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

グローバルなエネルギー・ガバナンスの理論
Sourgens, Frederic G., A Theory of Global Energy Governance. 360 pp. 2025:9 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <747-683>
ISBN 978-0-19-895029-5 hard ¥35,750.- (税込) GB￡ 125.00

Oulton, Lucy, Iris Murdoch's Wild Imagination: Nature and the Environment. (Iris Murdoch Today) 252 pp. 2025:5 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <747-70>
ISBN 978-3-031-87832-9 hard ¥28,772.- (税込) EUR 119.99 *

This book presents the first ecocritical study of novelist, philosopher, poet and public intellectual Iris Murdoch (1919-1999). It brings her love of the natural world into the light, arguing for its critical significance when Murdoch conveys an awareness of intricately interconnected ecologies through her work: an awareness that anticipates the motivations and concerns of modern-day environmental humanities. The book is the first of its kind to assess some of Murdoch's poems, seen as early articulation of the environmental imagination that finds recurrent expression in her novels, philosophical writings and personal journals throughout her writing life. This book offers a significant entry point for a new research direction in Murdoch studies by explicating her unique perspective on the natural world.

J.Martinez-Vazquez他編　分権的ガバナンスと気候変動
Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge / Smoke, Paul / Yilmaz, S. (eds.), Decentralized Governance and Climate Change. (Studies in Fiscal Federalism and State-local Finance) 368 pp. 2025:10 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-860>
ISBN 978-1-0353-5637-9 hard ¥37,180.- (税込) GB￡ 130.00

This book sheds light on the underexamined roles of subnational governments (SNGs) in mitigating and responding to climate change issues. Drawing on scientific, institutional, fiscal and political perspectives, it provides novel insights into the governance of the crucial intersection between decentralization and climate action, with a particular focus on developing countries.Expert scholars and practitioners consider how SNGs can contribute to sustainable development, as well as the impact of climate realities on their ability to respond. They explore the ongoing challenges of enacting effective climate change policies across diverse countries and governance structures, presenting detailed case studies that highlight the need for a contextualized strategic approach. The book evaluates a range of fiscal mechanisms for financing SNG climate change action, emphasizing the value of cooperative decision making and outlining innovative avenues for future research and action.Interdisciplinary in scope, this perceptive book is a vital resource for students and academics across public finance, economics, public administration, political science and governance. Its coverage of cutting-edge debates and practical issues will also greatly benefit professionals involved in decentralization and climate change.

Dominey-Howes, Dale / Rushton, Ashleigh et al. (eds.), Queering Disasters, Climate Change and Humanitarian Crises. (Sustainable Development Goals Series) 393 pp. 2025:6 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <747-871>
ISBN 978-981-9638-56-7 hard ¥38,364.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This book marks a significant contribution to the development of queer disaster studies - exploring how disaster-related experiences and needs of sexual and gender diverse (LGBTIQA+) people manifest and differ across national, cultural, and regional boundaries from the Global North and South; from culturally diverse communities, drawing together researchers and professionals working in government, non-government agencies, emergency management, community, and humanitarian organisations. Uniquely, it contains contributions from sexual and gender diverse people with lived experience of disasters, climate change and humanitarian crises and people who have been subject to heterosexist discrimination in disaster relief and recovery-related services, as employees and volunteers.A crucial, overdue contribution to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 5: Gender Equality, this book identifies areas to further the development of just and equitable disaster, climate change and humanitarian crises policy, programs, and services that include and address the needs of sexual and gender diverse people.

