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

ElZein, Zeina / Negm, Abdelazim (eds.), Recent Approaches of Sustainable Architecture in Arid and Semi-arid Cities: Best Practices for Materials, Water, Energy and Urban Greening in Challenging Climates. (Urban Sustainability) 444 pp. 2025:11 (Springer, GW) <756-850>
ISBN 978-981-9516-44-5 hard ¥40,124.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This book provides a collection of the latest sustainable architecture and urban practices in arid and semi-arid cities and communities. It discusses the concept of resilience in architecture, discussing resilient socio-ecological systems in the Arab Region and using urban agriculture practices for designing resilient spaces. The book addresses sustainable building materials within the contexts of indoor spaces, climate change, and economic viability. It also addresses waste management and the concept of zero waste. The book highlights sustainable water management systems in buildings and cities, in addition to learned lessons from indigenous water management methods. It focuses on urban greening using haloculture for combating global warming effects and discusses the impact of green roofs as a type of urban greening in improving the thermal performance of buildings. The book delves into heat wave hazards and geospatial analysis in urban settings, using cyber-physical systems in smart cities and carbon-neutral urban developments. The book is useful to researchers, professionals, practitioners, post-graduates, and undergraduates who are interested in the field of environmental architecture engineering.

Alizadeh, Hooshmand / Tuncer, Selda et al., Women's Empowerment Through Public Space: Gendered Urban Experiences Across the Middle East and Europe. 230 pp. 2025:11 (Springer, GW) <756-883>
ISBN 978-3-032-02008-6 hard ¥35,108.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book explores the transformative power of urban public space for women's empowerment. Addressing a critical gap in the existing literature, the authors develop an empirically grounded methodology to measure women's interactions and empowerment in contemporary public spaces across diverse urban settings. The book provides a practical framework for researchers and urban planners to assess women's socio-spatial experiences in specific urban contexts and work toward improving public spaces through a gender-responsive approach. Beyond its contribution to the urban planning and design literature, particularly in the area of women and public space, this book highlights the central role of public space in enriching women's social lives and promoting their empowerment. It expands our understanding of the role of women in the urban fabric and offers valuable insights for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners seeking to create more equitable, inclusive and empowered cities. The book presents a fresh perspective on the intersection of gender, urbanism, and empowerment, and invites readers to engage in the ongoing dialogue shaping the future of urban public spaces.

Choi, Hee Sun, Human-Centred Design: Spatial Cognition and Hyper-Morphology. 285 pp. 2025:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <756-885>
ISBN 978-981-9508-98-3 hard ¥37,616.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book discusses how people experience and inhabit high-density and high-rise urban environments, drawing on current literature about the psychological, physical, and environmental health impacts. It brings a novel exploration of the evolving definitions of space and new ways of socializing within vertical urban settings, coupled with a cutting-edge approach focused on applying neuroscience principles to urban design. International case studies from Singapore, Seoul, and Hong Kong convey useful lessons for the urban design and morphology of high-density cities.

del Cerro Santamaria, Gerardo, Contesting Megaprojects: Complex Impacts, Urban Disruption and the Quest for Sustainability. 418 pp. 2025:10 (Springer, GW) <756-887>
ISBN 978-3-031-98381-8 hard ¥16,298.- (税込) EUR 64.99

Megaprojects are not merely transformative, but rather, they are inherently disruptive. They are incompatible with any approach to urban sustainability that prioritizes the well-being of urbanites and the boundaries of the Earth system. In fact, megaprojects undermine efforts to tackle the global impacts associated with both the destructive creation of capitalism and the new climate regime. The reason for this state of affairs is not cost overruns and poor megaproject management, but the disruptive impacts that megaprojects have on urban areas. This book emphasizes the impacts imperative in megaproject planning: the importance of identifying disruptive impacts as a prerequisite for critically assessing whether megaprojects should be built. Drawing on 18 megaprojects in 16 cities around the world (inter alia, Istanbul, Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, Barcelona, Boston, New York and Shanghai), Contesting Megaprojects illustrates urban-regional trajectories over the past fifty years. These trajectories show the coexistence of property development, culture, and iconic architecture, together with a more recent interest in science and technology, innovation, and sustainability as strategies to foster urban competitiveness. Megaprojects cause massive disruptions everywhere, and the book offers a typology of megaproject impacts: socioeconomic, environmental, spatial, political and geopolitical, financial, cultural and systemic. As a response to this emerging complex web of interrelated megaproject impacts (disruptive complexity), the book develops the concept of complex sustainability, a transdisciplinary approach to urban sustainability, through socioeconomic sustainability and deep sustainability. The critical outlook of this book contributes to fundamental debates around capitalist development: trickle-down urbanism, spectacularization, high-tech innovation and AI, planetary boundaries, global risks, resilience, the right to the city, geopolitics, democracy, prosperity, and power. Contesting Megaprojects can help urban scholars and analysts, practitioners, policymakers, and residents of cities better understand the complex impacts of urban megaprojects, their magnitude and consequences, and identify pathways of analysis and action toward a more sustainable and just future.

