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

Bloomfield, Emma Frances / Castro-Sotomayor, Jose (eds.), Intersectional Activism in Environmental Communication: Changemakers Respond to Ecological Crises. 342 pp. 2025:10 (Michigan State U. Pr., US) <752-854>
ISBN 978-1-61186-540-0 hard ¥25,333.- (税込) US$ 119.95
ISBN 978-1-61186-542-4 paper ¥11,605.- (税込) US$ 54.95

Intersectional Activism in Environmental Communication explores the representation of environmental activism around the world. Exploring issues from Indigenous women's activism in Brazil and India to energy protests in South Korea, to the Dakota Access pipeline construction on Standing Rock Sioux territory, to the contours of the internet, this collection offers critical reflection points for the representation of environmental activism and theorizes the various channels and audiences for embodied and mediated environmental communication. The intersectional approach reflected in this work explores circumstances where powerful interests distract, dissuade, and undermine emergent voices and the ecological values they articulate. This volume addresses how intersectional environmental activism can effectively challenge systems and practices that perpetuate ecological degradation and environmental injustices.

Bonnett, Michael / Dillon, Justin / Reid, Alan (eds.), Essays on Nature and the Philosophy of Environmental Education. 158 pp. 2025:9 (Routledge, UK) <752-855>
ISBN 978-1-041-01791-2 hard ¥41,948.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This volume identifies and debates important elements of what would be involved in an education that is truly adequate for the environmental situation that currently confronts us. The chapters in the book present a wide variety of perspectives and raise questions about much mainstream environmental education, particularly the heavy emphasis given to science in understanding environmental problems and to technology for solving them. Contributions argue that there are other equally - if not more - important aspects to be considered: notably our underlying attitudes towards nature and the quality of our underlying relationship with it. They raise questions about what we mean by nature and how we come to know it most authentically in its many facets. The overweening anthropocentrism and desire for mastery that informs much of current Western engagement with nature is revealed as stymying our ability properly to recognise nature's intrinsic value and moral standing. Consideration is given to the need for a curriculum in which morality, poetry and myth, art and the humanities have key roles to play and where our understandings of the qualities of time and space that frame the curriculum are refreshed. The majority of the chapters in this book were originally published in the journal Environmental Education Research.

Borrows, John / Hoogeveen, Dawn / Ritts, Max et al. (eds.), The RAVEN Essays: Indigenous Environmental Justice, Education, and Self-Determination. 277 pp. 2025:5 (U. Toronto Pr., CN) <752-856>
ISBN 978-1-4875-6237-3 hard ¥20,064.- (税込) US$ 95.00
ISBN 978-1-4875-6238-0 paper ¥7,381.- (税込) US$ 34.95

Named after the Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs (RAVEN) nonprofit organization, The RAVEN Essays is an anthology that celebrates a decade of prize-winning student essays. Since 2012, RAVEN has awarded an annual essay prize to honour students who champion the vital importance of Indigenous rights and self-determination, both in Canada and globally. The essays featured in this collection highlight exceptional student work while reflecting on the evolving relationship between Indigenous politics and academia. From issues like fishing rights and the Trans Mountain Pipeline to challenges of sexism and conservation policy, these essays capture a transformative period in Indigenous struggles, offering insights that resonate far beyond the Canadian settler state. The anthology also includes contributions from prominent scholars such as Glen Coulthard, Dara Culhane, Michael Fabris, Sarah Hunt, and Heather Dorries. Five complementary essays explore various aspects of structural change, institutional constraints, and broader commitments to Indigenous knowledge within university settings. Aimed at readers in Indigenous law, environmental studies, anthropology, and geography, The RAVEN Essays is a book created by students for students, and by academics for the academy. Together, the contributors reflect on the powerful formation and enactment of Indigenous law, environmental stewardship, place-based knowledge, pedagogy, and literacy - both within the academy and in the broader community, across land, water, and culture.

Bresnihan, Patrick / Brodie, Patrick, From the Bog to the Cloud: Dependency and Eco-Modernity in Ireland. 192 pp. 2025:10 (Bristol U. Pr., UK) <752-857>
ISBN 978-1-5292-4194-5 hard ¥24,590.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00
ISBN 978-1-5292-4195-2 paper ¥8,675.- (税込) GB￡ 29.99

The green, digital transition is underway. But what does this transition look like when dictated by the energy and resource demands of monopoly tech? How has this situation come to be? And where is it being resisted? This provocative book uncovers the hidden intersections of land, resource extraction and climate policy in the transition to "greener" and "smarter" economies. Challenging eco-modern and techno-solutionist approaches, the book links narratives of sustainability with colonial histories and uneven development, arguing that tech-driven transitions replicate exploitative patterns of imperial capitalism. Using Ireland as a focal point, the authors show how the history and depth of the country's postcolonial dependency on multinational investment, especially US technology companies, comes into friction with disparate land-based struggles. Thinking with these movements, the book offers a critique of dependent models of development and proposes an anti-imperialist approach to environmental politics.

