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

Juren, Lin, Village Transformation and New-type Urbanization in China: Trends and Prospects. 232 pp. 2026:6 (Routledge, UK) <765-901>
ISBN 978-1-041-32137-8 hard ¥47,910.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

Despite decades of rural-to-urban transformation in China, much of the literature still treats villages and cities as distinct entities. This book reframes rural-urban transformation as an integrated process, examining administrative practices, implementation challenges, and the evolution of new-type urban communities.Based on extensive, multisite fieldwork conducted over several decades in Shandong Province, the author makes a contribution to Chinese village studies by examining the contexts, drivers, and processes of village consolidation and the formation of new-type urban communities. The book illustrates how village mergers and new-type urbanization are shaped by-and in turn shape-project-based governance, grassroots organizations, and villagers' everyday lives. It also explores why "new urban residents" often face delays in acquiring urban citizenship. Finally, it outlines people-centered pathways toward a more integrated urban-rural relationship.The book clarifies the institutional and everyday challenges of China's rapid rural transformation, offering timely insights for scholars of Chinese studies and global researchers and practitioners facing accelerated social and spatial restructuring.

Lin, Yanliu / Lu, Hongmei (eds.), Chinese Collaborative Planning in the Digital Era: Institutions, Power Relations, and Public Spheres. (Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design) 230 pp. 2026:4 (Routledge, UK) <765-903>
ISBN 978-1-032-56242-1 hard ¥44,819.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

Chinese Collaborative Planning in the Digital Era: Institutions, Power Relations, and Public Spheres is the first accessible text on theoretical underpinnings and extensive case material on China's collaborative planning. It questions the validity of agonistic and communicative approaches and lays out a new theoretical framework for collaborative planning in China.The book also elaborates the changing governance contexts for collaborative planning in China, including the participative and deliberative turn, and the impact of social media and digital transition on power relations and public spheres. Collaborative planning has become a practical solution to solve increasingly complex problems and the challenges of sustainability under rapid economic development. The authors present several in-depth case studies of collaborative practices in the fields of urban regeneration, environmental protection, and green initiatives in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xiamen and other cities. The materials of the case studies are collected from in-depth fieldwork in China, practical experience, and online social networking sites. The book doesn't only give an overview of collaborative practices and policies in China but also reflects the universal collaborative planning theory and present new research methodologies.The interdisciplinary nature of the book makes it interesting for students, educators, scholars, and practitioners in spatial planning, environmental planning, public policy and new media fields.

Holzhacker, Ronald / Setiawan, Bakti et al. (eds.), Transformative Futures of Cities: Climate and Sustainable Development in Southeast Asia. (Political Ecology in the Asia Pacific Region 2) 545 pp. 2026:6 (Brill, NE) <765-940>
ISBN 978-90-04-75688-5 hard ¥56,731.- (税込) EUR 214.00

In a world defined by the dual challenges of climate change and sustainable development, cities play a pivotal role in reimagining the future trajectories of our societies and planet. This volume authored by an international cohort of scholars is dedicated to understanding the dynamic transformations of cities, with a particular focus on cities in the rapidly growing countries of Southeast Asia. The book underscores the complex interplay between global climate and environmental changes and societal choice, highlighting the critical implications for climate adaptation and sustainable development. The spotlight is on Southeast Asia, an epicenter of diverse societies, cultures, and economic development, including Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

Robinson, Paul DC, Phnom Penh: A City Shaped by Spirituality. (Brill's Southeast Asian Library 14) 261 pp. 2026:5 (Brill, NE) <765-941>
ISBN 978-90-04-76043-1 hard ¥29,426.- (税込) EUR 111.00

Prompted by lived experience, this book presents spatial impacts of spirituality in the city of Phnom Penh through a diverse array of text, photographs, and drawings. It introduces the prevalent hybrid spirituality of Khmer culture that is spatially manifest in three leading ways: the topographical elements of tree, mountain, and water; house typologies and urban focal points at variety of scale; and finally, through traditional rituals. A plausible dynamic relationship between spirituality and urban design emerges that demonstrates spirituality as a core urban design parameter. This work makes a vital and timely contribution to Southeast Asian urbanism that will inform future city design.

大都市の成長－ポスト郊外の時代のジャカルタの都市計画
Rukmana, Deden / Roitman, Sonia (eds.), Growth of a Megacity: Planning Jakarta in the Post-Suburban Era. 272 pp. 2026:3 (U. Hawai'i Pr., US) <765-942>
ISBN 979-88-8070-147-6 hard ¥16,912.- (税込) US$ 75.00

Jakarta, one of the largest metropolitan areas in Southeast Asia, has grown from 150,000 residents in the first half of the twentieth century to more than 31 million residents in 2024. This tremendous population growth and the expansion of the urbanized areas have created several challenges as well as exposed the role of planning in shaping and managing the Jakarta Metropolitan Area (JMA), also known as Jabodetabek. This edited volume argues that Jakarta exhibits several features of "post-suburban" development, but at the same time, the central area continues to attract population and urban growth. Thus, this metropolitan region is featuring a different type of post-suburban development that might also be considered as an "early stage" of post-suburbanization. The inner city and the suburbs (inner and outer suburbs) are all experiencing a massive physical, social, and economic transformation, albeit with different processes of attraction and rejection/eviction of different social groups. Suburban development and post-suburban development need to be considered from a multiperspective, looking at the changes in residential, industrial, and commercial development, as well as the impact of this growth. Impacts range from changes in employment and infrastructure, to impact on the environment, including disasters and land degradation, and the social fabric, such as segregation and gentrification. This is the first book that analyzes the challenges and practices of planning in the post-suburbanization of Jakarta from a wide thematic perspective, in a single volume. It examines spatial, environmental, economic, and social impacts of the post-suburbanization phenomenon and provides evidence to advance the discussion of policies tackling these adverse impacts and looking into the vision of the JMA for the next twenty years. Collective effort of twenty-two contributors, including academics, planners, urban designers, and architects, the chapters are organized into four parts: economic aspects; environmental concerns; housing and public space, and gentrification and displacement. Growth of a Megacity aims to contribute to the literature on urban planning in Indonesia, and Jakarta in particular, and provides an updated view of post-suburban development in Jakarta intending to help inform future policy-making.

Lindsay, Georgia / Sawyer, Mark, Practices of Architecture, Tourism, and Media in the Digital Age. 220 pp. 2026:6 (Routledge, UK) <765-406>
ISBN 978-1-032-44942-5 hard ¥44,819.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

Architecture, tourism, and media intersect in profound ways, shaping our perception and experience of places. This book delves into how iconic buildings transform into cultural symbols through the images we create, share, and consume - whether online or in person. Drawing on four compelling case studies-the Christchurch Transitional Cathedral in New Zealand, the Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia, Mona in Tasmania, and the M+ Museum in Hong Kong-this book examines how architecture is framed and reimagined through tourist practices and media representations. It weaves together theories from architecture, tourism studies, and media studies to reveal how buildings are not just physical structures but dynamic participants in global image-making ecosystems. Through immersive ethnography, visual analysis, and media critique, the book uncovers how architecture's symbolic and material affordances shape and are shaped by social practices. This original research offers a fresh lens on how architecture operates as both medium and message in the digital age. It is essential reading for scholars and practitioners interested in architecture, tourism, media, and urban culture-and for anyone curious about how buildings become icons in the collective imagination.