Lund-Thomsen, Peter (ed.), Global Value Chains and Climate Change: Reconfiguring the Garment and Textile Industries. (New Horizons in International Business) 224 pp. 2025:9 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-534>
ISBN 978-1-0353-1095-1 hard ¥28,600.- (税込) GB￡ 100.00

As the global garment and textile industries grapple with the urgent challenge of climate change, their value chains are undergoing a profound transformation. This groundbreaking book brings together interdisciplinary perspectives to examine how climate change is reshaping these industries.The book delves into the key drivers and obstacles influencing climate change mitigation and adaptation, linking these processes to economic, social, and environmental upgrading. With a strong regional focus on South Asia-particularly Bangladesh, one of the world's largest garment-exporting nations-it explores how global decarbonization efforts intersect with local realities, presenting both challenges and opportunities. The book offers a nuanced analysis of emissions management, regulatory frameworks, and policy responses, integrating diverse viewpoints from brands, suppliers, workers, and policymakers.Blending theoretical insights with rich empirical evidence, Global Value Chains and Climate Change illuminates how climate action is not just a constraint but also a catalyst for economic, social, and environmental transformation in global value chains. This book is an essential read for students and scholars in management, international business, climate policy, environmental science, and development studies. It will also serve as an invaluable resource for policymakers, industry leaders, and practitioners seeking to navigate the evolving landscape of sustainability transitions in the wider context of global trade.

ツーリズム、成長、持続可能性
Canale, Rosaria Rita / De Siano, Rita, Tourism, Growth and Sustainability: Investigating New Strategies to Promote Growth. 135 pp. 2025:4 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <747-562>
ISBN 978-3-031-85484-2 hard ¥9,588.- (税込) EUR 39.99 *

This book proposes a reconstruction of the relationship between tourism, growth and sustainability. Drawing on theoretical as well as applied perspectives, the authors provide analytical tools to investigate connections at the heart of policy debate, in search of new strategies to promote growth. With a special focus on climate change, readers will be able to understand, by using simple yet rigorous analytical tools, the interpretative categories used to measure and evaluate tourism's contribution to growth and its impact on environmental transformation and climate change. The book explores what role tourism has in developing and emerging economies, and how advanced economies can rely on tourism to foster growth and reduce inequality. A valuable contribution to tourism and sustainability literature, this book aims to support policymakers in identifying strategies that combine sustainability and tourism with profitability and development of the territory.

開発理論と気候変動
Salih, M. A. M., Development Theory and Climate Change. 176 pp. 2025:9 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-296>
ISBN 978-1-80088-813-5 hard ¥25,740.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00

Development Theory and Climate Change is an illuminating exploration of the decline and subsequent revival of development theories. M.A. Mohamed Salih demonstrates how the end of the Cold War and the ascendancy of neoliberal global capitalism have caused the revival of core conceptual frameworks derived from modernisation, dependency and the world system.M.A. Mohamed Salih discusses the way in which these development theories have earlier prioritised ideology over authentic progress and neglected to consider the environment and the experiences of women in their analyses of development. He reflects on ecofeminist, political ecology feminist and post-development discourses which offer alternatives to neoliberal international climate change policies, as well as activists such as Extinction Rebellion, who reject these policies entirely. The book ultimately proposes a reassessment of development theory beyond the climate change crisis, interrogating relations between developing and more developed industrially advanced countries in the Anthropocene.Students and scholars of development studies, environmental and human geography and sociology and sociological theory will greatly benefit from this pioneering book. Interdisciplinary in scope, it is also a vital resource for policymakers and practitioners working in climate change and development, as well as environmental activists and NGOs.

Sareen, Siddharth / Eikeland, Per O. et al. (eds.), Are Low-Carbon Futures Decentralised?: The Governance of Collective Electricity Systems. 240 pp. 2025:8 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-347>
ISBN 978-1-0353-5518-1 hard ¥28,600.- (税込) GB￡ 100.00

This insightful book examines the role of the electric grid and cognate infrastructures in driving the low-carbon transition, addressing the key question: are low-carbon futures decentralised?Featuring chapters by renowned international experts, the book explores decentralisation as both a governance manoeuvre and infrastructural innovation, reflecting on the relationship between emergent data infrastructures and electricity systems. It sheds light on how the governance of collective electricity systems is changing in favour of rapid low-carbon electrification, providing insights into transition tensions and electrical outages across diverse contexts. Chapters discuss the concept of building structurally variable power systems and illustrate how distributed energy will affect existing power supplies, showcasing how institutional technologies are designed for decentralised energy governance. They also evaluate decentralisation versus centralisation in the electricity sector, demonstrating the transformative impact of distributed energy systems on polycentric grids.Are Low-Carbon Futures Decentralised? is an essential resource for students and academics in energy, geography, economics, governance and transitions. Its practical insights into sustainable development will greatly benefit geographers, political scientists and development researchers.

