00

Hayward, Philip R. / Joseph, May (eds.), Aquapelagos: Integrated Terrestrial and Marine Assemblages. (Critical Climate Studies) 224 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-1187>
ISBN 978-1-03-272344-0 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00
ISBN 978-1-03-294192-9 paper ¥10,253.- (税込) GB￡ 36.99

Aquapelagos is a cross disciplinary volume that is geared to a general undergraduate and non-specialist readership while also being rigorous and theoretically exciting for doctoral and advanced researchers of climate and ocean studies. It foregrounds the ocean as a philosophical, navigational and knowledge making interface.Drawing on ethnographic, geographic, architectural, sociological and scientific methodogies, Aquapelagos sheds light on varied approaches, dialogues and responses to the catastrophic and impending futures unfolding across the waterfronts from the Andaman Islands, Maldives and Indonesia, to the Grand Banks and the Juan Fernandez Islands. It delves into pressing issues of ocean volatility, ocean toxicity, flooding, inundation, mitigation, rising seas, climate adaptation, in interdisciplinary and comparative global terms. The contributors of this volume explore notions such as the archipelago, lagoon thinking, coastal waterfronts and the littoral imagination as concepts that can open up new ways of understanding the ecologies emerging out of the increasingly wet, accelerated precipitation and global sinking of coastlands and islands across the world.

Kefala, Eleni, The Open Veins of Modernity: Ecological Crisis and the Legacy of Byzantium and Pre-Columbian America. (Elements in Environmental Humanities) 75 pp. 2024:11 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <733-1188>
ISBN 978-1-00-954711-6 hard ¥13,856.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99
ISBN 978-1-00-954710-9 paper ¥4,712.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00

The ecological crisis is the result of modernity's coloniality. The Moderns considered the Earth as 'natural resources' at their disposal. Their colonial vision of nature was complemented by that of nonmodern cultures like Byzantium and pre-Columbian America as passive or primitive, respectively. For the Moderns, the Byzantines were the 'librarians of humanity,' an inert repository of Greco-Roman knowledge, unable to produce their own. Byzantium's inertia was matched by that of nature, both reservoirs of epistemic and material resources. Thanks to those "librarians," the supposedly inexhaustible supply of natural resources, and the epistemic and material riches of indigenous America, the Moderns believed they were inaugurating an epoch of intellectual maturity and infinite growth. Today, the enduring negative view of Byzantium and the ecological crisis confirm that we remain entangled in modernity's coloniality. We should decolonize both history and nature. To mitigate humanity's existential threat, modernity must be rethought and overcome.

E.ローラン著　正しい移行－環境・社会正義を前に進める
Laurent, Eloi, Just Transitions: Advancing Environmental and Social Justice. 128 pp. 2024:12 (E. Elgar, UK) <733-1190>
ISBN 978-1-03-531840-7 hard ¥19,404.- (税込) GB￡ 70.00

This innovative book promotes a holistic, pragmatic and proactive approach to just transitions. Arguing that justice is both a goal and condition of transitions it rearticulates environmental and social challenges and rethinks the policies designed to overcome them.Eloi Laurent succinctly explores the concepts, frameworks, policy designs, and emerging institutions of just transitions and maps its progress from philosophical streams, to academic fields, to public policies embedded in institutions. Chapters explore a broad spectrum of transition policies, including those aimed at mitigating environmental inequality caused by air pollution and heatwaves, and proactive social-ecological policies such as fair carbon taxation and just mobility regulations. He discusses key examples from across the globe, spanning from food security in France, to water justice in South Africa, to disaster risk reduction in South Asia.Just Transitions is an essential resource for academics and students specialising in environmental sociology, sociology, social justice, social policy and ecology. Its pairing of theoretical insight and practical examples will also benefit policymakers and stakeholders working in environmental sustainability, climate change and public policy more broadly.

