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

片岡真輝他編　気候変動、安全保障、政治再考
Ratuva, Steven / Alda-Fernandez, M. / Gharbaoui, D. / Kataoka, Masaki (eds.), Rethinking Climate Change, Security and Politics. 586 pp. 2025:7 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <749-879>
ISBN 978-981-9648-42-9 hard ¥32,952.- (税込) EUR 139.99

The book provides a critical analysis of the nexus between climate change, security and politics, especially in relation to the role and impact of societal agencies such as states, corporations, military, financial institutions and community organizations in framing and responding to climate change using various forms of social, economic or political leverage. Climate change is a major existential security threat to the planet and humanity, yet there is continuing debate as to how it should be approached.

Sylos Labini, Francesco / Caravani, Matteo, Conflict, Climate and Inequalities: Convergence to a World Crisis. (China and Globalization) 176 pp. 2025:5 (Springer, GW) <749-885>
ISBN 978-981-9658-39-8 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book argues that the growing and seemingly unstoppable centralization of capital undermines national democracies, fuels wars, destroys the environment, and, tragically, exacerbates global hunger. In an era of overwhelming confusion, this book seeks to bring clarity by relying on empirical data and the insights of intellectuals from diverse and pluralistic schools of thought. These thinkers, often overlooked by the mainstream, remain unaligned with specific interest groups and offer critical, honest, and deeply human perspectives on the world. The book's central goal is to place the theme of peace at the forefront of public debate, demonstrating that movements for environmental and social justice are fundamentally part of the same struggle for human survival. This book situates current events within their historical context and a broader historical continuum. It acknowledges that today's unfolding polycrisis is deeply rooted in global politics over the past half-century, with origins that trace back to early industrialization and colonization-key processes that established the West as a global hegemon. By offering this historical perspective, the book directly challenges dominant public narratives, which often frame contemporary crises as isolated, immediate events disconnected from their historical roots.

災害リスクを議論する－気候変動の時代における倫理的ジレンマ
Lizarralde, Gonzalo / Bornstein, Lisa M. / Dhar, T. (eds.), Debating Disaster Risk: Ethical Dilemmas in the Era of Climate Change. 376 pp. 2025:8 (Columbia U. Pr., US) <749-98>
ISBN 978-0-231-20966-3 hard ¥29,106.- (税込) US$ 140.00
ISBN 978-0-231-20967-0 paper ¥7,276.- (税込) US$ 35.00

Dealing with the risks of climate change and disaster is a political process. It produces winners and losers, mobility and permanence, radical change and continuity, relief and suffering. For some, it ultimately leads to life or death. Yet consultants, academics, humanitarian agents, and politicians often simply propose well-intentioned ideas-resilience, sustainability, community participation, emergency shelter, green development-while failing to perceive the blind spots and unintended consequences of such approaches.Debating Disaster Risk brings together leading global experts to explore the controversies that emerge-and the tough decisions that must be made-when cities, people, and the environment are at risk. Scholars and practitioners discuss the challenges of reducing vulnerability and rebuilding after destruction in an accessible and lively debate format, with commentary by researchers, students, and development workers from across the world. They emphasize the ethical consequences of decisions about how cities and communities should prepare for and react to disasters, considering issues such as housing, environmental protection, urban development, and infrastructure recovery.A valuable resource for scholars, students, and practitioners in a variety of fields, this book provides an in-depth analysis of the difficult choices we face in dealing with disasters. As climate change accelerates, Debating Disaster Risk invites readers to grapple with the most pressing controversies.

Cladis, Mark S., Radical Romanticism: Democracy, Religion, and the Environmental Imagination. 368 pp. 2025:9 (Columbia U. Pr., US)
ISBN 978-0-231-21332-5 hard ¥31,185.- (税込) US$ 150.00
ISBN 978-0-231-21333-2 paper ¥7,692.- (税込) US$ 37.00