Flajsarova, Pavlina / Flajsar, Jiri et al. (eds.), Suburbia Reconsidered. Volume 1: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Suburbia and Literature. 262 pp. 2025:11 (Springer, GW) <756-890>
ISBN 978-3-032-01786-4 hard ¥35,108.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This 3-volume set examines how suburban spaces shape and reflect human experiences in North America, Europe, and Asia, bringing together works by an international group of scholars who explore suburbia through critical analyses of literature, culture, sociology, history, politics, and urban planning. The multidisciplinary and international scope of each volume offers readers a wide breadth of perspectives. Suburbia Reconsidered thus contributes significantly to the expanding field of suburban studies by offering novel insights into the representation of suburbs in literature, the cultural significance of suburban environments, and the socio-economic challenges confronting suburban communities across the globe. Volume 1 of this 3-volume set examines the depiction of suburban spaces in 20th- and 21st-century British, American, Canadian, and French literature. The contributors present original perspectives on how suburban environments influence human experiences and identities, as reflected in literature. Chapters in this section also probe the intersections of gender, race, and ethnicity within suburban fiction, and traverse popular genres from detective novels to memoirs. By integrating insights from literature, cultural studies, sociology, history, and urban planning, Suburbia Reconsidered enhances our understanding of suburban spaces and their potential for positive transformation, and encourages scholars to explore new methodologies and perspectives.

Flajsarova, Pavlina / Flajsar, Jiri et al. (eds.), Suburbia Reconsidered. Volume 2: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Suburbia and Culture. 141 pp. 2025:11 (Springer, GW) <756-891>
ISBN 978-3-032-01808-3 hard ¥35,108.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This 3-volume set examines how suburban spaces shape and reflect human experiences in North America, Europe, and Asia, bringing together works by an international group of scholars who explore suburbia through critical analyses of literature, culture, sociology, history, politics, and urban planning. The multidisciplinary and international scope of each volume offers readers a wide breadth of perspectives. Suburbia Reconsidered thus contributes significantly to the expanding field of suburban studies by offering novel insights into the representation of suburbs in literature, the cultural significance of suburban environments, and the socio-economic challenges confronting suburban communities across the globe. Volume 2 of this 3-volume set explores representations of suburbia across various forms of popular culture and media, including rap, punk, and classical music, cinema, and theme parks. Contributors analyse how these cultural products both reflect and shape perceptions of suburban life. These diverse representations provide valuable insights into the evolving perceptions and realities of suburban existence across different contexts and media. By integrating insights from literature, cultural studies, sociology, history, and urban planning, Suburbia Reconsidered enhances our understanding of suburban spaces and their potential for positive transformation, and encourages scholars to explore new methodologies and perspectives.

Flajsarova, Pavlina / Flajsar, Jiri et al. (eds.), Suburbia Reconsidered. Volume 3: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on History, Sociology, and Urban Planning. 362 pp. 2025:11 (Springer, GW) <756-892>
ISBN 978-3-032-02075-8 hard ¥35,108.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This 3-volume set examines how suburban spaces shape and reflect human experiences in North America, Europe, and Asia, bringing together works by an international group of scholars who explore suburbia through critical analyses of literature, culture, sociology, history, politics, and urban planning. The multidisciplinary and international scope of each volume offers readers a wide breadth of perspectives. Suburbia Reconsidered thus contributes significantly to the expanding field of suburban studies by offering novel insights into the representation of suburbs in literature, the cultural significance of suburban environments, and the socio-economic challenges confronting suburban communities across the globe. Volume 3 of this 3-volume set addresses multiple dimensions of suburban social and political life, as well as planning and history. Contributors explore such themes as race and class exclusion, the relationship of eugenics to suburban planning, environmental impacts and activism in suburbia, and the influence of Cold War geopolitics on suburban planning. Some essays use history to explore implications for future suburban development, around such themes as environmental policy and multiracial suburban community building. These works use case studies to illustrate opportunities for creating more inclusive, sustainable, and culturally vibrant suburban spaces. By integrating insights from literature, cultural studies, sociology, history, and urban planning, Suburbia Reconsidered enhances our understanding of suburban spaces and their potential for positive transformation, and encourages scholars to explore new methodologies and perspectives.