グローバルな気候危機
Mahmoudi, Hoda / Seaman, Kate (eds.), Global Climate Crisis: Seeking Environmental Justice and Climate Equality. 172 pp. 2025:1 (E. Elgar, UK) <733-1192>
ISBN 978-1-03-530887-3 hard ¥22,176.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00

This topical book outlines one of the most ubiquitous challenges facing humanity and the planet today: the damaging impact of anthropogenic climate change. Humanizing the climate debate, it discusses solutions to the crisis and devises a moral framework centered on justice and equality.The expert contributing authors find environmental justice at the intersection of human stability, accountability, rights, and dignity, and examine it across distributional, recognitional, and procedural justice dimensions and a capabilities approach. To advance tangible solutions to climate change, they recommend a plan of action which is sensitive to issues of implementation for vulnerable populations, such as discrimination, inequality, and injustice. Chapters call for practical and moral responses from politicians, corporations, and institutions who have the power and capacity to engage in non-partisan united action. Ultimately, the book engages with the complexity of environmental justice to understand the intersectional, multi-scalar, embedded nature of the problem. Interdisciplinary in scope, this book is invaluable to students and scholars of climate change; environmental governance, regulation, politics, and policy; international relations; sustainable development studies and human geography. It is also a useful resource for policy advisors and activists concerned with climate change and environmental justice.

Tekin, Inci Bilgin / Turner, Zeynep Talay (eds.), Encounters with the Posthuman and the Environment. (Environment and Society) 210 pp. 2024:11 (Lexington Books, US) <733-1201>
ISBN 978-1-66697-187-3 hard ¥21,714.- (税込) US$ 105.00

With the advent of posthumanism, many scholars in the humanities have started to explore a transforming conception of the "human," recognizing the limits of "anthropocentricism" both within and between disciplines. Posthumanism may be defined in various ways but the emphasis in this volume is on the idea of constitutive alterity, not simply in the relationship between human beings and other human beings, but in that between human beings and other species and life forms, and between human beings, nature and technology. As a result, Encounters with the Posthuman and the Environment is located at a crossover between posthumanism and environmental humanities. Between them they move not only between disciplines but also between levels of abstraction, from the most general reflection to the most everyday empirical detail. At the same time, all the chapters are case studies, whether they address particular aspects of philosophical or scientific posthumanism, analyze particular pieces of film, theatre, art, literature, or recall for us instructive episodes from social history. The aim at any rate is to give a feel for the range and depth of the posthumanist problematic within the wider context of environmental humanities.

Tzanelli, Rodanthi, Planetary Biostyles: Community-Making and Futures Design in the Age of Extremes. 368 pp. 2025:1 (E. Elgar, UK) <733-1203>
ISBN 978-1-03-534681-3 hard ¥31,878.- (税込) GB￡ 115.00

This innovative book addresses what 'life' is in scholarship and public culture, explores how it has been valued in the Anthropocene since the birth of critical theory, and designs a new approach to understanding biographical styles of life, or 'biostyles'.By providing an alternative paradigmatic organisation of approaches to biopolitics, Rodanthi Tzanelli attempts a cross-disciplinary analysis of biopolitical issues arising from contemporary crises including overtourism, travel syndromes and hospitality in a mobile world. The study of communities emerging from this alternative mapping of these 'biostyles', is placed in 'snapshots' of extreme situations in tourism consumption, artwork, anti-museum design and technological reconfiguration. Global examples demonstrate different ways of approaching the Anthropocene, the use of travel as an epistemological tool and consider how popular culture has been incorporated into debates on public culture. This book is a key resource for students and academics specialising in futures studies, the sociology of culture, tourism and urban theory, and cultural methodologies. Its interdisciplinary approach also makes it an invaluable read for scholars in the fields of media, communications, cultural and human geography.

Arcari, Paula (ed.), Heterotopia, Radical Imagination, and Liberated Animals: Manifesting Futures of Shattered Orders. (Routledge Human-Animal Studies Series) 292 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-104>
ISBN 978-1-03-243300-4 hard ¥37,422.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00