Romanticism is often reduced to nostalgic pastoralism and solitary contemplation of the sublime. But a radical strand of Romantic writers and thinkers offered sweeping political, ecological, and religious critiques of capitalism, racism, settler colonialism, and environmental destruction. Interweaving canonical nineteenth-century authors with Black and Indigenous thinkers who transformed their work, this book is a bold new account of Romanticism for today's deeply entrenched crises.Mark S. Cladis examines the progressive democratic, religious, and environmental beliefs and practices that informed European Romantic literature and its sustained legacies in North America. His interpretation interweaves diverse voices such as W. E. B. Du Bois, Zora Neale Hurston, and Leslie Marmon Silko while also revealing the progressive visions of Romantic authors such as Rousseau, William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Coleridge, Mary Shelley, Thoreau, and Margaret Fuller. Forging connections among literary and philosophical traditions while closely reading a wide range of texts, Radical Romanticism shows how storytelling is central to the pursuit of justice and flourishing for the human and the more-than-human worlds. Bringing together environmental humanities, literary theory, political theory, and religious studies, this book makes the case for a renewed radical Romanticism, offering urgent resources for a world beset by catastrophe, uncertainty, and despair.

Nishimura, Lauren Sakae, Climate Change, Human Rights, and Adaptive Mobility. 288 pp. 2025:10 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <749-553>
ISBN 978-0-19-893003-7 hard ¥28,270.- (税込) GB￡ 100.00

The potential for climate change to cause vast human movement is a major global issue. Dominant approaches to climate-related migration take mobility as the starting point, exploring legal frameworks that tend to provide protection for migrants only after they move and overlooking measures that could help avoid forced movement in the first place. In contrast, Climate Change, Human Rights, and Adaptive Mobility provides a new conceptual and legal approach to human mobility in the context of climate change, one that seeks to compel and shape more proactive, anticipatory action. The author anchors her arguments in the international climate change regime, turning to obligations on adaptation found in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement. These obligations, though understudied and underutilized, have the potential to be a powerful legal tool. The book therefore seeks to lend them concrete legal meaning. It draws on international climate change and human rights law to weave together doctrinal analysis that considers treaty interpretation, regime interaction, and principles of environmental law with case studies in Bangladesh, the Pacific Islands, and the Sahel. At its core, the book argues that adaptation obligations require states to take measures to address foreseeable risks and ensure human rights. It further argues that developed countries that have contributed most to climate change have legal duties to support others in adapting to its effects, adding a collective dimension to the problem of climate change and mobility. This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.

Pacheco Pacifico, Andrea et al. (eds.), Internal Environmental Displacement in Latin America and the Caribbean: Legal and Policy Approaches. (Environmental Politics and Theory) 362 pp. 2025:8 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <749-574>
ISBN 978-3-031-87026-2 hard ¥32,952.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the pressing issue of environmentally displaced persons (EDPs) in Latin America and the Caribbean, filling a gap in the existing literature. The concept of EDPs only gained prominence on the international stage in the late 20th century, but despite significant attention in recent years, there has been a conspicuous absence of a consolidated resource on the topic, particularly within this region. This book's editors, distinguished Brazilian scholars with extensive experience in academia and as consultants, have crafted a meticulously researched and thought-provoking volume. It addresses the historical evolution of EDP visibility among different stakeholders and delves into the legal and policy dimensions crucial for the protection of these vulnerable individuals. Drawing from an array of case studies, including Mexico, Haiti, Colombia, and Brazil, the book elucidates the multifaceted challenges faced by EDPs. It examines specific populations (women and girls, children, and indigenous communities) disproportionately affected by environmental displacement. This comprehensive work not only serves an academic purpose but also provides valuable insights and guidance to governments, NGOs, international agencies, and other actors grappling with the dilemma of protecting EDPs in the region. It stands as a unique and indispensable resource, offering a consolidated repository of information, data, and references that is unparalleled in the field. Readers will benefit from the wealth of knowledge and expertise encapsulated within this book, making it an essential addition to discuss the issue.

気候変動とグリーンなエネルギーのユートピア
Warner, Michael, On the Grid: Climate Change and the Utopia of Green Energy. Ed. by M. Lucey. (The Berkeley Tanner Lectures) 160 pp. 2025:10 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <749-246>
ISBN 978-0-19-769624-8 hard ¥6,234.- (税込) US$ 29.99

Kleinpenning, Jan M. G., The Brazilian Amazonia in Change I: Opening Up and Colonisation in the 1970s. (Biblioteca Afro-Luso-Brasileira 3) 240 S. 2025:2 (Transcript, GW) <749-1024>
ISBN 978-3-8376-7536-8 paper ¥10,593.- (税込) EUR 45.00

In the 1970s, the whole Brazilian Amazon was opened up by road construction and the exploitation of its rich resources increased considerably. Jan Kleinpenning traces the history of this development, which began in 1972 with the opening of?the first part of the Ruta Transamazonica, as well as its effects on population growth and distribution.?He lays a particular?focus on?the programme of supervised agrarian colonisation meant to help small farmers and landless families from the densely populated and poverty-stricken Northeast of the country. Ron Milder’s contribution to this volume examines the effects on Altamira, one of the small towns along the Ruta.

