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

Go, Jan Robert R., The Politics of Participation in Urban Communities during the COVID-19 Crisis: Perspectives from Wuhan and Quezon City. 243 pp. 2026:1 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <762-776>
ISBN 978-981-9526-51-2 hard ¥34,173.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book focuses on the politics of participation in urban communities during the pandemic using the cases of two urban communities in Wuhan, China and Quezon City, Philippines. It is primarily concerned with the theory of political participation. Rooted on the theoretical puzzles of power and participation, the author argues that the dominant view on political participation poses a limitation on what constitutes political participation and recasts it by arguing that the act of participation (or non-participation) already has a political meaning or implication. In doing so, the book proposes the "politics of participation framework", which emphasizes three aspects: (1) construction of power, (2) dynamics of participation, and (3) narratives of power/participation. Through the experiences of urban communities during the pandemic, these three components are argued to contribute to our understanding of the politics of participation (vis-a-vis political participation).

Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Thailand's Tropical Thresholds: Coastal Climate Resilience and Sustainable Urban Transformations. (Urban Sustainability) 211 pp. 2026:2 (Springer, GW) <762-798>
ISBN 978-981-9549-74-0 hard ¥34,173.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book dives into in-depth case studies across Thailand's low-lying coastal regions and its rapidly changing urban centers. It focuses on main coastal provinces and regions, where multidisciplinary research shows how hydro-meteorological hazards (such as storm surges, flash floods, erosion) are reshaping both natural environments and human systems. Detailed physico-geomorphological modelling reveals dramatic rates of erosion and accretion, up to -34.5 m/year on mangrove coastlines, versus -4 m/year on sandy beaches, with projections of increased storm severity and flooding because of sea-level rise. The book provides a comprehensive perspective on resilience changes by fusing case-study narratives with institutional analysis, policy evaluation, and UN/Green Climate Fund-backed initiatives. In addition to concrete infrastructure, it highlights nature-based solutions (such as mangrove replanting, sand fences, and crab banks), highlighting the connections between sustainable urban development, multi-scale governance, and local knowledge. In sum, this book offers a detailed yet comprehensive picture of urban and coastal resilience, making it an essential tool for academics, decision-makers, and practitioners involved in climate adaptation in tropical coastal regions.

Vivaldi, Ana, Urban Indigenous Assemblages: Qom Mobilities and the Remaking of White Buenos Aires. 212 pp. 2026:1 (Vanderbilt U. Pr., US) <762-852>
ISBN 978-0-8265-0836-2 hard ¥22,427.- (税込) US$ 99.95
ISBN 978-0-8265-0835-5 paper ¥7,841.- (税込) US$ 34.95

Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Generative AI-Powered Urban Digital Twins: Pioneering Environmental Solutions for Sustainable Intelligent Cities. (Urban Sustainability) 167 pp. 2026:1 (Springer, GW) <762-871>
ISBN 978-981-9547-65-4 hard ¥26,286.- (税込) EUR 99.99

This book presents a bold reimagining of urban futures through the convergence of generative artificial intelligence and digital twin technologies. This book presents AI-powered digital twins as catalysts for systemic change, civic empowerment, and environmental regeneration rather than just as planning tools at a time when cities are dealing with growing climate stresses, infrastructure stress, and profound social inequality. This book explores the development of urban digital twins from data-driven models to intelligent, adaptive systems that learn, simulate, and co-design with their urban settings. It does this via eleven technically sound and conceptually rich chapters. It investigates how generative AI may improve climate simulation, manage floods, lessen urban heat, lower emissions, and promote participatory planning, all while posing important ethical, equitable, and governance issues. This book covers open data standards, AI-twin integration architectures, and the difficulties of implementing prototypes into citywide systems, moving from fundamental theory to state-of-the-art practice. It demonstrates how these technologies can be used to depict community-driven urban scenarios, model circular material flows, and build green roofs. Throughout, this book maintains that cities' ability to restore ecosystems, incorporate a variety of viewpoints, and envision resilient and just futures are what truly define intelligence, not efficiency alone. This book promotes a new urban paradigm where ethics are ingrained, intelligence is dispersed, and regeneration becomes the design axiom. It does this while keeping a close eye on both potential and responsibility. This book provides scholars, planners, technologists, and policymakers with a visionary yet doable road map for creating cities that are not just intelligent-but profoundly alive-by drawing on real-world examples, speculative design theory, and systems thinking. This is not a book about managing cities more efficiently. It is a book about reconsidering the basic concept of urban intelligence and co-creating the urban futures filled with care, courage, and collective imagination.

Kothari, Uma / Borovnik, Maria / Everingham, Phoebe et. al., Stories of Place: Geographies of Meaning, Memory and Connection. 158 pp. 2026:2 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <762-910>
ISBN 978-981-9549-20-7 hard ¥7,883.- (税込) EUR 29.99

This Open Access book explores the role and agency of stories and storytelling in understanding places and in revealing how places tell stories. It addresses themes of colonialism, more-than-human agency, environment, atmospheres, borders, dwelling, enchantment, haunting, care and hope, revealing the power of stories to make and unmake worlds. Contending with the ethical complexities of storytelling and the political implications of the stories that are shared and heard, it illuminates how some stories dominate ways of being and knowing while others are excluded and overlooked. Ultimately, this book demonstrates how stories can provide alternative, critical and progressive ways of knowing and encountering place.

Pollack, Michael, Sidewalk Nation: The Life and Law of America's Most Overlooked Resource. 320 pp. 2026:6 (Harvard U. Pr., US) <762-912>
ISBN 978-0-674-29641-1 hard ¥7,854.- (税込) US$ 35.00

Poveda, Cesar A., Sustainable and Resilient Cities: Insights into Urban Planning in US Cities and Communities. 346 pp. 2026:5 (Emerald, UK) <762-913>
ISBN 978-1-80686-688-5 hard ¥25,806.- (税込) US$ 115.00

Sustainable and Resilient Cities: Insights into Urban Planning in US Cities and Communities offers an in-depth analysis of sustainability, climate change and resilience planning across 200 US population centers. Drawing on an analysis of over 600 urban plans, the book evaluates the progress and effectiveness of sustainable urban planning practices in the US, and provides actionable policy recommendations to enhance urban sustainability and resilience in the face of climate change. Coverage includes: the extent to which US cities design and implement strategies to become more sustainablewhether these plans include criteria and indicators to measure progresshow closely these plans follow established guidelines like ISO standardsthe relationship between a city's climate, proximity to water, population size, and the elements included in their sustainability plansan overall preparedness score to assess how well cities and communities are equipped to face current sustainability, climate change, and resilience challengebroader conclusions, including common characteristics and performance patterns of the 200 population centers, and policy recommendations to enhance urban sustainability and resilience. Sustainable and Resilient Cities addresses the rapidly growing academic and professional interest in urban sustainability, resilience and climate adaptation. With insights spanning multiple fields, it is an essential resource for researchers, practitioners and policymakers.

