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

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 ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

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 towards 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 ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

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 ¥42,746.- (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 ¥25,047.- (税込) US$ 115.00
ISBN 978-0-226-84453-4 paper ¥7,078.- (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 ¥44,220.- (税込) GB￡ 150.00

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 ¥8,712.- (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 ¥29,476.- (税込) GB￡ 99.99

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 rural 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 performedIntroduces 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 ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

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.

Alexander, Alba / Bennett, L. / McKenzie, E. et al. (eds.), Unwinding Privatization: Cities and the Restoration of Public Power. (Urban and Industrial Environments) 348 pp. 2026:6 (MIT Pr., US) <759-1001>
ISBN 978-0-262-05337-2 paper ¥16,335.- (税込) US$ 75.00

Beatley, Timothy / Brown, JD, Wild Nature in Cities: Design for a Post-Pandemic World. 284 pp. 2026:2 (Routledge, UK) <759-1003>
ISBN 978-0-367-76152-3 hard ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-0-367-76150-9 paper ¥10,609.- (税込) GB￡ 35.99

This book collects the many stories, experiences and innovative policies and strategies by which cities and local governments have helped to facilitate and strengthen essential pandemic-era nature-connections. It makes the central point that contact with nature and the outdoors was (and is) an essential element of a healthy, resilient city, Investing in wild nature and the many opportunities to experience and enjoy will be critical for cities in preparing for the next pandemic, as well as the many other crises and stressors, small and large, that cities will face. The book discusses in detail the many different spaces and places in cities where nature was discovered or rediscovered, from parks and urban forests to balconies and rooftops and stoops. From re-purposing the physical spaces of the city to allow strolling, hiking, bicycling and outdoor eating, to the ways the cities are beginning to address pandemic-induced unemployment through nature- based enterprises, the book provides an extensive collection and catalogue of the many different and unique things cities and local governments are doing. The authors explore how these nature connections (before and after the pandemic) have helped individuals, families and communities to successfully respond to and weather the pandemic. And each chapter is forward-looking-what can the experiences of wild nature during the pandemic tell us about future urban planning and design, and can these experiences inspire and motivate us to protect, grow and design-in more wild nature in cities? The book provides a view to the longer-term effects of the pandemic on the design of cities and how nature will figure into these trends and likely future changes. The book will be useful to policymakers, urban researchers, and citizens, as well as students and faculty.

Cucuzzella, Carmela / Soulikias, Aristofanis, Detroit: A City Imagined in Film. (Built Environment City Studies) 130 pp. 2025:12 (Routledge, UK) <759-1005>
ISBN 978-1-032-27805-6 hard ¥15,621.- (税込) GB￡ 52.99

Detroit: A City Imagined in Film is a survey of prominent feature films depicting or referring to Detroit, and how they have captured and fed popular perceptions about the Motor City. Detroit, a magnifying glass, through which one sees an exaggerated portrait of America, has rendered itself to the eye of the cinematographic camera for over a century as background, stage and even character.Guided by Henri Lefebvre's The Production of Space, the authors analyse an array of fiction films filmed and/or set in Detroit from 1928 until today and examine filmic practice as one that has perceived, conceived but also produced the city's lived space. The book thus sheds light on how the imaginary around a city can shape or reinforce perceptions that affect it in return, making the reading informative on the tangible power of cinema, the cinematic nature of the city and ultimately exposing the common threads but also the variety of narratives that weave the story of Detroit.The book is for film lovers, students and enthusiasts of Film Studies, Architecture and Urban Studies, and all those who are interested in Detroit, its history, places, and culture.

Elkhodr, Mahmoud, Next-Generation Smart Cities: The Integration of AI, Blockchain, IoT and Emergent Networks. 216 pp. 2026:4 (CRC Pr., US) <759-1007>
ISBN 978-1-041-09456-2 hard ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-041-09454-8 paper ¥14,736.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99

This book offers a forward-looking analysis of emerging technologies converging in next-generation smart cities, examining both their opportunities and challenges. It explores the integration of AI, 6G networks, quantum computing, molecular communications, IoT, and IoNT through scenario-based analysis, highlighting AI-driven orchestration, blockchain, the metaverse, and advanced networking for urban resilience. It provides technical frameworks for Social IoT (SIoT), edge-cloud computing, and AI middleware, whilst addressing security challenges in quantum computing, AI, and molecular domains. The book concludes by discussing issues of security, privacy, ethical AI, and societal implications such as the digital divide, thereby offering a roadmap for the reader.The book concludes by discussing issues of security, privacy, ethical AI, and societal implications such as the digital divide, thereby offering a roadmap for the reader. This work offers key insights into the field of 6G-enabled IoT and blockchain systems. Firstly, the author expands the reader's understanding by examining innovative applications. These applications are found in areas such as autonomous vehicles, smart cities, Industry 4.0, healthcare, and immersive technologies (holographic communications, IoNT), thus showcasing the transformative potential of 6G. This knowledge helps drive practical development for the accelerated deployment of 6G-enabled solutions across diverse sectors. Next is the analysis of security vulnerabilities, privacy concerns, and emerging threats at device and network levels, which is crucial for building robust and trustworthy 6G IoT systems. By providing insights into risk management and proactive measures, the book enables developers to address security challenges early in the design process. This enhanced security awareness and mitigation consideration fosters user trust and enables the widespread adoption of these systems in sensitive applications. The reader also learns about the complexities of network management, resource allocation, and how virtualisation in 6G IoT addresses critical challenges in building scalable and efficient interconnected systems. By examining standardisation efforts for interoperability and the development of a cohesive 6G ecosystem, the objective is to achieve improved network efficiency and scalability for widespread implementation.The audience for this book includes doctoral and master's students in computer science, electrical engineering, urban planning, and related fields who are investigating how technologies such as AI, blockchain, IoT, and advanced communications can address complex urban challenges. The book may also be useful for research seminars and advanced courses exploring technological convergence in smart cities.

