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

Alam, Meredian, Youth Environmentalism in Urban Indonesia: Eco-Habitus and Resistance in Babakan Siliwangi Forest. 238 pp. 2026:4 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <766-828>
ISBN 978-981-9522-46-0 hard ¥36,956.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book provides an in-depth analysis of youth's environmental activism in urban Indonesia. Led by a cohort of middle class, educated youth, the environmental movement Baksil emerged to protect the city forest Babakan Siliwangi in the capital of Indonesia's West Java province, Bandung. Spanning the period between childhood, adolescence and early adulthood, this book offers a new look at the development of ecological habits and environmental consciousness throughout the life course of Indonesian youth. Employing Pierre Bourdieu's habitus as a theoretical framework, the author traces the youths' emerging eco-consciousness, their love for nature and commitment to ethical consumption, their training as activists and eventual participation in the Babakan Siliwangi urban movement. The author's life-history method to uncover the trajectory stages of becoming an environmental activist in urban Indonesia is a valuable addition to the extant literature of environmental sociology and social movements. As an interdisciplinary work on a timely and important topic, this book will also appeal to scholars and students of area studies (particularly Indonesia and Southeast Asia) and youth studies.

Sinthumule, Ndidzulafhi Innocent, Politics of Land and Conservation in the Dongola-Mapungubwe Area. (Palgrave Pivot) 156 pp. 2026:4 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <766-873>
ISBN 978-3-032-16456-8 hard ¥10,556.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This book brings together past and present empirical materials to examine the connections between past politics of land and conservation and contemporary land and natural resource conservation struggles in the Mapungubwe region, contending that addressing South Africa's vexed present requires fuller reckoning with its past. Specifically, the study highlights how land and conservation are politicised and looks at power dynamics in nature conservation initiatives. It argues that the establishment of nature conservation projects is not only determined by scientific knowledge and passion about conservation and resource management, but by social and political processes at local, regional and national level. This book will be an invaluable reference for conservationists, resource scientists, government officials, scholars or academics, students, policy makers, and stakeholders interested in conservation and natural resource management. It argues that passion and good intention alone are not sufficient inducements to the protection of nature, but involving local communities and those who are affected by protected areas can play a significant role in the success of conservation projects.

Bourban, Michel, Eco-Anxiety and Ecological Citizenship: Navigating an Ecological Emotion. 133 pp. 2026:4 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <766-895>
ISBN 978-3-032-03218-8 hard ¥13,196.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This Open Access book offers a philosophical exploration of eco-anxiety. As knowledge about the rapidly degrading living conditions on Earth becomes more accurate, the impacts of environmental problems become more visible, and Anthropocene scenarios proliferate in films, television series, and novels, eco-anxiety emerges as a global and socially widespread phenomenon. Given the scale and severity of planetary boundary transgressions, feeling anxious about the future of human and non-human life has become a fitting emotional response. But what exactly is eco-anxiety? And how can we address its adverse effects on mental health and harness its constructive behavioural responses? This book answers these questions by developing an in-depth conceptual analysis of the notion of eco-anxiety and explaining how ecological citizenship, with its focus on hope, carbon sobriety, and courage, can help us live with eco-anxiety.

Brocchi, Davide, By Disaster or by Co-Design?: Sustainability Transformation as Social and Cultural Challenge. 2nd ed. 690 pp. 2026:4 (Springer VS, GW) <766-896>
ISBN 978-3-658-50319-2 hard ¥15,836.- (税込) EUR 59.99

How can we live together peacefully in all our diversity on a finite planet? This is one of the central questions of our century - and of this book. It reveals why today's environmental crisis, economic instability, democratic erosion, and international conflicts are symptoms of the same development logic and have deep cultural roots. Border walls and defence strategies will not shield us from this growing disorder, since its key drivers lie within our own society. Neither artificial intelligence nor electric vehicles will save the world. This book proposes an expanded understanding of sustainability - closely linked with resilience and a good life that does not come at the expense of others. Sustainability requires cooperation over competition, a plural economy instead of a neoliberal monoculture, and bridges instead of walls. Since neither the state nor the market can adequately address the major challenges of this century, a sustainability transformation requires a radical democratisation of democracy - starting locally, based on broad social movements and new alliances. Every great transformation in human history has been preceded and accompanied by a cultural revolution. This book shows why the same holds true for the sustainability transformation - and why education, science, the arts, and the media play a central role in it. Davide Brocchi offers a fresh perspective and practical impulses for co-creating change rather than enduring it.

Brown, Antje / Gilgan, Sandra (eds.), Rethinking Sustainability: Principles and Practice. 585 pp. 2026:6 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <766-897>
ISBN 978-3-032-13885-9 hard ¥13,196.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This open access book offers innovations in how sustainability is studied, taught, and practiced across academic and professional contexts. The book captures the richness of current principles and practice in sustainability from diverse geographical and academic perspectives. The reader is guided through four structured thematic sections: Teaching, Learning and Understanding 'Sustainability'; Core Debates and Controversies in Sustainability; Transdisciplinarity and Sustainability in Practice; The Role of Higher Education and Academia in Sustainability. Designed as a hybrid publication, the book combines pedagogical features-such as study exercises and learning prompts-with the thematic depth of a scholarly edited volume. This format makes it invaluable for students, educators, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers seeking both foundational knowledge and advanced insights to sustainability research.