Amanullah, Harvesting Sustainability: Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture in Changing Climate. 660 pp. 2025:9 (Brill, NE) <747-349>
ISBN 978-90-04-73614-6 hard ¥38,368.- (税込) EUR 160.00

Ting, David S-K. / Stagner, Jacqueline A. (eds.), Feeding Tomorrow Ecologically: Ecofriendly Food from Cradle to Cradle. 368 pp. 2025:9 (Emerald, UK) <747-356>
ISBN 978-1-83608-389-4 hard ¥23,908.- (税込) US$ 115.00

Reports from the United Nations indicate that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are not meeting their targets, at least not according to the proposed timeline. Despite this, the world produces enough food to feed everyone. The crucial task remains to ensure equitable food distribution to those in need and reduce global food wastage. Feeding Tomorrow Ecologically: Ecofriendly Food from Cradle to Cradle serves to support the top three SDGs: No Poverty, Zero Hunger, and Good Health and Well-Being. In this edited collection, authors delve into multifaceted aspects of global food systems. They examine the pivotal role of engineering throughout the food supply chain, from production to waste management, and its potential in fostering sustainable food security. Additionally, contributors investigate the evolution and perception of eco-friendly agriculture, focusing on adoption rates and attitudes, as well as diverse topics such as soil management, water reclamation, and policy. Through these varied perspectives, the chapters provide a comprehensive overview of challenges and innovations in shaping the future of food production and sustainability. This edited collection brings together experts from farming, engineering, health sciences, policy, and other fields to provide insights into sustaining future populations with nourishing food. Scholars and professionals across various disciplines, including engineers, economists, scientists, sociologists, and marine conservationists, benefit from this work, which holds deep implications for food and economic systems.

Pagani, Margherita (ed.), Artificial Intelligence for Ecology, Health, and Education. 176 pp. 2025:8 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-412>
ISBN 978-1-0353-4625-7 hard ¥27,170.- (税込) GB￡ 95.00 *

This prescient book explores AI's transformative potential across three critical domains: ecology, healthcare, and education, while thoughtfully addressing its ethical implications. It outlines how AI can enhance the human experience in ways that transcend its technological capabilities, making it a unique tool for sustainable progress.Leading experts discuss the uses of AI, from advancing renewable energy solutions to improving healthcare delivery and creating personalized learning pathways. Combining practical applications with ethical reflections, they emphasize the alignment of AI with ideals such as sustainability, equity, and well-being, and propose responsible implementation strategies to ensure positive societal outcomes. The book examines the intersection of innovation and human values, providing a roadmap for harnessing AI's potential in a way that nurtures the planet and contributes to a sustainable and equitable future.Artificial Intelligence for Ecology, Health, and Education is a vital resource for academics and students of AI and information systems, as well as business leaders and entrepreneurs. Timely and engaging, it will also benefit policymakers and practitioners working in sustainability, healthcare reform, and educational equity.

Inal, Onur, Gateway to the Mediterranean: An Environmental History of Late Ottoman Izmir. (Studies in Environment and History) 250 pp. 2025:7 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <747-1056>
ISBN 978-1-009-60726-1 hard ¥25,740.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00

This in-depth exploration of Ottoman Izmir is the first book to study a Mediterranean port city through an environmental historical lens. Onur Inal documents the development of this major Eastern Mediterranean port-city from small coastal town, to transport hub, to a gateway linking the river valleys of Western Anatolia to worldwide markets. Key to this evolution, he argues, was the relationship between a city and countryside which not only shared a common past, but fundamentally reshaped each other during the years of the late Ottoman Empire. Introducing a cast of both human and non-human historical actors, including camels, horses and micro-organisms, Inal demonstrates the transformative impact of their interaction on the city and its hinterlands. By proposing the 'gateway city' model, this rich analysis provides an alternative way to understand the creation of an integrated economic and ecological space in Western Anatolia.