Kohlhepp, Gerd, The Brazilian Amazonia in Change II: Five Decades of Exploitation, Deforestation and Attempts at Sustainable Development. (Biblioteca Afro-Luso-Brasileira 4) 456 S. 2025:2 (Transcript, GW) <749-1025>
ISBN 978-3-8376-7535-1 paper ¥13,653.- (税込) EUR 58.00

In the Brazilian planning region “Amazonia Legal”, deforestation of rain forests for the extraction of mineral resources, cattle breeding, soybean farming, transport infrastructure and hydropower plants was carried out without regard for the indigenous people and regional socio-ecological vulnerability. The implementation of damaging mega-programmes caused disastrous environmental problems. Large-scale destruction of biodiversity, rising temperatures and instability of precipitation not only pose a threat to the region, but also have global impacts?on climate change. Over the last two decades, parts of Amazonia Legal have evolved from a CO2 sink to a source of CO2 emissions.

Abels, Birgit / Eisenlohr, Patrick, Atmospheric Knowledge: Environmentality, Latency, and Sonic Multimodality. 186 pp. 2025:9 (U. California Pr., US) <749-1033>
ISBN 978-0-520-42319-0 hard ¥19,750.- (税込) US$ 95.00
ISBN 978-0-520-41732-8 paper ¥7,265.- (税込) US$ 34.95

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. How do we know through atmospheres? How can being affected by an atmosphere give rise to knowledge? What role does somatic, nonverbal knowledge play in how we belong to places? Atmospheric Knowledge takes up these questions through detailed analyses of practices that generate atmospheres and in which knowledge emerges through visceral intermingling with atmospheres. From combined musicological and anthropological perspectives, Birgit Abels and Patrick Eisenlohr investigate atmospheres as a compelling alternative to better-known analytics of affect by way of performative and sonic practices across a range of ethnographic settings. With particular focus on oceanic relations and sonic affectedness, Atmospheric Knowledge centers the rich affordances of sonic connections for knowing our environments.

Awazi, Nyong Princely, Building Climate Resilient Communities Along Africa's Coasts: The Role of Mangroves. (Palgrave Studies in Climate Resilient Societies) 165 pp. 2025:5 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <749-1034>
ISBN 978-3-031-90842-2 hard ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99

The book "Building Climate Resilient Communities along Africa's Coasts: The Role of Mangroves" highlights the crucial role mangrove ecosystems play in enhancing climate resilience for coastal communities in Africa, which face rising sea levels, intensified storms, and habitat loss. With Africa's extensive coastline and dependence on coastal resources, mangroves are essential for protecting communities from environmental stressors, preserving biodiversity, and supporting livelihoods. Each chapter focuses on a specific coastal region in Africa, addressing local challenges, successful case studies, and strategies for integrating mangrove conservation into resilience planning. The book takes an integrative, community-centered approach, combining detailed analyses of mangroves with case studies from across Africa's coasts. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the unique ecological and cultural contexts of different regions. Local community engagement in mangrove restoration is covered, highlighting the value of traditional knowledge alongside modern conservation methods. The book also advocates for collaboration among governments, NGOs, and local stakeholders to develop effective policies. By offering actionable recommendations and showcasing the socio-economic benefits of healthy mangrove ecosystems, the book serves as a practical guide for decision-makers and practitioners, aiming to empower communities and inspire action in the fight against climate change and environmental degradation.