気候変動に対する戦いにおける政治の役割
Claes, Dag H., The Role of Politics in the Combat Against Climate Change. 314 pp. 2026:6 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-899>
ISBN 978-1-78990-647-9 hard ¥35,293.- (税込) GB￡ 115.00

This book demonstrates the importance and relevance of politics in overcoming the challenges related to climate change and global warming. Dag Harald Claes advocates for an interdisciplinary approach to the green energy transition and for politics and political science to play an essential role in this.Chapters cover ten core aspects of politics and political science which are discussed in relation to the climate challenge. Claes highlights how climate policy is centred around energy and the need to substitute the reliance on fossil fuels with non-emitting energy sources, but affirms that politics cannot itself accomplish this transition. The book argues that energy transition requires insight from many scientific disciplines, advances in engineering, technical inventions, and innovations and social adaption. Claes suggests the role of politics is vital, not only by reducing greenhouse gases by itself, but to make others do things that do so.The Role of Politics in the Combat Against Climate Change is an essential guide for students and academics in politics and public policy, environmental governance and politics, international relations and climate change. It will also be of use to policymakers and industry professionals in these fields working to combat climate change.

Cotta, Benedetta, Environmental Policy Implementation Amid Shifting Democratic Trajectories: A Comparative Analysis of Hungary and Poland. 224 pp. 2026:5 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-900>
ISBN 978-1-0353-9375-6 hard ¥29,155.- (税込) GB￡ 95.00

In this innovative book, Benedetta Cotta offers an in-depth examination of why European Union environmental reforms endure in some countries yet unravel in others, analysing the trajectories of waste legislation implementation in Hungary and Poland between 1999 and 2023. Introducing the novel concept of enduring implementation, policy performance that remains both durable over time and feasible for stakeholders under shifting political conditions, Cotta develops an original analytical framework contrasting actors' demand for EU implementation with their capacity to supply it.Drawing on a rich comparative analysis of Central and Eastern European case studies, the book identifies three mechanisms that make implementation enduring: market incentives that link profitability with EU rules, broad cooperation among public and private actors, and assistance alliances connecting domestic and external stakeholders. The book shows how recent authoritarian and nationalist governance has disrupted these mechanisms, showing how centralisation and reduced stakeholder participation undermine market dynamics and cooperation. The book highlights that enduring implementation depends not on transposition alone but on aligning incentives, cooperation and external alliances to ensure EU rules remain feasible and resilient amid democratic and political shifts.Cotta's insights will be essential reading for scholars of European integration, Europeanisation, policymaking, implementation, environmental policy, and Central and Eastern Europe. It also speaks to political economy researchers interested in the interplay between market incentives and cooperative policymaking. Beyond academia, this book offers valuable guidance for policymakers-including within the European Commission-as well as practitioners in waste management, environmental organisations, and international and domestic institutions seeking a deeper understanding of EU policy implementation on the ground.

Huebner, Stefan, Earth's Amphibious Transformation: The History and Present of the Oceanic Anthropocene. (Cambridge Oceanic Histories) 494 pp. 2026:6 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <766-905>
ISBN 978-1-009-73478-3 hard ¥33,759.- (税込) GB￡ 110.00
ISBN 978-1-009-73481-3 paper ¥12,276.- (税込) GB￡ 40.00

In the first history of the oceanic Anthropocene, Stefan Huebner explores the twentieth-century extension of human habitats into oceanic spaces. He shows how the effects of this amphibious transformation have followed a very different trajectory from human-driven change on land, in terms of both socioeconomic development and environmental degradation. The extension of the human habitat through artificial islands such as seabed-fixed and floating structures has granted vertical access to Earth's different spatial layers, from the fossil fuels beneath the seabed to outer space. Huebner asks why this transformation occurred; how it has been shaped by political, economic, and environmental factors; and how it has altered marine environments. A deeper understanding of Earth's amphibious transformation compels us to reconsider the history and future of climate change, sea level rise, energy transitions, human-marine species interactions, globalization, and even urbanization, including floating cities. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

公正な移行の研究アジェンダ－学際的視点
Lo, Kevin (ed.), A Research Agenda for Just Transition: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. (Elgar Research Agendas) 176 pp. 2026:6 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-907>
ISBN 978-1-0353-4903-6 hard ¥27,621.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00

Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This Research Agenda identifies underexplored areas and future directions for just transition research, from community-centric approaches to cross-disciplinary collaboration. Adopting an interdisciplinary perspective, expert authors analyse efforts to address climate change and other sustainability challenges in order to further just transition research.Chapters assess complex and timely debates surrounding the definition of justice, the scope of transition and the influence of governance models. Contributors highlight how technology, resilience-based just transitions and the circular economy are impacting the field, using case studies to cover key areas of tech growth such as harnessing AI in vulnerable communities and remote sensing.A Research Agenda for Just Transition is a valuable resource for students and scholars of geography, climate policy, sustainability, energy transitions and environmental studies. It will also benefit practitioners, policymakers and project managers due to its insights into decision making in transition-related initiatives.

Molinari, Sarah / Sheller, Mimi (eds.), Building Equitable Climate Adaptation Partnerships in the US Caribbean. (Palgrave Pivot) 147 pp. 2026:4 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <766-910>
ISBN 978-3-032-15726-3 hard ¥10,556.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This book assesses the opportunities and outcomes for shared-action learning, participatory approaches, and university-community partnerships to support climate adaptation and climate justice in the US Caribbean. The authors explore the ways that project-based pedagogies and collaborative research can contribute not only to building climate resilience and social infrastructures, but more broadly to generating new modes of experimental climate creativity knowledge sharing. They investigate the potential in leveraging federal research funding for climate resilience, for experimenting with co-production of knowledge and the move towards greater climate justice through processes of creative collaboration. With a focus on Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, this book seeks to offer insights on how academic researchers can engage in ethical collaborations that will support climate vulnerable communities exercise self-determination, equitable climate adaptation, and place-keeping - rather than displacement.