地域計画の歴史
Galland, Daniel / Tewdwr-Jones, Mark / Harrison, John, Regions in Evolution: A History of Regional Planning. (Regions and Cities) 354 pp. 2026:2 (Routledge, UK) <759-1008>
ISBN 978-1-032-04111-7 hard ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

Throughout the 20th century, planning and planners were central to our understanding of cities and regions. Today, however, planning is facing powerful challenges - professionally, intellectually, practically - in ways arguably not seen before. Recent developments and trends are raising fundamental questions about how we plan regions. Planning is no longer solely the domain of professional planners but has been opened up to a diverse group of actors, each with their own interests. The study of cities and regions was traditionally taught in planning schools and geography departments, but this link with place and space disciplines is being steadily eroded as research increasingly takes place in and through interdisciplinary research institutes.Against this backdrop, Regions in Evolution provides the first comprehensive account of a hitherto untold history of regions and planning. Told through the unique lens of regional studies, the authors bring to light the role of key individuals, groups and disciplines in shaping research agendas and debate. It reveals voices which were marginalised, planning ideas which were lost, approaches that keep coming back, and challenges that persist. Believing passionately in the values and purpose of regional planning, while sceptical of the one-size-fits-all institutional form that Regional Planning often adopts, the authors develop an argument for planning regional futures based on a multitude of approaches, methods and strategies that might still require someone to make sense of it all.

Hirsch, Arnold R., Segregating Cities: An Arnold R. Hirsch Reader. Ed. by T. J. Sugrue. (Historical Studies of Urban America) 560 pp. 2026:5 (U. Chicago Pr., US) <759-1009>
ISBN 978-0-226-74440-7 hard ¥25,047.- (税込) US$ 115.00
ISBN 978-0-226-74454-4 paper ¥8,167.- (税込) US$ 37.50

Collects critical essays by the author of Making the Second Ghetto. Arnold R. Hirsch (1949-2018) was one of the preeminent urban historians of his generation, a reputation cemented by his landmark book, Making the Second Ghetto. With compelling clarity, Hirsch demonstrated that segregation is not the inevitable result of individual choices, natural tendencies, or cultural traits-it is a structural phenomenon, reinforced on every level by state power. Segregating Cities collects the author's key essays, some previously unpublished, to reveal a more complete picture of a remarkable scholar and his exploration of race, place, politics, and policy in the twentieth-century American city. Together, these essays can help us see segregation for what it is, so that we can then begin to truly work to overcome it.

Jain, Arun, Reframing Cities for Resilience: Embracing Complex & Uncertain Futures. 300 pp. 2026:2 (Routledge, UK) <759-1010>
ISBN 978-0-367-23335-8 hard ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-0-367-23343-3 paper ¥10,609.- (税込) GB￡ 35.99

We live in times of profuse change, where hyper connectivity and fast shifting influences are radically changing how we live, consume, work, and play. By challenging the traditional realms in which urban design and planning operate, this book argues that not only must we do better, but that we can.Arun argues that the first step towards adaptive and resilient futures is making a fuller spectrum of the complexity of cities comprehensible to all. Drawing upon diverse disciplines like cultural anthropology, evolutionary biology, economic theory, behavioral sciences, systems thinking, and technology, he provides fresh foundations for addressing decades of physical and social underinvestment and neglect across a range of urban challenges. They include transportation, homelessness, housing affordability, healthcare, the elderly, education, and aspects of economic underinvestment. The need for adaptive governance is also discussed.Arun's narrative underscores how we must better embrace uncertainty to make our cities vibrant, comfortable, healthy, and inclusive while also being resilient and adaptive. He posits we do not need to predict the future to do this.This book is essential for urban designers, planners, landscape architects, and postgraduate students in these fields. It is also a good primer for anyone wanting to understand the complex dynamics of cities.

Jensen, Ole B., Mobility Injustice by Design. (Changing Mobilities) 216 pp. 2026:1 (Routledge, UK) <759-1011>
ISBN 978-1-032-60578-4 hard ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

Mobility Injustice by Design examines the social exclusion of vulnerable people in urban spaces, revealing how millions of citizens have their 'right to roam' curbed by design and planning decisions made either intentionally to facilitate immobility or social exclusion, or because of a lack of awareness of the aggregated consequences.Ole B. Jensen's insightful volume offers a theoretically informed framework, allowing us to 'see' mobility injustices more clearly, consider how new knowledge can mobilize design ethics, and to think about how mobility justice be brought about. It challenges us to reassess how choices of materials, design of spaces, and implementation of technologies affords or hinders particular mobilities. It explores a way of thinking about mobility and injustice that recognises that everyone is assisted in their mobility practices and that human capacity for acting in the world is mediated by spaces, things, artefacts, and technologies. It examines the centrality of design but also that design may be working counter to the widespread cultural belief that design is in the service of 'the good'. It locates thinking about mobilities injustice between affect, experiences, and sensations on the one hand and reason, principles, and formal rules on the other. Focussing on three realms of practice, it reveals the ways in which the design of cities and urban spaces accommodate the needs of people living as unhoused, disabled, and aged, and how these groups experience mobility injustice. Crucially, it provides insight into the potential to move toward a future, more mobility-just society on a local, national and global scale, in light of warfare, environmental- and migration crises. Mobility Injustice by Design informs the future agenda of both critical mobilities research and the design fields and reflects on the potential for those in the arts and design to provoke public engagement in these timely issues. It is essential reading for all those concerned with the study and practice of mobilities theory, urban sociology, urban planning and design, architecture, urban geography, disability studies and gerontology.

文化地理学ハンドブック
Merriman, Peter / Secor, Anna / Sumartojo, Shanti (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Geographies. (Routledge International Handbooks) 600 pp. 2026:1 (Routledge, UK) <759-1015>
ISBN 978-1-032-58636-6 hard ¥67,804.- (税込) GB￡ 230.00

This handbook provides cutting-edge insights into the dynamic and cross-cutting field of cultural geography, arguing that this vibrant field can provide important perspectives on the most significant academic, political and creative conversations of our times.Written by leading and emerging scholars from around the world, the 51 chapters focus on the connecting threads and imperatives which underpin work in cultural geography and allied disciplines, outlining many of the different approaches, theoretical traditions, and trajectories which push the boundaries of contemporary thinking. This innovative handbook is structured around four core sections, foregrounding a series of contemporary concerns and critical moments, lively entanglements, creative cultural practices and spaces, and imperatives which have preoccupied scholars and creative practitioners.It acts as an essential guide for researchers, undergraduate students and postgraduate students in human geography and related fields, as well as activists and creative practitioners who practise cultural geography in a myriad of different ways.Chapter 48 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 International license.