気候変動への学際的アプローチ－社会科学・人文科学からの視点
Catellani, Andrea / Cougnon, Louise-Amelie et al. (eds.), An Interdisciplinary Approach to Climate Change: Perspectives from the Social Sciences and Humanities. (Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research) 328 pp. 2025:9 (Routledge, UK) <752-859>
ISBN 978-1-041-05008-7 hard ¥41,948.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the ways in which research and perspectives from the social sciences and humanities can be combined for a more effective understanding of climate change and its impacts. Climate change affects all aspects of life, influencing personal lifestyle choices and political perceptions. Beyond legal and political measures, the engagement of individuals and local communities has become essential for necessary systemic change. Understanding the complex human and social dynamics is key to achieving real change, in favor of a resilient and low-carbon future.This book highlights the theoretical and practical contributions of the social sciences and humanities in understanding how humans perceive and respond to climate change, and the ways in which they can be combined to fight climate disruption and its effects. These interdisciplinary approaches draw upon fields such as communication sciences, linguistics, psychology, anthropology, educational sciences, management studies, and philosophy, to explore the nexus between climate change and human and social dynamics in individual, collective and political actions.Drawing on a wide range of interesting case studies, the book highlights opportunities for collaboration between disciplines by combining methodological and theoretical components and synthesising the research results. Ultimately, the book demonstrates that a more effective collaboration between the social sciences and humanities is required to fully understand the complexities of our relationship with climate change, and to pave the way to a real ecological transition. The book will be of use to scholars, students, researchers, and practitioners interested in communication studies, psychology, linguistics, sociology, philosophy, management, educational studies, transition studies, and connected fields.

Chirumbolo, Paolo, Toxitaly: Industrial Landscapes and the Environment in Italian Ecodocumentaries. (Toronto Italian Studies) 228 pp. 2025:5 (U. Toronto Pr., CN) <752-860>
ISBN 978-1-4875-6033-1 hard ¥14,784.- (税込) US$ 70.00

Escobar, Oliver / Elstub, Stephen (eds.), Climate Assemblies: New Civic Institutions for a Climate-changed World. (Citizens' Assemblies and Mini-Publics 2) 200 S. 2025:8 (de Gruyter, GW) <752-862>
ISBN 978-3-11-132837-9 hard ¥24,736.- (税込) EUR 99.95

Climate Assemblies are capturing the imagination of people interested in how citizens can participate in decision-making to address the climate and ecological crisis. Traditional institutions are struggling to cope with the challenges of a climate-changed world. Climate Assemblies are new civic institutions that include a cross-section of the public in deliberation to influence environmental policy, governance, public discourse and collective action. With the rapid spread of this approach to public engagement, practice has developed well in advance of research. This book addresses that gap by analysing the internal and external dimensions of climate assemblies and how they interact. It brings together 25 authors to offer novel perspectives, critical insights and practical reflections based on original research about paradigmatic cases at local, national, transnational and global levels. The book investigates the state of the field, reflects on the hope and hype about this growing phenomenon, and proposes ways to improve climate assemblies so that they can make a difference in a climate-changed world.

Karp, Michael T., Raising the Redwood Curtain: Labor Landscapes and Community Violence in a Pacific Littoral. (Studies in Pacific Worlds) 277 pp. 2025:10 (U. Nebraska Pr., US) <752-869>
ISBN 978-1-4962-2028-8 hard ¥14,784.- (税込) US$ 70.00

Raising the Redwood Curtain explores how shifting land use practices and exploitative labor patterns spurred by the colonial settlement of the Pacific world influenced the genocide of California's Native people, anti-Asian campaigns, and the oppression of eastern European immigrant workers. By carefully examining these local developments, it explores how global capitalism fundamentally reordered labor patterns and social relations. By analyzing the history of three episodes of labor and racial violence in Humboldt County, California, Michael T. Karp spans nearly a century in a detailed examination of the causes and interconnections between the Indian Island massacre of 1860, the expulsion of Chinese and Japanese people from the county between 1885 and 1906, and the killing and persecution of eastern Europeans during the Great Lumber Strike of 1935. Regional labor and land use patterns shaped these events, but so did global economic developments and environmental change, connecting disparate acts of racial violence across time. By bringing together new scholarship on the American West, environmental history, and the Pacific world, Michael T. Karp illustrates the importance of considering communities on the periphery to better understand the violence that defined the colonial settlement of North America.

Kemp, Steve, An Exaltation of Parks: John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s Crusade to Save America's Wonderlands. 336 pp. 2025:9 (U. Utah Pr., US) <752-870>
ISBN 978-1-64769-223-0 hard ¥14,784.- (税込) US$ 70.00
ISBN 978-1-64769-224-7 paper ¥6,325.- (税込) US$ 29.95 *

Uncovering the partnership that saved America's natural treasures America's national parks are facing unprecedented challenges. With visitation pressures mounting and the National Park Service struggling to keep up, author and former park ranger Steve Kemp looks toward one exceptionally effective historical example of conservation philanthropy and park building-the collaboration between John D. Rockefeller Jr. and NPS legends Stephen Mather, Horace Albright, and Arno Cammerer.An Exaltation of Parks reveals the inspiring story of this collaboration, showing how the partnership transformed some of America's most cherished national parks, including Acadia, Grand Teton, Great Smoky Mountains, Yellowstone, and Yosemite. It recounts Rockefeller's lifelong dedication to conservation, digging into his own pockets and toiling as a volunteer to achieve his goals for converting private land into public use. Bringing to life the history and significance of America's most magnificent landscapes, this volume is both a tribute to past conservation victories and a call to action for the future, emphasizing the need for continued vigilance to preserve these national treasures for generations to come.