チェルノブイリの子どもたち－原子力災害のトランスナショナルな歴史
Arndt, Melanie, Chernobyl Children: A Transnational History of a Nuclear Disaster. (Studies in Environment and History) 368 pp. 2025:7 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <747-1105>
ISBN 978-1-009-45776-7 hard ¥8,576.- (税込) GB￡ 29.99

In the wake of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, more than a million Belarusian, Ukrainian, and Russian children were sent abroad. Aided by the unprecedented efforts of transnational NGOs and private individuals, these children were meant to escape and recover from radiation exposure, but also from the increasing hardships of everyday life in post-Soviet society. Through this opening of the Soviet Union, hundreds of thousands of people in over forty countries witnessed the ecological, medical, social and political consequences of the disaster for the human beings involved. This awareness transformed the accident into a global catastrophe which could happen anywhere and have widespread impact. In this brilliantly insightful work, Melanie Arndt demonstrates that the Chernobyl children were both witness to and representative of a vanishing bipolar world order and the future of life in the Anthropocene, an age in which the human impact on the planet is increasingly borderless.

ソーシャル・ネットワークと環境ハンドブック
Barnes, Michele L. / Bodin, Oerjan (eds.), Handbook of Social Networks and the Environment. (Research Handbooks on Social Networks) 336 pp. 2025:8 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-1106>
ISBN 978-1-0353-1874-2 hard ¥57,200.- (税込) GB￡ 200.00

This Handbook examines how social networks underpin environmental change, exploring issues of collaboration, learning and social influence in environmental contexts. It provides an accessible framework for understanding the complex interplay between social dynamics and environmental problems, highlighting how social networks can shape and potentially solve pressing global challenges.Bringing together diverse case studies, leading specialists outline the role of social networks in environmental management, policy, risk, disasters and climate adaptation. They shed light on seed circulation and regional trade networks, and analyze the impact of conservation technology in environmental policy. Chapters address flood planning and the prevalence of post-disaster mental health issues, showcasing best practice in the journey from environmental catastrophe to recovery. They discuss equitable climate-smart architecture, network segregation, power, and the global trade networks driving climate change, as well as local stakeholder networks supporting climate action.The Handbook of Social Networks and the Environment will greatly benefit students and academics in social network analysis, sociology and social theory, environmental sociology, public policy and sustainability studies. Its exploration of the complex social and environmental nexus is also invaluable to public policy officials and practitioners in project and environmental management.

Beckert, Jens, Verkaufte Zukunft: Warum der Kampf gegen den Klimawandel zu scheitern droht. (stw 2486) 250 S. 2026:3 (Suhrkamp, GW) <747-1107>
ISBN 978-3-518-30086-2 paper ¥3,836.- (税込) EUR 16.00

Seit Jahrzehnten wissen wir um die Erderwaermung und ihre Gefaehrlichkeit und dennoch nehmen die globalen Treibhausgasemissionen weiter zu. Offensichtlich gelingt es uns nicht, den Klimawandel zu stoppen, vielmehr verkaufen wir unsere Zukunft fuer die naechsten Quartalszahlen, das kommende Wahlergebnis und das heutige Vergnuegen. In seinem vieldiskutierten Buch liefert Jens Beckert eine Erklaerung fuer unser Zoegern und Versagen. Er zeigt, warum es sich beim Klimawandel um ein Problem handelt, an dem die kapitalistische Moderne aufgrund ihrer institutionellen und kulturellen Strukturen scheitern muss. Daher sind nun Anpassungsfaehigkeit, Resilienz und solidarisches Handeln gefragt und vor allem: eine realistische Klimapolitik.