G.カレンの「アメリカにおける都市景観」
Molinari, Carla / Spada, Marco (eds.), Gordon Cullen's Townscape in USA. 250 pp. 2026:3 (Routledge, UK) <759-1016>
ISBN 978-1-032-87819-5 hard ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-87618-4 paper ¥12,967.- (税込) GB￡ 43.99

What makes a city alive? What did 20th century design dreams leave behind?Along with a series of critical commentaries, this book unveils for the first time Townscape in USA, a previously unpublished manuscript written by Gordon Cullen in the early 1960s.Best known for Townscape (1961), Cullen brings his incisive, visually attuned, and often wry perspective to six American cities-New York, Pittsburgh, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.-providing splendid, semi-prophetic visions of the cities' destinies, and foreshadowing the inevitable consequences of uncontrolled building development. Cullen constantly reminds us of how urban designers should focus on people and creating a sense of place, and critiquing the rigid visual codes of Beaux-Arts planning and offering a counter-vision rooted in texture, contrast, and surprise. Through expressive sketches and spatial observations, he reveals how cities could, and should, offer not only efficiency but delight, not only order but encounter. These visions are supported by a series of magnificent sketches and photos taken from Cullen's archives.This book is an essential read for architects, planners, and dreamers alike. Addressing today's debates about human centred design, the - until now - forgotten manuscript, Townscape in USA is a passionate plea to rethink what a city is, and who it is for.

Peake, Linda / Razavi, Nasya S. et al. (eds.), Decolonising Feminist Explorations of Urban Futures. 144 pp. 2025:12 (Routledge, UK) <759-1017>
ISBN 978-1-041-06958-4 hard ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

How do decolonial feminist urban imaginaries of urban futures begin to interrogate twenty-first century urban life? The urban futures signaled by the chapters in this book highlight three overlapping dimensions of urban imaginaries-capitalist, colonialist, (neo)colonialist-and how women's struggles, negotiations and placemaking practices offer alternative decolonial urban imaginaries. The first dimension connects the privatization and commodification of urban infrastructures to the realization of state-based and capitalist discursive efforts to make the urban. The second dimension concerns temporal convergences of past, present and future in visions of the urban. It is in these convergences that the recursive logics of coloniality are reproduced in re-mappings of the landscapes of urban inequality and dispossession through which encounters between historical sedimentations of colonial relations and emergent (neo)colonial formations take place. Third, authors take up the everyday as a site of struggle through which women's negotiations and placemaking practices offer alternative urban imaginaries. The book is based on papers given at the 'Feminist Explorations of Urban Futures' conference, held in September 2019, at York University in Toronto, Canada, organized by the transnational feminist research project, 'Urbanization and Gender in the Global South: A Transformative Knowledge Network' (GenUrb). It was originally published as a special issue of Urban Geography.

Pearce, Lynne, Britain's Changing Roadscapes: Mobility, Place, Attachment, Loss. (Routledge Research in Culture, Space and Identity) 324 pp. 2026:2 (Routledge, UK) <759-1018>
ISBN 978-1-032-48734-2 hard ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

Through a creative juxtaposition of autoethnography and theoretical enquiry, this book documents how Britain's roads and roadscapes have changed over the past thirty-five years via a route that runs from Scotland to Cornwall. As well as documenting change, the book is also concerned with how it makes its presence felt to road-users and to what effect. The book addresses long-standing geographical debates on place, place-attachment and kin/aesthetics as well the unique spatial-temporal properties of 'journeying'. Drawing upon the author's road-diaries and photographic archive dating back to the 1990s, the analysis centres on a route that runs from Scotland to Cornwall and which incorporates motorways, A-roads and unclassified country lanes. As well as seeking to capture material evidence of change across a wide variety of road features and driving-events - many of them transient, incidental and mundane - the book is also concerned with how change makes its presence known to the observer. This includes the question of how, and why, road-users sometimes develop powerful attachments for particular routes and roadside landmarks. To this end, the analysis is in conversation with recent debates in contemporary archaeology, the aesthetics of the everyday and geographical research on dis/orientation, as well as Henri Bergson's foundational work on the phenomenology of perception and memory. And yet, it is the restless, teeming life of the British roads featured in the case studies - the A30, the A82 the M5, the M6, the M74 and Cornwall's narrow, winding lanes - that makes this book memorable, especially given that, post-millennium, many of the changes to which it bears witness are epic in consequence. Congestion, electrification, automation, the arrival of SMART motorway and extreme weather events arising from climate change all feature here, alongside the disappearance of the roadside cafes, filling stations, phone boxes, lay-bys and snack bars associated with twentieth-century motoring.This interdisciplinary exploration of Britain's changing roads and roadscapes will appeal to academics and students working in, and across, the fields of social and cultural geography, mobilities studies, cultural history, literary and cultural theory, and contemporary archaeology. Its autoethnographic case studies, historical route descriptions, photographic archive and general accessibility means that it may also be of interest to road enthusiasts and the general reader.

Pinto Taylor, Josh, Planning with Young People: A Practical Guide to Youth-Inclusive Urban Planning in Schools. 226 pp. 2026:3 (Routledge, UK) <759-1019>
ISBN 978-1-032-37681-3 hard ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-37683-7 paper ¥10,609.- (税込) GB￡ 35.99

Planning With Young People presents educators, urban planners, and designers with an alternative vision of how to build cities for young people, challenging readers to imagine cities that truly serve their youngest inhabitants. This book argues that great cities can only emerge when they are good for all members, especially young people under 25, who are often marginalized in urban design. The first half of the book explores the competing, sometimes conflicting, and often incomplete visions and agendas of the city that have historically failed to include or prioritize young people. The final chapters highlight structures, systems, policy frameworks, and practices from the fields of education and planning that can be employed to plan for and with young people. Written in an accessible style, Planning With Young People is a valuable interdisciplinary resource for planning students, urban planners, or educators seeking a vision for inclusive planning practices, and civic leaders committed to building more equitable urban spaces.