Ogwu, Matthew Chidozie / Chibueze Izah, Sylvester, Climate Frontiers and Social Transformation: Socio-Ecological Shifts in the Age of Global Inequality. (World-Systems Evolution and Global Futures) 426 pp. 2026:2 (Springer, GW) <766-915>
ISBN 978-3-032-17638-7 hard ¥36,956.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book examines how climate change is reshaping not just the environment, but also global politics, economies, and societies. Through a systems-level analysis, it demonstrates the link between ecological crises and global capitalism, power struggles, and social movements. The book explains how climate change disproportionately affects the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly in the Global South. Employing world-systems theory and historical analysis, the book explores crucial issues such as fossil fuel dependence, global trade, urbanization, and resistance movements. The book also discusses the roles of Indigenous communities, youth activism, and grassroots efforts in striving for a fairer, more sustainable future. With its case studies and forward-looking insights, this book will appeal to anyone studying or working in the fields of climate justice, sustainability, or global change.

エコロジー文明ハンドブック－概念、哲学、教育学　全2巻
Peters, Michael A. / Green, Benjamin J. et al. (eds.), Handbook of Ecological Civilization: Concept, Philosophy, and Pedagogy. 2 vols. (Springer International Handbooks of Education) 1423 pp. 2026:3 (Springer, GW) <766-917>
ISBN 978-981-9521-72-2 hard ¥87,116.- (税込) EUR 329.99

This handbook explores the concept of Ecological Civilization (EC) through a transdisciplinary lens, organized into five key sections: 1. Dedication and Foreword; 2. Philosophical, Technological & Scientific Foundations; 3. Transformative Educational Approaches and Applications; 4. Practical Applications & Global Perspectives; and 5. Theory, Policy, and Educational Practice, with an additional Ecopedagogies section and Afterword. The Dedication introduces EC, tracing its philosophical roots and contemporary relevance, particularly in China's vision for green modernization. It highlights Dr. John B. Cobb Jr.'s foundational contributions and sets the stage for EC as a paradigm integrating sustainability, education, and global leadership. The Foreword is provided by Mirian Vilela, Executive Director of the Earth Charter International Secretariat. Philosophical, Technological & Scientific Foundations delves into the theoretical underpinnings of EC, drawing from Chinese traditions like Confucianism and the concept of "Unity of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity." Chapters explore EC's philosophical, technological, and scientific dimensions, addressing topics like eco-intelligence, green algorithms, and compassionate civilization, alongside global perspectives such as Indigenous Maori/Pasifika views and cosmo-politics. Transformative Educational Approaches and Applications examines pedagogical frameworks for EC, emphasizing innovative teaching methods. It covers ecopedagogy, place-based learning, and the integration of EC into curricula, with case studies from China and beyond, including rural education initiatives and higher education reforms. Practical Applications & Global Perspectives focuses on real-world implementations of EC, from urban green technology to nonformal environmental education. It includes global case studies, such as African youth engagement with the Earth Charter and children's ecological imaginaries, highlighting diverse pathways to sustainability. Theory, Policy, and Educational Practice analyzes EC's role in shaping educational policies and practices, particularly in China. It explores human-environmental harmony through geography education and critiques competing global paradigms, offering insights into EC as a response to planetary crises. The Ecopedagogies section connects EC with global environmental pedagogies, integrating Chinese philosophy, Freirean ecopedagogies, and concepts like Ujamaa and glocalization to foster socio-ecological transformation. The Afterword synthesizes critical ecosophy and peace studies, proposing a systems-based framework for EC in an era of planetary precarity. It draws on Bateson, Guattari, and posthumanism to advocate for educational resilience and collective action toward flourishing futures. This handbook, with contributions from global scholars, offers a comprehensive exploration of EC, bridging philosophy, education, and practical applications to address the urgent need for sustainable, equitable, and interconnected global systems.

Stuart, Diana, Rejecting Climate Doomism. 128 pp. 2026:3 (U. Michigan Pr., US) <766-920>
ISBN 978-0-472-07797-7 hard ¥17,864.- (税込) US$ 80.00
ISBN 978-0-472-05797-9 paper ¥5,570.- (税込) US$ 24.95

As scientists call for widespread climate action, there has been an alarming rise in climate doomism, the belief that it is too late to do anything about climate change. Many people who struggle to imagine the solutions and social order that would be needed to support more sustainable outcomes instead look away and do nothing, immobilized by defeatist thinking. Yet every fraction of a degree of warming avoided means saving lives and livelihoods in the future. Drawing from climate science, sociology, psychology, and philosophy, Rejecting Climate Doomism outlines the reasons to instead choose action grounded in active hope. It examines how global warming could be effectively limited through specific policy proposals. Despite the many obstacles to achieving some of the policies discussed in this book, they are still possible and worth pursuing. By outlining a positive vision of the far-reaching changes that can be used to minimize warming, the book encourages readers to advocate for the social and economic changes necessary to forge the best path for people and the planet.

Tang, Junqing / Lu, Qiuchen / Zhao, Pengjun et al., Resilient Cities under Global Climate Change: From Principles to Applications. 304 pp. 2026:6 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-921>
ISBN 978-1-0353-5881-6 hard ¥33,759.- (税込) GB￡ 110.00

Critically discussing different perspectives, innovations and approaches, this book looks at how digital technology and new strategies can be used to build stronger city resilience in a time of dramatic climate change. The authors assess Sustainable Development Goal 9 for Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure and identify three key areas that impact urban resilience, namely policy, technology and wellbeing.Looking to the future, chapters address the most common and intractable challenges in the field and suggest practical solutions, emphasising global governance, digital innovation and a human-centered orientation toward safety, well-being and equity. Authors analyse a wide range of case studies on national hazards including cooling strategies for tackling urban heat in Singapore, enhanced wildfire management in Canada and the United States and 'Sponge City' design in China.Resilient Cities under Global Climate Change is a valuable reference point for students and scholars of urban and regional studies, human geography and city planning. Its practical guidance and focus on actionable solutions benefit practitioners and policymakers in city planning and management.