This volume takes ending the oppression of other animals seriously and confronts the question, 'What would happen to all the animals?' by showcasing real, promissory, and imagined counter-sites or heterotopia where animals 'happen' in different ways, free of anthropocentric orders of value and purpose.Rejecting persistent understandings of the oppression of nonhuman animals, across the entire breadth of the Animal-Industrial Complex (A-IC), as either non-existent, unproblematic, and/or fundamentally unalterable-open to merely being reduced in scale or made less harmful, the collection offers readers a variety of pathways towards radically 'disordered' ways of thinking about and relating to other animals. Over fourteen chapters, authors describe more liberatory relational reconfigurations playing out in the present, and undertake conceptual, imaginative, and embodied explorations of liberatory futures. The chapters are united by a common commitment to heterotopic disturbance-to contesting and subverting the anthropo-capitalo-centric space in which we live. Each chapter approaches this subversion in its own way, using prefiguration, restorying, speculation, radical imagination, and combinations thereof, to disturb or shatter orders, explore the kinds of liberation and resistance their disturbance demonstrates, demands, or embodies, and ultimately illustrate exactly what would or could happen to all the animals.Heterotopia, Radical Imagination, and Shattering Orders will appeal to scholars, students, and individuals interested not only in challenging normalised binaries, hierarchies and orders of value, both human and nonhuman, but in creating and realising liberatory alternatives. Scholar-activists, activists, professionals working in animal advocacy, and anyone undertaking activities aimed at radically changing how other animals are understood and used will also find inspiration, new insights, and information that enhance their current methods and approaches. Some readers may also find simply confirmation and comfort in the knowledge that so many others are working in solidarity with the 'disordered' belief that shattering the A-IC is possible.

Harms, Arne, Enduring Erosions: Environmental Displacement and Relocation on India's Sinking Coasts. 277 pp. 2024:10 (U. Hawai'i Pr., US) <733-1073>
ISBN 978-0-8248-9753-6 hard ¥15,510.- (税込) US$ 75.00

Talking to people as we make our way around the village, we learn about the consequences of coastal erosion. We hear about, and see, the progress made by the sea and the rather futile efforts to subdue the liquification of land by these marginalized islanders. We confirm changes, evaluating the present against past visits, knowing very well that these are mere snapshots. We relearn the coast as we realize that all of it will be undone in due course. All that we see now and the ground we walk upon will likely be gone very soon. What we are doing is tracing a landscape in flux. To be sure, all kinds of places are continuously transformed by diverse actors, but few with such velocity. Gnawed at and rolled over by an unruly river and a rising sea, this is a place enfolded in the drawn-out process of coastal erosion." -from the IntroductionAs the world debates what climate change has in store for its low-lying coasts, the people of India's Sundarbans, located at the southwestern edge of the Ganges delta, have weathered shrinking and sinking lands for decades. Arne Harms follows islanders as they navigate and look back on the experience of collapsing embankments, recurrent floods, and, ultimately, the disappearance of land and homesteads. Challenging the all-too-convenient notion of "climate refugees," Harms contends that islanders are not the obstinate victims of a rising sea or that the submerging of islands can be blamed on climate change alone. Situating sea-level rise amidst environmental transformation and state relations, Enduring Erosions looks to past and present experiences in the Sundarbans as a window into what the future has in store for people on many of Asia's low-lying, crowded shores.

Bulliet, Richard, Exploring Animal Energy in the Arid Zone: More Camels, Fewer Wheels. (LUP Middle East Environmental Histories) 168 pp. 2024:7 (Leiden U. Pr., NE) <733-1100>
ISBN 978-90-8728-418-3 hard ¥26,611.- (税込) GB￡ 96.00
ISBN 978-90-8728-452-7 paper ¥10,242.- (税込) GB￡ 36.95

ナイル川流域の政治
Roach, Steven C. / Hudson, Derrick K. / Demerew, K. (eds.), Nile Basin Politics: From Coordinated to Cooperative Peace. (New Horizons in Environmental Politics) 192 pp. 2025:1 (E. Elgar, UK) <733-1114>
ISBN 978-1-80392-716-9 hard ¥24,948.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00

This comprehensive book analyses the legal, political, and cultural dynamics of the Nile Basin water regime. Nile Basin Politics provides a thorough examination of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's political impact on Nile Basin countries, highlighting the domestic, nationalist, and hydro-hegemonic hurdles to cooperation.Challenging conventional assumptions, the book proposes bilateral and multilateral coordination solutions to foster trust and to encourage engagement with the political landscape surrounding the GERD. Exploring domestic politics and the conflicting dynamics between cooperation and competition, the contributing authors explain the incentives that make short-term collaboration difficult to achieve. It frames its analysis of policy coordination as a pragmatic alternative for short-term water diplomacy in the region.Students, researchers and academics in international relations and political science, African politics, development studies, water governance and environmental studies will find this book an accessible and invaluable resource. Policymakers will also find this a beneficial reference for international Sustainable Development Goals policies.