道路拡張の政治
Chohan, Babar M., The Politics of Road Expansion: Debunking Misled Economic Growth Narratives. (Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design) 232 pp. 2026:5 (Routledge, UK) <765-263>
ISBN 978-1-041-26162-9 hard ¥44,819.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book investigates how arguments for economic growth are perceived and advanced to promote road investment across the world.In literature, the relationship between building roads and achieving economic growth is heavily reliant on quantitative tools while ignoring the contextual details of roading projects. Using the Aristotelian concept of phronesis, the research undertakes six case studies from New Zealand, Britain, the US, Pakistan, Brazil and Kenya. Phronesis is an intellectual virtue capable of incorporating practical problems and contextual details in everyday life. The concept was operationalized by devolving into three main questions in which the roads policy direction, the associated processes and discursive pragmatism were explored. Detailed analysis of following six projects has been carried out: MacKays to Peka Peka Expressway; London Orbital Motorway; Houston Interstate 610 Highway; Lahore Ring Road; Mario Covas Ring Road and the Nairobi Expressway. The analysis provides the reader a critical understanding how roads are expanded using assertive policies without evidence of how economic growth will be achieved.The book could be of interest to multilateral development organisations, researchers, students, policymakers and practitioners from the areas of planning, urban economy, public administration, transport economics, project management, and development economics.

Mutter, Samuel / Merriman, Peter (eds.), Mobilities, Design and Passenger Experiences. 151 pp. 2026:5 (Routledge, UK) <765-265>
ISBN 978-1-041-27606-7 hard ¥44,819.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book examines different aspects of public transport design and its relationship to passenger experiences, reflecting the growing concern with approaching mobility through the lens of the arts and humanities and social sciences.The chapters in this book explore how transport environments, mobility infrastructures, and embodied movement practices have been shaped and 'designed' by a whole host of experts, professionals and political actors for different ends. Examples focus on a range of transport modes in different parts of the world, including buses in urban Chile, underground metro railways in China and the UK, and railways in Sweden and Japan. The book examines the role of architecture and design features in shaping, affording and hindering passenger flows, behaviour and experience, resulting in infrastructures which may include or exclude certain groups of passengers in different ways.This book will be of interest to scholars and students in geography, urban planning, architecture, design studies, sociology, and mobility studies. It will also appeal to practitioners in transport planning, urban design, and public policy who are concerned with creating more inclusive and effective mobility infrastructures.The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Mobilities.

S.L.バーンズ著　東京の都市空間と公衆衛生　1868～1920年
Burns, Susan L., Mapping Medical Modernity: Urban Space and Public Health in Tokyo, 1868-1920. (Histories and Ecologies of Health) 328 pp. 2026:5 (U. Pittsburgh Pr., US) <765-284>
ISBN 978-0-8229-4888-9 hard ¥27,060.- (税込) US$ 120.00
ISBN 978-0-8229-6799-6 paper ¥9,020.- (税込) US$ 40.00

中国における都市化ハンドブック
Hoffman, Lisa / Hubbert, J. / Liu, Zhilin (eds.), The Sage Handbook of Urbanization in China. (Sage Handbooks of Modern China) 648 pp. 2026:1 (Sage, UK) <251-59859>
ISBN 978-1-5296-2492-2 hard ¥41,728.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00

The Sage Handbook of Urbanization in China is a pioneering handbook that reframes our understanding of China's extraordinary urban transformation-a demographic shift of unprecedented scale and speed that has seen two-thirds of its population becoming urban dwellers. Moving beyond conventional narratives, editors Hoffman, Hubbert, and Liu develop an innovative conceptual approach that emphasizes distinctiveness without exceptionalism, global connections without universalism, and complex interrelationships beyond binary oppositions. Through twenty-eight meticulously researched chapters of critical literature reviews, leading scholars explore China's cities and urbanism not simply through top-down state directives but also through intricate negotiations among diverse actors, interests, and histories. Deploying the concept of "accompaniment," the editors argue the chapters reveal how state socialism and market mechanisms, rural traditions and urban aspirations coexist in dynamic tension rather than stark opposition. From historic preservation to smart city technologies, from migrant experiences to environmental initiatives, from land use and architecture to housing and labor, this volume demonstrates how urbanization in China is simultaneously localized and worlded-connected to global currents while producing distinctive outcomes. By focusing on human experiences alongside institutional arrangements, the contributors illuminate how diverse actors actively shape urban spaces through their everyday decisions, creative adaptations, and sometimes resistance. The Sage Handbook of Urbanization in China is essential reading for urban studies scholars, development practitioners, policy makers, and China specialists, this volume provides both literature reviews by scholarly experts and conceptual and analytical tools applicable far beyond China's borders, contributing to global urban theory while respecting local specificity. Part One: Setting the Stage Part Two: Land Matters Part Three: Configuring Belonging Part Four: The Creative and the Disruptive Part Five: Negotiating Identities Part Six: Generating New Geographies

Di Nunzio, Marco, Unjust Developments: Building Inequalities in Ethiopia's Capital. (Polis: Fordham Series in Urban Studies) 288 pp. 2026:5 (Fordham U. Pr., US) <765-1006>
ISBN 978-1-5315-1355-9 hard ¥23,677.- (税込) US$ 105.00
ISBN 978-1-5315-1356-6 paper ¥7,892.- (税込) US$ 35.00

Why does injustice often deepen during moments of rapid urban growth? And what does the pursuit of more just urban futures look like when the realization of alternatives seems impossible?African cities have boomed over the last two decades. Large-scale infrastructure projects, high-rises, and real estate ventures have transformed urban landscapes. While urban poverty levels have declined, rising housing costs, stagnant wages, and forced evictions - twinned with political authoritarianism - have intensified precarity and injustice.Drawing on more than a decade of ethnographic research in construction sites, design offices, and new developments, anthropologist Marco Di Nunzio narrates the tensions animating the urban transformation that has reshaped Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, beyond recognition.Unjust Developments reminds us that city building in Addis Ababa, as elsewhere, is not only about economic accumulation. It is a moral project, rooted in the belief that modern infrastruc-ture will generate opportunity and uplift the poor. These promises have often failed the poor. Commitments to infrastructure have given political leaders, investors, planners, developers, and architects the leverage to prioritize their own visions of development and dismiss demands for better wages and affordable housing as politically irrelevant or economically unviable. Government and corporate investments in the built environment have helped entrench unequal hierarchies of entitlement and rights.Yet city building remains a fragile achievement. It is marked by struggles not only between developers and displaced communities, or companies and workers, but also among the city build-ers themselves. Demands for a more just city and frictions within the building industry open space for rearticulating what counts as political necessity, moral action, expertise, and the future of development.In conversation with critical urbanism, anthropology, and moral philosophy, Unjust Developments offers a powerful account of city building as both a site of injustice and a terrain of struggle - where justice is not guaranteed, but persistently demanded.

Rottle, Nancy D., The Art of Sustainable Stormwater: Designing Blue-Green Cities. 422 pp. 2026:6 (Routledge, UK) <765-1075>
ISBN 978-1-041-00250-5 hard ¥44,819.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-96949-7 paper ¥11,124.- (税込) GB￡ 35.99

The Art of Sustainable Stormwater: Designing Blue-Green Cities explores the needs and possibilities for transforming stormwater engineering into multi-functional urban amenities. With climate change and rapid urbanization causing rainfall runoff to present increasingly severe problems in cities and metropolitan regions, this book shows how stormwater can become an amenity when designers artfully capture, detain, treat and re-use rainwater, using it to generate more habitable and environmentally sustainable cities. Taking a global approach, it provides useful planning and design principles and tools and illustrates inspiring case studies demonstrating how stormwater can contribute positively to natural systems, urban infrastructure, neighborhoods, parks, plazas, streets, and buildings. This book is essential for practitioners and students of landscape architecture and related environmental design fields.