空間の正義の基礎
Rocco, Roberto, Spatial Justice: The Basics. (The Basics) 318 pp. 2026:2 (Routledge, UK) <759-1020>
ISBN 978-1-041-07978-1 hard ¥38,324.- (税込) GB￡ 130.00
ISBN 978-1-041-07543-1 paper ¥5,892.- (税込) GB￡ 19.99

Spatial Justice: The Basics offers a concise and accessible introduction to spatial justice as both a theoretical framework and a practical agenda for urban transformation. It examines how urban space is produced, contested, and governed, and how it is implicated in broader dynamics of inequality, recognition, and participation. Drawing on key thinkers such as Henri Lefebvre, Nancy Fraser, Iris Marion Young, Edward Soja, and Susan Fainstein, the book articulates spatial justice through its distributive, procedural, and recognitional dimensions, while also tracing its intellectual genealogy across critical theory, planning thought, and Southern urbanism.The book centres spatial planning as a normative, political, and ethical practice capable of fostering solidarity, democratising decision-making, and addressing structural injustices. Real-world examples from Indonesia, Colombia, Brazil, the US, and more illustrate how spatial justice is negotiated in practice, while discussions of neoliberal governance, democratic backsliding, and epistemic justice ground the analysis in urgent global challenges.Designed for upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates, and early-career professionals in planning, geography, architecture, and related fields, the book includes a detailed glossary of key terms, visual diagrams, and analytical tables to support critical engagement and classroom use.

Samaddar, Ranabir / Morlicchio, E. / Mezzadra, S. (eds.), The City as the Southern Question: Alternative Histories of Urbanisation After Gramsci. (Critiques and Alternatives to Capitalism) 374 pp. 2026:1 (Routledge, UK) <759-1021>
ISBN 978-1-041-03954-9 hard ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This innovative edited volume places global urbanism in the context of the phenomenal growth of cities of the South, investigating their colonial contentiousness and asking how their history plays out in the twenty-first century phenomenon of urbanisation.Inspired by Antonio Gramsci's reflections on the problem of the South, it shows that the question of southern urbanism is about the anomalies and growth of southern cities, the histories of struggles, technological and logistical reorientations, new zoning practices of neoliberal capitalism, and remaking of urban geographies towards a possible urban future that aims to be just. Crucially, it asks whether today's city is a seamless formation of several overlapping phases of growth, or if there is a decisive break today figured by the hyper growth of these cities. To understand the implications of these questions for visions of an urban future, this volume takes a number of southern cities of Asia and Europe as case studies, including Kolkata, Mumbai, Chittagong, Beirut, Athens, Naples, and Marseille. It shows how these cities are paradoxically marked by both fractured geographies and new types of popular mobilisations, solidarities, and ethic of protection and care, showing this to be the core of the Southern question constituting the urban experience of our time.It will appeal to advanced-level students and scholars with interests in urban sociology, Southern urbanisation, postcolonial studies, political science, political economy and urban geography.

Versteegh, Pieter, Posturban: Deurbanising Society: alterRural Modernities. 280 pp. 2026:1 (Routledge, UK) <759-1023>
ISBN 978-1-041-16064-9 hard ¥42,746.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-041-16066-3 paper ¥11,788.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

Posturban reveals why the future cannot remain urban. Linking climate breakdown, inequality, and democratic erosion to an urban paradigm rooted in a patriarchal, discriminative divide, it calls for a radical shift towards resilient, decentralised, and ecologically rooted ways of living.Through a transdisciplinary critique of urbanisation's ties to capitalism, consumerism, and technocratic governance, the book shows why urban-centred solutions fail-and what can replace them. It introduces alterRural, Epimethean modernities that restore faith in nature and humanity: frameworks uniting ecological care, community autonomy, and cultural resilience into strategies for systemic change. It demonstrates how a plurality of place-based communities can lead towards sustainable, equitable, and life-affirming ways to inhabit Earth.Written for engaged citizens, activists, policymakers, and scholars interested in more equitable and sustainable ways to organise society, Posturban is for anyone ready to challenge the future of cities and explore viable, hopeful alternatives.

Wolniak, Radoslaw / Stecula, Kinga / Grebski, Wieslaw, Artificial Intelligence in Smart Cities: Enhancing Urban Life. 224 pp. 2026:2 (CRC Pr., US) <759-1024>
ISBN 978-1-032-96021-0 hard ¥38,324.- (税込) GB￡ 130.00
ISBN 978-1-032-96019-7 paper ¥13,262.- (税込) GB￡ 44.99

Artificial Intelligence in Smart Cities presents an interdisciplinary and comprehensive analysis of how AI re-engineers urban life, governance, and infrastructure. The book explores key thematic areas, including smart government, economy, environment, living, people, cybersecurity and innovation, complemented by Central European empirical case studies. Each chapter examines the impact of AI technologies-machine learning, natural language processing, and IoT integration-on augmented decision-making, sustainability, health, education, urban resilience, and social inclusiveness.The book integrates empirical evidence, conceptual reflection, and practical deployment to illuminate how AI can be harnessed for inclusive urban growth. It guides readers through the complex landscape of ethics, economics, and privacy concerns while offering insights on algorithmic fairness, data protection, public trust, and AI innovation. This thoughtful examination advocates for a human-centered and ethical approach to smart city development, balancing technological advancement with societal needs.Addressed at researchers, urban planners, policymakers, technologists, and graduate students, this resource provides both policy-driven expertise and analytical capability. Readers will gain valuable perspectives on the convergence of urban futures and artificial intelligence, equipping them with the knowledge to navigate the challenges and opportunities of AI-enhanced urban environments while ensuring technology serves the public good.The book provides a thorough and systematic examination of the role of AI in smart cities, covering its applications, benefits, and challenges in various aspects of urban development, including governance, economy, environment, mobility, living, and people. Offers an in-depth analysis of the key principles and technologies of AI, as well as its applications in smart cities, providing readers with a detailed understanding of the potential of AI to transform urban environments Presents case studies of successful AI implementations in Central European cities, providing practical insights and lessons learned for policymakers, urban planners, and business leaders seeking to harness the power of AI to create more liveable, sustainable, and resilient cities Adopts an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on insights from urban planning, computer science, engineering, economics, and social sciences to provide a comprehensive understanding of the role of AI in smart cities Provides a vision for a future where AI is used to create a better life for all citizens and inspires a new wave of innovation and collaboration in the development of smart cities

Wu, Yani, Possibilities and Limitations of Chinese Eco-City Development. (New Perspectives on Chinese Politics and Society) 292 pp. 2025:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <758-682>
ISBN 978-981-9519-57-6 hard ¥35,570.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book explores the role of public spaces in Chinese people-oriented eco-city development, focusing on its contribution to creating sustainable and liveable urban environment. As green urbanization gradually progresses in China, the public space has become essential in enhancing quality of life, fostering community connections as well as facilitating people's interactions with nature. Through typical qualitative analysis, this book examines how public spaces promote community engagement and provide essential public services in the eco-city. Key themes include humanistic planning and social sustainability. This work will be of particular interest to scholars, policy makers, urban planners, offering valuable insights into both humanistic and ecological considerations in the eco-city development.