協力的な持続可能な開発
Aswani, R. S. / Sajith, Shambhu, Cooperative Sustainable Development: A Geostrategic Band-Aid to Energy Insecurity. (Sustainable Development Goals Series) 293 pp. 2024:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <732-837>
ISBN 978-981-9744-60-2 hard ¥29,883.- (税込) EUR 129.99

The pursuit of energy security and climate action is inextricably linked to the intricate web of geopolitical dynamics. This book offers a fresh perspective, masterfully weaving together the threads of energy, geopolitics, and sustainability to create a powerful tapestry of insights and solutions. It delves into the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 17, emphasizing the need for multi-stakeholder collaboration to revitalize global partnerships and align countries towards a shared vision for climate action. It introduces the innovative concept of Cooperative Sustainable Development (CSD), which synergizes energy security, climate action, and geopolitical dynamics. Delving into the heart of the Indo-Pacific region, a crucible of power struggles and resource competition, the authors expertly navigate the complexities of this geostrategic chessboard. Through meticulous research and incisive analysis, they unveil the intricate interplay between energy insecurity, political tensions, and the urgent need for climate action. Utilizing a multi-dimensional approach, this book offers readers a comprehensive, one-stop resource for understanding the geopolitics of energy and the path towards a peaceful, stable, secure, and clean Indo-Pacific powered by renewable energy.

Buschmann, Rainer F. / Nolde, Lance (eds.), The World's Oceans: Geography, History, and Environment. 2nd ed. 464 pp. 2025:1 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <732-977>
ISBN 978-1-4408-8158-9 hard ¥26,334.- (税込) GB￡ 95.00

Discover the science, cultural history, and environmental importance of our planet's oceans. The second edition of this award-winning encyclopedia has been updated throughout and includes more than 20 additional entries and highlights timely concerns, including overfishing and microplastics, while also providing expanded coverage of the role oceans play in modern society, from cruise ships to the America's Cup competition. Part I of the book features a collection of 10 thematic essays, covering the five oceans of the world and broad areas of study such as the shipping industry and the changing nature of ocean boundaries. Part II includes more than 115 encyclopedia entries exploring topics ranging from the Bermuda Triangle to maritime law, from tsunamis to ocean acidification. Sidebars throughout offer fascinating facts that complement the main text. The oceans of the world are the lifeblood of our planet. They act as a climate regulator, absorbing heat and influencing weather patterns. The oceans teem with a vast and mostly unexplored diversity of life, providing us with food and medicine. Historically, oceans have been the highways of exploration and trade, connecting continents and fostering cultural exchange. From ancient Polynesian voyagers to modern shipping lanes, societies have relied on the oceans for transportation and resources. Yet, despite their vastness and importance, the world's oceans face numerous threats, including the effects of climate change, pollution, and exploitation of their bounty.

de Vries, Annick / Werner, G. D. A. / Wijlhuizen, E. et al., Justice in Climate Policy: Distributing Climate Costs. (Research for Policy) 164 pp. 2024 (Springer, GW) <732-979>
ISBN 978-3-031-59426-7 hard ¥11,491.- (税込) EUR 49.99

Duram, Leslie A., Endangered Places: Disappearing Sites around the World. 320 pp. 2024:11 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <732-980>
ISBN 978-1-4408-7862-6 hard ¥20,790.- (税込) GB￡ 75.00

Discover the existential threats facing 50 unique places across the globe and the possible solutions that may save them from vanishing forever. Learn more about endangered places across all seven continents, from natural wonders like the rainforests of Borneo and the Great Barrier Reef to cultural icons like the Giza pyramids and New York City. Begin by understanding the background of each place, including key characteristics, history, and ecological or cultural significance, before going on to explore the problems that threaten the site. From rising sea levels and droughts to unchecked tourism, war, and civil unrest - and in many cases a combination of factors - readers will understand the complex and nuanced challenges facing these places. Each profile also includes a section on possible solutions. In some cases, these measures and programs are already being implemented, while in others individuals and governments will need to act quickly before it's too late. Curated lists of further readings at the end of each entry point readers to additional resources and act as a gateway to more in-depth study.