Sorensen, Elin Tanding (ed.), Designing Multispecies Neighbourhoods in Urban Seascapes: Placemaking and Storytelling in Scandinavian Environments. (Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies) 188 pp. 2026:4 (Routledge, UK) <765-1078>
ISBN 978-1-032-49207-0 hard ¥16,379.- (税込) GB￡ 52.99

Designing Multispecies Neighbourhoods in Urban Seascapes offers a unique practice-led investigation into the complexities of multispecies placemaking, design, and storytelling in urban seascapes-drawing on experiences from the Oslofjord, the Skagerrak, Muolkkut in Finnmarku County (Northern Norway), and the Atlantic coast of California.Taking a cross-disciplinary approach, the book provides a nuanced account of the ecological and social functions of urban rewilding, and of how interspecies perspectives inform art, community building, and urban and societal planning. Opening with a prologue, it invites the reader into multispecies worlds, setting the stage for the conceptual terrain and approach taken. Divided into three parts, the first addresses topics that seek to connect knowledge between land and sea, and the development of viable marine neighbourhoods. The second critically engages with the practice of interspecies relations through four stories-two authored by invited contributors-offering reflections on practical experiences of more-than-human care and place-stories. The third brings together applied perspectives on rewilding, including multispecies user surveys, a new vocabulary for living shorelines, and other tools for navigating multispecies futures in urban seascapes. Taking an environmental humanities approach, the book builds a bridge between knowledge from marine science and ecological engineering, landscape architecture and art, and nature-based co-learning to open new and productive ways of thinking about the interspecies perspective in urban seascapes.This will be a fascinating read for scholars, researchers and upper-level students in landscape architecture, marine science and ecology, societal planning, urban development, environmental design, art, and environmental humanities.

都市人類学の基礎
Brash, Julian, Urban Anthropology: The Basics. (The Basics) 248 pp. 2026:6 (Routledge, UK) <765-1084>
ISBN 978-1-032-95685-5 hard ¥41,728.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00
ISBN 978-1-032-95678-7 paper ¥6,178.- (税込) GB￡ 19.99

This book is a clearly and accessibly written short guide to the contemporary state of urban anthropology. It outlines what urban anthropologists study, how they do so, and what they have learned about urbanization and urbanism in the past and present in a way that makes sense to readers new to the field. Topics covered include:Urban community and identityUrban politics and economicsThe relationship between culture and the built environmentUrban nature, climate change, and green urbanismThe development of urban anthropologyAccompanying the main text are shaded boxes describing key works and key concepts related to the central points of each chapter. Each chapter ends with a bibliography. This text is essential reading for students interested in cities, urban life, the built environment, and social and political dynamics.

Gallagher, B. Kathleen / Hersey, Leigh Nanney, Measuring Placemaking Impacts: A Handbook for Project Evaluation. 200 pp. 2026:7 (Routledge, UK) <765-1088>
ISBN 978-1-032-90082-7 hard ¥44,819.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-89059-3 paper ¥12,360.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

Placemaking is a popular approach to creating or fostering appealing, livable communities. This book addresses the critical gap in placemaking evaluation by providing methodologies and practical tools for developing holistic and consistent approaches to measuring the impacts of placemaking projects. The authors integrate history and theory of placemaking and evaluation with the practice of reporting the impacts of unique and individual placemaking projects to stakeholders, enhancing public accountability and transparency. Chapters provide a comprehensive framework for designing evaluation systems tailored to various placemaking projects, integrating both qualitative and quantitative research methods. This book is essential for scholars, practitioners, and stakeholders of placemaking projects, and students in urban planning, urban design, and public administration courses.

Ganis, Mary, Urban Regeneration After Catastrophe: 7 Turning Points in the History of City Planning. (Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design) 250 pp. 2026:6 (Routledge, UK) <765-1089>
ISBN 978-1-041-20763-4 hard ¥47,910.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

This book examines how catastrophes-natural, technological, ideological, biological, and socioeconomic-transform urban design and planning, potentially creating "turning points" in a city's development trajectory.Through historical case studies, the book traces urban responses to catastrophe: the 1755 Lisbon earthquake that accelerated European Enlightenment; Haussmann's Paris redesign addressing cholera and social unrest; Chicago's reinvention following the 1871 fire and economic depression; and New York's expressway developments that sparked community activism. Each case reveals significant shifts in urban planning theory and practice. The book explores how urban planning often begins with promising visions that ultimately betray their original intent. Drawing on Plato's Republic and the myth of Atlantis, urban development is framed as a cycle where destruction is inevitable, yet contains seeds of renewal and innovation. This examination of catastrophe's role in urban transformation offers critical insights for understanding contemporary cities and planning for their futures.The book will be of interest to researchers and students of architecture, urban design, planning history and planning theory.

生産的な都市の計画－都市産業空間再考
Grodach, Carl / Ferm, Jessica (eds.), Planning the Productive City: Rethinking Urban Industrial Spaces. 350 pp. 2026:6 (Routledge, UK) <765-1090>
ISBN 978-1-032-98631-9 hard ¥44,819.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-98148-2 paper ¥12,360.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

Planning the Productive City focuses on the overlooked role of industry and industrial land in contemporary urban development. Bringing together detailed studies of over 25 cities in 14 countries (including the US, UK, Canada, Italy, Germany, South Korea, and Turkey), this comprehensive volume puts the diverse forms, geographies, and conflicts over urban industrial land and productive activities at the center of discussions around the future of cities. The chapters collectively reconsider the role of industry in the city arguing that industry can play a critical role in promoting socially equitable, economically resilient, and climate-sensitive places. This edited volume is the first to comprehensively explore the challenges and opportunities of achieving these goals through planning the productive city. This book is essential for students, researchers and professionals across the range of urban studies fields (geography, urban planning, architecture and urban design, urban economics, and urban politics).

Hoover, Joe, Living Just Enough for the City: Experiments in Urban Political Theory. 352 pp. 2026:6 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <765-1093>
ISBN 978-0-19-895311-1 hard ¥32,146.- (税込) GB￡ 104.00

Today, most of us call the city home. The city is also the context in which we come to understand ourselves, build relationships with others, and negotiate our collective lives. Many authors have recognised this transformation entails new social and political challenges. What is less often acknowledged is how this alters the way we think about ourselves, as well as politics and social life more broadly. Humanity's move to the city entails a philosophical transformation as well as a physical relocation. Placing the city at the centre of our thinking challenges contemporary political theory, giving rise to distinctive problems, suggesting new ways of thinking, and calling for innovative methods. Living Just Enough for the City develops an urban political theory by asking "where are we?" and "where should we be going?". By using the city as both a site for theorising and a focal point it reconstructs key concepts in political theory and provides important insights into contemporary political life and the democratic possibilities of the city. It argues the central political problems facing cities, such as gentrification, growing inequality, and conflicts over citizenship, demonstrate the need for a people-centred conception of legitimate authority that challenges state sovereignty. Drawing on urban experience for insights into the nature of contemporary politics and the prospects for positive change, it argues that as individuals and communities are shaped by urban life, the city's denizens have a right to participate in its democratic remaking. Philosophising from and about the city, which is defined by change and contingency, suggests a new approach is needed. To do this, Living Just Enough for the City develops an innovative situationist methodology drawn from Pragmatism, which begins with practical problems arising in everyday experience, and incorporates personal reflection, original empirical research, and artistic representations of the city to understand, critique, and improve our shared urban lives.