Balasescu, Alexandru, Climate Change in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Nature, Culture and the Politics of Technology. (Artificial Intelligence, Simulation and Society) 250 pp. 2025:8 (Springer, GW) <749-1035>
ISBN 978-3-031-90041-9 hard ¥23,536.- (税込) EUR 99.99

Binns, Daniel / Najdowski, Rebecca (eds.), Confronting the Climate Crisis: Activism, Technology and Ecoaesthetics. (Palgrave Studies in Media and Environmental Communication) 326 pp. 2025:8 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <749-1036>
ISBN 978-3-031-89605-7 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This collection examines how activism, media, and creative practices shape our understanding of the climate crisis. Bringing together perspectives from media studies, environmental humanities, and artistic research, Confronting the Climate Crisis: Activism, Technology and Ecoaesthetics explores how digital technologies, protest movements, and ecoaesthetic interventions influence ecological discourse. Fifteen chapters interrogate a range of case studies, from student activism and climate-related art to the role of video games, memes, and machine learning in framing and comprehending environmental collapse. The collection also considers how experimental cinema, podcasts, and documentary practices can move beyond entertainment and spectacle to foster lasting and meaningful action against environmental change. Highlighting the intersections of politics, technology, and aesthetics, this book offers a vital resource for scholars, artists, and activists seeking to navigate and challenge contemporary climate narratives. It argues that creative and technological interventions are essential to rethinking our relationship with the planet and shaping new modes of ecological action.

実践的持続可能性ハンドブック
Brinkmann, Robert / Oo, Chit Wityi (eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Practical Sustainability. 674 pp. 2025:5 (Springer, GW) <749-1037>
ISBN 978-3-031-82856-0 hard ¥51,784.- (税込) EUR 219.99

This book provides a comprehensive look at practical sustainability around the world. The book takes a distinctly regional, case study perspective and highlights different approaches to managing sustainability challenges. Chapters by authors from all corners of the world look at a range of sustainability issues including environmental sustainability, environmental equity and justice, and government and business approaches to sustainability. The authorship of the book is distinctly global which provides an important perspective to this volume. Each chapter focuses on a different sustainability problem and how it was addressed in the region. Readers will take away a tremendous amount of information as to how sustainability challenges are addressed by leaders throughout the globe.

Certoma, Chiara (ed.), Blue Kinships: An Exploration of Society & the Ocean. 164 pp. 2025:8 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <749-1038>
ISBN 978-3-031-78618-1 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99

Blue Kinship contributes to the emergent movement of ideas and practices that are interpreting the ocean as a conceptual and physical space for reconsidering our relationship with the complex, heterogeneous and mutable ecological systems of the Anthropocene; and, in consideration of the drastic and dramatic changes affecting the ocean's health, is working toward a paradigm change in consideration of the socio-cultural connection with the sea. Tightening the link between society and the ocean cannot be achieved by technological solutions alone, but requires a multidisciplinary understanding of the ocean's influence on the more-than-human society, and of society on the ocean. This book includes cross-cutting, theoretical analyses, methodological descriptions and case studies across the social and natural research that puts the ocean at the core of all global health to feed the emergent socio-cultural geography of the sea and marine social science perspectives.

Cheshmehzangi, Ali / You, Nicholas / Allam, Z. et al., People-Centered Innovation: Local Actions for Sustainable Cities and Communities. (Urban Sustainability) 253 pp. 2025:5 (Springer, GW) <749-1039>
ISBN 978-981-9652-29-7 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99

As a follow-up to the book titled "Harnessing Urban Innovation to Unlock the Sustainable Development Goals", this collection examines transformative urban solutions through 15 internationally recognized case studies submitted to the 6th Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation in 2023. It provides valuable insights into the driving forces behind sustainable urban development, aligning closely with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The main focus of the book is on people-centered approaches to urban innovation, demonstrating how grassroots initiatives can tackle complex urban challenges and contribute to global sustainability targets. Each case study presents innovative strategies implemented by communities worldwide, showcasing how local actions can greatly impact sustainability and resilience. The varied examples highlight a spectrum of urban issues, including affordable housing, sustainable transportation, climate adaptation, and social inclusion, reflecting the diverse nature of urban innovation. Key Features and Benefits: Varied Global Case Studies: The book includes fifteen case studies from different regions, each presenting unique solutions to urban challenges. These examples illustrate how various cultures and contexts address common problems, providing a rich array of ideas and practices. This makes it an essential resource for urban planners, policymakers, and community leaders seeking inspiration and guidance.Emphasis on People-Centered Approaches: The book emphasizes the importance of people-centered innovation, which prioritizes community involvement and local knowledge. By focusing on how local populations engage with and drive urban initiatives, the book highlights the significance of inclusivity and participatory processes in achieving sustainable outcomes. Alignment with the SDGs: Each case study is connected to specific Sustainable Development Goals, demonstrating how local actions contribute to global sustainability objectives. The book illustrates how grassroots initiatives address key areas such as poverty reduction, climate action, and sustainable cities and communities, highlighting the critical role of local efforts in achieving the broader SDG agenda.