フランス環境史－景観の形成　1770～2020年
McPhee, Peter, An Environmental History of France: Making the Landscape, 1770-2020. 232 pp. 2024:11 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <732-981>
ISBN 978-1-350-26779-4 hard ¥18,018.- (税込) GB￡ 65.00
ISBN 978-1-350-52385-2 paper ¥5,540.- (税込) GB￡ 19.99

The French countryside is as beloved by the many millions of tourists who visit it each year as it is of French people themselves. But it has not always looked like it does today. An Environmental History of France instead presents the countryside in which people live and work and through which they travel as a human creation across 250 years of economic and cultural change, war and revolution. It is a book about the 'making' of the French landscape and an engrossing story linking human geography, history, agriculture and culture. Showing an awareness of the origins and nature of current ecological and social challenges, Peter McPhee uses a blend of environmental and cultural approaches to paint a vivid picture of rural France's modern history. From the aristocratic control of agrarian resources in the 1770s, to widespread mechanisation in the 19th century, through to the impact of the World Wars and an intriguing discussion about the uncertain future of French rural communities, McPhee provides a nuanced, detailed and absorbing account of a distinctive version of France that is essential to the country's identity.

Metzen, Dorothea / Ocklenburg, Sebastian, The Psychology and Neuroscience of the Climate Crisis: How Our Brain Reacts to Climate Change. (essentials) 45 pp. 2024:7 (Springer, GW) <732-982>
ISBN 978-3-662-69287-5 paper ¥3,445.- (税込) EUR 14.99

This Springer essential addresses the impacts of the climate crisis by integrating various branches of research from psychology and neuroscience. Climate change has massive effects on both the physical and mental health of individuals. The essential describes changes in brain function and structure due to environmental influences and explains the influence of ecological niches on brain evolution. The core part of the book focuses on the effects of the climate crisis on mental health, presents strategies for action in healthcare, and finally provides an outlook into the future of climate neuroscience.

Mittal, Prabhat / Bansal, Rachna, Community Engagement for Sustainable Practices in Higher Education: From Awareness to Action. 281 pp. 2024:10 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <732-983>
ISBN 978-3-031-63980-7 hard ¥34,481.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book provides a deeper understanding of the concept of community engagement in higher education, encompassing crucial aspects such as stakeholder involvement, collaboration, community organization, and mobilization. It highlights the pivotal role of student engagement in promoting sustainable practices within higher education. The book goes beyond theory by showcasing real-world case studies and best practices from various institutions on successful student-led sustainability projects, campaigns, and initiatives. Furthermore, it uniquely highlights students' efforts in digitalizing communities, reflecting the relevance of technology in modern sustainability practices. It offers actionable insights to effectively engage students and empower them to translate their passion for sustainability into tangible actions. In doing so, the book equips readers to bridge the awareness-action gap, empowering students to implement sustainability practices in real life.

Rodineliussen, Rasmus, Underwater Worlds: An Ethnography of Waste, Pollution, and Marine Life. (Sustainable Development Goals Series) 248 pp. 2024:8 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <732-984>
ISBN 978-3-031-63369-0 hard ¥29,883.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book investigates relations between humans, waste, pollution, and marine life. It introduces the concept of Aquabiopolitics as a means to understand how humans govern life in water in order to enrich human life on land. The study focuses on the Baltic Sea and Lake Maelaren, using Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, as the connection point. Throughout the book, the author explores how human practices over time have had devastating effects on marine life and continue to have so today. The book engages with the marine world through underwater ethnography to provide a perspective on water from below the surface. In this endeavor, it tracks marine scientists and trash scuba divers who are jointly invested in tracking human maltreatment of water and finding solutions for treating water differently in the future. It follows the scientists on expeditions at sea and to their laboratories in order to learn about their methods and relations to underwater worlds. Together with the trash scuba divers, we will dive into the dark murky waters around Stockholm-experiencing what it is like to move below water, among sharp and toxic waste, without any visibility. The work of creating a knowing and caring relationship between humans and water is of key importance to both scientists and divers. Therefore, one of the main parts of this book is to analyze how, and if, this relationship can be created: via social media, images, installations, or other means.