Kickert, Conrad / Miller, Camden / Shibley, Robert (eds.), Place and Placemaking. (Debates on Urban Excellence) 402 pp. 2026:5 (Routledge, UK) <765-1095>
ISBN 978-1-032-85084-9 hard ¥47,910.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00
ISBN 978-1-032-85080-1 paper ¥11,742.- (税込) GB￡ 37.99

This book focuses on the importance of place and the multifaceted process of placemaking to the creation of durable and meaningful urban environments. It features international thought leaders, judiciously curated and convened across disciplines, cultures, and viewpoints to debate their perspectives on the merits and challenges of place and placemaking. Chapters investigate the tenor, timeliness, and tensions of place, and how we envision, co-create, and communicate place with colleagues, citizens, and critics. Stemming from the first Rudy Bruner Debate on Urban Excellence, chapter authors expressly present their experience, insights, and questions on place and placemaking, inspiring critical reflection and action in the world that surrounds us. This book will be of interest to students and practitioners in urban planning, urban design, real estate, architecture, and landscape architecture and to urban advocates and civic leaders.

Massengale, John / Dover, Victor, Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns. 2nd ed. 512 pp. 2025:2 (Wiley, US) <765-1098>
ISBN 978-1-119-89295-3 paper ¥13,517.- (税込) US$ 59.95

A comprehensive blueprint for fixing America's cities and towns, updated and expanded "This book should be required reading in schools of urban design, architecture, and landscape architecture, and an understanding of it should be part of the licensing requirements for civil, traffic, and transportation engineers." - Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, DPZ coDESIGN, former Dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Miami. "I am delighted by the eloquence, knowledge, thoroughness, and basic common sense of Street Design, which is at once a how-to book and an ode to the beauty and wonder of cities. Much more than a formula for how to design streets, this book helps us understand that there are no simple answers or all-purpose solutions to the challenge of city-building." - Paul Goldberger, Pulitzer-Prize-winning Contributing Editor at Vanity Fair, formerly at the New Yorker and the New York Times. John Massengale and Victor Dover know how to fix America's neighborhoods, cities, and towns: make them walkable again. That begins with great streets where people want to be, streets that are comfortable, safe, interesting, and beautiful. Street Design, Second Edition looks at hundreds of streets old and new, shows us what works and what doesn't, and reveals the secrets behind designing great streets and walkable places. Revised and expanded, now with full-color images throughout, this indispensable and transformative guide, the only book of its kind: Shows examples of over 150 excellent streets and explains why they are successful and how they were designed and createdReveals crucial elements that many modern street designs lackOffers step-by-step instruction on how to design new streets and improve existing ones to create more walkable cities and townsHighlights common street-design challenges and ways they can be addressed through placemakingFeatures more than 600 color and black-and-white photosIncludes contributions from twenty of the leading design experts in the field, including Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Leon Krier, Nicholas Boys Smith, Jeff Speck, Stefanos Polyzoides, and John Norquist, the former mayor of Milwaukee. Street Design, Second Edition is the indispensable handbook for urban designers, civic leaders, architects, city planners, engineers, and landscape architects, and essential reading for any person who wants to make their community walkable and create memorable streets that are not mere routes to someplace else, but the great places to which other routes lead.

Morshed, Adnan (ed.), Spatial (In) Justice: How Does It Manifest in the Built Environment? 256 pp. 2026:1 (Wiley, US) <765-1099>
ISBN 978-1-394-29466-4 paper ¥13,517.- (税込) US$ 59.95

Zywiolek, Justyna / Ejdys, Joanna / Wolniak, R. et al., Urban Transformation through Artificial Intelligence: Management Innovations for Sustainable Development. (Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology) 284 pp. 2026:6 (Routledge, UK) <765-1105>
ISBN 978-1-041-09383-1 hard ¥47,910.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

This book offers an in-depth examination of the ways in which artificial intelligence is reshaping urban landscapes to address the demands of sustainable development. It positions AI as an essential instrument for creating more intelligent, resilient cities that meet the requirements of contemporary urban living and environmental sustainability.It emphasises AI-driven advancements in urban management, including the optimisation of transportation, the administration of energy-efficient infrastructure, and the enhancement of public safety using predictive analytics. The examination of AI's role in critical services such as water and waste management, along with personalised public services, illustrates how data-driven insights improve citizens' quality of life. The book also examines AI applications in urban planning, modifying cities in response to climate and population changes. The authors present case studies of successful smart cities globally, providing practical insights and addressing legislative hurdles, privacy issues, and future trends influencing urban AI integration.This book is a valuable resource for academics across the fields of urban studies, technology and innovation management, transport studies, and public policy.

Anthopoulos, Leonidas G., Understanding Smart Cities: A Tool for Smart Government or an Industrial Trick? 2nd ed. (Public Administration and Information Technology 22) 362 pp. 2026:2 (Springer, GW) <764-994>
ISBN 978-3-032-12852-2 hard ¥34,459.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book investigates the evolving role of smart cities in the broader context of urban innovation and digital government, identifies what a smart city is in practice and highlights its importance to the welfare of society. The book offers specific, measurable, and action-oriented public sector planning and management principles, technological artifacts, guides and ideas for smart governance in the era of global urbanization and innovation to help with the challenges in maintaining the democratic system of checks and balances as well as the division of powers in a highly interconnected world. Revised for the second edition, this volume includes up-to-date information about smart city progress, as well as new terminology, standards, technologies, and practices. The book will be of interest to researchers, practitioners, students, and public sector IT professionals that work within smart cities, innovation management, public administration, urban technologies and urban innovation, and public local administration studies.

Cheshmehzangi, Ali / Alidoust, Sara et al. (eds.), Nature in Cities, Nurturing Cities. (Urban Sustainability) 260 pp. 2026:3 (Springer, GW) <764-996>
ISBN 978-981-9554-86-7 hard ¥39,761.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book presents nature as the fundamental infrastructure for sustainable urban living rather than as an aesthetic afterthought in the face of cities' mounting problems, which range from biodiversity loss and climate change to public health disparities. The first section, Nature and Wellbeing, explores the critical relationship between human health and access to nature, providing evidence-based perspectives on the ways in which urban forests, green spaces, and landscapes rich in biodiversity support mental, physical, and social well-being. In addition to highlighting initiatives that bridge the green divide in marginalized groups and highlighting the pressing need for fair access to nature, it offers case studies that demonstrate how design and policy may incorporate nature as a fundamental factor in determining public health. Nature-based solutions (NBS) that protect urban populations from climate impacts and strengthen ecological integrity are highlighted in the second section, Nature and Climate Resilience. The book highlights nature as a proactive factor in climate resilience planning through examinations of coastal adaptation, wetland regeneration, and urban green infrastructure. It discusses the governance structures, ecosystem services, and policy frameworks that allow cities to strategically incorporate nature into their responses to environmental deterioration, flooding, and heat stress. The book explores how biophilic design, cultural narratives, and technology innovation come together to create urban settings where nature becomes essential to identity, function, and community in its last section, Nature-driven Placemaking. This section highlights how environment can inspire, connect, and economically empower people through everything from participatory planning techniques to imaginative depictions of urban wildlife. Altogether, Nature in Cities, Nurturing Cities presents a strong case for purposefully, inclusively, and resiliently integrating nature into the urban fabric.