Nainggolan, Poltak Partogi / Katharina, Riris et al., Relocating Indonesia's Capital City: The Struggle for Power and Resources in Borneo. 165 pp. 2025:12 (Springer, GW) <758-693>
ISBN 978-981-9522-77-4 hard ¥30,488.- (税込) EUR 119.99

This book looks at the process of relocating Indonesia's capital from Jakarta to Nusantara in East Kalimantan. It looks critically at the surrounding conflict and its causes, as well as the solution from the perspective of evidence-based-policy and regulatory impacts assessments whose presence is increasingly needed today, to campaign for participatory policies and achieve the right targets. It is not widely known that the process of relocation of the capital took place behind closed doors and unilaterally. Through a closed legislative process, without public debate, and by amending the constitution later, this takeover process took place without resistance from disadvantaged regions. Following this, when the central government faced financing difficulties along the way, its development budget initially relied on foreign investment, then became dependent on domestic financing, both sourced from state finances (APBN) and local resources. From here, the book maps the subsequent problems that arose, the first of which relates to local resources. It shows how local residents are also affected with land evictions without proper relocation. Through political-economic research and analysis, the book dissects the conflict as it appears in central-regional power relations, by exploring the roots of the problem and recommending several solutions, as well as looking at possible future development of the conflict. This timely book is helpful to those who carry out development studies and are involved in making public policy for campus, government, parliament and the business world.

Samad, Ataus / Hebbani, Aparna / Georgeou, Nichole (eds.), Beyond the Cities: The Dynamics of Migrant Settlement in Regional Australia. (Sustainable Development Goals Series) 506 pp. 2025:12 (Springer, GW) <758-704>
ISBN 978-981-9519-86-6 hard ¥12,701.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This open access book examines migrant settlement in regional Australia, offering policy recommendations and conceptual frameworks for sustainable integration. With a focus on key areas such as socio-political contexts, employment, education, health, and family challenges, this book provides a holistic approach to understanding and addressing the complexities of migrant settlement. Australia's rich cultural landscape is shaped by its status as a migration nation, with over half of its population either born overseas or having at least one migrant parent. While migration is a key element of Australia's growth, regional areas face unique challenges in attracting and retaining migrants. Despite government initiatives, skill shortages persist in regional industries, prompting a need for comprehensive policy addressing migrant needs and regional development. This book fills a critical gap in the literature, offering valuable insights for academics, policymakers, and service providers. It not only highlights the challenges faced by migrants in regional Australia but also underscores the importance of community capacity-building and support services in facilitating successful settlement.

Lwasa, Shuaib / Ndlovu, Mandipa (eds.), Urban Transitions in Africa: Opportunities and Complexities. 221 pp. 2026:1 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <758-764>
ISBN 978-3-032-04794-6 hard ¥35,570.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book provides an invaluable overview of urban transitions in Africa with a focus on innovations that offer alternative development approaches of these areas. The key to a successful transition is the nature of system changes and the identification of what is needed to harness the potential and expand possibilities that will enhance equity, address climate change, create sustainable cities and build resilient urban systems. This book provides a comprehensive discussion of these issues and amplifies the conversation with a particular focus on the opportunities, possibilities and complexities of urban transitions in Africa today, in conversation with Africans, for Africa. Each chapter synthesises insights from academic research, policy reports, case studies, and first-hand accounts, providing a comprehensive exploration of urban transitions in Africa. This book will be an invaluable resource for scholars, urban planners, policy-makers, and anyone interested in understanding the complexities of urban transitions in Africa.

Chen, Jinliu / Pellegrini, Paola, Densification as a Design Tool for Sustainable Urban Regeneration: Towards Socio-spatially Integrated Residential Communities. (Urban Sustainability) 260 pp. 2025:12 (Springer, GW) <758-842>
ISBN 978-981-9516-52-0 hard ¥30,488.- (税込) EUR 119.99

This book explores the intersection of densification and urban renewal in the context of China's new urbanization, with a particular focus on social sustainability. It shifts the discussion from a citywide perspective to the community level, emphasizing a people-centred approach to regeneration. The approach is novel in its emphasis on social sustainability within densification and regeneration processes. It critiques traditional regeneration methods dominated by local government and spatial design, and advocates a systematic framework to support people-centred decision-making. The intended readership is likely to include urban planners, policy makers, researchers and academics interested in urban regeneration, sustainable development and Chinese urbanization. The content level is likely to be academic, aimed at readers with a background in urban studies, architecture, or related fields.

Maharawal, Manissa, Anti-Eviction: The Fight against Tech-Led Gentrification in San Francisco. (California Series in Public Anthropology 61) 307 pp. 2026:4 (U. California Pr., US) <758-845>
ISBN 978-0-520-42335-0 hard ¥20,691.- (税込) US$ 95.00
ISBN 978-0-520-42336-7 paper ¥5,434.- (税込) US$ 24.95

A galvanizing story of how everyday people built a powerful anti-eviction movement in gentrified San Francisco. In the early 2010s, San Francisco experienced a tech boom that created both great wealth and great inequality. The city became known for runaway gentrification, a major housing crisis, and an "eviction epidemic" of long-term tenants. Yet these changes also drove an inspiring housing justice movement that exposed gentrification as far from inevitable. In Anti-Eviction, anthropologist and scholar-activist Manissa Maharawal tells the story of how residents built a powerful anti-eviction movement and how they fought-and sometimes won-a right to their homes and their city. Focusing on the stories of tenants facing eviction, Maharawal describes the different strategies for resistance that emerged as well as lessons for the broader national housing crisis, beyond California. This illuminating book offers not only actionable models for activism and resisting gentrification, but also a powerful study of how ordinary people came together to organize for housing justice and change their city.