Waggett, Rachel / Ren, Mei, Navigating an Evolving Sustainable Built Environment: Delivering Net Zero Carbon and Climate Resilience. 298 pp. 2026:6 (Emerald, UK) <766-922>
ISBN 978-1-83662-853-8 paper ¥14,961.- (税込) US$ 67.00

Navigating an Evolving Sustainable Built Environment: Delivering Net Zero Carbon and Climate Resilience aims to provide an overview of sustainability practice in the built environment, drawing together the interrelated strands of sustainability policy and practice with reflections on past, current and future opportunities for practitioners. The book aims to empower and inspire readers to begin or strengthen their integration of purposeful sustainability into all aspects of their work. Framework thinking is introduced where the book seeks to inspire readers to begin or continue to develop their own path to purposeful integration of sustainability in their practice. In this book, the authors assess evolution of the definitions of sustainability goals and matrices of measuring sustainability approaches in the built environment, and use a range of international leading examples across five continents of different scales to illustrate their implementations with details from the viewpoints of developers, designers and end users where possible, identifying their transformative impact. Three transformation capacities are used: Vision and Technology advancement, leading in Action and Governance to showcase each case study's impact on sustainability transformation. It provides an assessment of the emerging trends including climate adaptation, health and wellbeing, design for performance, net zero and circular economy and tools and processes that aim to accelerate the changes towards the end goals of sustainability. What does the future hold for us? The authors attempt to provide a synopsis of gazing to the future exploring the twin major forces of change, climate and AI and their impact on future living, future energy and indeed our humanity at end of this century. This book aims to show how we have got to this place in our journey and how we can begin to take the next steps with optimism and purpose.

Dutta, Pushan Kumar / Singh, Bhupinder et al. (eds.), Digital Education for a Sustainable Future: Technological Integration, SDGs, and Empowering Future Generations. (Sustainable Development Goals Series) 324 pp. 2026:4 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <766-936>
ISBN 978-3-032-15432-3 hard ¥47,516.- (税込) EUR 179.99

This book shows what happens when classrooms meet climate action and AI meets equality. Bringing together educators, technologists, and policy thinkers, this volume maps how AI, ICT, data, and IoT can advance the UN SDGs-especially SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 8 (Decent Work), SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities), and SDG 13 (Climate Action). With Generation Beta growing up in hyper-digital environments, the book asks a timely question: how do we design learning that is tech-empowered, human-centered, and planet-positive? Readers will find pragmatic guidance on AI-supported teaching and assessment with clear privacy and ethics guardrails; low-bandwidth, multilingual, offline-first models that narrow divides; studio projects using IoT and digital twins for real urban and climate challenges; routes from micro-credentials to green jobs; and faculty development that scales. We also examine rankings, gender gaps, and research incentives-where they drive excellence and where they distort it. Acknowledging debate around AI in assessment, personalization versus agency, and ed-tech's carbon footprint, the book offers metrics that matter and a practical roadmap for teachers, leaders, policymakers, funders, and researchers committed to equitable, sustainable learning.

Malevicius, Romas / Acevedo, Beatriz (eds.), Higher Education and SDG12: Responsible Consumption and Production. (Higher Education and the Sustainable Development Goals) 188 pp. 2026:6 (Emerald, UK) <766-937>
ISBN 978-1-83662-841-5 hard ¥24,563.- (税込) US$ 110.00
ISBN 978-1-83662-843-9 paper ¥6,699.- (税込) US$ 30.00

Higher Education and SDG12 focuses on how higher education institutions worldwide are furthering Sustainable Development Goal 12 'Responsible Consumption and Production' through the integration of knowledge and practice toward sustainability in their campuses, curriculum, collaborations, and cultures. Offering an international view, the chapters present research findings, recommendations, and practical insights from countries in the Global South and North addressing challenges relating to campus operations, changes in the curriculum, collaborations with industry and communities, and cultural change. Real world examples of innovative approaches globally are offered in teaching and learning, community involvement, partnerships with industry, activism and the empowerment of students, with academics and communities leading change on the SDG12 agenda. A dedicated resource for fostering sustainable development in higher education, the book offers a structured approach to identifying and developing sustainability practices. Showcasing a wide array of responsible consumption and production solutions, this insightful text equips educators, administrators, and policymakers with the necessary resources to drive meaningful change. Higher Education and the Sustainable Development Goals is a series of 17 books that address each of the SDGs through the lens of higher education. Adopting a solutions-based approach, each book focuses on how higher education is advancing delivery of Agenda 2030. The series is edited by Wendy Purcell, Professor with Rutgers University and Academic Research Scholar with Harvard University; Emeritus Professor and University President Emerita.

Yusha'u, Muhammad Jameel (ed.), Communicating Sustainable Development Goals in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. 547 pp. 2026:4 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <766-939>
ISBN 978-3-032-16799-6 hard ¥39,596.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book is the first scholarly work dedicated to examining the complex relationship between artificial intelligence and communicating the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Moving beyond techno-optimist narratives, the book advances a critical theoretical intervention: the AI Sustainability Exclusion Theory. This framework identifies interconnected biases that systematically exclude populations from AI's developmental benefits, contradicting the 2030 Agenda's pledge to "leave no one behind." It is essential reading for communications and development scholars, policymakers, and practitioners seeking to ensure that the AI economy advances human flourishing rather than exacerbating global inequality. This is probably the first book which attempts to integrate three previously less connected domains: communications, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and artificial intelligence (AI). The contributions edited by Dr. Muhammad Jameel Yusha'u advance our understanding that AI can be utilized as a communication for development tool to achieve the SDGs. ---Jan Servaes (PhD, former UNESCO Chair in Communication for Sustainable Social Change A sharp and timely collection that shows why AI must be at the centre of global sustainability debates. It is essential reading for anyone committed to fair and inclusive development.---Massimo Ragnedda (Associate Professor at the University of Sharjah and Honorary Professor at Lomonosov University).