Calzada, Igor, Datafied Democracies & AI Economics Unplugged: Technopolitics in Smart Cities and Datafied Network States. (Studies in Digital Politics and Governance) 217 pp. 2026:1 (Springer, GW) <762-683>
ISBN 978-3-032-11887-5 hard ¥26,286.- (税込) EUR 99.99

This book explores how AI Economics, innovation systems and policies, data cooperatives, and data sovereignty are redefining democracy, governance, and economic life in datafied societies. Through global case studies, it examines how smart cities, generative AI (GenAI), and decentralization shape the emergence of datafied democracies, network states, and algorithmic nations. It asks whether these transformations can foster anticipatory governance and democratic renewal, or instead reinforce inequality and technocratic control. Engaging with themes such as technopolitics, digital sovereignty, and post-Westphalian forms of governance, the book bridges political economy, urban studies, and innovation policy to illuminate the evolving relationship between power, technology, and democracy. Without being utopian or dystopian, it advances a civic and institutional framework for aligning technological disruption with digital inclusion strategies. Offering policymakers, researchers, and civic leaders an integrated roadmap, it outlines how citizens, institutions, and AI systems in smart cities and network states can share responsibility for shaping more inclusive, accountable, and innovative digital futures.

Kowalkowski, Stanislaw / Wrzosek, Marek / Kazmierczak, D., Cities in Crisis: Challenges for Disaster Management. 169 pp. 2026:1 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <762-678>
ISBN 978-3-032-08842-0 hard ¥10,512.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This book explores the complexity of cities as sites of warfare and investigates the ever-growing challenges for Disaster Risk Management (DRM). Through analysis of existing literature, media coverage and in-depth case studies, this title investigates the vulnerabilities of growing cities, the consequences citizens face in crises, and the effectiveness of DRM systems. By depicting the serious global security problems that test systems of culture, governance, war and peace practices, this book encourages discussion around the present and future condition of cities. The volume investigates the impacts of urban warfare and argues for the implementation of effective DRM systems that are based on understanding of disaster risk in all its dimensions, achieved through well-designed training programs employing the latest teaching-learning theories and agile methodologies.

Zhang, Junyi, Urbanimmunology: Rethinking Cities and Society through Immunological Principles. (Urban Sustainability) 341 pp. 2026:1 (Springer, GW) <762-241>
ISBN 978-981-9548-77-4 hard ¥44,689.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This book presents a groundbreaking theoretical framework for urban and societal development, focusing on resilience, adaptability, and proactive responses as key principles for shaping cities and society of the future. Urbanimmunology introduces a fresh and revolutionary perspective on how we view and design cities and society, reimagining them as dynamic, self-regulating systems inspired by the human immune system. By challenging traditional urban planning, Urbanimmunology offers new, forward-thinking ideas that tackle the complex challenges cities and society face today. In a world where environmental, social, and technological disruptions are increasingly common, Urbanimmunology provides a transformative vision for urban and societal life. It explores how cities and society can evolve, adapt, and self-organize to tackle global challenges, using principles inspired by the immune system as a guide. The book spans a broad range of interconnected topics, including energy systems, transportation, underground infrastructure, disaster management, health, tourism, and border town development. It highlights how urban and societal systems can evolve to enhance the quality of life and social well-being for all residents. From sustainable energy solutions to innovative approaches in disaster resilience, health, and quality of life, Urbanimmunology pushes the boundaries of how we think about urban and societal governance. This book offers new ways to rethink transport systems, urban infrastructure, cross-border development, and even the integration of tourism with health and the economy. These groundbreaking ideas provide a roadmap for cities and society that are not only sustainable but also resilient, adaptable, and focused on improving social well-being and quality of life for their inhabitants.

都市外交とEUの対中国政策
Kaminski, Tomasz / Ciesielska-Klikowska, Joanna et al., City Diplomacy and the European Union Policy Towards China. (Routledge Studies on Paradiplomacy and City Diplomacy) 164 pp. 2026:3 (Routledge, UK) <761-918>
ISBN 978-1-041-17069-3 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

This book explores the increasingly significant role of cities as actors in the European Union's foreign policy, with a particular focus on EU-China relations. Analysing theoretical foundations, empirical data, and a survey of 745 cities, the authors provide unparalleled insights into the practices, challenges, and transformative potential of city diplomacy through its networks, partnerships, and direct engagement with global challenges.Examining approaches across cities such as Amsterdam, Barcelona, Lodz, Linz, Duisburg, Ostrow Wielkopolski, and Dietzenbach - the methodological approach captures the complexity and variety of urban diplomatic practices to explore the factors influencing city diplomacy and address critical questions central to understanding its role in contemporary international relations. Considering how cities shape and influence EU foreign policy, the authors investigate how the size of a city affects its capacity for international cooperation and how collaboration with academia and business can amplify their diplomatic outreach. Finally, the book explores the role of policy coordination between cities and higher levels of government, highlighting its importance in achieving coherent foreign policy goals and overcoming institutional barriers.Bridging the gap between academic research and policy practice, this volume offers valuable insights for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers. By highlighting the growing significance of city diplomacy, it provides a timely contribution to the fields of international relations, European studies, and paradiplomacy.

スマート・スペシャリゼーションの解明
Papamichail, George, Unlocking Smart Specialisation: Challenges and Opportunities in Regional Innovation Strategies. (Science, Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship) 112 pp. 2026:3 (E. Elgar, UK) <761-343>
ISBN 978-1-0353-4637-0 hard ¥24,376.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00

Unlocking Smart Specialisation explores how European regions can design better strategies to grow, innovate and adapt in a rapidly changing world. George Papamichail examines the evolution of smart specialisation from an academic concept to a cornerstone of EU regional development, highlighting why many regions still struggle to put it into practice. Papamichail introduces key ideas from innovation systems theory, institutional theory and endogenous growth, connecting them with real-world policy application. He presents both the promise and the pitfalls of regional development, emphasising how regions succeed when they build on their unique strengths, engage local people and institutions and create trust-based collaboration. Chapters cover emerging trends such as S3 2.0, green and digital transitions and mission-oriented innovation, arguing that lasting success depends on efficient multilevel governance and institutional quality. Drawing on global examples, Papamichail concludes that smart specialisation will cultivate greener, fairer and more resilient futures in regions that have effectively closed the implementation gap.This is a valuable resource for students and scholars of public policy, economics and regional studies. Its recommendations for governance reform, capacity building and stakeholder engagement are also highly relevant for policymakers and practitioners in EU institutions, international organisations and regional development agencies.

Fistung, Frantz Daniel, Sustainable Transport in Eastern Europe: Foundational Concepts and Future Perspectives. (Routledge Research in Sustainable Urbanism) 286 pp. 2026:4 (Routledge, UK) <761-344>
ISBN 978-1-041-24669-5 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

Exploring the crucial shift towards sustainable transport, this book examines how we can ensure safe and efficient movement of people and goods without compromising future mobility.Transport, while vital to humanity, currently generates negative externalities that can offset its benefits. This necessitates a paradigm shift in how we approach transport systems. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of sustainable transport, from its conceptual foundations and current achievements to future perspectives. Grounded in original research, the book introduces concepts such as "Sustainability 2.0" and "sustainable infrastructure," offering new pathways for achieving this paradigm shift. It also examines diverse global transport developments, focusing particularly on the European Union and Romania, utilising Romania's recent EU integration and its experience building integrated transport systems to offer valuable comparative insights.Presenting arguments and providing solutions for steering transport towards sustainable development at both micro and macro levels, this book will be invaluable for students, academics, researchers, policymakers, transport professionals, and anyone with an interest in the current state and future of sustainable transport.