Bradtmoeller, Marcel / Grimm, Sonja B. et al. (eds.), Under Pressure?: Living with Climate Change and Environmental Hazards in the Past and Now. (Human-Environment Interactions 10) 396 pp. 2025:6 (Springer, GW) <747-1108>
ISBN 978-3-031-85347-0 hard ¥11,986.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This open access book gathers different case studies of resilience and coping strategies in hunter-gatherer societies who were confronted with natural hazards. Joined in this book, authors display a range of strategies how people could face natural hazards and climate change, how they manage stress at a group or personal level, and how they transmit their knowledge about dreadful events and successful responses to later generations. Consequently, this book is primarily for a scientific audience focused on hunter-gatherers but will also provide insights for those interested in human responses to crisis and change.

都市計画と気候変動の適応ハンドブック
Cobbinah, Patrick Brandful / Addaney, Michael (eds.), Handbook on Planning and Climate Change Adaptation. (Research Handbooks in Planning) 368 pp. 2025:8 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-1110>
ISBN 978-1-80392-691-9 hard ¥57,200.- (税込) GB￡ 200.00

This timely Handbook explores how planning can be used as a mechanism, a tool and a process to sustainably manage the impacts of climate change. Conceptually grounded in the planning and climate change literature, it illustrates the different capabilities, and inadequacies, of planning in addressing climate change adaptation.Focusing on vulnerability to climate change, planning and resilience responses and the future of climate change adaptation, the Handbook analyses multiple case studies from across the global North and South. These include adaptations to extreme heat in Tanzania, urban resilience in Zimbabwe and nature-based solutions for Australian cities. Leading experts discuss the widespread, severe and frequent impacts of the climate crisis, such as flood and drought events, hurricanes, heatwaves and bush fires. They demonstrate the capacity of planning to deliver climate change actions, as well as how planning education is responding to these challenges.Students and scholars of urban, regional and environmental planning will greatly benefit from this illuminating Handbook. It is also a vital resource for academics in related fields such as human geography, development studies and urban studies.

Degroot, Dagomar, Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean: An Environmental History of Our Place in the Solar System. 368 pp. 2025:10 (Belknap Pr., US) <747-1111>
ISBN 978-0-674-98650-3 hard ¥6,652.- (税込) US$ 32.00

From solar storms to asteroid impacts, the untold story of how environmental change throughout the cosmos shaped human history.Our solar system is a dynamic place where asteroids careen off course and solar winds hurl charged particles across billions of miles of space. Yet we seldom consider how these events, so immense in scale, influence our comparatively minuscule corner of the cosmos: planet Earth.In Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean, Dagomar Degroot traces the surprising threads linking human endeavor to the rest of the solar system. He shows how variability in planetary environments shaped geopolitics, spurred scientific and cultural innovation, and encouraged new ideas about the emergence and ultimate fate of life. Martian dust storms altered the trajectory of the Cold War and inspired fantastical stories about alien civilizations. Comet impacts on Jupiter led to the first planetary defense strategy. And volcanic eruptions spewed sulfuric acid into Venus's atmosphere, exposing the existential risks of climate change at home.In the dawning era of space settlement, cosmic environments are becoming increasingly vulnerable to human activity. They may also hold the key to slowing the destruction of environments on Earth. Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean asks what it will take to develop an interplanetary environmentalism across a vast mosaic of entangled worlds.