Placek, Michal / Rosell i Segura, Jordi (eds.), Green Public Procurement: Global Insights, National Strategies, and Future Directions for Sustainable Governance. (Contributions to Management Science) 408 pp. 2026:4 (Springer, GW) <766-726>
ISBN 978-3-032-16569-5 hard ¥44,876.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This book offers a comprehensive examination of Green Public Procurement (GPP) as a strategic tool for environmental stability. With public procurement representing a substantial share of global GDP and contributing significantly to environmental degradation, the shift toward greener purchasing practices is both urgent and complex. This book explores how countries across the Global South and the Global North are implementing green procurement policies to reduce carbon emissions, promote sustainability, and reshape markets. Featuring cases from over 20 countries including China, India, Nigeria, Spain, France, and Canada, the book reveals the diverse strategies, challenges, and innovations shaping GPP adoption worldwide. From legislative reforms and institutional capacity-building to AI integration and circular procurement, the enclosed contributions offer rich insights into what works, what doesn't, and why context matters. With contributions from leading scholars and practitioners, and a forward-looking Delphi study on emerging trends, this volume is useful for researchers, students, scholars, practitioners, and policy makers interested in sustainable governance, public policy, procurement reform, environmental policy, and public administration.

McManus, Phil, Extreme Weather and the Media: Communicating Disasters and Climate Change. (The International Geographical Union Series on Contemporary Geographies) 224 pp. 2026:6 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-730>
ISBN 978-1-0353-3888-7 hard ¥29,155.- (税込) GB￡ 95.00

This timely book examines how media reporting of extreme weather events informs and influences the public perception of climate change. Phil McManus argues that media reporting has changed over time, varies between places, is influenced by political stance and must improve if we are to avoid the worst aspects of anthropogenic climate change.Case studies of media coverage of extreme heat, wildfires and floods from around the world demonstrate that while attribution science is identifying the influence of climate change in disasters, this is not always conveyed via media. Incorporating scientific knowledge and philosophical approaches to living with climate, the book identifies how everyday reporting of weather should include references to the influence of climate change where appropriate.This book is a valuable resource for scholars and students of geography, sociology, environmental management and media and communication. It will also benefit practitioners reporting on weather, climate scientists and urban planning specialists who are seeking more information on the role of public perception in the climate crisis.

Weiske, Peter M. / Dovers, Stephen / Durch, W. J. et al., Re-imagining Risk and Disruption: The Nature of Complex Unbounded Problems. 192 pp. 2026:6 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-731>
ISBN 978-1-0353-7526-4 hard ¥26,086.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00

In a turbulent world, this timely book offers a distinctive exploration of major global challenges. It identifies the shared, underlying attributes of 'Complex Unbounded Problems' that make them so challenging and offers insights into how these challenges form - often unnoticed - how they coalesce, cross boundaries, exceed our response capacities and leave a long tail of impacts, exposing unsoundness in both knowledge and policy.With a particular focus on Earth System change, nuclear power and emergencies, pandemic threats and the risk of cascading crises in near-earth space, the book explores future directions for tackling risk and disruption, with emphasis on foresight capacity and a better understanding that, since disaster potentials link up, successful responses must do so as well.Re-imagining Risk and Disruption is an invaluable resource for students and scholars of global environmental change, risk and disasters, security, technological safety and development studies. It will also benefit policymakers and practitioners in NGOs and international organizations working on public health, security, infrastructure and the environment.

グローバル・ガバナンスとSDGs必携
Chasek, Pamela (ed.), The Elgar Companion to Global Governance and the Sustainable Development Goals. (Elgar Companions to the Sustainable Development Goals) 336 pp. 2026:6 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-764>
ISBN 978-1-0353-2084-4 hard ¥58,311.- (税込) GB￡ 190.00

This comprehensive book considers the interrelationship between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and global governance. Expert contributors analyse how political uncertainty, governance practices and institutions impact the implementation of the SDGs.The Companion evaluates the evolution of sustainable development governance since 2015. International scholars examine governance and actors at the global, regional, national and local levels through case studies from Africa, Asia, Europe and North and South America. Drawing on both academic research and practical experience in negotiating and implementing the SDGs, they assess the impacts, challenges and successes of sustainable global governance and lessons for the continuing sustainable development agenda.This Companion is a valuable resource for students and scholars of sustainable development, politics and public policy, and global environmental politics. Its practical insights are also beneficial for practitioners and UN officials responsible for monitoring the implementation of the SDGs.

堀川三郎、湯浅陽一、浜本篤史、笹岡正俊編　東アジアにおける環境問題の被害者の運動
Horikawa, Saburo / Yuasa, Yoichi / Hamamoto, Atsushi / Sasaoka, Masatoshi (eds.), Environmental Victims' Movements in East Asia: Their Philosophies, Practices, and Environmental Justice. 304 pp. 2026:4 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <766-794>
ISBN 978-3-032-15209-1 hard ¥39,596.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book explores environmental victims' movements and how they have shaped the history of East Asia. The book focuses on the impact of these movements and whether the ideas of environmental justice in this region align with Western concepts or whether they take a different approach. Bringing together leading researchers in the field and using in-depth case studies from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China, the chapters trace the evolution of victims' movements, uncover their distinctive characteristics, and reveal the forms of environmental sociology they have inspired. Offering fresh insights into the intersection of social activism and environmental change, this volume is essential reading for anyone interested in environmental justice, social movements, and the dynamics of East Asian societies.