Epting, Shane, Creating Future Cities: Technology, Ethics, and the Fight for the Good Life. (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy) 192 pp. 2026:3 (Routledge, UK) <761-114>
ISBN 978-1-041-12699-7 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

This book fleshes out the idea that everything about the city involves a fight for the good life. From how we conceptualize it-to its streets and the fiber-optic cables beneath them-nothing is excluded from creating the cities we want to call home.In turn, this book continues Shane Epting's ideas developed in Urban Enlightenment and Meaning in the Metropolis. It begins with an examination of how scholars define the term "city." He argues that while cities are often described as ecosystems or technologies, these views should be abandoned in most cases. Instead, Epting maintains that cities are groups of people capable of shaping the built environment and its supporting technologies, united by the goal of creating places where people can live their best lives. This is the fight for the city. That fight involves many elements vital to city living, such as streets, land use, historic preservation, and preparation for extreme weather. He argues that fighting for the city is not merely about control. Rather, its purpose is to create environments that foster human flourishing while safeguarding communities against disaster.Creating Future Cities will be essential reading for scholars and advanced students in philosophy, urban studies, and architecture.

Agyekum, Kofi / Salgin, Burcu / Opoku, Alex (eds.), Research Companion on Circularity, Deconstruction and Adaptability in Green Buildings. (Elgar Companions to the Built Environment) 656 pp. 2026:5 (E. Elgar, UK) <761-1149>
ISBN 978-1-0353-4872-5 hard ¥74,651.- (税込) GB￡ 245.00

This timely Research Companion explores the intersection of environmental concerns, design innovation, and construction practices, detailing the principles and strategies that drive circularity in the built environment. Advancing life-cycle thinking in the built environment, leading international experts provide a critical examination of complex research issues linking construction and green building.Chapters present in-depth research and case studies on current challenges and opportunities in sustainable construction. Contributing authors emphasise how circular green construction adopts regenerative approaches that aim to preserve the value of materials, reduce embodied carbon and extend the functional lifespan of the building. The book provides forward-looking discussions to shape policy and influence the future of green building through circular approaches, deconstruction strategies and adaptable designs.This Research Companion is an important resource for students and academics in built environment disciplines including construction management, building technology, civil engineering, architecture and urban planning. It also provides actionable insights for practitioners and policy-makers involved in sustainable building practices.

Kumari, Tanu / Verma, Pramit / Singh, Pradeep (eds.), Urban Sustainability: Through the Perspective of Carbon Neutrality. 272 pp. 2026:3 (CRC Pr., US) <761-1166>
ISBN 978-1-032-83048-3 hard ¥33,517.- (税込) GB￡ 110.00

This book about urban sustainability encompasses the overarching core ideas of climate, cross-cutting concerns, advanced technologies, challenges, and solutions with reference to paradigms of climate change. It addresses green urbanism with detailed emphasis on urban infrastructure and explores strategies for managing common urban environmental issues. It unveils various social and cultural issues related to sustainable urban development, inclined towards equity, poverty, and public health and offers guidance on how to create more sustainable, resilient, and liveable urban environments. It is aimed at graduate students and researchers in civil and environmental engineering.Explores a comprehensive account of urban-scale carbon neutrality.Provides thoughts about carbon neutrality's possible pathways, challenges, and related research.Covers impact of carbon neutrality-based policies on people, their awareness and potential role in influencing policies.Includes biophilic cities, green gentrification, ghetto, and geospatial advancement in sustainability.Offers a combination of theory and case studies that can highlight the versatility of the concepts discussed.This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in civil and environmental engineering.

Albrecht, Jessica / Sarkar, Sanchali (eds.), Queer(ing) Urban Space: Histories, Tactics, Futures in a Glocal World. (Studies in Critical Social Sciences 351) 204 pp. 2026:1 (Brill, NE) <761-1205>
ISBN 978-90-04-74838-5 hard ¥32,599.- (税込) EUR 124.00

Queer(ing) Urban Space: Histories, Tactics, and Futures in a Glocal World brings together case studies on queerness and queering in urban spaces across diverse global contexts. Engaging with power, narrative, and desire, it responds to calls for new urban epistemologies beyond Western normative frameworks. The volume foregrounds intersections between Global North and South, exploring how colonial legacies, legal regimes, and spatial politics shape queer life. While research on queer access to public space has focused on Western cities, this book highlights underexplored contexts in the Global South, offering critical insights into how queerness challenges, negotiates, and reimagines the cis-heteronormative logics of urban modernity.

創造都市を理解する
Andersson, David E., Understanding Creative Cities. (Understanding Series) 176 pp. 2026:3 (E. Elgar, UK) <761-1206>
ISBN 978-1-0353-3834-4 hard ¥25,899.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00

This interdisciplinary book adopts a multi-level approach to understanding creative cities. David Emanuel Andersson draws on concepts of cultural individualism, generators of diversity and openness to experience to inform policy recommendations.Andersson utilises a micro-meso-macro framework to examine creative cities, providing illustrative case studies from fields including geography, economics, political science and urban planning. At the micro level, he explores personality traits and environmental stimuli; at the meso level, neighbourhood attributes; and at the macro level, cultural values and institutions. Chapters also consider spatial design across each level of the framework and are informed by the contributions of Jane Jacobs and Jan Gehl. Ultimately, the author underscores the importance of smaller, intimate spaces and fragmented, decentralized planning in the cultivation of adaptability, creativity and bottom-up entrepreneurship.Understanding Creative Cities will be greatly beneficial to scholars and students of human geography, urban design, urban planning, urban studies and the social sciences, including economics, politics and sociology. It is also a vital resource for city and municipal policymakers and urban planners interested in cultivating creative cities.

K.コックス編　地理学の旅路
Cox, Kevin (ed.), Geographical Journeys: Geographers Tell Their Stories. 368 pp. 2026:3 (Routledge, UK) <761-1207>
ISBN 978-1-032-88864-4 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00
ISBN 978-1-032-88865-1 paper ¥12,794.- (税込) GB￡ 41.99

This book provides concise insights from a diverse range of leading scholars reflecting on how they became geographers.Asking how a range of geographers, representative of the field's diversity, this book explores the trajectory of their academic career, their formative influences, interpretive frameworks and divisions within geography, and what it means to have a geographic sensibility. It asks how geographers came to acquire an interest, and how they developed that interest. It interrogates the various influences and conditions that helped make them geographers; the interpretive frameworks that guided them; the role of the serendipitous; and how their ideas shifted. The various trajectories cover a period of dramatic change in the field, and this is registered in the stories told. Within that frame, and despite the particularity of each contribution, there are both similarities and contrasts.In these ways, the book offers insightful contributions on how geographies and the history of the field get made; and for those considering embarking on a career in geography, just what to expect.

包括的でスマートかつ持続可能な都市
Gross-Gniot, Elwira / Makiela, Z. / Stuss, M. M. et al., Inclusive, Smart and Sustainable Cities. (Routledge Advances in Regional Economics, Science and Policy) 186 pp. 2026:3 (Routledge, UK) <761-1210>
ISBN 978-1-041-12431-3 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

This book addresses critical issues for contemporary cities building their future, presenting a cohesive narrative rooted in the diverse experiences of its authors and reflecting the systemic nature of urban environments. The authors attribute the success of programming and implementing the development of future cities to the deliberate creation of stakeholder competencies, primarily through the use of smart city tools. It is assumed that, over time, these competencies will evolve both qualitatively and diversely, with their co-creation remaining a dynamic process due to shifts among stakeholders driven by migration, natural population growth or decline, and changes in stakeholder structures.While urban communities differ significantly in various locations, conditioned culturally, politically, economically, etc., the book argues that the mechanisms of smart cities can be unified due to available technological tools and methods of filtering big data for the needs of cognitive and decision-making processes. In this area, international experiences of both cities and technology companies indicate the universality of solving problems of city functioning and the great ability to disseminate knowledge in this area. The identified trends and applied conceptual approaches can serve as a benchmark for searching for smart city competences that serve the constant increase in the inclusiveness of cities. The book will appeal to academics, researchers and advanced students, as well as policymakers and practitioners.