Kakkar, Misha / Hasteer, N. / Sindhwani, R. et al. (eds.), Strategic Framework and Intelligent Solutions for Sustainable Cities and Communities. (Science, Society and New Technologies Series) 224 pp. 2025:10 (Wiley-ISTE, UK) <756-893>
ISBN 978-1-83669-064-1 hard ¥35,211.- (税込) US$ 165.00

Levy, Charmain / Alberio, Marco (eds.), Reimagining the Urban Commons in Italy: Reform, Social Innovation, and Transformation. (Research in Urban Sociology 19) 284 pp. 2025:12 (Emerald, UK) <756-894>
ISBN 978-1-83662-607-7 hard ¥28,168.- (税込) US$ 132.00

Building and expanding on the literature of case studies of urban commons that have emerged which question the development of urban commons theories and concepts and identify results and contradictions, this edited collection progresses our understanding of the different aspects, characteristics, challenges, contradictions and potential of the urban commons in Italy. Presenting different case studies of urban commons and socially innovative and democratic practices in Italian cities, the chapters analyse the different contexts and specific political and socio-economic needs that are being addressed. Uncovering the motivations, discourse and actions of the different actors involved as well as the dynamics among them, the authors investigate negotiating with commons actors and the state involving conflict, negotiation and collaboration, as well as the relationship with the surrounding urban environment and local institutions and how they intertwine. In which ways do the urban commons and their socially innovative governance challenge the urban development model? In which manners do urban commons initiatives advance the right to the city? How do territorial and local communities contribute to the creation and diffusion of social innovation, recognising its structuring effect? With chapters written by scholars with expertise in urban studies, sociology and political science, this collection is a multidisciplinary effort needed to fully understand an evolving phenomenon in social sciences. It is an important contribution to theoretic debates on the urban commons in Italy, wider Europe, and beyond.

Taneja, Ashu / Kumar, A. / Limkar, S. V. et al. (eds.), 6G Urban Innovation: AI and Digital Twin for Next-Gen Sustainable Cities. 240 pp. 2025:10 (Wiley-ISTE, UK) <756-896>
ISBN 978-1-83669-065-8 hard ¥35,211.- (税込) US$ 165.00

都市の不平等－21世紀における分断された都市
Tonkiss, Fran, Urban Inequalities: Divided Cities in the Twenty-First Century. (Urban Futures) 272 pp. 2025:11 (Polity Pr., UK) <756-897>
ISBN 978-0-7456-8507-6 hard ¥14,927.- (税込) US$ 69.95
ISBN 978-0-7456-8508-3 paper ¥5,324.- (税込) US$ 24.95

Urban Inequalities offers a masterful and critical introduction to key issues and processes shaping contemporary cities, drawing on a whole host of economic, social, spatial, legal, environmental, and planning and design perspectives. In addition to the continuing power of 'older' bases of urban inequality - racial and cultural discrimination, gender inequity, legal exclusions, informality and shelter deprivation - it examines significant emergent patterns, including the increasing polarization and concentrations of wealth at the top of urban economies.Moving across diverse urban settings, the book considers how urban inequality is organized and lived not only in terms of income, wealth or property, but also in consumption inequalities, uneven access to urban goods and legal protections, spatial segregation and disparities, environmental risks and injustices, and patterns of health, safety and vulnerability. The text concludes by exploring design and planning interventions to address forms of inequality in a range of urban contexts.Blending theoretical acumen with engaging empirical illustrations, Urban Inequalities will be necessary reading for students and scholars across the social sciences studying this hugely consequential phenomenon in an increasingly urbanized world.

Locke, Rachel / Shantz, Kelsey Paul et al. (eds.), Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered. (Palgrave Studies in Victims and Victimology) 344 pp. 2025:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <756-552>
ISBN 978-3-031-98067-1 hard ¥12,536.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This open access book represents a multiyear exploration into identity-based mass violence (IBMV) within urban contexts. It explores the complexities of structural and acute violence in cities, drawing on local solutions rooted in the fields of urban violence prevention, atrocity prevention, and peacebuilding. The authors present a multidimensional approach that addresses sexual and gender-based violence, racial and ethnic violence, gang or group-based violence, state-perpetrated violence, political violence, violence against migrants, and others. The volume investigates the outsized influence of power in shaping how violence is understood and how prevention outcomes are evaluated. The chapters span scholarship, practical guidance, and lived experience of enduring and bearing witness to IBMV. This volume speaks directly to reform-minded partners and allies in policy and practice, as well as to funders and supporters. It provides a practical foundation for collaborative, prevention-focused action and policy opportunities.