Epstein, William M., Climate Change, Social Inequality, and Doom. 336 pp. 2025:11 (Johns Hopkins U. Pr., US) <747-1113>
ISBN 978-1-4214-5230-2 paper ¥10,384.- (税込) US$ 49.95

A critical examination of how inequality and cultural inertia hinder meaningful climate action.The challenges of climate change, like so many issues today, are not evenly distributed across social and economic lines. In this sobering exploration of the interconnected crises of climate change and social inequality, William M. Epstein examines how entrenched cultural values and systemic inequities thwart meaningful climate action, driving humanity closer to catastrophic consequences. Epstein outlines three potential climate futures-ranging from manageable to devastating-and scrutinizes society's inability to confront these realities with meaningful action. He argues that solutions exist, but they demand sacrifices and transformations that clash with deeply rooted societal norms. Epstein highlights the global indifference to equality and environmental stewardship and exposes the tragic inertia that imperils democracy, the environment, and humanity itself. By examining the broader implications of inequality-ranging from resource distribution to policy inertia-he reveals how societal values shape environmental outcomes and the growing divide between those who bear the brunt of climate change and those who remain insulated. Offering a sharp critique of romanticized individualism and its role in undermining collective action, this provocative book challenges readers to rethink society's capacity and willingness to confront existential and environmental threats. A profound and timely work, Climate Change, Social Inequality, and Doom confronts the moral and political failures that define the climate crisis and reveals the stark choice between an equitable, sustainable future and irreversible decline.

Fox, Jeremy, The Ecology of Ecologists: Harnessing Diverse Approaches for a Stronger Science. 256 pp. 2025:12 (U. Chicago Pr., US) <747-1114>
ISBN 978-0-226-84495-4 hard ¥23,908.- (税込) US$ 115.00
ISBN 978-0-226-84494-7 paper ¥7,276.- (税込) US$ 35.00

France, Derek / Batty, Lesley / Swanton, Dan (eds.), Teaching Fieldwork in Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences. (Elgar Guides to Teaching) 320 pp. 2025:7 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-1115>
ISBN 978-1-0353-2238-1 hard ¥40,040.- (税込) GB￡ 140.00

This book provides invaluable practical guidance for teaching and learning through fieldwork in higher education. Featuring contributions from a diverse range of experienced field educators, it delves into the challenges and opportunities of teaching beyond the classroom across Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES).Organised into three thematic parts, the book covers ethical and responsible fieldwork, approaches to defining and redefining the field, and relevant skills and competencies. Chapters discuss strategies for making learning accessible, facing uncertainty and transforming fieldwork using digital tools, supplemented by themed vignettes which provide examples and resources for teaching. The book documents the many innovative ways in which educators are responding to the changing contexts of fieldwork and concludes by presenting an insightful audit tool that readers can use to reflect on, review and enhance their field teaching.Interdisciplinary in scope, this is a vital read for instructors in geography, earth sciences, environmental science and archaeology as well as other courses with a fieldwork component. Its theoretical and practical insights are also beneficial to students and researchers interested in education, teaching methods, outdoor education and future skills development.

なぜグローバルな気候制度が失敗しているか、及びそれを直す方法
Green, Jessica F., Existential Politics: Why Global Climate Institutions Are Failing and How to Fix Them. 208 pp. 2025:10 (Princeton U. Pr., US) <747-1116>
ISBN 978-0-691-24523-2 hard ¥19,750.- (税込) US$ 95.00
ISBN 978-0-691-24524-9 paper ¥6,226.- (税込) US$ 29.95

A new way to tackle the real politics of climate change through asset revaluationIt's no secret that the Paris Agreement and voluntary efforts to address climate change are failing. Governments have spent three decades crafting international rules to manage the climate crisis yet have made little progress on decarbonization. In Existential Politics, Jessica Green explains why this is unsurprising: governments have misdiagnosed the political problem of climate change, focusing relentlessly on measuring, reporting, and trading emissions. This technical approach of "managing tons" ignores the ways that climate change and climate policy will revalue assets, creating winners and losers. Policies such as net zero, carbon pricing, and offsets all cater to the losers-owners of fossil assets.Ultimately, Green contends, climate change is a political problem. Climate politics should be understood as existential-creating conflicts that arise when some actors face the prospect of the devaluation or elimination of their assets or competition from the creation of new ones. Fossil asset owners, such as oil and gas companies and electric utilities, stand to lose trillions in the energy transition. Thus, they are fighting to slow decarbonization and preserve the value of their assets. Green asset owners, who will be the basis of the decarbonized economy, are fewer in number and relatively weak politically.Green proposes using international tax, finance, and trade institutions to create new green asset owners and constrain fossil asset owners, reducing their clout. Domestic investments in green assets, facilitated by global trade rules, can build the political power of green asset owners