計画理論批判的入門
Moroni, Stefano, A Critical Introduction to Planning Theory: Complexity, Institutions and Justice in Cities. (Planning, Environment, Cities) 184 pp. 2025:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <758-848>
ISBN 978-981-9522-15-6 paper ¥11,431.- (税込) EUR 44.99

This textbook offers an accessible overview of a century of planning theory, bringing a critical perspective rooted in contemporary research that will appeal to lecturers and to their students. Organised thematically, with a focus on institutional and justice issues, this book offers a well-grounded alternative to existing traditional overviews of planning theories by situating planning as a governance and regulatory practice. An essential text for researchers and students, it also offers an innovative framework for addressing current and future issues in urban and regional planning.

縮小する都市を下から再生する
Ortiz-Moya, Fernando, We're Still Here: Regenerating Shrinking Cities from the Ground Up. 383 pp. 2026:3 (U. California Pr., US) <758-850>
ISBN 978-0-520-42138-7 hard ¥20,691.- (税込) US$ 95.00
ISBN 978-0-520-42139-4 paper ¥6,523.- (税込) US$ 29.95

In a world where cities drive economic growth and attract millions of people every year, there's something unnerving about the phrase "shrinking cities." But thousands of cities worldwide are getting smaller-leaving behind vacant homes, abandoned factories, and oversized infrastructure. Shrinking cities pose a new problem for urban planners: how to manage the transition to a smaller population with a tool kit designed for expansion. Urbanist Fernando Ortiz-Moya argues that instead of chasing regrowth, cities can embrace their smaller size and build on their unique character and history to enhance life for those who remain. From Pittsburgh to Manchester to Kitakyushu, We're Still Here contrasts official responses to shrinkage with spontaneous bottom-up actions led by traditionally marginalized residents. These stories show how decline becomes a springboard for social and physical (re)construction and justice-driven urbanism-revealing both the limits of pro-growth planning and the seeds of a new approach that he calls "(re)city-making." Far from a cautionary tale, this book makes a convincing case for the shrinking city as a laboratory for innovative, people-centered urban policy and collective empowerment.

Rocco, Roberto, A Planning Guide to Public Goods: Designing, Implementing, and Sustaining Public Goods for Equitable Cities and Communities. 617 pp. 2025:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <758-852>
ISBN 978-981-9522-50-7 paper ¥12,701.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This book equips urban planning professionals, students, and policymakers with the knowledge to not only advocate for public goods but to effectively implement, manage, and maintain them in real-world projects and policies. It offers an in-depth exploration of the economic, legal, and governance intricacies surrounding public goods, highlighting their essential role in fostering social equity and sustainability. Through case studies and practical and theoretical exploration, this guide enables professionals to navigate challenges, make informed decisions, and ensure the equitable provision of public goods in urban contexts. By bridging theory and practice, the book empowers readers to develop and manage public goods with a focus on inclusivity, resilience, and long-term sustainability.

都市における人々の力
Tattersall, Amanda / Iveson, Kurt, People Power in Cities. 272 pp. 2026:5 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <758-856>
ISBN 978-0-19-777427-4 hard ¥30,492.- (税込) US$ 140.00
ISBN 978-0-19-777428-1 paper ¥6,531.- (税込) US$ 29.99

Locorotondo, Martina, Contested Urban Bodies: The Production of Liberated Spaces in the Tourist City of Naples. (Alternatives and Futures: Cultures, Practices, Activism and Utopias) 302 pp. 2025:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <758-381>
ISBN 978-981-9527-04-5 hard ¥35,570.- (税込) EUR 139.99

The historic centre of the southern European city of Naples has been shaped by opposing urban processes throughout the 2010s and into the 2020s. On the one hand, touristification has led to the financialisation of housing, the displacement of inhabitants and everyday commerce, and the enclosure of public space. On the other, the proliferation of commoning practices by the Liberated Spaces or Beni Comuni-and the parallel experimentation with a distinctive form of new municipalism-has reclaimed urban space for collective use and social functions. The Liberated Spaces are a network of communities that have emerged since 2012 through the occupation and reappropriation of abandoned public buildings. Today, they are self-governed by inhabitants through assemblies. Through in-depth ethnographic research with these communities, this book explores the everyday production of liberated spaces in the heart of the tourist zone. Moving from the bodies of activists to the body of the city and back, and with an eye to its past histories as recalled through the memories of its inhabitants, it traces the emergence of urban bodies contested between diverging trajectories and possible futures for Naples.

Shi, Chen, Institutional Diversity in Transferring Land Development Rights in China: Government, Market, and Self-organization. (Urban Sustainability) 206 pp. 2025:12 (Springer, GW) <758-198>
ISBN 978-981-9523-01-6 hard ¥38,111.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book aims to elucidate the operational mechanisms of transfer of land development right within a public ownership system, which not only offers a distinctive and dynamic case study on TDR program to advance institutional diversity in transitional economies, but also serves as a valuable reference for addressing urban-rural development disparities worldwide.

Wu, Dinghai / Xie, Zhikui, Urban Modernization: Case Study of Shenzhen. (China Insights) 328 pp. 2025:12 (Springer, GW) <758-202>
ISBN 978-981-9521-52-4 hard ¥27,947.- (税込) EUR 109.99

This book posits that, beyond China's reform and opening-up policy and various factors of timing, geographical advantages, and popular will, the institutional innovations introduced in Shenzhen-including allowing inputs to receive reasonable returns, leveraging the market's role, cultivating modern industrial chain (clusters), promoting high-quality economic development, emphasizing contractual obligations and the rule of law, and establishing a limited yet effective governance framework-constitute the unique drivers of Shenzhen's modernization. The city's new designation as a Pilot Demonstration Zone has charted a course for its future development by defining new goals and consolidating its institutional advantages.

Perrault, Ria / Chinweokwu Ogborogu, Jennifer et al., Sub-Saharan African Sustainable Development: Climate Change, Energy, and Urbanization. (City Development: Issues and Best Practices) 156 pp. 2025:12 (Springer, GW) <758-210>
ISBN 978-981-9514-57-1 hard ¥38,111.- (税込) EUR 149.99

Focused on urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa, this book deals with current challenges facing Africa's rapidly-growing cities. This book presents three studies conducted by Canadian researchers that explore the socioeconomic and political impacts of climate change, unplanned urban development, and renewable energy in the context of sub-Saharan African cities. This book brings together a wide range of facts and insights related to urbanization and climate change. It is relevant far beyond the study context of sub-Saharan African cities, with takeaways that can inform future research into the urban geographies and political ecologies of the developing world.