Nordin, Noradila / Katuk, Norliza / Habbal, Adib (eds.), From Smart Cities to the Metaverse: Games, Immersive Experiences and the Future of Digital Interaction. 254 pp. 2026:4 (CRC Pr., US) <761-1213>
ISBN 978-1-041-11967-8 hard ¥60,940.- (税込) GB￡ 200.00
ISBN 978-1-041-11965-4 paper ¥15,841.- (税込) GB￡ 51.99

This book delivers a comprehensive exploration of the rapidly evolving intersection between immersive technologies and the gaming industry, providing a detailed analysis of current innovations, diverse applications, and the transformative landscape of virtual experiences. It meticulously examines the core technologies driving this evolution, including Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Artificial Intelligence (AI), offering readers a clear and insightful understanding of their impact across various sectors, with a particular emphasis on the dynamic realm of gaming.The book's key highlights encompass in-depth chapters dedicated to the fundamental technological principles underpinning immersive experiences, practical game design methodologies tailored for these innovative environments, and a critical evaluation of the ethical, social, and environmental considerations associated with the widespread adoption of these technologies. It underscores the profound importance and significant impact of these technologies in enhancing user engagement, fostering groundbreaking innovation, and shaping the future of interactive experiences. By incorporating real-world examples and adopting a forward-looking perspective, it empowers readers with knowledge that transcends the boundaries of gaming, extending its applicability to diverse fields such as urban planning and sustainability initiatives.This valuable resource is primarily tailored for professionals, and students actively engaged in the fields of game development, immersive technology, and digital media. It caters to individuals at upper undergraduate, and professional levels who seek a deeper comprehension of immersive technologies and their practical applications.

Robin, Sean (ed.), Progressive Planning Practice: Transforming Communities of Color. 310 pp. 2026:3 (Routledge, UK) <761-1215>
ISBN 978-1-032-93909-4 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00
ISBN 978-1-032-93561-4 paper ¥11,575.- (税込) GB￡ 37.99

This book provides justification, a framework, and examples for an emergent alternative approach to planning and community development. Planning, design and community development have often been practiced in a monocultural way, as if all communities are the same, meaning that communities of color and low-income communities are often overlooked or ignored, if not outright harmed. This book highlights a new approach for transformative community development, where worldviews are rooted in the culture of communities of color and everyday people can find expression in decisions about a community's future. This transformative approach gives voice to people on the margins, unapologetically embraces issues of social justice, and seeks to increase the overall health and wellbeing of the community. This book explores the motives, vision, tenets, and challenges of this transformative paradigm, and provides numerous case examples from the U.S. and Canada. Including a range of diverse contributors, chapters explore themes such as decolonial planning, climate injustice, Black planning, ethics, and more. This book is essential for professionals, students and professors of urban planning, design, and community development in the US.

Schoenecker, Amy, Street Vending and the Right to the City. (Rights to the City) 216 pp. 2026:3 (Routledge, UK) <761-1216>
ISBN 978-1-032-99777-3 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00
ISBN 978-1-032-99155-9 paper ¥12,794.- (税込) GB￡ 41.99

Street vendors often face disproportionate state violence not simply for their use of public space, but because of who they are as users of public space. Through a multi city comparison, Street Vending and the Right to the City demonstrates how vendors blur the lines of in/formality through their resistance tactics, and fight for their rights to the city not only as economic agents, but as residents seeking urban belonging. Given the state violence that people living and working informally face, claiming the right to exist in urban space, is indeed a radical act. Cities and states, from New York City to Uruguay, have begun to formalize street vending, with many advocates arguing for this approach, but this book highlights why formalization is not a cure. With international examples and an in-depth case study featuring a comparison of Chicago and Mumbai, chapters explore how urban informalities are produced and offer perspectives on roadblocks and pathways to gaining legitimacy. This book is essential for academics and students in urban planning, urban studies, anthropology, sociology, urban design, geography and political science, as well as practitioners and policymakers.

Shih, Mi / Newman, Kathe (eds.), The Politics of Land and Value: Case Studies from Across the Globe. (Routledge Studies in Urbanism and the City) 278 pp. 2026:2 (Routledge, UK) <761-1217>
ISBN 978-1-032-74215-1 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00
ISBN 978-1-032-74219-9 paper ¥12,794.- (税込) GB￡ 41.99

This book investigates the treatment of land as a source of money in global urban processes. Probing land development at moments of value creation, capture, negotiation, contestation, and transformation, it sheds light on how and why value practices matter in transforming the politics of the status quo so that the social life of land may thrive.The book approaches value as a mode of practice to investigate how the deepening treatment of land as a source of municipal revenue and private profit has become a hegemonic project that penetrates and shapes key aspects of how we run cities and live our urban life. Closely related is a set of issues that greatly concern urban scholars, municipal planners, and community organizers around the world: the use and politics of land value capture (LVC); the role of the state in land taking and assemblage; mechanisms of land development tools and their impacts; public-private power relations; the conceptualization, production, negotiation, and distribution of costs and benefits; fiscal policy, and community mobilization and political contestation. Nine global case studies offer insights into the centrality of land development as a source of money, the narrowing of how land is valued, the resulting problematic outcomes of market capture of land value, the politics of the status quo, and community experimentations with counter and alternative practices. A value framework serves as a heuristic to help probe the politics of land development more deeply at different moments of practice: value creation, value capture, value negotiation, value contestation, and value transformation. Bringing the case studies into a useful juxtaposition, the value framework also outlines how to engage practices to generate a transformative politics of land under which competing value logics and the social life of land may thrive.This book is particularly useful for urban scholars, municipal planners, community organizers, educators, and students in fields related to urban planning and geography and those who are interested in issues around land value capture, land development tools, urban redevelopment, public-private negotiation, urban political economic analysis, community mobilization, alternative urbanism, equity, and justice.

Tasan-Kok, Tuna / Oezogul, Sara / Legarza, Andre, Spatial Governance Landscapes: Regulation, Property, and Planning. (Regions and Cities) 246 pp. 2026:4 (Routledge, UK) <761-1218>
ISBN 978-1-032-11450-7 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

What shapes the city? This book answers this question with a fresh, relational lens: spatial governance landscapes, the dynamic interplay between planning regulation and property-market strategies. Centered on the Metropolitan Region of Amsterdam, the book traces how rules, norms, and public ambitions meet the logics of investors, developers, and intermediaries to co-produce urban form and everyday life. Bringing planning scholarship into direct conversation with real estate and urban governance studies, the authors map regulatory landscapes and investor landscapes side by side, showing how their frictions and alignments open and close pathways for housing, land use, and infrastructure.Crucially, the book challenges a common hesitation in critical planning and urban studies to engage real estate for fear of "capitulating" to market logics. Instead, it advances a relational approach that makes visible the fundamental interactions between public regulators and private investors-and demonstrates why understanding these relations is indispensable to explaining, and shaping, urban development dynamics. Amsterdam may be a small city, but it is a revealing laboratory: its distinctive planning traditions, acute housing pressures, and concentrated investment flows render broader patterns legible.Built on extensive interviews, original databases on property transactions and planning regulations, the book moves from conceptual framing to empirically rich chapters on Amsterdam's regulatory infrastructures and evolving investment ecologies, concluding with a synthetic answer to the enduring question of state-market relations in urbanization. The result is a theory-driven, evidence-based account and a new integrative model that synthesizes market and regulatory findings, offering a transferable framework and research agenda for analyzing and governing where regulation and property meet.