Konrad, Tatiana (ed.), Race and Environmental Justice in the Era of Climate Change and COVID-19. (Environment, Health, and Well-being) 266 pp. 2025:8 (Michigan State U. Pr., US) <752-871>
ISBN 978-1-61186-528-8 paper ¥7,381.- (税込) US$ 34.95 *

Informed by transdisciplinary research in social and environmental justice, Race and Environmental Justice in the Era of Climate Change and COVID-19 is a contribution to the scholarly discourse as well as a form of activism for environmental, climate, and health justice. Using race and Indigeneity as an analytical lens, the book explores how justice in the era of climate change and COVID-19 is envisioned, depicted, and achieved. With a focus largely on humans and environments, its explorations of (in)justice illustrate the wide health and safety gaps between individuals, communities, and even nations living under different environmental conditions. The volume also moves beyond the human toward justice for all beings. This book foregrounds voices from world communities, provides solutions to environmental and health crises, and advances environmental justice.

Mains, Daniel, Nourishing Growth and Suffocating Life: Water, Politics, and Infrastructure in Urban Oklahoma. (Bison Books) 232 pp. 2025:10 (U. Nebraska Pr., US) <752-874>
ISBN 978-1-4962-4019-4 paper ¥5,691.- (税込) US$ 26.95

McNeill Douglas, Richard, The Meaning of Growth: Anti-Environmentalist Rhetoric and the Defence of Modernity. (Routledge Research in Environmental Policy and Politics) 232 pp. 2025:10 (Routledge, UK) <752-875>
ISBN 978-1-003-86415-8 hard ¥41,948.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

Sandlos, John / Keeling, Arn, The Price of Gold: Mining, Pollution, and Resistance in Yellowknife. (McGill-Queen's Rural, Wildland, and Resource Studies 19) 276 pp. 2025:9 (McGill-Queen's U. Pr., CN) <752-879>
ISBN 978-0-228-02617-4 paper ¥7,381.- (税込) US$ 34.95

Fifty years of gold mining at Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories spurred northern settlement and produced millions of dollars in profits. But mineral processing also had catastrophic environmental effects and left a troubled legacy. When two mining companies in Yellowknife began processing gold ore in the 1940s, they did so with little or no pollution controls. Giant Mine spewed thousands of kilograms of arsenic trioxide from its roaster stack into the environment, causing illness and death among people and animals, especially in the adjacent Yellowknives Dene community. Even after the companies installed controls, arsenic trioxide continued to enter the atmosphere and waterways. Eventually Giant Mine, the biggest polluter, would deposit the arsenic dust beneath the mine, leaving 237,000 tonnes of highly toxic material buried underground. For decades, the mining companies and the federal government hid the worst effects of the pollution, doubted their own studies, and resisted calls for action. Yet the Yellowknives Dene fought back with the support of labour unions and environmental groups, questioning the safety of the air and water in their community and the massive toxic deposit underground. The Price of Gold traces the troubling history of one of Canada's most contaminated sites but also the inspiring story of Indigenous, labour, and environmental activists who resisted the ongoing poisoning of their communities.

Suarez, Daniel Chiu, Biologists Unite: The Rise and Fall of Ecosystem Services. 272 pp. 2026:1 (MIT Pr., US) <752-881>
ISBN 978-0-262-55338-4 paper ¥8,448.- (税込) US$ 40.00

Suhardiman, Diana / Marschke, Melissa / Rigg, J. (eds.), Rethinking Environmental Governance: Broadening the Scope, Deepening the Perspectives. (LUP Environmental Governance) 290 pp. 2025:8 (Leiden U. Pr., NE) <752-882>
ISBN 978-90-8728-419-0 hard ¥32,112.- (税込) GB￡ 111.00

Rethinking Environmental Governance' brings to light the pluralistic views, diverse forces, and multiple realities (re)shaping formal and informal decision-making structures, processes, and power interplay in environmental governance. Linking socio-economic drivers with the evolution of cultural norms, the (re)shaping of institutional arrangements, and ever-changing power relations, the book looks at processes of institutional emergence across spatio-temporal scales. Through case study illustrations from Asia, Africa, and Latin America, it illustrates how actors and institutions (co)produced political spaces of engagement as an integral part of their livelihood (re)making.