Feng, Jian / Li, Xueming / Yungang, Liu, Urban Living Space in China. (Urban Sustainability) 538 pp. 2025:11 (Springer, GW) <756-755>
ISBN 978-981-9505-94-4 hard ¥42,632.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This book discusses the evaluation of urban lifestyle, urban livability and human settlement environment from the perspective of interdisciplinarity. On this basis, it explores the living spaces and new forms of living spaces of different groups, and expands the scope of traditional urban living space research, especially highlighting the impact of the development of new technologies and the emergence of new living concepts on urban living space. This book concludes with a summary and an outlook for future research. Combining quantitative and qualitative research, and taking into account the enhancement of research methods by new technologies such as ICT, this book aims to provide a systematic framework for the study of Urban living space and to provide readers with a comprehensive demonstration of empirical research in this area. Readers of this book includes those working in the fields of human geography, urban sociology, urban and rural planning, urban economics and urban management, as well as policy makers in relevant government departments, property development and business managers, and university teachers and students. The three main features of this book are "cutting-edge," "interesting" and "academic." This book aims to provide readers with the basic framework, important concepts, cutting-edge methods, and important findings and conclusions of urban living space research in China.

Das, Ruchira, City, Marginality and Education: Tribal Migrants in Kolkata. (Exploring Urban Change in South Asia) 159 pp. 2025:11 (Springer, GW) <756-778>
ISBN 978-981-9508-90-7 hard ¥27,584.- (税込) EUR 109.99

This book examines the socially segregated Santals, a tribal community that migrated from various parts of Bengal and its neighbouring states of Bihar, Orissa, and Jharkhand to Kolkata, a city currently driven by capitalist-consumerist forces that pose a challenge in terms of the community's inclusion and accommodation. As residents of Kolkata for more than four decades, the Santal migrants have experienced multiple unique challenges in adapting to modern, urban life.The book maps the political economy of social change around the globe and in India to understand how such marginalised tribes have coped with attempts to assimilate. By pursuing an ethnographic account and exploring the lived realities of the Santals as they negotiate the socio-cultural world of the city, the book attempts to deconstruct notions of 'pristine' tribal cultures and the need to 'mainstream' tribes, thus conveying a sense of the multiple discourses on the tribal question emerging from within the tribal community. In turn, it critically addresses the tension concerning the theory-practice divide in researching marginality. Combining theoretical insights with empirical discussions and thematic analyses of the qualitative data, the book offers researchers, scholars, students, and policymakers an interesting read on marginality in the context of globalizing urban spaces.

Avdikos, Vasilis / Schmidt, Suntje et al. (eds.), Collaborative Workspaces Beyond the Urban: Economy, Community and Regional Development. (New Geographies of Europe) 292 pp. 2025:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <756-221>
ISBN 978-981-9690-58-9 hard ¥37,616.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book explores the contemporary socio-economic challenges that European non-urban areas face, illuminating how collaborative workspaces (CWS) contribute to tackling them in multiple ways. Collaborative workspaces (such as coworking spaces, fab labs, creative hubs, etc.) for freelancers, self-employed, remote workers and start-ups are increasingly becoming a subject of local and regional economic development policies as they are considered important intermediaries that help deliver entrepreneurial development and local innovation agendas. There has also been a rise in CWS in less densely populated communities in rural and peripheral regions across the European Union that face particular challenges such as brain drain, low investment levels, and low levels of entrepreneurship. These non-urban CWS differ in terms of scopes, functions and impacts compared to those in urban centers. The contributions in this volume unpack the development processes of CWS in rural, suburban, remote and peripheral areas, their wider economic, social and community impacts at the local and regional level, as well as at the level of the individual worker and the enterprise. The book brings together contributions from a broad range of scientific disciplines, including social and economic geography, economics, business studies, architecture, planning, gender studies, and management studies.