移民と欧州の都市－多次元的視点
Dines, Nick, Migration and European Cities: A Multidimensional Perspective. (IMISCOE Research Series) 175 pp. 2026:1 (Springer, GW) <764-998>
ISBN 978-3-032-15378-4 hard ¥10,600.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This open access book offers a unique and timely investigation of the multifaceted relationship between migration and European cities. Its chapters critically examine the historical, economic, socio-spatial, cultural and policy-political dimensions of the migration-city nexus, bringing together different thematic and disciplinary perspectives that are usually considered separately. The book engages with the growing theoretical and empirical interest in the urban scale within migration studies, while also drawing on the rich and longstanding body of research on migration and cities across other disciplines. It draws attention to the significant variations both between and within European cities, taking stock not only of the extensive scholarship on north-western Europe - the theoretical heartland of European migration and urban studies - but also of the important contributions made by scholars working in the southern and eastern peripheries of the continent. In doing so, the book develops a nuanced understanding of the interconnections between migration and cities, while offering readers a guide to navigating the diverse literature that addresses these themes. Written in an accessible style, it is a valuable resource for students, researchers, academics, policymakers, practitioners, and readers who are new to this key area of migration studies.

Fard, Ali, Grounding the Cloud: Urbanism in the Shadow of Data. 192 pp. 2026:7 (U. Minnesota Pr., US) <764-999>
ISBN 978-1-5179-1960-3 hard ¥27,060.- (税込) US$ 120.00
ISBN 978-1-5179-1961-0 paper ¥6,765.- (税込) US$ 30.00

A detailed foray into the material and spatial realities of cloud computingSince the 1990s, technologists have promoted a vision of the "cloud" as a shapeless and intangible entity. Grounding the Cloud peers through this hazy facade to reveal the earthly material foundations of global computing and data extraction. Tracing the historical and technological development of the cloud computing paradigm, Ali Fard exposes an ever-evolving project in which ideologies, economic models, and marketing images collude to shape our shared urban environments.Demonstrating how technology's spatial footprint now stretches to nearly every corner of the globe, Grounding the Cloud analyzes the often-hidden infrastructures that facilitate platform capitalism - from the mines extracting rare earth minerals in remote regions to the vast global network of fiber-optic cables at the bottom of the oceans to the nondescript data centers that sit on the peripheries of major urban areas. Meanwhile, with compelling examples of smart-city initiatives and corporate campuses, Fard shows how the future of urbanism is deeply intertwined with the growing economies of data extraction.Breaking down the myth of a clean and efficient tech urbanism, this book makes visible the complex material geographies and geopolitics that undergird today's most powerful and omnipresent corporations. A timely critique of the growing agency of tech platforms in determining the future of urban space, Grounding the Cloud offers an essential framework for understanding the shifting relationship between technology and urbanization.Retail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly with images accompanied by short alt text and/or extended descriptions.

Diaz Diaz, Freddy R., Architecture and Peacebuilding: Design Practices and Tools from Colombia. (PoliTO Springer Series) 106 pp. 2026:3 (Springer, GW) <764-803>
ISBN 978-3-032-13584-1 hard ¥23,855.- (税込) EUR 89.99

This book explores the role of architectural design in Colombia's peacebuilding process following the 2016 Peace Agreement between the national government and the FARC-EP guerrilla. It examines how architecture can act as a catalyst for social transformation, territorial belonging, and autonomy in rural communities historically affected by the conflict. Through a qualitative, multi-method approach grounded in participatory action research, the study develops a theoretical model of architectural design for transitions, applies it to case studies in San Jose del Guaviare-a region emblematic of Colombia's post-conflict dynamics-and formulates practical design tools to support peacebuilding. By analyzing projects such as the Development Programs with Territorial Focus (PDET) and the Territorial Spaces for Training and Reincorporation (ETCR), the research identifies both achievements and challenges in the implementation of built interventions. The findings highlight that effective architecture for peace must transcend technical problem-solving to integrate localized, participatory, and adaptive practices that strengthen community agency and ensure the sustainability of peace initiatives. Ultimately, the book positions architecture as an essential instrument in Colombia's transition toward peace, emphasizing the need for context-sensitive methodologies that interweave design, social justice, and the non-repetition of violence.

Wu, Jiayu, Urban Green Space Equity in China: Nation, City, and Individual. (Urban Sustainability) 125 pp. 2026:3 (Springer, GW) <764-838>
ISBN 978-981-9557-70-7 hard ¥34,459.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This comprehensive monograph presents cutting-edge research methods for analyzing urban green space equity across multiple scales. The book approaches the subject by examining individual-level dimensions such as mobility patterns and gender differences, city-level perspectives including neighborhood effects and service optimization, and national-level comparisons of resource endowments, planning institutions and equity practices. Written for urban planners, environmental policy researchers, and academics, this work provides both theoretical frameworks and practical tools for measuring and improving green space justice in urban environments. It uniquely combines methodological rigor with policy applications, offering a multi-dimensional understanding of how equitable access to urban green spaces can be assessed and enhanced.

Warsilah, Henny / Wirutomo, Paulus (eds.), Global Cities in Indonesia: Advancing Inclusive Social Development Towards Societal Progress. 302 pp. 2026:3 (Springer, GW) <764-861>
ISBN 978-981-9545-29-2 hard ¥37,110.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book examines the development of global cities in Indonesia and proposes a new paradigm for urban development, grounded in inclusive social development. Inclusive development is defined as a new approach to development by developing an increasingly open environment, inviting and inclusive of everyone with different backgrounds, characteristics, abilities, status, conditions, ethnicities, and cultures. Urban development in Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia, requires a more specific approach, particularly related to the inclusive social development paradigm, which emphasizes human interaction and participation. The inclusive social development paradigm highlights important structural, social, and cultural aspects. This book demonstrates that these three aspects of development do not stand alone but are interconnected and mutually supportive, which in turn reveals how they operate. Relevant for urbanologists, city policy makers, environmental social scientists, development studies academics, and sociologists, this book is a timely contribution to discussions about Indonesian cities, their present, and their future.

都市部の南アジア－過去、現在、将来
Channa, Subhadra Mitra (ed.), Urban South Asia: Past, Present and Future. 513 pp. 2026:3 (Springer, GW) <764-874>
ISBN 978-981-9558-26-1 hard ¥53,016.- (税込) EUR 199.99

This book explores the unique trajectory of urbanization in South Asia, from the earliest beginnings of civilization to the present-day mega cities, the life in the cities with its associated issues of inequality, struggle, management of scarce resources, migration and the informal sector of the economy. Contributions from renowned scholars, this book provides fresh insights into the continuity of ancient urban civilizations and their influence on modern cities, making it an essential resource for understanding the region's unique urban landscape. It is a great resource book for students and researchers specializing in urbanism in South Asia, urban history, and urban ethnography, particularly urban anthropology.