Chand Sharma, Vikas / Nawratek, Krzysztof et al. (eds.), Urban Ecotheology in the Age of Technology. (New Approaches to the Scientific Study of Religion 22) 278 pp. 2026:4 (Springer, GW) <766-81>
ISBN 978-3-032-13205-5 hard ¥36,956.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book examines the evolving intersection of urban development, ecological theology, and technological transformation across diverse spiritual traditions, including Hindu, Sikh, Islamic, Catholic, and Buddhist perspectives. In an age defined by digital urbanism, artificial intelligence, and environmental crisis, this volume explores how sacred values and ecological ethics are being reinterpreted within rapidly changing urban environments. It critically engages with the tensions between technological solutionism and ecological wisdom, questioning how urban technologies shape spiritual relationships and theological understandings of creation and stewardship. Through conceptual frameworks such as the SIMRAN Framework, Nature-Maker Approach, and emerging ideas like smart theology and nAIcolonialism, the book advances a transdisciplinary dialogue between faith, sustainability, and innovation. It will appeal to scholars and practitioners in theology, sustainable architecture, urban planning, and environmental humanities.

Cutler, A. Claire, Law and Capitalism: The Climate Under Fire. 280 pp. 2026:10 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <766-439>
ISBN 978-1-108-47885-4 hard ¥23,017.- (税込) GB￡ 75.00
ISBN 978-1-108-74864-3 paper ¥8,283.- (税込) GB￡ 26.99

What is the relationship between law and capitalism - and what happens when their foundations collide with the climate crisis? In this groundbreaking work, A. Claire Cutler reveals how transnational corporations and the laws that shield them perpetuate environmental destruction while evading accountability. Developing a critical political economy analysis, Cutler traces the origins of corporate privilege in international law and shows how today's investment and value chain regimes reinforce this protected status, contrasting starkly with the precarious legal position of climate-displaced individuals. Challenging dominant theories that treat the crisis as abstract, Cutler argues for a transformative praxis of transnational law that confronts corporate responsibility head-on. In search of a utopian possibility for a better world order, this book examines the contradictions at the heart of law and capitalism and asks whether a just, sustainable future is still possible.

マルチスピーシーズの気候正義、災害、責任
Lyster, Rosemary / Celermajer, Danielle / McCormack, P., Multispecies Climate Justice, Disasters and Responsibility. (Critical Reflections on Human Rights and the Environment) 176 pp. 2026:6 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-513>
ISBN 978-1-0353-2290-9 hard ¥26,086.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00

This innovative book provides a comprehensive articulation and analysis of the failure of existing climate, environmental and biodiversity regimes and laws to respond to the global polycrisis. Rosemary Lyster, Danielle Celermajer and Phillipa McCormack propose a radical relational transformation in the form of Multispecies Climate Justice, including procedural justice.Chapters systematically link responsibility for the destruction of Earth others to the rise of neoliberalism and the failure of dominant systems of law to address the problems at this structural level. The authors build on Indigenous knowledge, relational ontologies and evolutionary developmental biology to articulate a novel, critical methodology for explicitly recognising Earth others in statutory re-drafting and the reimagining of climate and biodiversity laws. They critique the dominant legal approaches, presenting Multispecies Climate Justice as an alternative metanarrative for law and a transformative way forward.Multispecies Climate Justice, Disasters and Responsibility is an essential resource for academics and students in law and development, climate and environmental law, human rights and climate change as well as politics and public policy. It is also an informative read for activists, practitioners, professionals and policymakers involved in climate justice.

Oghenerobor Agelebe, Dennis (ed.), Climate Ethics in Africa: Structuring a Standard for Trade and Development in Africa. (Global Perspectives on Law and the Environment 1) 273 pp. 2026:4 (Springer, GW) <766-515>
ISBN 978-3-032-08756-0 hard ¥44,876.- (税込) EUR 169.99

The book is a groundbreaking collaborative effort authored by a diverse team of academic scholars and experts. Contributors hail from various corners of Africa and one esteemed scholar from Asia. This dynamic collaboration brings together a wealth of perspectives, enriching the discourse on the ethical dimensions of climate-conscious trade and sustainable development in Africa. Comprising thirteen thought-provoking chapters, this comprehensive work explores the intricate relationship between climate ethics, trade policies, and development strategies on the African continent. The authors delve into the complexities of ethical considerations within Africa's trade landscape, providing a nuanced analysis of how these considerations can shape the trajectory of sustainable development. The book not only navigates the uncertainties highlighted in the UN-commissioned Millennium Ecosystem Assessment but also takes on the crucial task of examining the interactions between indigenous knowledge systems and climate change adaptation. The resulting insights are dynamic, location-specific, and responsive to diverse drivers, offering a holistic understanding of the ethical challenges and opportunities that characterize the African trade and development landscape. An outstanding feature of this collaborative effort is the inclusive approach to the subject matter. The co-authors draw from their diverse expertise, weaving together insights from environmental ethics, political science, and development studies. This interdisciplinary approach ensures a well-rounded exploration of the moral imperatives guiding sustainable trade practices, making the book accessible to scholars and practitioners in the field. The exploration of African metaphysics and ethics within the context of climate change adds a unique and culturally rich dimension to the book. By synthesizing indigenous knowledge with contemporary ethical theories, the authors provide a bridge between tradition and modernity, offering a foundation for structuring ethical standards that resonate with the African experience. The book is a beacon of optimism and a roadmap for a more ethically grounded approach to African trade and development. With its insightful analyses, innovative proposals, and diverse authorship, this book is poised to become an essential resource for academics, policymakers, and anyone interested in the ethical dimensions of climate-conscious trade in Africa.