Wilson, David / Wyly, Elvin, Dracula Urbanism and Smart City Mania: Urban Change in the Twenty-First Century. (Routledge Studies in Urbanism and the City) 228 pp. 2026:3 (Routledge, UK) <761-1219>
ISBN 978-1-032-74225-0 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00
ISBN 978-1-032-74228-1 paper ¥12,794.- (税込) GB￡ 41.99

This innovative book applies the metaphor of Dracula to understand a highly controversial reality that marks so many cities today: how the rage of smart city development and growth proceeds, is organized, and produces benefits for some and afflicts others. It also explores how social science research into these issues may be informed by the insights of gothic literature as conceptual bonds are forged between the social sciences and the humanities. Focusing on Miami and Mexico City, the book reveals a new quiet warfare being unleashed on the poor and a "Dracula-like" development conduct being rolled-out that spreads rapidly across the globe. This book will appeal to students, researchers and informed readers interested in urban studies, city planning, urban sociology, critical geography, and literature studies. The book is lucidly written and substantively deep to enhance classroom teaching and provide important detail for research on urban redevelopment, city restructuring, and societal change. On the popular front, non-academic readers will find the book enriching and compelling, as only few books clearly and provocatively link the shadows of gothic horror with contemporary realities in cities.

オーストラリアの都会性
Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Australia's Urbanity: Architecture, Place, and the Pulse of Urban Life. (Urban Sustainability) 270 pp. 2026:3 (Springer, GW) <760-594>
ISBN 978-981-9538-80-5 hard ¥34,173.- (税込) EUR 129.99

Australia's cities are undergoing a profound transformation. The way people live, work, and interact is changing as urban environments change due to the interaction of public spaces, architecture, and economic expansion. Through an extensive collection of case studies that showcase the country's most ambitious urban undertakings, Australia's Urbanity: Architecture, Place, and the Pulse of Urban Life explores this progression. The book depicts the dynamic changes that characterize contemporary Australian urbanity, from the reimagining of public areas and waterfronts to the growth of major business districts and the emergence of high-density dwelling. It looks at urban infill projects that strike a balance between progressive redevelopment and heritage preservation, master-planned communities created for long-term sustainability, and economic innovation precincts that propel technological growth. The book presents a convincing picture of how cities are adjusting to changing societal demands, environmental issues, and population increase through these five topics. At the heart of this exploration is the question of resilience and sustainable development-how can Australian cities evolve without losing their identity? The case studies show that combining sustainable infrastructure, smart design, and public involvement is essential for a successful urban change. While many key initiatives demonstrate the need of sustainability and innovation in forming future communities, some development-oriented projects demonstrate how urban renovation can improve both economic vitality and social inclusion. The book ends with a discussion of Australia's urban future, highlighting the necessity of planning frameworks and policies that strike a balance between ecological responsibility and expansion. Australia's Urbanity is a guide to comprehending the forces that will define the cities of the future, not merely a mirror of the present. Showcases iconic urban projects shaping Australia's evolving cityscapes and public spaces. Explores sustainability and innovation in master-planned communities and economic precincts. Blends architecture, history, and policy to reveal the pulse of Australian urban life. Features 25 compelling case studies from waterfront redevelopments to high-density CBD expansions. Offers a forward-looking perspective on resilience, growth, and the future of Australian cities.

ラテンアメリカにおける大都市のガバナンスと社会的不平等
Ramirez de la Cruz, Edgar Eugenio, Metropolitan Governance and Social Inequality in Latin America: From Urban Segregation to Social Inequality? (Contributions to Public Administration and Public Policy) 139 pp. 2026:1 (Springer, GW) <760-657>
ISBN 978-3-032-09896-2 hard ¥34,173.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book examines metropolitan governance and interjurisdictional collaboration in Latin America, focusing on the "metropolitan problem" created by fragmented jurisdictions that produce inefficiency, inequity, and weak coordination. Moving beyond traditional metropolitan governments, it highlights interjurisdictional collaboration as a middle ground, drawing on and adapting the Institutional Collective Action (ICA) framework to contexts marked by weak rule of law and informal institutions. The book proposes that collaboration choices depend on the problem's nature, actors' preferences and capacities, and institutional settings. Through case studies of Bogota, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Santiago, and Sao Paulo, it shows how inequalities, wealth disparities, institutional frameworks, and leadership shape collaboration, particularly in transportation and environmental policy. Ultimately, it advances a dynamic view of metropolitan governance as evolving institutions that balance risks, costs, and benefits, offering a new research agenda for urban governance in Latin America.

Fella, Alexander, Liquid Cities: Climate, Capital, and the Crisis of Affordable Housing. 2025:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <760-661>
ISBN 978-3-032-07398-3 hard ¥36,802.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book is a timely and urgent study on how the financialization of rental housing by investment firms is reshaping urban climate adaptation with a particular focus on the coastal city of Norfolk, Virginia. This region presents a key example where rising seas and rising rents- two of today's major socio-economic and environmental challenges- are colliding. Attuning to a social geography of adaptation and finance, its chapters, dispatches from the frontlines of these twinned crises, are developed through the distinct views of individuals who navigate and contest the liquidation of their city by finance and by flood. From boardrooms to the rubble of public housing, the book details how adaptation plans turn climate risk into bankable assets, how a mobility trap forces renters into flood-prone neighborhoods, and how flood resilience was weaponized to displace Black public housing residents. Liquid Cities charts an ascendant financial sovereignty over urban adapted futures, ultimately offering concrete policy ideas for ensuring that renters are not left behind in this compelling account of capital, water, and one region's fight for its future.

Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Resourceful Urbanism: Designing Regenerative Cities through Adaptive Reuse and Circular Innovation. (Urban Sustainability) 155 pp. 2025:10 (Springer, GW) <760-686>
ISBN 978-981-9541-37-9 hard ¥42,060.- (税込) EUR 159.99

Resourceful Urbanism reimagines how cities can thrive through constraints, whether environmental, economic, or spatial, by harnessing ingenuity, local knowledge, and innovative design. This book focuses on how adaptive reuse, circular thinking, and participatory governance might lead to urban resilience rather than high-tech fixes or significant advancements. It makes the case that being "resourceful" in the urban context means changing our values for things like relationships, materials, ecosystems, and lived experience in addition to getting more done with less. The transformative tactics that influence the urban futures of both Global North and Global South contexts are examined in this book in a current and fact-based manner. It combines several approaches, i.e., formal and informal, grassroots and institutional, to show how locally rooted activities may make cities more regenerative, inclusive, and adaptable. The book is structured around four central themes that collectively define resourceful urbanism: "Community-Led Innovation", "Adaptive Reuse and Retrofitting", "Circular Resource Management", and "Multifunctional Urban Spaces". Each theme is illustrated through two in-depth case studies, one from a developed context and one from a developing context, showing how contextually tailored interventions can drive systemic transformation.