Zhang, Junyi, Urbanimmunology: Shielding Cities and Society Through Transportation. (Urban Sustainability) 418 pp. 2026:3 (Springer, GW) <764-396>
ISBN 978-981-9553-92-1 hard ¥34,459.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book introduces a transformative framework for rethinking how transportation systems shape, protect, and sustain urban and societal life. Drawing inspiration from the principles of immunology, this book redefines transportation as a living, self-regulating system-one that defends cities and society from disruptions, regenerates after crises, and adapts continuously to change. Going far beyond traditional views of mobility, the book explores how transportation interacts with energy, materials, tourism, health, and regional development to form an integrated urban and societal ecosystem. Through this immune-inspired lens, transportation is not an isolated sector but a circulatory and defensive network-a central mechanism through which cities and society maintain balance, vitality, and resilience. Each chapter bridges multiple disciplines. Readers will discover how renewable energy systems can be harmonized with transportation through immune-based control; how AI-driven traffic management supports adaptive responses; how low-altitude mobility and cross-border logistics strengthen regional immunity; and how tourism and public health policies can be integrated into a shared framework for sustainable urban vitality. The proposed Transportation Immune System (TIS) exemplifies this vision-an intelligent, adaptive infrastructure capable of detecting threats, responding dynamically, and facilitating systemic recovery. Through a systems-thinking approach, this book shows how transportation can serve as the metabolic and immune backbone of cities and society. It goes beyond simply moving people and goods to mobilize energy, data, and resources in ways that enhance collective resilience and vitality. Supported by immune-informed policy frameworks, this vision bridges sectors and promotes cross-disciplinary collaboration. Aimed at researchers, planners, policymakers, educators, and students, this book presents a bold roadmap for designing the cities and societies of the future. It reimagines transportation as more than a mere mobility service-it becomes a life-sustaining, regenerative system that protects urban and societal health, fosters sustainable growth, and strengthens the interconnected fabric of our communities.

Jorek, Susanna, Heritage Spaces: Culture and Heritage in The City. 163 pp. 2026:1 (Springer VS, GW) <764-1000>
ISBN 978-3-658-50042-9 paper ¥26,506.- (税込) EUR 99.99

This book explores how a museum in Bristol, England, opened up to Black and African-Caribbean communities and shows how these encounters were shaped by different understandings of heritage practices and spaces. Using exploratory and ethnographic methods, the book first examines the practices of collaboration in the museum and the responses and receptions of external participants. It then looks at alternative memory practices and spaces in the city and analyses the objective and subjective significance of Black, migrant and urban forms of memory and heritage that have been established outside official heritage institutions. It shows how rather than relying on institutions, these groups have often retreated into the urban space, creating their own heritage spaces and commemorative practices in specific neighbourhoods that are closely tied to specific locations, communities and memories.

都市政治入門　第2版
Krebs, Timothy B. / Fleischmann, Arnold, Understanding Urban Politics: Institutions, Representation, and Policies. 2nd ed. 368 pp. 2026:5 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <764-1001>
ISBN 978-1-5381-9731-8 hard ¥30,910.- (税込) GB￡ 100.00
ISBN 978-1-5381-9732-5 paper ¥10,197.- (税込) GB￡ 32.99

In Understanding Urban Politics: Institutions, Representation, and Policies, Timothy B. Krebs and Arnold Fleischmann introduce a framework that focuses on the role of institutions in establishing the political "rules of the game," the representativeness of city government, the influence of participation in local democracy, and how each of these features influences the adoption and implementation of public policies. Part 1 lays the groundwork by exploring the many meanings of "urban," analyzing what local governments do, and providing a concise history of American urban development. Part 2 examines the organizations and procedures that are central to urban politics and policy making: intergovernmental relations, local legislatures, and the local executive branch. Part 3 looks at elections and voting, local campaigns, and non-electoral forms of participation. The four chapters in Part 4 focus on the policy process and the delivery of local services, local government finances, "Building the City," and policies affecting the quality of life.Krebs and Fleischmann bolster students' learning and skills with guiding questions at the start of each chapter, which ends with key terms, a summary, discussion questions, and research exercises. The appendix and website aid these efforts, as does a website for instructors.

La Trecchia, Patrizia, Reframing Naples: The South in Global Perspective. (Italian and Italian American Studies) 401 pp. 2026:3 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <764-1002>
ISBN 978-3-032-07470-6 hard ¥29,157.- (税込) EUR 109.99

This book tells the story of Naples as a city shaped by migration, creativity, and cultural resistance. It reframes Naples within global conversations about identity, mobility, and belonging, offering a South-centric perspective that challenges dominant narratives. Through personal reflections and a wide array of vivid examples from film, music, literature, and public art, Patrizia La Trecchia explores how Naples defies stereotypes and redefines Italian national identity. Each chapter highlights the city's contrasts-beauty and decay, tradition and innovation-as reflections of broader experiences across the Global South. With a focus on resilience and transformation, Reframing Naples invites readers to see the city not as a forgotten corner of Europe, but as a vibrant crossroads of global culture. Blending scholarly insight with personal storytelling, and featuring original photographs and archival materials, this book is both a cultural study and a personal archive of resistance.

アメリカの中規模の都市圏におけるジェントリフィケーション
Ravuri, Evelyn D., Displacing the "Ordinary" City: Gentrification in Medium-Sized American Metropolitan Areas. 204 pp. 2026:1 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) * paper 2027:5 <764-1003>
ISBN 979-88-8180-437-4 hard ¥27,819.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00
ISBN 979-88-8180-438-1 paper ¥7,724.- (税込) GB￡ 24.99

For decades, gentrification research has predominantly focused on large cities. Arguing that gentrification has occurred throughout the urban hierarchy, Ravuri fills this gap in the literature by analyzing gentrification and displacement patterns in twelve medium-sized cities, spread across the four census regions of the US.

Bellentani, Federico, Faces and the City: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Facial Presence in Urban Space. (Routledge/FACETS Advances in Face Studies) 160 pp. 2026:3 (Routledge, UK) <763-921>
ISBN 978-1-032-73500-9 hard ¥47,910.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

Faces and the City advances the understanding of the role of faces and face representations, their meanings and interpretations, in physical and digital urban space.The comprehensive study builds a typology of biological, represented and digital faces within urban space and presents an interdisciplinary approach to the facial presence in urban space, which it is used to analyse in depth urban faces and facial representation in public art, monuments, memorials as well as memorial practices, including digital ones. This innovative volume will interest PhD students and scholars in semiotics, visual communication, digital humanities, cultural geography and urban studies, as well as those working in urban planning and design, architecture, memory studies and art history.

Clift, Bryan C., Sport, Urban Neoliberalism, and the Politics of Homelessness: The Uses of Running. (Qualitative Research in Sport and Physical Activity) 212 pp. 2026:4 (Routledge, UK) <763-923>
ISBN 978-1-041-16914-7 hard ¥44,819.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book explores the 21st century practices of using sport and physical activity to engage with social issues and inequalities. Based on two years of ethnographic research exploring and contextualizing one not-for-profit organization, Back on My Feet, which uses running to empower those experiencing homelessness in cities across the US, and including interviews and participant observation, the book takes a critical look at how this organization fits within wider historical dynamics of urban homelessness, race, and neoliberalism in the US. Arguing that such programs and interventions can unintentionally reinforce the systems that create homelessness, the book closely examines aspects of the work of 'Back on My Feet' and similar organisations, including how sport and physical activity can help participants foster identities beyond "homeless", how such programs fit within urban change and homeless discourses, the experiences of both recovery participants and volunteers, and the tension between helping individuals and addressing systemic issues. Empirically rich and challenging some long-held assumptions about the social role of sport and physical activity-led interventions, this is fascinating reading for any advanced student, researcher, practitioner or policy maker working in sport studies and development, cultural studies, urban studies or political science.