Utsler, David / Clingerman, Forrest / Treanor, Brian (eds.), Environmental Hermeneutics in the Anthropocene: Nature and the Conflict of Interpretations. (Routledge Environmental Humanities) 278 pp. 2025:10 (Routledge, UK) <752-884>
ISBN 978-1-032-86374-0 hard ¥41,948.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

Environmental Hermeneutics in the Anthropocene is a diverse collection of essays that approach contemporary environmental problems with the tools and perspectives provided by the tradition of philosophical hermeneutics, advanced by philosophers such as Martin Heidegger, Hans-Georg Gadamer, and Paul Ricoeur. Engaging both established and new voices, this book presents a significant contribution to the field by expanding the scope of philosophical hermeneutics to environmental issues. It addresses a broad scope of environmental topics such as the Anthropocene, climate change, degrowth, environmental justice, the limits of language in understanding nature, and environmental aesthetics in environmental practice. Together, the chapters show the crisis of regional and global environmental problems to be in part a crisis of interpretation. The ways that human beings understand their relationship to environments shape and determine how to act and live within places. Yet the values and ideals that different people have about their lived environments often come into conflict. Thus hermeneutics plays an important role in environmental discourse: it helps adjudicate these conflicting understandings. This collection of essays demonstrates the unique way that environmental hermeneutics can be employed to understand environments in this age of the Anthropocene. It will appeal to researchers and upper-level students in environmental humanities, environmental studies, ethics and philosophy.

気候正義
Vasudev, Eklavya / Keller, M.-S. / de Souza, S. P. (eds.), Climate Justice: Resisting Marginalisation. 270 pp. 2025:10 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <752-885>
ISBN 978-1-009-64098-5 hard ¥31,823.- (税込) GB￡ 110.00

Climate Justice: Resisting Marginalisation examines the impact of climate change on marginalized communities across the globe and the different ways of resisting these impacts. The book underlines the imbalanced consequences of climate change, driven by the power disparities between the global North and South. It investigates how climate change aggravates structural inequalities, focusing on the intersectionality of gender, race, technology, and politics. Through a study of resistance and marginalization, the book analyses how these systemic injustices are perpetuated, while offering understandings into the struggles and strategies to build a justice oriented approach to combating climate change. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

Vetlesen, Arne Johan, Living with Disappointment in the Face of Environmental Crisis: Resilience, Resistance, and Denial. 240 pp. 2025:9 (Routledge, UK) <752-886>
ISBN 978-1-041-11601-1 hard ¥41,948.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

While the impacts of climate change become increasingly severe, efforts to prevent them suffer one blow after the other, as seen in the rise of far-right populist parties in Western democracies. Why does denialism thrive when blatantly contradicted by the realities before our very eyes, be it wild-fires, floods, drought and melting glaciers? Should we abandon the assumption that the more solid the knowledge about climate change, the more eager will ordinary people as well as political leaders be to take action?This book sets out to explain the contradiction witnessed be-tween knowledge and action. Inspired by Clive Hamilton's claim that "denial is due to a surplus of culture rather than a deficit of information", the book critiques the focus on "cognitive disso-nance" in individual agents advocated by climate psychology as well as the individualistic bias in liberal political theory. To get out of the current theoretical as well as political impasse, the author suggests three moves are necessary: from knowledge to first-hand experience, and so to feelings; from the tension within the individual to the social organization of denial; and from the obsession with personal responsibility - nowadays in the guise of building resilience - to exposing the complicity of the culture of neoliberalism in the intimately intertwined crisis of politics and the climate alike.A highly timely and sharp analysis of the roots of inaction and denial and possible strategies for resistance, it will appeal to scholars and upper-level students with interests in social, political and environmental philosophy and psychology, political theory, and environmental studies.

Warren, Julianne, Alaska' is Not a Blank Space: Unsettling Aldo Leopold's Odyssey. (Elements in Indigenous Environmental Research) 75 pp. 2025:7 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <752-889>
ISBN 978-1-009-38475-9 paper ¥4,918.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00

This Element supports Gwich'in, Inupiat, and all Alaska Natives' collective continuance and reparative justice from the perspective of a settler in the traditional territories of lower Tanana Dene Peoples. It stands with Alaska Natives' recovering and safe-keeping: kinships obstructed by settler-colonialism; ontologies and languages inseparable from land-relations and incommensurable with English-language perspectives; and epistemologies not beholden to any colonialist standard. These rights and responsibilities clash with Leopoldian conservation narratives still shaping mind-sets and institutions that eliminate Indigenous Peoples by telling bad history and by presuming entitlements to lands and norm-making authority. It models an interlocking method and methodology - surfacing white supremacist settler-colonialist assumptions and structures of Leopoldian conservation narratives - that may be adapted to critique other problematic legacies. It offers a pra xis of anti-colonialist, anti-racist, liberatory environmental-narrative critical-assessment centering Indigenous experts and values, including consent, diplomacy, and intergenerational respect needed for stable coalitions-making for climate and environmental justice.