Henning, Michelle, A Dirty History of Photography: Chemistry, Fog, and Empire. 320 pp. 2025:12 (U. Chicago Pr., US) <747-1117>
ISBN 978-0-226-84067-3 hard ¥7,795.- (税込) US$ 37.50

An environmental history of chemical photography through the lens of its deep connections to empire and industry. Dependent on the extractive practices of fossil-fueled industrial capitalism, chemical photography's emulsions and films were highly sensitive to polluted atmospheres, and photographic companies had to work hard to control this sensitivity. Drawing on histories of empire, coal, and chemistry and from the archives of British photographic manufacturer Ilford Limited, Michelle Henning exposes the ways photography shaped how we see and understand the atmosphere while leaving its toxic residues in the air, soil, and water. Structured as thirty-six short chapters and with over seventy illustrations, this innovative book begins in interwar London, follows the supply of Ilford products to photographers on the West African coast, and considers photography as a military technology linked to the development of chemical warfare. Combining close readings of photographs with discussions of low-light, tropical, and aerial photography, Henning examines the extraction and development of photographic materials, their role in the current environmental crisis, and how they have shaped experiences of time and the environment.

Lu, Youpeng, Urban Form and Urban Heat Island: Towards a Cool Built Environment. (Urban Sustainability) 210 pp. 2025:3 (Springer, GW) <747-1119>
ISBN 978-981-9635-40-5 hard ¥35,966.- (税込) EUR 149.99 *

This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the spatial patterns, drivers, mechanisms and management strategies associated with urban heat islands (UHI). It presents new insights into how urban form shapes the thermal environment of cities, shedding light on previously unexplored aspects of UHI dynamics and urban cooling strategies. The key features of this book include: 1. Comprehensive coverage of the influence of urban form on UHI intensity, from spatial patterns to regulatory strategies. 2. Practical implications and recommendations for urban planning and policy formulation to mitigate UHI effects and enhance urban sustainability. Written for researchers, urban planners, policymakers and environmental practitioners, this book provides valuable insights into understanding and addressing the challenges posed by UHI in rapidly urbanising environments. It is suitable for advanced graduate level courses in urban studies, environmental science and geography.

気候変動の脆弱性、環境、コミュニティに関するハンドブック
Miller, Fiona / Shrestha, Krishna K. / Wright, Sarah (eds.), Handbook on Climate Change Vulnerability, Environments and Communities. (Elgar Handbooks in Energy, the Environment and Climate Change) 432 pp. 2025:10 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-1122>
ISBN 978-1-80088-281-2 hard ¥61,490.- (税込) GB￡ 215.00

This thought-provoking Handbook explores the spatially and socially differentiated nature of climate change vulnerability. Expert authors discuss the ways that climate change vulnerability is materially and discursively produced as well as the agency, capacity and resilience of affected communities.Interdisciplinary in scope, this book features both leading and emerging international academics, offering diverse perspectives. Chapters delve into the conceptual origins and theoretical debates of climate change vulnerability, as well as existing and emerging responses to vulnerability in different environmental, cultural and social contexts. With a decolonising, Indigenous-led and justice-oriented approach, this innovative Handbook critically reflects on the concept of vulnerability, examining the disparities between the experiences of those of different gendered identities and social positions. Ultimately, this book provides insights into the navigation of communal futures in response to and beyond climate change vulnerability.Students and scholars of environmental sociology, development studies and human, environmental, social and cultural geography will greatly benefit from this Handbook's integrated perspective. It is also a vital resource for climate change researchers working in the social sciences, as well as practitioners and policymakers working on climate change vulnerability policies and programs.