Fitton, Sarah / Wilson, Simon, Socially Successful Projects in the Built Environment: Demystifying Social Value and Stakeholder Engagement. (Social Value in the Built Environment) 162 pp. 2026:5 (Routledge, UK) <763-924>
ISBN 978-1-041-11416-1 hard ¥46,365.- (税込) GB￡ 150.00
ISBN 978-1-041-11195-5 paper ¥16,379.- (税込) GB￡ 52.99

For built environment professionals, delivering socially impactful projects is more crucial and challenging than ever. This step-by-step guide provides an innovative approach to stakeholder engagement, empowering project teams to create meaningful social value through the stakeholder engagement process and build better projects.Socially Successful Projects in the Built Environment will help the reader understand the theory behind a reframed approach to stakeholder engagement using a social value lens. The authors argue that projects in the built environment need to be technically feasible, financially viable, and socially successful. Project managers need to focus on all three elements, which are summarised as 'concrete, cash and connection'. Failing to meet that third criterion can lead to push back, protests, delays and potentially unsuccessful projects. This book focuses on the third of those elements (the social dimension) and provides a step-by-step guide to how a project can be socially successful. In summary, this is about delivering better projects for both the stakeholders and the project teams.In Socially Successful Projects in the Built Environment, the authors unravel the complex relationship between social value and stakeholder engagement and reveal a transformative practical theory for effective collaboration and facilitation. Along the way, they address key issues such as design philosophy, scenario development, stakeholder analysis, optioneering and project learning, and provide practical advice on how to use these methods within real world projects. The book is essential reading for all built environment stakeholders and teams working to deliver better projects.

Kim, Jinwon, Koreatown, NYC: The Consumption of a Transnational Brand. (Asian American Sociology) 288 pp. 2026:5 (New York U. Pr., US) <763-926>
ISBN 978-1-4798-3362-7 hard ¥22,324.- (税込) US$ 99.00
ISBN 978-1-4798-3363-4 paper ¥6,765.- (税込) US$ 30.00

How Manhattan's Koreatown functions as a new ethnic enclaveIn the past decade, Korean entertainment has gained global recognition, with Korean movies and TV shows winning Oscars and Emmys, and K-Pop groups becoming wildly popular. In Manhattan, Koreatown has become a popular destination for both locals and tourists, drawing them in with its bars, restaurants, and day spas. Jinwon Kim argues that Manhattan's Koreatown has become a new type of ethnic enclave, what she dubs a "transclave." This commercialized ethnic space exists solely for consumption, leisure, and entertainment, and has been shaped by South Korea's nation-branding strategy, new economic and cultural strategies, patterns in Korean migration, and shifts in tourism and urban policies in New York City.Kim posits that for many consumers in Koreatown, especially those who are not of Korean descent, the space has become a commercialized place where transnational culture meets the diverse racial and ethnic mosaic of New York City. Kim emphasizes how the space functions to "brand Korea" as a space to "consume ethnicity," reflecting the landscape of South Korea's consumer culture through the physical appearance of buildings and stores and the inclusion of franchise brands. Ultimately, Koreatown, NYC is a fascinating exploration of the intersection of authenticity, ethnicity, and identity in the heart of New York's midtown.

Ley, Astrid / Fokdal, Josefine (eds.), Urban Contact Zones: Reflecting on International Urbanism. (Habitat-International: Series on International Urbanism) 210 S. 2025:12 (Transcript, GW) <763-927>
ISBN 978-3-8376-7632-7 paper ¥11,929.- (税込) EUR 45.00

Global trends as well as translocal exchanges and the everyday realities of local communities shape urban transformation. Turning to the idea of >contact zones

Myers, Garth, Postcolonial Urban Studies: Edouard Glissant and the Whole-World of Cities. (Urban Worlds) 224 pp. 2026:1 (Agenda Pub., UK) <763-929>
ISBN 978-1-78821-840-5 hard ¥22,324.- (税込) US$ 99.00

Drawing on ideas from postcolonial theory and literary and cultural studies Garth Myers develops a new framework for re-imagining global urban studies. This framework is developed in dialogue with the work of Martinican poet and thinker Edouard Glissant, in particular his collection of essays entitled, Treatise on the Whole-World, which deploys analogy and juxtaposition to elucidate relationality between places. Utilizing this methodology, which is comparative in nature, each chapter is based around a pair of cities through which different themes are explored. The pairings are: Fort de France, Martinique with Zanzibar, Tanzania; the Zambian Copperbelt with Scranton, USA; Kingston, Jamaica with Hartford, USA; and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with Los Angeles, USA. Each chapter combines historical, literary and cultural studies with analysis of a tangible, crucial issue in urban studies. In so doing, the book addresses some of the key concerns of canonical literature in Global North urban studies - from the Manchester School, Chicago School and Los Angeles School, along with the work of Jane Jacobs - and considers what an alternative Glissantian cultural approach might offer.

Oliver, H. Pike / Stockstill, C. Michael, The Irvine Ranch: Fulfilling the Vision, 1977-2025. (American Real Estate Society Book Series) 372 pp. 2026:5 (Routledge, UK) <763-930>
ISBN 978-1-041-16161-5 hard ¥40,183.- (税込) GB￡ 130.00
ISBN 978-1-041-15358-0 paper ¥16,379.- (税込) GB￡ 52.99

The Irvine Ranch: Fulfilling the Vision, 1977-2025 continues the story of the planning and development of the Irvine Ranch under a partnership of high-powered businessmen to the single ownership of Donald Bren.The Irvine Ranch transformed from an agricultural empire into the most successful New Town in the United States in less than two generations. Since 1977, some of the most innovative and valuable master-planned residential, commercial, and retail developments have occurred on the Irvine Ranch in the cities of Irvine, Newport Beach, Tustin, and Orange. This book details the Irvine Company's success in planning and its strategic handling of major challenges, including infrastructure needs and responses to anti-growth sentiment and litigation. From the start of comprehensive planning of the Irvine Ranch in 1960 to today, the development is regarded by planning and real estate experts as the most significant and valuable master-planned community in the nation.Successive generations of urban planners and real estate developers will look to the Irvine Ranch - shaped by Bren's long-term leadership - as a model of successful large-scale community development.

Pettit, Raymond, Reinventing the River City: Riparian Infrastructure, Cincinnati Elites, and the Ohio River. (Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation) 264 pp. 2026:4 (U. Georgia Pr., US) <763-931>
ISBN 978-0-8203-7490-1 hard ¥27,047.- (税込) US$ 119.95
ISBN 978-0-8203-7491-8 paper ¥6,752.- (税込) US$ 29.95

As the first major U.S. urban center located west of the Appalachian Mountains, Cincinnati depended on the Ohio River for its early development, eventually becoming one of the country's iconic river cities, with incredible growth during the golden age of steamboats. By the end of the nineteenth century, however, the river had lost its shine and became known as the "poor man's highway." The twentieth century ushered in a period of incredible activity concentrated on the Ohio River. Local elites began a series of infrastructural projects focused on transforming both the Ohio River and Cincinnati, bringing to the fore a new kind of river city. Unlike many water management projects that wanted to tame rivers, Cincinnati elites sought to build a sustained relationship with the Ohio River. For its part, the Ohio River actively took part in these projects, becoming a major contributor to the successful realization of elite objectives around urban growth, public health, and white supremacy.