Wolff, Kim De, Synthetic Frontiers: Ocean Plastic and the Persistence of Trash Islands. 208 pp. 2025:11 (MIT Pr., US) <752-890>
ISBN 978-0-262-55368-1 paper ¥11,616.- (税込) US$ 55.00

Ojha, Hemant / Shrestha, Krishna K. et al. (eds.), Restoring Forests and Improving Livelihoods in Nepal: Four Decades of Community Forestry. (The Earthscan Forest Library) 342 pp. 2025:9 (Routledge, UK) <752-789>
ISBN 978-1-032-70559-0 hard ¥41,948.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book presents a comprehensive review of new research and practice-based insights from Nepal's four decades of community forestry development, delving into when and how community-based management can lead to forest landscape restoration and equitable livelihoods.With over four decades of formal program history, Nepal's community forestry is a rare case from the Global South showcasing the trajectories and outcomes of a community-based environmental management initiative. It offers historically proven lessons of what it takes to restore degraded forests in a way that empowers local communities to make decisions. The book showcases research and experiential insights of those who became part of Nepal's community forestry movement from the early years to the current stage. Tracing stories of change from the era of "Himalayan degradation" in the 1970s to the globally hailed success of community forestry in the 2000s, the book demonstrates how the policy, political economy, and changing community dynamics have shaped the everyday practice of community forestry and its contribution to livelihoods and forest restoration. It reveals how small-scale work in the early years evolved into a complex system of community forestry, exposing the challenges associated with social exclusion, resource management, and policy environment. As such, it makes an important contribution to the global knowledge on community driven forest landscape restoration in the Global South where forest ecosystems are inseparable from the everyday life and livelihoods of local communities.This book will be of great interest to students, scholars and practitioners working on forest restoration and conservation, community development, environmental policy and planning, and sustainable development more widely.

インドにおける人新世の政治と気候危機
Prasad, Purendra / Das, Lalatendu Keshari (eds.), Politics of the Anthropocene and Climate Crisis in India: Seeking Socio-Ecological Transformations. (Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies) 260 pp. 2025:10 (Routledge, UK) <752-791>
ISBN 978-1-032-68950-0 hard ¥41,948.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book focuses on the complex and contested nature of transformation in India, from a social and political ecology perspective.Given that the age of Anthropocene is increasingly threatening to undermine the present world order, the countries in the Global South are at the forefront of debates on transformations. By examining issues pertaining to land, labour and urbanisation from an interdisciplinary perspective, the chapters in this book break down the notion of the Anthropocene into useful analytical categories that represent both the disruptive and constructive natures of the transformation debate. Drawing on empirical research, each author focuses on a particular state or region in the East Coast, East and Northeast of India to show how states and communities seek transformation sometimes in competition and/or contestation with each other. The authors in this volume illustrate that although all stakeholders seek transformation, their ideas and discourses nevertheless reflect their situated ethics and unique knowledges of their local, regional and national contexts.Politics of the Anthropocene and Climate Crisis in India will be of interest to students of environmental politics, environmental sociology, political ecology, and South Asian studies more broadly.

Castro, Azucena / Selgas, Gianfranco / Benson, Ken (eds.), Contesting the Climate Unthinkable: Latin American Cultural Responses to a Warming World. 304 pp. 2026:1 (U. Pr. Florida, US) <752-835>
ISBN 978-1-68340-552-8 hard ¥23,232.- (税込) US$ 110.00
ISBN 978-1-68340-557-3 paper ¥7,392.- (税込) US$ 35.00

政治的エコロジー新ハンドブック
Hope, Jessica / Apostolopoulou, E. / Collins, Y. A. (eds.), The New Routledge Handbook of Political Ecology. (Routledge International Handbooks) 526 pp. 2025:11 (Routledge, UK) <752-609>
ISBN 978-1-032-55500-3 hard ¥66,539.- (税込) GB￡ 230.00

The New Routledge Handbook of Political Ecology offers a state-of-the-art exploration of contemporary political ecology, grounded in the field's radical foundations and its longstanding connections to political activism.This book is organised around the field's engagement with contemporary political issues, spanning across 56 chapters. Section One explores Decolonising Political Ecology, Section Two examines Activism & Praxis, and Section Three focuses on the Making of Twenty-first Century Natures. Adopting an inclusive, cross-disciplinary approach, the book features a gender-balanced and ethnically diverse range of authors, including contributions from scholars at various career stages. This diverse representation is reflective of commitment to challenging established hierarchies within political ecology - not only in the topics we examine but also in recognizing the varying perspectives researchers themselves bring to the field. This editorial strategy has proven intellectually enriching, resulting in a dynamic collection that broadens and deepens our understanding of what political ecology is and what it can achieve.Together, as editors and 97 contributors, we contribute a forward-looking overview of contemporary Political Ecology, offering an essential reference for scholars conducting research that is relevant, ethical, critical, and, hopefully, transformative, as well as for activists and communities involved in environmental conflicts and struggles around the world.

環境に関する公共政策の理解と実施
Coletti, Paola, Understanding and Implementing Environmental Public Policies. (Transforming Environmental Politics and Policy) 220 pp. 2025:9 (Routledge, UK) <752-627>
ISBN 978-1-041-02660-0 hard ¥41,948.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-041-01935-0 paper ¥11,568.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

Understanding and Implementing Environmental Public Policies provides a comprehensive overview of the complex subject of environmental policies. It engages readers in critical thinking on topics related to environmental policy while enabling them to learn common technical terminology and consider the application of environmental policy in Europe.The complex dynamics of global environmental policies and the pressing challenges of the climate emergency are becoming increasingly prominent in today's landscape. This book aims not only to examine how we can "govern the environment" but also to explore and understand the complexity of the challenges posed by its current state, and looks to reconstruct a European framework of reference. The book critically focuses on environmental issues and identifies the numerous actors involved, analyzing their actions and retracing the policy cycle (formulation-decision making-implementation-evaluation) in an attempt to outline a path that can be applied to environmental policies.As a practical guide, Understanding and Implementing Environmental Public Policies is intended for students enrolled in university courses or master's programs dedicated to environmental public policy and politics, as well as for practitioners exploring different perspectives in the analysis of public policies.