Cheshmehzangi, Ali / Zuo, Jian / Sharifi, A. et al. (eds.), Designing Healthy Cities: Integrating Climate-Resilient Urbanism for Sustainable Living. (Urban Sustainability) 208 pp. 2025:8 (Springer, GW) <749-1040>
ISBN 978-981-9655-37-3 hard ¥32,952.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book investigates how urban planning can promote inclusive, climate-resilient, and healthy communities. With cities worldwide battling the twin problems of increasing urbanization and the intensifying effects of climate change, this book offers a relevant, multidisciplinary framework for rethinking urban areas to support equity, well-being, and environmental sustainability. The book explores the connections between environmental resilience, urban planning, and public health, grounded in state-of-the-art research and enhanced by real-world case studies. It emphasizes how urgent it is for cities to adopt proactive, forward-thinking design strategies in order to both adapt to and lessen the effects of climate change. The book offers practical advice for designing areas that are useful and improve city dwellers' physical and emotional health by fusing sustainable urbanism with human-centered methodologies. The book emphasizes the necessity of adopting comprehensive, integrated approaches to urban development from a forward-looking standpoint. It urges people to change their perspective from seeing cities only as centers of economic activity to seeing them as living ecosystems that support and care for their residents. By doing this, the book hopes to motivate a new generation of urban leaders and thinkers who are committed to creating cities that coexist peacefully with the environment. It also gives the readers the essential knowledge and resources to help create a sustainable and resilient urban future, whether they are practitioners influencing urban policy or citizens who are enthusiastic about fostering healthier living conditions.

Fenske, Michaela (ed.), Narrating the Multispecies World: Stories in Times of Crises, Loss, and Hope. (Human-Animal Studies 32) 336 S. 2025:5 (Transcript, GW) <749-1042>
ISBN 978-3-8376-7056-1 paper ¥10,593.- (税込) EUR 45.00

In present times, we are increasingly witnessing a loss of life, especially among animals and plants. Some species are becoming extinct, while others struggle to adjust to new habitats. Human beings are looking for strategies to overcome the effects of climate change and mass extinction. The contributors to this volume reflect on how the current problems affect the living world. Artists and scholars from around the world share their views on the changes and challenges produced by the effects of the ecological crises in a variety of regions. While some of their stories concern loss, others offer hope by suggesting new ideas for living together in sustainable harmony within a multispecies world.

持続可能な開発のための教育－大学の貢献
Filho, Walter Leal / Trevisan, Lais Viera et al. (eds.), Education for Sustainable Development: The Contribution of Universities. (World Sustainability Series) 490 pp. 2025:7 (Springer, GW) <749-1043>
ISBN 978-3-031-86984-6 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99

As we confront the daunting challenges of the 21st century-climate change, social inequality, resource depletion, and the loss of biodiversity-the role of education has emerged as a pivotal force in driving transformative change. "Education for Sustainable Development: The Contribution of Universities" is a response to this urgent call for a reimagined educational landscape, one that empowers current and future generations to navigate and address the complexities of sustainability. This book seeks to outline universities' critical role as catalysts for sustainable development. As centres of knowledge creation, innovation, and community engagement, universities possess the unique ability to influence not only individual lives but also societal norms and practices. They are uniquely positioned to integrate sustainability into their curricula, research agendas, and outreach efforts, thus fostering a culture of sustainability that permeates all aspects of academic life. The need for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has never been clearer. By emphasising sustainability in higher education, we can raise awareness among students and faculty, inspiring them to become informed and engaged global citizens. This book serves as a comprehensive resource, offering insights, best practices, and real-world examples of how universities around the globe are advancing the principles of ESD. Within this book, the readers will find a rich tapestry of ideas and strategies designed to encourage institutions to embrace sustainability in a holistic manner. From innovative teaching methods to collaborative community partnerships, this collection reflects the diversity of approaches being implemented in universities today. It is our hope that the experiences shared will serve as a source of inspiration for educators, administrators, and policymakers. Ultimately, this book stands as a testament to the belief that education is a powerful tool for creating a more sustainable and equitable world. By fostering a deep understanding of sustainability and its interconnected dimensions, we can equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to tackle the pressing issues we face. Together, through a collective commitment to Education for Sustainable Development, we can cultivate a better future for generations to come.