環境規制研究ハンドブック
Williamson, David / Lynch-Wood, Gary et al. (eds.), Research Handbook on Environmental Regulation. (Elgar Handbooks in Energy, the Environment and Climate Change) 500 pp. 2026:3 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-517>
ISBN 978-1-78990-335-5 hard ¥72,121.- (税込) GB￡ 235.00

This book provides a timely and comprehensive analysis of how regulation can be leveraged to address worsening environmental harm, particularly in key areas such as water pollution and deforestation.Leading scholars outline the theoretical underpinnings of regulation and their practical applications, demonstrating how regulation manifests across various environmental domains and within social and policy contexts. The book provides crucial insights into the intensifying global environmental crises, examining the regulation of issues such as air, land, plastic and microplastic waste pollution. Chapters explore challenges and successes in the field, covering key topics including responsive and risk-based regulation, environmental permitting, water law and governance, market mechanisms and capacity-building in international climate law.The Research Handbook on Environmental Regulation is an essential read for scholars and students of environmental law, political science, business, geography and climate studies. It is also beneficial for national and international government agencies looking to tackle the current climate crisis.

L.エリオット著　トランスナショナルな環境犯罪－違法市場と犯罪ネットワークの国際政治経済
Elliott, Lorraine, Transnational Environmental Crime: An International Political Economy of Illicit Markets and Criminal Networks. 224 pp. 2026:4 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-542>
ISBN 978-1-0353-7435-9 hard ¥29,155.- (税込) GB￡ 95.00

In this incisive book, Lorraine Elliott investigates the global markets, supply chains, and networks of criminality that make transnational environmental crime (TEC) a highly lucrative business. Three case studies are at the core of this analysis: the illicit market in ozone-depleting substances, timber trafficking, and the international illegal wildlife trade.Through an innovative international political economy (IPE) lens, Elliott shows how TEC enterprise functions through illicit commodity chains and production networks that are shaped as much by material factors of supply, production and labour as by criminal practices. She demonstrates the nature and extent of fluid, porous and co-constituting links between licit and illicit economies. Finally, she points to the importance of a political economy of the everyday to understand how local spaces and local actors are embedded in global TEC markets and supply chains.Transnational Environmental Crime is a valuable resource for scholars and students of international relations, international political economy, criminology, political and conservation ecology, economic geography and economic sociology. The book's evidence-based insights into TEC markets and trade, commodity chains and production networks will also find a readership in international and non-governmental organizations with a TEC research and policy focus.

Landier, Hubert, Humanity Facing Polyrisks: A Transdisciplinary View of the Future. (Transdisciplinary Management of Ecological and Social Crises) 164 pp. 2026:2 (Springer, GW) <766-306>
ISBN 978-3-032-17759-9 hard ¥26,396.- (税込) EUR 99.99

The accumulation of risks, at all levels of reality, that are currently assailing Humanity are not anecdotal. There are manifestations of the end of one civilization and the potential emergence, beyond chaos, of another one. However, understanding the significance of this transformation, which is already underway, requires a distanciation from the techno-industrial "village" and its confinement within inherited and sef-evident certainties. This approach invites the traveler to stand at another level of reality in order to discover a being that requires, in order to penetrate it, other logics than those that underpin the village's discourse. This distanciation is the beginning of a real prospective view of the unknown future. Essential reading for scholars in critical management studies, systems theory, philosophy, and environmental humanities, this book offers a synthesis of historical analysis, cultural critique, and transdiscipinary reflection, calling for a radical reorientation of thought and practice in the face of planetary precarity.

企業家精神的エコシステム研究を前進させる
O'Connor, Allan (ed.), Advancing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Research: Concepts for Regional Entrepreneurship Ecologists. (Advancing Business and Management) 272 pp. 2026:6 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-314>
ISBN 978-1-0353-3661-6 hard ¥33,759.- (税込) GB￡ 110.00

Using ideas from natural ecology to better understand entrepreneurship as complex systems, this book offers a different research approach to explain how entrepreneurship operates within specific regional contexts. The book aims to:show how ecological thinking offers a fresh perspective on entrepreneurial ecosystems.demonstrate how this approach differs from traditional entrepreneurship research.provide practical guidelines for researchers and policymakers working in regional entrepreneurship.It concludes that a holistic, interdisciplinary approach-similar to how ecologists study natural environments-is essential to grasp the dynamic entrepreneurial relationships between people, institutions, organizations, natural resources and attributes in regional economies. The book introduces a new paradigm for studying entrepreneurship that emphasizes interconnectedness and system-level change.Advancing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Research is a valuable resource for scholars and students of business and management, economic geography and entrepreneurship. Policymakers, practitioners and consultants in entrepreneurship and organizational systems seeking evidence-based techniques to inform their work will also greatly benefit from the insights in this book.

Sharma, Tanuja / Talapatra, Jayati / Taskesen, Suat (eds.), Compassionate Organizations in BANI Times: Achieving SDGs Through Business and Communities Connect. (Responsible Leadership and Sustainable Management) 294 pp. 2026:2 (Springer, GW) <766-350>
ISBN 978-981-9559-28-2 hard ¥42,236.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This book captures the research and best practices of organizational responsibility towards employment generation and well-being issues, as well as ways to explore sustainable and responsible business solutions to address the current uncertain times. It offers a balanced blend of theory and documentation of real-life cases on these topics, with a shared vision of a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable world. The insights offered in its chapters showcase the refinement, redevelopment, and reassessment of corporate strategies and public policy to incorporate sustainability, ESG, and SDG principles alongside business agendas. The book is valuable for implementing sustainable and ethical governance among policymakers, who can use the knowledge to create future compliance and non-compliance mechanisms for businesses. It also discusses emerging areas of green innovation and technology adoption, which can be utilized by policymakers, businesses, and academia alike to drive future green innovation strategies and ventures. The book offers sector-specific insights, including agriculture, banking, renewable energy, etc., that can be used to create targeted initiatives to address specific challenges. The chapters broadly cover three categories of research. Category 1-BANI Times and the Need for Compassion and Care (BANI being brittle, anxious, non-linear, and incomprehensible); Category 2-Businesses: Frameworks, Cases, and Models; and Category 3-Communities: Frameworks, Cases, and Models. The book serves as a guide for fostering a culture of sustainability, highlighting its multi-layered and colossal role in the development agenda and overall ethical decision-making.