政治的コンテクストにおけるカナダの環境　第3版
Olive, Andrea / Millar, Heather, The Canadian Environment in Political Context. 3rd ed. 277 pp. 2025:6 (U. Toronto Pr., CN) <752-657>
ISBN 978-1-4875-5461-3 paper ¥14,150.- (税込) US$ 67.00

The Canadian Environment in Political Context offers an accessible introduction to environmental politics for undergraduate readers. The third edition features new chapters on environmentalism, climate governance, biodiversity, and oceans, while also integrating key topics such as political economy and environmental justice into the existing twelve-chapter structure. The book begins with an overview of environmental quality across Canada and then examines the political institutions and policymaking processes that shape the country's environmental landscape. It traces the history of environmentalism in Canada and explores critical contemporary issues, including Indigenous perspectives, environmental justice, and the unique challenges facing the North. Enhanced with case studies, key terms, and a comprehensive glossary, this new edition provides a thorough foundation for understanding the major environmental challenges of the twenty-first century.

Warner, Rosalind / Stoett, Peter / Greaves, Wilfrid, Canadian Ecopolitics. 380 pp. 2025:5 (U. Toronto Pr., CN) <752-663>
ISBN 978-1-4875-0816-6 hard ¥24,288.- (税込) US$ 115.00
ISBN 978-1-4875-2570-5 paper ¥13,083.- (税込) US$ 61.95

Canadian Ecopolitics provides a comprehensive overview of the intersection between environmental issues and political processes in Canada. It explores key concepts, historical developments, and contemporary challenges in environmental governance, highlighting the diverse world views that shape ecopolitical discourse - from resource extractivism to deep ecology. Rosalind Warner, Peter Stoett, and Will Greaves analyse Canada's role on the global stage as well as the challenges of multilevel governance of natural resources. The book traces the country's ecopolitical history from pre-colonial times through confederation to modern environmental movements. The book emphasizes the critical relationship between environmental issues and political processes in governing vital resources such as energy, water, climate, oceans, and biodiversity, making this analysis both timely and essential. The authors explore the complex interactions among different levels of governance, Indigenous perspectives, and competing interests that influence Canadian environmental policy. With a critical focus on the challenges and opportunities within Canada's environmental landscape, Canadian Ecopolitics offers valuable insights for students, policymakers, and engaged citizens aiming to understand and transform this crucial area of governance.

プーチンの戦略文化、気候危機、権力移行
Skak, Mette, Putin's Strategic Culture, Climate Crisis, and Power Transition: From Permafrost to 'Permawar'. (Routledge Advances in Defence Studies) 208 pp. 2025:9 (Routledge, UK) <752-674>
ISBN 978-1-032-89779-0 hard ¥41,948.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book offers a new perspective on the security policy of Russia, linking the Ukraine war with its climate policy and Putin's strategic culture.It offers an analysis of Russian strategic culture, Putin's strategic culture and operational code as well as 'Putinism' being the mental underpinning of Kremlin practices at home and abroad. The volume also addresses Russia's evolution during Putin's years in power, and reflects upon Russia's global standing, for example, with respect to China. The work stresses the dialectics between Russia's ideational geopolitics and its climate policy and energy geo-economics, employing a broad approach to understanding security. A secondary analytical concern of the book is the implications and options of Putin's code for European security and world order. The book offers a synthesis of various fields of research and draws on key works by other scholars to offer an overview of the evolving transition of the Russian state.This book will be of much interest to students of Russian security policy, strategic culture, and International Relations.

水外交ハンドブック
Islam, Shafiqul / Smith, Kevin / Klimes, M. et al. (eds.), Routledge Handbook of Water Diplomacy. (Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks) 740 pp. 2025:10 (Routledge, UK) <752-680>
ISBN 978-1-032-01389-3 hard ¥66,539.- (税込) GB￡ 230.00

The Routledge Handbook of Water Diplomacy is a comprehensive guide to understanding and practicing water diplomacy-a framework for building relationships, negotiating shared interests, and managing complex water challenges across physical, political, and societal boundaries.In an era marked by rising scarcity, deepening uncertainty, and growing geopolitical tension, this timely volume offers actionable insights for negotiated problem-solving grounded in both scientific understanding and diplomatic skill. Moving beyond abstract theory and technical fixes, the Handbook introduces a dual-pathway structure designed to meet the diverse needs of its users. The "Working Together" pathway invites readers to engage with water diplomacy through the lens of their roles, whether as professionals, decision-makers, funders, researchers, or affected communities. The "What Matters and Why" pathway highlights key thematic dimensions, including process design, adaptive learning, trust-building, divergent worldviews, and the management of uncertainty. Together, these pathways guide readers through a wide range of case studies, from transboundary river basins to subnational disputes and community-scale water systems, demonstrating how water diplomacy can resolve conflict, enable cooperation, and support adaptive, context-sensitive learning by doing under conditions of complexity and change. Whether addressing a transboundary dispute or a local allocation challenge, this book provides guiding principles, practical tools, and real-world cases to support water solutions that are scientifically credible, socially inclusive, and politically feasible.The Routledge Handbook of Water Diplomacy serves as an essential reference volume for students and scholars of water diplomacy, water governance and water resource management, as well as for policymakers and water professionals who are seeking actionable insights into the nuanced challenges they encounter as they work to promote a more sustainable and equitable water future.