Freilich, Mara / Turan, Irmak / Varner, J. et al. (eds.), Climate Changed: Models and the Built World. 248 pp. 2025:7 (Columbia U. Pr., US) <749-1044>
ISBN 978-0-231-21769-9 hard ¥24,948.- (税込) US$ 120.00
ISBN 978-0-231-21770-5 paper ¥6,237.- (税込) US$ 30.00

Models change our worlds. From global carbon flux models to regional coastal flood prediction maps, climate-related models influence how we know our environment, how we build our cities, and how we act on a climate-altered planet. Yet such models typically require specialized knowledge to navigate, and because the climate crisis is inherently multidimensional, technical expertise in isolation is not enough.Climate Changed examines models and their imperfect yet central role in understanding the relationship between global climate dynamics and the human-built environment. It compares and synthesizes the methods and function of models in disciplines ranging from architecture and planning to climate science and natural hazards research. This book considers how disparate models are woven together to understand the climate crisis, underscoring the necessity of combining locally situated and transdisciplinary knowledge with climate science to navigate current and future cataclysmic changes. It highlights the challenges and consequences of disciplinary boundaries, siloed scientific knowledge, and uneven data and develops ways to overcome these limitations.As the world faces the effects of climate change, climate scientists are debating the future of their field; architects, engineers, and planners are designing in the context of climate change; and society at large is grappling with how to take action. This book brings those communities together to chart a path forward.

景観ハンドブック－ドイツ語での研究の視点
Kuehne, Olaf / Weber, Florian / Berr, Karsten et al. (eds.), Landscape Handbook: German Language Research Perspectives. (Springer International Handbooks of Human Geography) 1312 pp. 2025:11 (Springer, GW) <749-1047>
ISBN 978-3-031-83146-1 hard ¥129,466.- (税込) EUR 549.99

This handbook presents different perspectives on landscapes and illuminates various landscape understandings from different disciplines. Written by experts in the field, it provides an overview of landscape research's current status and sheds light on the future of the field. The handbook examines theoretical perspectives of landscape research, landscape in the context of disciplinary references, meta-perspective approaches to landscape, methods of landscape research and practice, and fields of investigation of landscape research. Therefore, this handbook is an excellent resource for students, lecturers and researchers of landscape architecture, urban and regional planning, social sciences, and geography.

Labussiere, Olivier / Meulemans, Germain et al. (eds.), Back to the Ground: Knowledge, Politics and Practices of Remaking Earth Strata. 238 pp. 2025:8 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <749-1048>
ISBN 978-3-031-88887-8 hard ¥35,306.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book brings together perspectives from the social sciences and humanities on how soils and subsoils are increasingly mobilized to tackle climate change and ecological issues. Carbon capture and storage, the extraction of energy and non-energy minerals, geothermal energy, biofuel production, organic waste recycling and soil remediation are central to the hoped-for green transition. Through an interdisciplinary lens, the book examines the social and ecological implications of these ground-based technological promises, addressing how they both dwell upon and reorient the joint becoming of social and geological strata in the Anthropocene. It is structured into three sections: Inhabiting a de-stratified Earth, Earthly re-stratifications, and Emerging practices and sensitivities to the Earth. Each section explores key aspects of contemporary efforts to reshape the Earth's strata and examines how these processes intersect with shifts in knowledge, power, practices, and our relationship with the planet. The book features case studies from Europe, North America, and South America that provide grounded insights into soil- and subsoil-based developments and initiatives and unpack their social, political, and ecological consequences.