Majumdar, Sushobhan / Choudhury, Moharana et al. (eds.), Sustainable Urban Future: Embracing Circular Economy in Waste Management. (Urban Sustainability) 362 pp. 2025:12 (Springer, GW) <758-249>
ISBN 978-981-9529-75-9 hard ¥40,652.- (税込) EUR 159.99

The central theme of the book is the exploration and implementation of circular economy principles to transform urban waste management practices. The book focuses on how cities can move from a linear waste management model to a circular system that emphasises resource efficiency, waste reduction and sustainability. Covering innovative strategies, technologies and policies that support the integration of circular economy concepts into urban environments, the book aims to provide practical solutions and forward-looking approaches to creating a more resilient and environmentally sustainable urban future.

Seim, Josh, The Welfare Assembly Line: Public Servants in the Suffering City. 302 pp. 2026:2 (U. California Pr., US) <758-269>
ISBN 978-0-520-40415-1 hard ¥20,691.- (税込) US$ 95.00
ISBN 978-0-520-40416-8 paper ¥6,523.- (税込) US$ 29.95

Despite claims that we live in a "post-welfare society," welfare offices remain vital not only for those who depend on them for benefits but also for those who depend on them for a paycheck. This book, a theory-driven case study of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services, examines how welfare work has transformed to allow a department of just 14,000 to serve more than a third of the county. Josh Seim argues that frontline workers at this agency-who are mostly Black and Brown women-have become increasingly proletarianized. Their work is defined less by their discretion and more by a lack of control over the productive process. This is enabled by a "welfare assembly line," where a high division of labor and heavy use of machinery resemble production regimes in factories and fast-food restaurants. With implications beyond the welfare office, The Welfare Assembly Line is a crucial addition to the broader national conversation about work, social policy, and poverty governance.

McDonald, Daniel, Peripheral Citizenship: Popular Movements and the Progressive Catholic Church in Urban Brazil. 360 pp. 2026:6 (U. California Pr., US) <758-130>
ISBN 978-0-520-39457-5 hard ¥20,691.- (税込) US$ 95.00
ISBN 978-0-520-39458-2 paper ¥6,523.- (税込) US$ 29.95

How is citizenship constructed from the margins? Peripheral Citizenship examines this question by placing the urban periphery of South America's most populous city, Sao Paulo, at the center of processes that transformed twentieth-century Latin America: rural-urban migration and rapid urbanization, the advent of liberation theology, and the rise and fall of military dictatorships. Drawing on oral histories and grassroots archives, Daniel McDonald traces the emergence of a remarkable bottom-up rights campaign through the lives of rural migrants, progressive clergy, and allied activists in Sao Paulo during the military dictatorship (1964-1985) and the subsequent democratic transition. McDonald unveils how popular movements aligned with the progressive Catholic Church and leftist political parties forged a vision of citizenship that combined rights grounded in everyday life with innovative forms of participatory democracy. In the process, they reshaped the city, the Church, and the nation from the periphery.

Knowles, Caroline, Uneasy Streets: How Chinese Money Is Remaking Urban Britain. 264 pp. 2026:6 (Hurst, UK) <757-310>
ISBN 978-1-80526-562-7 hard ¥6,485.- (税込) GB￡ 22.00

Empty apartments, trainless railways, restless investors-a bottom-up look at China's erratic economic and social footprint in British cities. From Thames Water to Heathrow Airport, Pizza Express to private schools, Chinese investors have pumped billions into UK property and business. Foreign capital ready to regenerate Britain's crumbling infrastructure is an enticing prospect. But how much is reality and how much a dream? In Uneasy Streets, Caroline Knowles illuminates China's global influence from the bottom up. Focusing on London and Manchester, she explores Beijing's grand claims of urban renewal against the ramshackle physical evidence she finds at street level: a series of half-finished buildings and abandoned holes in the ground. This isn't just a British phenomenon: wherever they emerge, China's global cities are patchworks of incompleteness-the products of relentlessly profit-driven urbanism that disregards the people it claims to serve. All along the continent-spanning Belt and Road network lies a trail of broken promises: a phantom university, a non-existent smart city, ghost ports and neighbourhoods. China's soft-power city-making falls far short of the dreams displayed in glossy brochures; all those smiling mayors, investors and local businesspeople. Combining urban observation with sharp commentary, interviewing property developers, Chinese migrants and other city-dwellers, Knowles paints an intimate, nuanced portrait. This is the financial, material and human fabric of Chinese Britain.

L.Lazzeretti他編　創造的地域ハンドブック
Boix-Domenech, Rafael / Lazzeretti, Luciana (eds.), Handbook of Creative Regions. 466 pp. 2025:12 (E. Elgar, UK) <757-370>
ISBN 978-1-0353-1787-5 hard ¥64,856.- (税込) GB￡ 220.00

This pioneering Handbook brings together experts from a broad array of disciplines to explore creative regions worldwide. Pairing theoretical and practical insights, it presents an integrated and multidimensional account of the creative region, addressing major issues surrounding the concept and proposing a future research agenda.Through global analyses and case studies from both developing and developed regions, this Handbook studies the origins of the concept of creative regions in scientific literature and policymaking, shedding light on the global geographies of creativity from metropolitan regions to the rural-urban divide. It also examines the positive and adverse effects of creativity on the well-being and the economy of regions, as well as the technological and social dimensions of creative geographies, including the role of artificial intelligence.This Handbook is an essential resource for scholars of regional economics and regional studies, economic geography and cultural economics. It also provides insightful strategies for regional policymakers, urban planners, economic developers and cultural and creative managers.

グローバルな競争における中規模の都市と地域
Kresl, Peter Karl (ed.), Mid-sized Cities and Regions in Global Competition. 144 pp. 2026:1 (E. Elgar, UK) <757-372>
ISBN 978-1-0353-7246-1 hard ¥23,584.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00

This informative book provides key insights into the successes of mid-sized cities across the globe, as well as the threats they face. It examines the strategies they employ to establish a unique position and compete effectively within the international urban hierarchy.Contributors explore various experiences, challenges and strategic approaches that define and distinguish mid-sized cities from their larger and smaller counterparts. They evaluate the distinct problems they face, including poor local leadership, out-migration and a lack of local interest, as well as broader issues such as climate change and historical sedimentation. Chapters outline the ways in which these cities can combat deterioration and enhance or regain their competitive advantage, namely by taking charge of their development following a crisis, or even by accepting their 'shrinking' status. Ultimately, this book highlights the struggle faced by mid-sized cities to retain their place at the core of the national economy.Mid-sized Cities and Regions in Global Competition is a valuable resource for scholars and students of urban and regional economics, particularly those interested in the distinctive and pressing issues faced by mid-sized cities.