Landriault, Mathieu / Vullierme, M. / Delaunay, M. (eds.), Environmental and Technological Threats in the Arctic Region: Infrastructures, Geopolitics and Strategy. (Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies) 200 pp. 2025:10 (Routledge, UK) <752-683>
ISBN 978-1-041-03585-5 hard ¥41,948.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

Arctic subregions have undergone major structural changes in the past few decades. Looking past traditional military and geopolitical understandings of these regions, this book focuses rather on climate change and on the emergence of the digital economy and its infrastructures as two of the most fundamental threats for Arctic communities and inhabitants.To this end, Section One, on Arctic (re)newned environment, focuses on the acceleration of permafrost thaw, protection of submarine cables and the importance of an all-domain military approach. Section Two analyses infrastructure challenges linked to this 'new' Arctic environment, providing examples within maritime, transportation and digital-physical infrastructures. Finally, Section Three provides results of research focusing on the emerging geopolitical and strategic threats posed by data routes, technological dependencies, crypto-currency mining and disinformation. Over the course of the book, authors offer practical insights into how to tackle these threats, lessons learned, best practices and recommendations. By bringing together analyses from a range of authors from different interdisciplinary backgrounds, the book provides a holistic understanding of these phenomena.This volume will be useful for students, scholars and researchers of Arctic studies, environmental governance and environmental security.Chapter 6 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license.

Kothari, Richa / Rani, Neeta / Singh, Anita (eds.), G20 and Energy Security: Roadmap for Sustainable Development. (Earth, Environment, and Sustainability) 424 pp. 2025:11 (CRC Pr., US) <752-201>
ISBN 978-1-032-70397-8 hard ¥40,502.- (税込) GB￡ 140.00

G20 is a group of twenty countries which are one of the biggest economies in the world and energy security as core area. This book covers acceleration of energy transition and low-carbon growth with emphasis on G20 countries. It covers inclusive energy transition with the use of renewable energy sources. Further coverage includes energy balances, production/consumption sectors, energy efficiency and data indicators, energy related environmental emissions, clean energy alternatives, and so forth.Discusses sustainable energy security in G20 countriesCover the long-term and comprehensive Agenda 2030 of United NationsIncludes global energy efficiency and research/commercial activities used in promoting the road map on energyAddresses energy security, policies and clean energy production by viewpoint of experts from different countriesReviews energy crisis in solution with clean energy transition in general and on the pathway to net-zero emissionsThis book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in energy security, sustainable development, and environment sustainability including professionals.

Hardwick, Mark / Kidan, Nahum / Smith, Nathaniel et al., Local Air Quality Control and Health: Theory and Practice. (Routledge Focus on Environmental Health) 174 pp. 2025:8 (Routledge, UK) <752-243>
ISBN 978-1-032-67961-7 hard ¥14,172.- (税込) GB￡ 48.99 *

This highly accessible book identifies the major air pollutants which cause human health concerns and examines the sources of these pollutants. With a focus on NOx gases, particulate matter (PM), tropospheric ozone, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), Part 1 covers the theory and relates these pollutants to specific health outcomes by examining the nature of anatomical/physiological systems which are affected and the mechanisms by which these effects take place.Part 2 explores the legal and policy frameworks that govern local air quality management in the UK. It examines the responsibilities and powers of regulators, the role of national and international legislation, and how law and guidance are used to protect public health and improve environmental outcomes. Part 3 outlines the role of environmental health practitioners (EHPs) in dealing with local air quality management for communities before the applications used to control pollution are discussed, both in terms of using the law effectively and technological interventions which can trap air pollution at source.The book is principally aimed at undergraduate and/or post graduate students in Environmental Health and Public Health and EHPs practising in the field of air quality control. It will also be relevant to students of environmental sciences, health sciences, medicine and environmental law and policy.