V.トーマス著　気候変動の時代におけるリスクと弾力性　第2版
Thomas, Vinod, Risk and Resilience in the Era of Climate Change. 2nd ed. 227 pp. 2024:10 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <732-987>
ISBN 978-981-9727-68-1 hard ¥5,284.- (税込) EUR 22.99

This book presents essential insights on the interaction between rising risks and raising the bar for resilience during the climate crisis. Its timeliness lies in applying important findings on risk and resilience to runaway climate change. When risk and resilience are brought together in the context of climate catastrophes, three key messages emerge. The first is that accounting for the root causes, and not just their symptoms, is essential to slowing these events. It is therefore vital to link carbon emissions from human activity to the sharp rise in climate disasters globally. The second is that growth economics and policy must factor in the failure of governments and businesses to tackle spillover harm from economic activities, as seen strikingly with global warming AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS. With climate risks rising, this calls for a fundamental revision of the framing of growth in the teaching and practice of business and economics. And third, prevention must become a far bigger part of resilience building, with preparedness to avert or handle tougher eventualities built into interventions. Emphasis on prevention deems disaster recovery as not just returning to how things were but building back better.

Salleh, Ariel, DeColonise EcoModernism! 304 pp. 2024:12 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <732-64>
ISBN 978-1-4742-7761-7 hard ¥18,018.- (税込) GB￡ 65.00
ISBN 978-1-4742-7760-0 paper ¥5,540.- (税込) GB￡ 19.99

In this opening volume to a trilogy of works critiquing and undermining our approach to our environment, Ariel Salleh argues we need a new word for the contemporary age: the Androcene. This concept establishes patriarchal capitalist coloniality as the foundational issue destroying both the planet and the lives and exist with it. The Androcene is the deepest most intractable fracture of humans from the wider world of natural relations. Salleh peels away the most recent and overt political layers back to their historical source and the healing rediscovery of matristic values. This is a truly intersectional approach to the ecological crisis - one that doesn't prioritise one species over another (e.g. humans over animals) a particular gender over another (the problem of systematic patriarchy) one race or nation over each other or accept the uneven spread of wealth and resources throughout the globe. Salleh takes as her premise that if all these issues intersect, we need to decolonialise the language and thinking we use to dismantle these overlapping worlds of inequality.

D.Crowther他編　CSR、ガバナンス、価値
Crowther, David / Seifi, Shahla (eds.), CSR, Governance and Value. (Approaches to Global Sustainability, Markets, and Governance) 239 pp. 2024:8 (Springer, GW) <732-309>
ISBN 978-981-9747-94-8 hard ¥39,079.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This book presents the changing face of social responsibility, showing how it has grown to encompass governance, becoming a vital part of various aspects of human endeavor. From businesses to politics to justice systems, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has expanded its reach, touching every sphere of human activity. What is particularly interesting is how governance failures have highlighted its importance in addressing the economic and social challenges that many organizations face today. This shift has led to a reevaluation of the traditional triple bottom line approach, with governance and supplier behavior emerging as critical components of CSR. Stakeholders, especially consumers, are now actively monitoring companies, influencing their decisions and ultimately impacting their bottom line. The book critically examines these transformations in business behavior through the lenses of governance and CSR, questioning the need for redefining key concepts in the field. Authored by scholars from diverse global backgrounds, it blends theoretical insights with practical considerations, offering a comprehensive exploration of the evolving landscape. Drawing from the tradition of the Social Responsibility Research Network, known for its inclusive approach and emphasis on interdisciplinary research, the book presents varied perspectives and solutions derived from shared best practices. Based on contributions from the Network's recent conference, this book showcases both the unity and diversity of ideas within the field. By examining both theory and practice, it aims to deepen our understanding of these evolving trends and their implications for defining key concepts in social responsibility and governance.