Engel, Juliane / Wulf, Christoph (eds.), Planetary Awareness in the Anthropocene: Frameworks for Action. (Anthropocene - Humanities and Social Sciences) 395 pp. 2026:4 (Springer, GW) <766-36>
ISBN 978-3-032-17430-7 hard ¥42,236.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This contributed volume explores issues surrounding planetary awareness and its role in the Anthropocene, tackling interdisciplinary themes. The volume proposes a reflection on the way in which the natural, cultural and societal dimensions are intertwined. Through an approach that blends the human, social and natural sciences, it responds to the urgent need to rethink our relationship with the world at a time marked by global ecological and social crises. The book connects scientific knowledge with concrete cultural and social practices. The innovative nature of the book is reflected in its adoption of new methodological perspectives, such as the use of postcolonial and critical concepts to rethink the relationship between the human and the non-human. The authors also incorporate transformative approaches, such as critical imagination, to explore solutions to the challenges posed by the Anthropocene. From a scientific point of view, the book is based on solid, interdisciplinary research. The book emphasizes how global awareness is a central issue in education, in order to reinvent frameworks for collective and individual action. By linking these reflections to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, it offers an operational framework for transforming planetary ideals into concrete policies.

持続可能な天然資源管理－学際的アプローチ
Nunan, Fiona (ed.), Sustainable Natural Resource Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach. (Multidisciplinary Movements in Research) 298 pp. 2026:5 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-225>
ISBN 978-1-0353-4243-3 hard ¥33,759.- (税込) GB￡ 110.00

This timely book provides a much-needed multidisciplinary exploration of sustainable natural resource management, drawing on analytical concepts and tools from areas such as economics, anthropology and social psychology.Identifying recurring themes, concepts and perspectives across disciplines, the book highlights best practice and provides actionable advice on how sustainable resource management can be more fully realised. Chapters on the commons, political ecology and governance illustrate how they have been informed by political science, public administration and geography and those on economics and mathematical modelling set out concepts and assumptions that have guided their analyses. Reflections on contributions from international development, anthropology and social psychology illuminate the relevance of local context and value orientation on the management of renewable natural resources. Finally, chapters on ecology and sustainability science reflect the need for holistic, integrated approaches.Sustainable Natural Resource Management is an essential resource for scholars and students of ecology, environmental economics, sustainability science, anthropology, geography and international development. It is also beneficial for researchers in natural resource management looking to understand how other disciplines and fields of study can inform new research collaborations and projects.

資源のナショナリズム・ハンドブック
Ovadia, Jesse S. / Saunders, Richard G. et al. (eds.), Handbook of Resource Nationalism. 576 pp. 2026:7 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-227>
ISBN 978-1-0353-3343-1 hard ¥75,190.- (税込) GB￡ 245.00

This Handbook provides a systematic and comprehensive overview of resource nationalism, interrogating the scale and scope of how mineral-producing societies implement various forms of resource sovereignty. Leading experts in the field explore the theory, practice and historical evolution of resource nationalism across diverse geographies, commodities and time periods.Contributing authors present a comparative assessment of international resource governance strategies, outlining the role of natural resources in shaping the global supply chains of energy transition and advanced manufacturing. Chapters consider legal, political economy and sociological dimensions, while examining the varying forms of state-society relations embedded in the extractives sector. The Handbook provides a commodity-specific analysis of resource governance and development, namely concerning the extraction of oil and gas, platinum group metals, tin and nickel. Drawing on key global case studies, it investigates the long-term implications of efforts to resolve the climate emergency whilst managing strategic competition among international powers.The Handbook of Resource Nationalism is a valuable resource for scholars and students of comparative political economy, development studies, sociology and public policy. It is also highly relevant to policymakers, policy advocates and third sector researchers interested in understanding resource governance, politics, initiatives and outcomes.

Muolo, Alessandro / Konaxis, Ioannis / Salvati, Luca, Sustainable Urbanization and Local Development: Integrated Perspectives in Advanced Economies. (Palgrave Pivot) 166 pp. 2026:2 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <766-235>
ISBN 978-981-9563-41-8 hard ¥10,556.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This book seeks a common tread linking economic growth, urban development and environmental sustainability, specifically focusing on urban and metropolitan contexts in developed countries. Starting from a theoretical reflection on capitalistic growth models and the evolution of territorial inequalities, it examines how social and environmental dynamics intersect with economic processes, highlighting the central role of urban areas as innovation, productivity and social transformation engines. It underlines the necessity of new governance strategies aimed at fostering sustainable growth pathways, through inclusive public policies and integrated urban tools. The second part of the book delves into the concept of sustainable development within the context of global warming. The phenomenon of urban sprawl is analyzed, with a focus on critical issues related to demographic growth, "coastlization" and land consumption. It then proposes a polycentric model as an answer to more balanced urban growth. In this framework, territorial economics gains relevance as an emerging tool to study the intricate relationship between competitiveness and sustainability. The analysis starts with describing settlement pattern development and, considering the impact of polycentrism on urban-rural relations, it emphasizes how spatial planning can integrate environmental and economic considerations at various spatial scales. The book concludes with a reflection on social inequalities and the necessity for multilevel governance to sustainably face contemporary urban challenges.