Schneider, Matthew Jerome, Serving the Street: Volunteering as Charity, Racial Justice, and Poverty Tourism. (Sociology of Race and Ethnicity) 156 pp. 2026:3 (U. Georgia Pr., US) <763-933>
ISBN 978-0-8203-6638-8 hard ¥27,047.- (税込) US$ 119.95
ISBN 978-0-8203-7537-3 paper ¥6,752.- (税込) US$ 29.95

Volunteering is typically thought of as an act of altruism, yet there are power dynamics embedded in volunteer-service recipient relationships, especially when volunteers operate from privileged positions. Following six grassroots homeless service organizations in St. Louis, Missouri, Matthew Schneider unpacks the tensions between race, class, urban space, and volunteerism. Volunteers are well intentioned and provide vital, life-saving services. However, Serving the Street explores how many of these same volunteer groups helped to reproduce racialized stigma and stereotypes about poverty, homelessness, and marginal urban space through volunteer practices that bordered on "poverty tourism." If our goal is to make communities more inclusive and equitable, this book suggests a need for greater self-reflection, even among well-intentioned, social-justice-oriented volunteers.

メディア産業と都市
Spicer, Andrew / McDonald, Paul (eds.), Media Industries and Cities: Perspectives, Geopolitics and Transformations. 318 pp. 2026:5 (Routledge, UK) <763-934>
ISBN 978-1-032-81168-0 hard ¥47,910.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00
ISBN 978-1-032-81167-3 paper ¥12,978.- (税込) GB￡ 41.99

This collection investigates how cities have become centres for media industries, examining how local operations are shaped by global flows of finance, technology, and creative labour, and how media industries contribute to urban identity and cultural life.Written by field experts and based on extensive primary research, this book provides readers with comprehensive analysis of the complex relationship between media industries and cities across diverse global contexts. The twelve chapters examine examples from Asia, Europe, and North America, covering film, television, music, games, and journalism to demonstrate how media-city relationships take distinctive forms in specific locations. Readers will gain in-depth understanding of how global media flows interact with local urban contexts, and how these interactions produce cultural, economic, political, and social consequences. The collection combines broad theoretical analysis with detailed case studies, advancing debates in the field of Media Industry Studies through analysing the media's multifaceted relationship to cities in a highly accessible way.This book is essential reading for undergraduates, postgraduates, and academic researchers in Communications, Cultural Studies, Media Studies, and Film and Television Studies, particularly those studying or researching media industries, global media flows, media economics, cultural production, and the intersection of media and place.

Thiel, Joachim / Grubbauer, Monika / Pohl, Lucas (eds.), Contingencies in Urban Future-Making: Pitfalls, Potentialities, and Transformative Practices. (Urban Future-Making) 350 S. 2026:1 (Transcript, GW) <763-936>
ISBN 978-3-8376-7900-7 paper ¥10,604.- (税込) EUR 40.00

In an era of rapid change and growing uncertainty, we are facing an urgent question: How can cities be built for futures that defy prediction? The contributors to this volume tackle this challenge by exploring the role of contingency in urban future-making. Through a range of case studies, they examine relevant aims, strategies, and decision-making processes in both past and present contexts. They reveal how unexpected events and unpredictable factors unsettle established urban conditions but also spark new ideas and possibilities for rethinking and reshaping the city. The volume shows how urban future-making involves navigating highly uncertain environments and extreme conditions to open up new spaces of knowledge and action.

Trujillo-Pagan, Nicole E., Detroit Never Left: Black Space, White Borders, Latino Crossings. (Latina/o Sociology) 304 pp. 2026:3 (New York U. Pr., US) <763-938>
ISBN 978-1-4798-2680-3 hard ¥22,324.- (税込) US$ 99.00 *
ISBN 978-1-4798-2681-0 paper ¥6,765.- (税込) US$ 30.00 *

A new perspective on the relationship between race and space in DetroitDetroit seemed to experience an explosive rebirth following its bankruptcy, the largest in US municipal history. It was as if the slate had been wiped clean and the color line erased in the nation's largest Black city. Detroit Never Left explains the relation between racism and space by analyzing the ways opportunities changed in the years leading up to and following bankruptcy.Based on a variety of data, including in-depth interviews with people who identify as "Latina/o/x" in their early 20s, ethnographic observation, and media coverage, Nicole E. Trujillo-Pagan shows how a dialectic between empty and concrete abstractions created new opportunities for outside investment, often at the expense of residents' fortunes. She reveals space is much more than a neutral backdrop; It is continually produced through abstractions that act like bordering and crossing practices to control resources and opportunities. With broad implications for analyses of space and opportunity, Detroit Never Left tackles important contradictions in the post-bankruptcy city. For example, urban youth do not want to be moved out or isolated in their barrio. Similarly, many Detroiters feel spatial changes happen "to," instead of "for" them. Ultimately, residents' concerns underscored broader tensions between democratic inclusion and racialized capitalism.

Brandtner, Christof, Cities in Action: Organizations, Institutions, and Urban Climate Strategies. (Society and the Environment) 344 pp. 2026:2 (Columbia U. Pr., US) <763-877>
ISBN 978-0-231-20238-1 hard ¥31,570.- (税込) US$ 140.00 *
ISBN 978-0-231-20239-8 paper ¥7,892.- (税込) US$ 35.00 *

As national governments and global institutions fail to address climate change, an increasing number of cities have committed to major sustainability and climate strategies. Why do some cities take bold action while others remain on the sidelines?Christof Brandtner shows that city climate action is not simply a matter of political will: It is an organizational problem. Cities do not act alone. They are embedded within both a broad institutional superstructure of professional networks and peer cities as well as a deep organizational infrastructure of civil society organizations, public agencies, and socially responsible firms. This dual embeddedness shapes cities' capacity to plan, learn, lead, and scale sustainability solutions. Drawing on comparative research spanning fifteen years and thousands of cities around the world, Brandtner traces how environmental strategies, sustainability practices, and green building initiatives emerge, diffuse, and take hold. He uncovers the structural conditions that enable and inhibit meaningful climate action, revealing why it varies so widely across cities.By combining lenses from urban theory and organizational sociology, Cities in Action sheds light on how cities navigate their social and institutional environments to meet the climate challenge. This book offers a novel perspective for scholars, policy makers, and practitioners seeking not just to explain but also to empower city action.

Munkuamo Gonzaleze, Jean Rufin, Vulnerabilites environnementales et resiliences urbaines a Kinshasa. (Dossiers, etudes et documents) 207 p. 2025:11 (L'Harmattan, FR) <763-836>
ISBN 978-2-336-56887-4 paper ¥5,832.- (税込) EUR 22.00

犯罪、空間、場所－新しい地理学的視点
Hall, Tim / Yarwood, Richard, Crime, Space and Place: New Geographical Perspectives. 216 pp. 2026:2 (Columbia U. Pr., US) <763-539>
ISBN 978-1-78821-884-9 hard ¥22,324.- (税込) US$ 99.00 *
ISBN 978-1-78821-885-6 paper ¥9,020.- (税込) US$ 40.00 *

This critical introduction to the geographies of crime highlights the specific value that a geographical perspective adds to the study of crime. Examining crime through the lenses of space and place is shown to enhance our understanding of the nature of crime and how best to police it. The book charts how the study of crime has been taken up by geographers both historically and today, as well as exploring the interdisciplnary nature of geographies of crime - its overlaps with criminology, sociology, economics - and the contributions from new theoretical perspectives from beyond geography, such as Southern criminology and green criminology. As well as discussing criminality at regional, national and global levels, the authors consider forms of offending that have received little attention to date, such as cybercrime, domestic violence and transnational organised crime. Geographies of policing and the criminal justice system are also examined. The book provides readers with an up-to-date survey of recent research in the geography of crime research and is an excellent entry point for students taking a range of courses in human and social geography, criminology and sociology.