De Lima Amaral, Camilo Vladimir, The Urban Reproduction of Subjectivities: Deconstructing Neoliberal Architectures in London. (SpringerBriefs in Geography) 144 pp. 2025:12 (Springer, GW) <760-687>
ISBN 978-3-032-01464-1 paper ¥7,883.- (税込) EUR 29.99

This open access book analyzes how subjectivities are produced and reproduced by urban spatial structures in twenty-first century neoliberal London. In three steps, it examines the continuous processes of intertwining conflicts that constitute urban space: It demonstrates how contemporary neoliberal spatial processes enclose subjectivity; it addresses how these processes are mediated by design and science; and finally, it examines how detours and insurgencies might be developed. This book interrogates the processes and consequences of privatization. Neoliberal spaces disconnect people from non-hegemonic actions and subtly control the urban experience by encouraging consumerist behavior and passive spectatorship. Despite the dispossession, expropriation, and exclusion these processes entail, people come to love these privatized urban spaces. Using case studies from around London, the book challenges traditional notions of public spaces. Georg Simmel described the metropolitan spaces as experiences of difference, freedom, and rationality, but this book explores how spaces now construct a post-metropolis shaped by domestication and anaesthetic comfort, exerting control through invisible cages and reproducing spatial machines that reinforce consumerist subjectivities. It analyzes policies, plans, and scientific discourse to trace how fetish mechanisms contribute to the objectification of social relations in urban spaces. By helping to understand the political economy of urban production, this book aims to help overcome neoliberal hegemonic design-thinking strategies. Therefore, it also addresses conflicts, insurgent experiences, and practices that explore alternative routes, such as micro-utopias and hacking practices. The Urban Reproduction of Subjectivities invites academics, practitioners, and activists to open new fields for critical design, urbanism, and architecture, to search for new imaginings of a different city, and to develop alternative design practices.

Lukinbeal, Chris / Brunn, Stanley D. (eds.), Geography's Media Turn: Exploring the Digital, Affective, and Unseen. 383 pp. 2026:2 (Springer, GW) <760-690>
ISBN 978-3-032-10169-3 hard ¥39,431.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This edited volume examines how the arts and sciences have had to adapt, engage, confront, and even alter research, teaching, and community service because of modern media. The book describes how academics work with and through the media in their daily and professional lives. The acceleration of changes to media in the digital age has been astounding whether due to social media, web 2.0, new sensor technologies, fake news, or the rise of a post-truth news media economy. Many academics became media producers during COVID-19 having to engage in emergency remote teaching. Further, as academics, we can no longer publish our results and expect a metered response from all entities but rather must promote and defend our work in the media and the classroom. There is almost no part of academic work, let alone human life, that is not affected by media. Many academics across the sciences and humanities now embrace the media as part of their daily practice and actively engage in media production through building podcasts and convergent media sites, managing online courses and degree programs, or being administrators or educators who interact with the media regularly at local, national, or international scales. The chapters are original and written by a group of interdisciplinary junior and senior scholars from various world regions.

都市入門－いかに空間が人間の経験を形作るか　第3版
Orum, Anthony M. / Paulsen, Krista E. / Chen, Xiangming, Introduction to Cities: How Place and Space Shape Human Experience. 3rd ed. 352 pp. 2026:1 (Wiley-Blackwell, UK) <760-691>
ISBN 978-1-394-27204-4 paper ¥10,310.- (税込) US$ 45.95 *

都市、小売り、消費必携
Paiva, Daniel / Guimaraes, Pedro (eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the City, Retail, and Consumption. (Wiley Blackwell Companions to Geography) 656 pp. 2026:2 (Wiley-Blackwell, UK) <760-692>
ISBN 978-1-394-27862-6 hard ¥41,514.- (税込) US$ 185.00

A comprehensive analysis of urban retail and consumption transformations across diverse global and under-represented contexts In an era defined by rapid urbanization, technological innovation, and shifting consumption patterns, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the City, Retail and Consumption is an essential reference for scholars and practitioners alike. Thirty-four chapters by an international panel of experts address the critical need for a comprehensive, global perspective on the evolving relationship between urban life, retail formats, and consumption practices. The contributing authors trace the transformative impact of post-industrial and post-pandemic contexts on consumption districts, shopping malls, and public squares while highlighting the social, cultural, and environmental factors that underpin contemporary retail landscapes. Moving beyond descriptive analysis, the Companion delves into the digitalization of urban retail and its ramifications for consumer behavior and placemaking. It examines omnichannel strategies, platform economies, and emerging phygital experiences that redefine how city dwellers shop, as well as the governance models shaping the future of shopping districts worldwide. The volume incorporates under represented regions from Asia, Latin America, and beyond-ensuring readers gain a truly inclusive understanding of urban retail dynamics. A foundational text that illuminates current debates and charts promising avenues for future research, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the City, Retail and Consumption: Presents an interdisciplinary framework combining geography, architecture, sociology, marketing, and urban planning perspectivesAnalyzes the digitalization of retail, including omnichannel strategies, platform economies, and phygital experiencesExplores evolving consumption practices through the lenses of class, gender, ethnicity, and sensory experienceInvestigates novel governance models for urban shopping districts and their policy implicationsIntegrates cutting-edge methods and detailed case studies to inform both scholarship and practice Balancing theoretical rigor with practical insights, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the City, Retail and Consumption is indispensable for advanced undergraduates, postgraduate students, and researchers in geography, architecture, urbanism, marketing, management, and sociology. It is an ideal textbook for Urban Geography, Retail Geography, Sociology of Consumption, and Sustainable Urban Design courses and serves as an invaluable reference for urban planners, retail consultants, and policy advisors.

Polimeni, Beniamino / Megahed, Yasser (eds.), Cross-Cultural Landscapes: Investigating the Influence of Migration on Cities and Architecture. 372 pp. 2026:2 (Springer, GW) <760-693>
ISBN 978-3-032-09014-0 hard ¥39,431.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book explores how migration has shaped cities over time and continues to influence their architecture and urban landscapes today. It examines how people's movement across borders connects with buildings, urban life, and cultural heritage. Bringing together perspectives from an interdisciplinary group of authors, it also highlights how design and planning can help build more welcoming and connected communities. Drawing on case studies from around the world, the contributors bring together diverse research approaches and perspectives that enrich current debates on migration and the built environment. Divided into four thematic sections, the book gathers papers exploring the central questions that arise where migration meets the built environment. It considers how architecture and urban design respond to global mobility, showing how effective strategies can promote integration, resilience, and the active participation of migrant communities. The influence of transnational movement on architectural languages is also studied, revealing how diverse cultural traditions shape the evolution of spatial forms. The volume gives special attention to the transformation of urban scenarios through adaptive reuse and heritage preservation, illustrating how the movement of people reshapes shared spaces and collective memory. Ultimately, it stresses the importance of sustainable planning and calls for collaboration among architects, urban designers, and policymakers to build resilient and pluralistic cities.

Prato, Giuliana B. / Mollica, Marcello (eds.), Ethnographies of Urban Heritage: Politics, Memories, Conflict. (Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology) 302 pp. 2026:2 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <760-694>
ISBN 978-3-032-08655-6 hard ¥42,060.- (税込) EUR 159.99

Drawing on historical and contemporary ethnographic research, this edited collection addresses tangible and intangible forms of urban heritage, their impact on urban policies, and their consequences for urban life, both at individual and social levels. The chapters look at culturally diverse concepts of heritage in their social and historical context, bringing out the potential conflict that cultural memories and ideological approaches may generate and the related processes of social and political legitimation. The book offers different perspectives on how culturally driven urban policies interlink with power dynamics. It will contribute to understanding how memory practices may reflect changing historical narratives, political and ideological projects, and the (re)definition of social identities. This book is of special interest to scholars and students of anthropology, sociology, urban history, ethnographic research, material culture, social and political sciences, and archaeology.