Newman, Peter, Net Zero Cities with Sustainability: A Practitioner's Approach. 224 pp. 2025:9 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-1123>
ISBN 978-1-80037-903-9 hard ¥27,170.- (税込) GB￡ 95.00
ISBN 978-1-80037-905-3 paper ¥8,565.- (税込) GB￡ 29.95

This important book sheds light on the opportunities and complexities involved in the transition to net zero cities. Drawing on the framework of the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Peter Newman outlines how cities can achieve net zero and sustainability agendas together as part of the global shift to a new economy.Newman examines key strategies for developing net zero cities, showing that core technologies of renewable energy, batteries and electric vehicles are commercially available but that how best to integrate them into different parts of cities is now the urban practitioner's role. He explores projects that are demonstrating net zero with sustainability outcomes and even net positive with regenerative urbanism, highlighting the challenges of integrating new techniques into existing systems rapidly and at scale. Analysing theories of creative destruction, urban fabrics and structural change alongside detailed case studies, the book reflects on the history of turbulent change, ultimately demonstrating that there is hope of reaching full net zero by 2050, with plans for subsequent global cooling.Net Zero Cities with Sustainability is an invaluable resource for urban professionals and practitioners in a range of disciplines, including energy, environment, planning, design, business and economic development. Its insights will also benefit students and scholars of sustainability, geography, public policy, town planning and transport.

Rhee, Pollyanna, Natural Attachments: The Domestication of American Environmentalism, 1920-1970. 220 pp. 2025:5 (U. Chicago Pr., US) <747-1126>
ISBN 978-0-226-84061-1 hard ¥23,908.- (税込) US$ 115.00 *
ISBN 978-0-226-84063-5 paper ¥6,652.- (税込) US$ 32.00 *

A nuanced analysis takes a California oil spill as its point of departure to show how affluent homeowners pushed for an environmentalism that would protect not only the earth but also property and community norms. A massive oil spill in the Pacific Ocean near Santa Barbara, California, in 1969 quickly became a landmark in the history of American environmentalism, helping to inspire the creation of both the Environmental Protection Agency and Earth Day. But what role did the history of Santa Barbara itself play in this? As Pollyanna Rhee shows, the city's past and demographics were essential to the portrayal of the oil spill as momentous. Moreover, well-off and influential Santa Barbarans were positioned to "domesticate" the larger environmental movement by embodying the argument that individual homes and families-not society as a whole-needed protection from environmental abuses. This soon would put environmental rhetoric and power to fundamentally conservative-not radical-ends.

Staab, Philipp, Systemkrise: Legitimationsprobleme im gruenen Kapitalismus. (edition suhrkamp 2823) 180 S. 2025:10 (Suhrkamp, GW) <747-1130>
ISBN 978-3-518-12823-7 paper ¥4,076.- (税込) EUR 17.00

Vor ein paar Jahren noch gingen Hunderttausende fuer ambitioniertere Klimaziele auf die Strasse. Heute protestieren vor allem jene Gruppen, die von einer solchen Politik belastet wuerden: Landwirte, Pendler, Hauseigentuemer. Das Projekt einer oekologischen Transformation scheint erschoepft. Philipp Staab diagnostiziert eine tiefgreifende Systemkrise. Die Aussicht auf Modernisierung erzeugt nicht laenger Legitimitaet. Viele Buerger:innen empfinden Steuerungsversuche des Staates als uebergriffig. Immer oefter wird aus Abwehr sogar offene Ablehnung nicht nur der Klimawende, sondern liberaler Grundwerte und der Demokratie als solcher. Der ≫gruene Fortschritt≪, so Staab, ist selbst zur Quelle von Instabilitaet geworden. An die Stelle des Versprechens einer helleren Zukunft ist eine Utopie des Stillstands getreten.