Perles-Ivars, Angel F. / Fuster-Lopez, Laura et al. (eds.), Collection Care: Environmental Monitoring, Risk Assessment and Risk Management. (Springer Proceedings in Archaeology and Heritage) 245 pp. 2025:7 (Springer, GW) <749-1052>
ISBN 978-3-031-85654-9 hard ¥11,766.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This open access book compiles the contributions of the conference Collection Care: New Challenges in Environmental Monitoring, Risk Assessment and Risk Management. The conference held within the framework of the EU's Horizon2020 CollectionCare project (grant no. 814624), was a forum where the latest technological advances in the study of the behavior and aging of cultural heritage materials, environmental monitoring, and the design of preventive conservation strategies in collections were presented. This volume is of interest to heritage researchers and is divided into two sections: the first brings together thirteeen papers that focus on the monitoring, analysis, data interpretation and modelling of the effects of different degradation agents (temperature, relative humidity, pollutants, light, vibration, etc.) in materials present in cultural heritage objects. The second part of the book presents eight case studies dealing with risk assessment and risk management in different types of collections with diverse needs, priorities, and resources, thus illustrating the complexity of implementing all the current knowledge on sensing, monitoring, predictive analysis and preventive conservation in the design of conservation strategies. The case studies presented also demonstrate how these tools have contributed to maximise dialogue and coordination between the different stakeholders involved in the conservation of cultural heritage.

Puaschunder, Julia, Governance & Climate Justice: Wealth of Nature. 2nd ed. 444 pp. 2025:7 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <749-1053>
ISBN 978-3-031-86031-7 hard ¥32,952.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book builds upon a successful first edition to provide a renewed account of climate justice and governance. This second edition book examines international climate change mitigation and adaptation regimes with the aim of proposing fair climate stability implementation strategies. Based on the current endeavors to finance climate justice around the world, the author sophisticates a three-dimensional macroeconomic model to share the expected economic benefits and burdens of climate change equitably within society, across the globe and over time. This new edition substantiates discussions of the theoretical foundations of climate justice. The innovatively adopted 'Climate Wealth of Nature' angle introduces new chapters on green finance and how to measure the economic wealth in nature as well as highlights the environmental impacts of financial crises and political frictions. Revised and extended data presents new indices for climate wealth redistribution strategies in order to derive recommendations for scientists, global governance practitioners and stakeholders.

Roberts, J. Timmons / Milani, C. R. S. et al. (eds.), Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment. 392 pp. 2025:10 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <749-1055>
ISBN 978-0-19-778714-4 hard ¥34,095.- (税込) US$ 164.00
ISBN 978-0-19-778715-1 paper ¥7,274.- (税込) US$ 34.99

Ross, Anne Marie, The Politics of Environmental Education Centres: People, Power and Pedagogies. (International Explorations in Outdoor and Environmental Education 17) 409 pp. 2025:4 (Springer, GW) <749-1056>
ISBN 978-3-031-82566-8 hard ¥40,014.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This book juxtaposes a representation of environmental education centres around the globe with centres within the New South Wales Department of Education in Australia. As terminology shifted from nature study and conservation education to environmental education then "environmental and sustainability education" within "sustainable development" the centres embodied and encompassed this evolution. The book traces the centres' journeys through the phenomenon of the 1970s growth in socially conscious governance, to 1980s-1990s public managerialism, to the tightening tentacles of capitalism. The complexity of education as a socio-political endeavour is made explicit. Themes including the changing dynamics of caring for the environment, and bureaucratic and political manoeuvring, in addition to the effects of activism and globalisation are viewed through a centre lens as the centres survive and thrive in ever increasing neoliberal times. The book will appeal to teachers, academics and bureaucrats interested in the history and politics of environmental education.

Zhao, Rui, Multi-criteria Decision-Making Approaches to Sustainable Consumption and Production. (Urban Sustainability) 236 pp. 2025:4 (Springer, GW) <749-1059>
ISBN 978-981-9627-74-5 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This book applies multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) approaches to facilitate sustainable consumption and production. Sustainable consumption and production not only focuses on the economic prosperity but also pays great attention to environmental protection and social justice, in order to promote sustainable development. In such context, most 'material' can be deemed as 'hazardous' at any stage of their lifecycle, i.e., from extraction to final disposal, because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics, may cause, or pose a substantial or potential hazard to human health or the environment. Through the application of system theory, game theory, optimization theory, as well as various computational approaches, this book helps engineers/ policy makers to identify solutions or mitigation strategies to reduce environmental impact associated with consumption and production. It is essential reading for students, researchers, policy makers as well as those with a wider interest in environmental science and sustainable development.