Schlenker, Kathrin, Humans and Architecture: A Corporeal-Phenomenological and Sociological Approach to the Allegedly Silent Dimension of the Social. 382 pp. 2026:1 (Springer, GW) <760-697>
ISBN 978-3-658-49588-6 paper ¥28,915.- (税込) EUR 109.99

The book makes an original contribution to a corporeal-phenomenological and sociological approach to architectural research. The author draws on theoretical frameworks such as the work of Helmuth Plessner and New Phenomenology by Hermann Schmitz, both of which are based on the premise that embodiment should be recognised as a constitutive and dynamic structural element of bodily existence. Through comparative research conducted in two libraries, the book exemplifies how a phenomenologically grounded sociology of architecture can be expressed both theoretically and empirically, and how phenomenological-sociological methods can be applied. Building on the empirical study, the book concludes with a forward-looking proposal on how the appearance and perception of architecture can be grasped, understood, and conceptualized. The author opens up a space of possibility for understanding architecture as a transitive, fleeting, and ephemeral medium of communication, and raises awareness for an ecological and sustainable perspective on building culture.

Smith, Chris L. / Ewing, Suzanne / Chi, Lily (eds.), Seeding Urban Transformation: Tactical Urbanism for Systemic Regeneration. 350 pp. 2026:2 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <760-698>
ISBN 978-981-9535-57-6 hard ¥36,802.- (税込) EUR 139.99

Seeding Urban Transformation explores opportunities to produce urban life afresh in the fraught presents of ecological fragility, social strain and financial inequity. A collection of case studies across disciplines and geographies; critical and creative provocations between the tactical and the systemic, for positive change and urban liveability.

Sterling, Raymond L. / Carmody, John / Zhou, Yingxin et al., Underground Space: Use, Planning and Design. 2025:11 (Wiley, US) <760-699>
ISBN 978-1-394-20961-3 hard ¥26,928.- (税込) US$ 120.00

B.ウォーフ編　人文地理学百科事典　全2巻
Warf, Barney (ed.), The Encyclopedia of Human Geography. 2 vols. 1519 pp. 2025:11 (Springer, GW) <760-4>
ISBN 978-3-031-92523-8 hard ¥210,316.- (税込) EUR 799.99

This encyclopedia brings together a comprehensive collection of work highlighting established research and emerging science in all relevant disciplines in Human Geography. It offers an overview of topics, the origins and developments, theories and contemporary approaches, links to other issues, policy implications, and suggested readings. It allows readers to gain quick overviews and to compare and contrast different views and topics. Paying careful attention to empirical research and literature from around the globe, the encyclopedia is of interest to a wide audience that includes researchers, teachers and students, policy makers, (non)governmental agencies, practitioners, and many other individuals and organizations.

Leung, Yee, Digital Twins of Cities: Modeling Urban Dynamics and Complexity. (Advances in Spatial Science) 207 pp. 2025:12 (Springer, GW) <760-216>
ISBN 978-3-032-07965-7 hard ¥23,657.- (税込) EUR 89.99

As cities evolve at unprecedented speed and scale, traditional digital twins-virtual models of physical urban systems-fall short in capturing the dynamic and complex nature of urban life. This book bridges the gap between digital urban representations and the dynamic processes that shape our cities. Moving beyond conventional data and technological infrastructure, this work formulates a comprehensive framework for embedding urban dynamics and complexity into digital twins. It reimagines them as living systems that adapt, learn and evolve in real time, near real time and over the long horizon. Through integrated feedback loops between data, physical infrastructure, high-dimensional models and reduced-order approximations, digital twins are transformed into powerful tools for the modeling, simulation, prediction and proactive management of urban development. This book presents cutting-edge methods to learn, simplify and encode urban dynamics and complexity into digital twins-whether or not the underlying mechanisms are fully understood. It also addresses critical challenges such as scalability, uncertainty propagation, network sensing and data quality, and demonstrates how dynamic digital twins can be continually refined through new information and emerging insights. At the intersection of urban theory, artificial intelligence, machine learning and big spatiotemporal data, this book charts a new course for the modeling and governance of cities. It is a vital resource for researchers, practitioners and decision-makers across disciplines-inviting collaboration between academia, industry, government and professionals working on the frontlines of our ever-changing urban environments. Explore a bold vision for cities that can think, adapt and respond-one where digital twins become not just mirrors, but engines of transformation.

鉄道の地理学－理論的・空間的・経済的・地域的アプローチ
Roy, Stabak / Mitra, Saptarshi / Dentinho, T. P. (eds.), Railway Geography: Theoretical, Spatial, Economical, and Regional Approach. (Contributions to Regional Science) 316 pp. 2026:2 (Springer, GW) <760-218>
ISBN 978-3-032-07730-1 hard ¥47,318.- (税込) EUR 179.99

This book comprehensively explores the design and use of railway systems through theoretical, spatial, economic, and regional lenses. Bridging disciplines such as geography, economics, and planning, it examines railway infrastructure's role in shaping regional development, urbanisation, and connectivity. Featuring interdisciplinary case studies from diverse global contexts, the book integrates historical perspectives with forward-looking analyses to address contemporary challenges in transport planning and policy. It serves as an essential resource for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners seeking to understand the dynamic interplay between railways, spatial organisation, and economic growth.

Liang, Pei / Jia, Duo / Wufuer, Rehemanjiang et al., Sustainable Urban Planning in China: Implementing Circular Economy Principles in Small and Medium-sized Cities. (Routledge Research in Sustainable Planning and Development in Asia) 284 pp. 2026:2 (Routledge, UK) <759-817>
ISBN 978-1-041-20262-2 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

This book examines the pressing challenges of urbanization and ecological degradation through the lens of circular economy principles.The book provides a detailed look at how cities can develop sustainably by integrating new planning strategies that promote economic growth while protecting the environment. Through analysis of Yangling, an agricultural research district within the Xi'an-Xianyang metropolitan area, it offers practical frameworks for resource planning, technological innovation, and strategies for engaging communities and stakeholders in the planning process. This gives readers valuable insights into creating compact, energy-efficient, and land-saving urban areas.This volume serves as a guide for the transformation of small and medium-sized cities toward healthier, more resilient urban environments that meet the needs of their residents while fostering ecological balance. A valuable resource for urban planners, policymakers, government officials, and scholars interested in sustainable development.

Sun, Baiying, Transforming Modern Grassroots Governance in Urban China. 228 pp. 2026:2 (Routledge, UK) <759-820>
ISBN 978-1-041-22393-1 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

Against the backdrop of China's rapid urbanisation over the past 30 years, this book examines social governance at the grassroots level, drawing on fieldwork conducted in a selection of representative Chinese megacities.This unprecedented urban transformation has rendered traditional social governance models obsolete. This has pushed grassroots governance to evolve amid the tension between freedom and order, and between fragmentation and integration. Using an 'impact-response' analytical framework, the book explores how government organisations at the grassroots level in major cities have adapted their institutions, mechanisms and strategies for social governance in response to urban changes and emerging problems. The book chronicles the reform of grassroots governance in megacities and examines structural changes from four major dimensions: reform pressure, institutional supply, operational logic and governance transformation. It also highlights the roles of the governing party and government during this transformation. The book elucidates the mechanisms and logic underlying this transformation. The book also investigates strategic approaches to improving governance adaptability, while analysing reform challenges and potential future directions.This work will serve as a valuable reference for scholars, policymakers and students of public administration, political science and sociology, particularly those interested in contemporary Chinese social governance.