Jayawickrama, Janaka / Chakraborty, Arnab et al. (eds.), Climate Change, Population Health and Island States: Socio-Cultural Dimensions. 122 pp. 2025:8 (Routledge, UK) <752-245>
ISBN 978-1-032-74692-0 hard ¥15,329.- (税込) GB￡ 52.99

This unique collection examines climate change, disasters and human health in both 'developed' and 'developing' island nations, highlighting socio-cultural issues in three different countries: the United Kingdom, Sri Lanka, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Examining how domestic and international policies often disregard the contributions which can be made by poor and marginalised communities, the book demonstrates how traditional ecological knowledge systems, which once enabled effective adaptation to environmental variability, have been systematically marginalised through processes of modernisation and globalisation. Instead, the book argues that colonial model of prevention and responses should be reconsidered, advocating instead for a more inclusive, collaborative approach to climate-health governance - one that meaningfully incorporates local perspectives while addressing structural vulnerabilities to develop equitable, context-specific solutions for island states facing the escalating challenges of climate change and disaster-related health risks.This critical analysis will be of interest to students, scholars and policymakers in Public Health, Climate Change and Sustainability, Disaster Risk Reduction, History, Anthropology, Sociology, and Human Geography.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Hsueh, Lily, Corporations at Climate Crossroads: Multilevel Governance, Public Policy, and Global Climate Action. 544 pp. 2025:9 (MIT Pr., US) <752-300>
ISBN 978-0-262-55318-6 paper ¥20,064.- (税込) US$ 95.00

Jadhav, Aasawari / Raut, Prakash / Mondal, Sukanta (eds.), Climate Change and Sustainable Development. 320 pp. 2025:11 (CRC Pr., US) <752-148>
ISBN 978-1-032-79561-4 hard ¥31,823.- (税込) GB￡ 110.00

From rising sea levels and extreme weather events to food insecurity and forced migration, the climate change effects are real and accelerating.The book Climate Change and Sustainable Development offers a comprehensive compilation of contemporary research, covering both fundamental and advanced aspects of climate science. It delves into a wide range of critical topics, including the greenhouse effect, food security, social and environmental issues, threats to marine ecosystems, the role of green energy in reducing carbon emissions, life cycle assessments, cost-effective sustainable strategies, public health implications, carbon capture technologies, and climate adaptation strategies.Features:? Explores both fundamental and advanced topics such as the greenhouse effect, carbon footprint reduction, public health responses and adaptation strategies.? Integrates insights from environmental science, economics, agriculture, sociology, and earth sciences to provide a holistic understanding.? Includes the latest findings and case studies, ensuring up-to-date knowledge aligned with global sustainability goals.? Structured for easy understanding, making it suitable for students, researchers, educators, and professionals alike.? Emphasizes actionable strategies for mitigation, adaptation, and innovation in sustainable development. This volume is especially valuable for scientists, academics, students, educators, and professionals across diverse disciplines such as environmental science, agriculture, earth science, economics, sociology, geology. By addressing every key element related to climate change, the book equips readers with a clear understanding of its causes, consequences, and the broader implications for human society.The aim of this book is to inform, inspire, and empower readers-from policymakers and researchers to students and concerned citizens. The challenges ahead are formidable, but they are not unmanageable. Through knowledge, collective action, and unwavering commitment, we can confront climate change and build a more sustainable world for future generations.

Wanda Ziemba, Ewa / Grzenda, Wioletta / Ramsza, M. (eds.), Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development: Advancing Social and Economic Transformations. (Routledge Research in Sustainability and Business) 330 pp. 2025:10 (Routledge, UK) <752-150>
ISBN 978-1-032-98543-5 hard ¥41,948.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book explores how transparent, interpretable AI technologies can support sustainable progress across industries and societies. It brings together theoretical foundations and practical applications of explainable AI (XAI) aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), offering insights into its potential for responsible innovation.It provides a comprehensive understanding of how explainable AI enhances trust, ethics, and accountability in AI-driven decisions. Through diverse case studies - from banking, e-commerce, and sustainability reporting, to psychiatry, education, and energy-the book demonstrates XAI's transformative role in driving sustainable business practices and societal well-being. Each chapter merges cutting-edge research with real-world examples, making complex AI systems more accessible and socially relevant. The book bridges gaps between disciplines, offering a holistic and actionable perspective on AI for sustainability.This book is a vital resource for researchers, professionals, and policymakers seeking to harness AI responsibly. Academics in social sciences, economics, and information systems will find a strong theoretical base, while practitioners in business, government, and NGOs gain practical tools for implementing XAI in real contexts. It is also well-suited for students, educators, and AI enthusiasts aiming to align innovation with sustainable, ethical transformation.

Tham, Joseph / Advani, Sameer / Lunstroth, John (eds.), Multicultural and Religious Perspectives on Protecting the Environment, the Biosphere, and Biodiversity. (Routledge Studies in Religion and Environment) 368 pp. 2025:10 (Routledge, UK) <752-124>
ISBN 978-1-041-05883-0 hard ¥41,948.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This thought-provoking volume unites bioethics experts from seven major world religions-Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Daoism, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism-alongside secular thinkers, to explore environmental protection through the lens of the UNESCO Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights. It foregrounds the power of diverse perspectives in addressing one of humanity's most pressing challenges-the ecological crisis. The contributions provide rich and distinct religious and cultural viewpoints as they confront the anthropological, ethical, and social dimensions of this crisis. Showcasing dialogue where traditions and philosophies collide, they offer unique insights into global bioethics and human rights that should inspire new ways of thinking and foster meaningful collaboration in the fight for our planet's future. The book is valuable reading for researchers, scholars and students in bioethics, environmental ethics, religious studies and beyond.