Oladipo, Caleb O., Christians in the City of Lagos. (Christians in the City: Studies in Contemporary Global Christianity) 224 pp. 2025:9 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <757-236>
ISBN 978-1-350-40126-6 hard ¥19,162.- (税込) GB￡ 65.00
ISBN 978-1-350-40127-3 paper ¥6,482.- (税込) GB￡ 21.99

Despite political persecution, economic stalemate and military intimidation, this book shows how churches of all denominations continue to grow under the stimulus of vibrant indigenous spirituality and cultural idioms.Incorporating interviews with Christians from six of the most influential churches in Lagos, this book gives readers a sense of daily life in Lagos for Christians. Through this original ethnographic research, Caleb O. Oladipo explores first-hand accounts of faith and practice in the city, offering a unique perspective to scholars of global Christianity.A collection of stories from Christians of diverse ethnographic backgrounds, this book shows that Christianity is an integral part of the rhythm of life in Lagos. Christians in Lagos, one of the most populous cities in the world, are dynamic with a confluence of traditions, beliefs, and community.

Beer, Stephan de, Christians in the Cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria: Becoming in an African Megacity. (Christians in the City: Studies in Contemporary Global Christianity) 344 pp. 2025:7 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <757-165>
ISBN 978-1-350-32989-8 hard ¥22,110.- (税込) GB￡ 75.00
ISBN 978-1-350-32990-4 paper ¥7,366.- (税込) GB￡ 24.99

Taking a glimpse into the impact of Christianity in one of Africa's largest and fastest-evolving megacities, located in the Gauteng City-Region, this book explores how faith shapes the city and its society.Addressing a scarcity of religious scholarship in the field of urban studies, the book focuses on the Johannesburg-Pretoria corridor and Christian faith expressions in this evolving megacity. Stephan de Beer highlights how city and faith are in conversation and explores various expressions of Christian faith in an ever-changing urban landscape.Connecting socio-spatial change in post-apartheid South African cities with the changing Christian landscape, the connections and disconnections between Christian faith expressions and urban change are interrogated. Chapters feature wide coverage across both cities, including places like Soweto and Sandton, Sunnyside and Soshanguve, and everything in between. Examining these contexts where global migration and Christian faith increasingly co-exist, the book provides valuable insights to students of religion, sociology and urban studies.

Mehan, Asma, Decolonizing Industrial Heritage: Adaptive Reuse, Community Engagement, and Climate Resilience. (Decolonizing Research) 208 pp. 2026:2 (E. Elgar, UK) <757-1428>
ISBN 978-1-0353-7098-6 hard ¥28,006.- (税込) GB￡ 95.00

This timely book explores the adaptive reuse of industrial heritage through the lenses of decolonization and climate resilience. Author Asma Mehan presents a critical framework for understanding and reinvigorating industrial remains as evolving infrastructures that foster ecological and social transformation.Chapters highlight the need for new models of reuse that advance circular economies, inclusive governance and spatial equality. Drawing on a wide range of case studies, from grain silos to oil towns, Mehan connects digital technologies like Geographic Information System and AI with community-driven approaches, proposing adaptive reuse as a core strategy for climate response and urban regeneration. The book provides a roadmap for revitalizing post-industrial spaces and entities with care, culture and accountability.Decolonizing Industrial Heritage is a key resource for students and scholars in heritage studies, planning, architecture and urban studies. It is also beneficial for heritage, development and indigenous rights practitioners, as well as professionals in international development agencies and NGOs.

Slaev, Aleksandar D. / Shahab, Sina, A Theory of Complex Property Rights: Institutions for Governing Natural and Built Environments. (Elgar Studies in Planning Theory, Policy and Practice) 206 pp. 2026:1 (E. Elgar, UK) <757-1445>
ISBN 978-1-0353-2831-4 hard ¥26,532.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00

This insightful book examines property rights as complex institutional rule-systems that enable cooperation and shape the governance of resources such as land, water, and housing. It challenges the conventional private-public binary by highlighting the prevalence of hybrid private-common property rights in contemporary governance.Aleksandar D. Slaev and Sina Shahab offer practical insights for improving resource management by recognising the institutional complexity of property rights and encouraging innovation in their design. They propose a threefold classification of entitlements, i.e., rights to use, rights to manage, and responsibilities for provision and maintenance, and develop a multi-layered framework for analysing how property rights operate and evolve across institutional levels. Bridging theory and practice with a focus on sustainability, the book demonstrates how property rights shape the governance of both natural and built environments.A Theory of Complex Property Rights is an essential resource for scholars and students in planning and urban studies, environmental policy and sustainability, human geography, and institutional economics, as well as for practitioners and specialists engaged in resource governance.

Drozdzewski, Danielle / Webster, Natasha A. et al., A Research Agenda for Emotional Geographies. (Elgar Research Agendas) 192 pp. 2026:2 (E. Elgar, UK) <757-1461>
ISBN 978-1-0353-1961-9 hard ¥25,058.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00

Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This forward-looking book examines emotional geographies as both a subdiscipline and a practice. Written collaboratively, the authors demonstrate the diverse ways in which emotions influence research, knowledge and everyday life, inviting readers to recognise emotions as a fundamental component of human understanding, actions and relationships.Chapters highlight how the study of emotional geography provides crucial insights into pillars of daily life, such as power, work, care and social change. Drawing on feminist and embodied traditions, the book combines conceptual reflection, methodological innovation and lived experience to outline the impact of emotional geography on key challenges such as political unrest, the climate crisis, migration and technological change. Tracing the evolution of the field, the authors emphasise its future potential in research and practical applications, as well as its capacity to foster a more empathetic world.A Research Agenda for Emotional Geographies is an illuminating read for scholars and students of human geography, the social sciences and humanities, and particularly those interested in working with emotions across contexts. Feminist, decolonial, migration and climate change researchers will also benefit from the book's interdisciplinary approach.