Mady, Christine (ed.), Lebanon's Urban Development and Planning. (Planning, History and Environment Series) 328 pp. 2025:12 (Routledge, UK) <759-892>
ISBN 978-1-032-50230-4 hard ¥44,181.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *

After four hundred years of Ottoman rule followed by a little over two decades as part of the French Mandate, Lebanon finally gained independence in 1943. In her translation and editing of the four books by Mohammad Fawaz, Director of Lebanon's Directorate General of Urbanism from 1974 to 1993, Christine Mady provides a unique insight into the development and urban planning of Lebanon and its capital city Beirut from 1943 to the present day. Following a summary of the key events in Lebanon's history and of Mohammad Fawaz's career, her introduction describes how Fawaz's books, published in 2002, 2005, 2010 and 2019 respectively, provide detailed analysis and assessment of the country's planning system, its procedures, and management - from master plans to transport planning and building controls. She divides her translation and editing of his works into three parts: The Lebanese Urban Planning System, Laws, and Actors; The Role of Urban Planning regarding Lebanon's National Resources and Capabilities; and Urban Planning, Transport, Housing, Real Estate, and Post-War Reconstruction. The book ends with a reflection on what has gone before, quoting the seven challenges which Mohammad Fawaz gives as contributing to the status quo of urban planning in Lebanon, and a survey of the situation today.

Elder, Elizabeth Mitchell, Company Towns: Industry Power and the Historical Foundations of Public Mistrust. (Chicago Studies in American Politics) 192 pp. 2026:2 (U. Chicago Pr., US) <759-685>
ISBN 978-0-226-84451-0 hard ¥25,806.- (税込) US$ 115.00
ISBN 978-0-226-84453-4 paper ¥7,293.- (税込) US$ 32.50

Reveals the deep, historical roots of public distrust in former mining areas in the US, shedding new light on the corrosive feedback loops that persist today. In Company Towns, Elizabeth Mitchell Elder examines the long-lasting political legacies of mining-company dominance in the Midwest and Appalachia. While the economic consequences of deindustrialization are well-known, Elder shifts the focus to a more insidious problem: the political dysfunction that took root long before the mines shut down. Drawing on historical and administrative data, Elder shows that the coal industry hindered the growth of local government capacity in the places where it was dominant. Mining companies also engaged in outright corruption to shape local governments, practices which local elites then carried forward. When mining companies withdrew, they left behind not just economic decline, but local governments ill-equipped to govern. These patterns have had enduring consequences for public life. Elder shows how these historical experiences have fueled a broader cynicism toward government, in which citizens expect little from public institutions and doubt the usefulness of elections. Company Towns underscores the consequences of corporate dominance for state capacity, public opinion, and democratic accountability today.

Adewale, Bukola Adejoke / Ogunbayo, B. F. et al., Regenerative Principles in Facilities Design and Urban Re-modelling in Developing Countries. (Routledge Research Collections for Construction in Developing Countries) 322 pp. 2026:3 (Routledge, UK) <759-780>
ISBN 978-1-041-03980-8 hard ¥53,322.- (税込) GB￡ 175.00

In the face of rapid urbanization and environmental challenges, the developing world stands at a crossroads. Conventional sustainable design, often modelled on Global North precedents, is proving insufficient to address the deep-seated infrastructural and socio-economic complexities of these unique contexts. This book argues for a radical shift from simply minimizing harm to actively healing and restoring our communities and ecosystems through regenerative architecture.Moving beyond theory, this work provides a critical and practical roadmap for applying regenerative principles specifically in the challenging environments of developing nations. We delve into the core of what makes regeneration different, showcasing how it can produce net-positive energy and water systems, enhance biodiversity, foster social equity, and create economic value where it is needed most.The heart of this book lies in its actionable insights and real-world evidence. Through a series of detailed case studies-from innovative adaptive reuse in Ghana and decentralized renewable systems in Rwanda to community-driven projects in South Africa, we demonstrate viable solutions. These are contrasted with lessons from pioneering examples in Sweden, the UK, and Canada, not as blueprints to copy, but as sources of adaptable strategies.A significant focus is given to a deep-dive case study of Nigeria, offering a nuanced examination of its colonial architectural legacy, current urban pressures, and the emergent regenerative strategies that blend vernacular wisdom with modern innovation.This book is more than a reference; it is a call to action. It provides policymakers with frameworks for supportive regulations, offers practitioners design strategies and performance metrics, and equips students and researchers with a comprehensive conceptual foundation. By championing an approach that is both context-sensitive and aspirational, this book serves as an essential guide for anyone committed to building resilient, vibrant, and equitable urban futures in the developing world and beyond.

Luke, Nikki, Electric Life: Utility Regulation and the Fight for Energy Democracy. (Urban and Industrial Environments) 264 pp. 2026:3 (MIT Pr., US) <759-266>
ISBN 978-0-262-05197-2 paper ¥8,976.- (税込) US$ 40.00

Ampleman, Luc / Timo de Vries, Walter (eds.), Rural Development: Assessing Vitality, Vulnerability, and Versatility of Communities with Remote Sensing. 240 pp. 2026:3 (CRC Pr., US) <759-274>
ISBN 978-1-041-02593-1 hard ¥31,993.- (税込) GB￡ 105.00

This book aims to foster a dialogue within and across rural communities, practitioners, academics, and decision-makers for interdisciplinary collaborations and informed actions. It offers knowledge about challenges faced by rural communities around the world to assess their Vulnerabilities, Vitality assets, and Versatility to react in a time of global threats and discusses the opportunities and the limits of new technologies, such as remote sensing, to assess these rural conditions. The case studies and examples included discuss how rural communities cope with emergencies and unexpected changes from outside and how to collaborate for achieving better preparedness. FeaturesProvides a practical guide with resources and applications for researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers exploring rural development challenges worldwide.Introduces the emergent concept of "Vitality, Vulnerability and Versatility" to better grasp the challenges of ural communities.Offers a valuable set of tools to assess rural vulnerability and vitality and focuses on long-term rural transformations that are meaningful for various communities.Integrates remote sensing technology and explores its opportunities and limits when used in different environments.Includes real life case studies from different countries to illustrate how rural conditions assessment can be performed.Introduces a visual roadmap to facilitate and compare rural assessment between and within rural communities.This book is an insightful resource for practitioners, researchers, graduate, and senior undergraduate students in the fields of urban/regional planning, land management, geography, environment studies, and remote sensing, as well as agencies and NGO institutions working with rural communities.

Charles, David / Nieth, Lisa / Coenen, Lars et al. (eds.), Universities, Knowledge and Places. (Regions and Cities) 342 pp. 2026:2 (Routledge, UK) <759-284>
ISBN 978-1-032-94612-2 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

This book is a memorial to Professor Paul Benneworth who died in 2020 at the age of 46, but also a review of the current state of the art in work on universities and place, identifying important new directions for research. The book showcases Paul's contribution, authored by those who worked with him, engaging with key ideas that Paul pursued and on which he was actively working.The chapters are grouped around three main themes. The first theme is focused on universities, cities and regions and examines the ways in which universities are embedded in place, with a particular emphasis on the governance of university-place relations and an international set of examples and case studies. This includes cross institutional partnerships and also the physical consequences of university locations. A second theme is around local and global networks including the knowledge exchange process involving the university and business. These networks include social dynamics and social enterprise, as well as the role of academic diaspora in international knowledge exchange. The third theme then looks at regions and leadership and the strategic role of different stakeholders in place development. The book also includes a summary of Paul's life and work, and a list of his writings.