Yang, Guiqing, Rural Planning and Construction in China. (Urban Sustainability) 278 pp. 2025:11 (Springer, GW) <756-226>
ISBN 978-981-9500-97-0 hard ¥82,760.- (税込) EUR 329.99

This book is the follow-up research and practical achievement of the national science and technology support project "Research on the planning standards of villages, townships and rural communities" and "Research on the planning technology of rural settlements" in the eleventh five-year plan. The whole book is divided into three parts. The first part puts forward the "three suitability principles" of suitable for environment, technology and human settlement, the "Trinity" ideology of industrial economy, social culture and spatial environment and the cognitive framework, "three levels", including township, village and village construction, constructing the theory of "Beautiful Countryside" construction. The second part based on rural planning and construction practice of 7 typical villages in Huangyan District, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, interpreting targeted planning and construction strategies. The third part focuses on the display and analysis of the whole process of the rural construction of Shatan village, Yutou Township, Huangyan District. This book combines theory and practice with typical cases study. Pictures and texts are listed in each chapter for easier understanding. It is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in urban and rural planning, architecture and landscape architecture in colleges and universities. It can be used as a reference material for personnel engaged in rural planning, design, construction and management and for the training and learning of rural cadres. Meanwhile, it can also be used as a reference for general audience who interested in rural planning and construction.

Yu, Yi, Smart Ageing in Urban China: Power, Markets and the Everyday Politics of Care. (International Perspectives on Aging) 161 pp. 2025:10 (Springer, GW) <756-273>
ISBN 978-3-032-03052-8 hard ¥27,584.- (税込) EUR 109.99

This book provides an in-depth study of community and home eldercare in modern China, examining its integration with urban community governance. Community eldercare, established through public-private partnerships, reveals a hybrid economy where state control and marketization coexist. By situating eldercare within the community, it becomes intertwined with population governance, particularly with the recent adoption of smart care technologies. As a result, community eldercare transforms into a semi-public space that combines elements of social, physical, and emotional homes for older adults. The book explores caregivers' work, framing it as bodily, dirty, and emotional labor. In the current trend of digitalization, caregivers are not only monitored by digital technologies but are also required to interact with these technologies in addition to providing direct care. Drawing on ethnographic analysis, this book is an invaluable resource for students and scholars in human geography, gerontology, and Asian studies, as well as for policymakers and practitioners in the rapidly expanding field of eldercare. It will also resonate with a broader audience interested in the global implications of population aging and the integration of technology in care systems.

Al-Kodmany, Kheir, Placemaking with Tall Buildings: A Guide to Ten Key Planning and Design Principles. 256 pp. 2025:12 (Routledge, UK) <755-915>
ISBN 978-1-041-00874-3 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-041-00498-1 paper ¥11,656.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

Placemaking with Tall Buildings confronts a pressing challenge in contemporary urbanism: the rapid proliferation and unprecedented heights of tall buildings have strained the spatial, social, and cultural frameworks essential to successful placemaking. The book reconceptualizes tall buildings as civic agents that deliver spatial legibility, cultural significance, and vibrant social interaction by embedding placemaking at the heart of vertical development. Drawing on global case studies, rigorous field research, and foundational urban theories, it articulates ten pragmatic planning and design principles that explain how holistic, context-sensitive design can weave vertical structures into their surrounding fabric, fostering inclusivity, environmental responsiveness, and a distinct sense of place. Richly illustrated with carefully curated photographs, this work equips architects, planners, policymakers, and students with a comprehensive toolkit to transform tall buildings from isolated monuments into dynamic, human-centered environments. By showcasing strategies for interior and exterior placemaking, adaptive programming, and community engagement, it offers a roadmap for ensuring that vertical development not only shapes skylines but also enriches urban life at every spatial scale.

ニューヨーク市の基礎
Anacker, Katrin B., New York City: The Basics. (The Basics) 144 pp. 2025:12 (Routledge, UK) <755-916>
ISBN 978-1-041-03527-5 hard ¥30,607.- (税込) GB￡ 105.00
ISBN 978-1-041-03519-0 paper ¥5,826.- (税込) GB￡ 19.99

New York City: The Basics offers an accessible look at the dynamic and diverse hub of New York City. Written in a clear, engaging style, the book discusses geographic, historic, demographic, socioeconomic, housing, and governmental aspects in the Big Apple.Since the mid-20th century, New York City has been competing against other global and major cities, including London and Tokyo, primarily driven by global financial and securities markets. Its enormous concentration of capital, as well as its varied and resilient economy, has contributed to its prominent status and its glittering skyline, exemplifying the city's transition from blue-collar manufacturing to a knowledge-based economy. As a cultural capital, the city encompasses an extensive cluster of publishing companies, high-end shopping, a wide variety of unique art scenes, and a pulsating nightlife that includes Broadway shows, exhibits, and fashion events. The chapters touch on different topics, from the history to the demography and immigration, the economy, housing, government and governance, and the city's exceptionalism, ending with an overview of the five boroughs of the city.This book serves as a valuable guide for undergraduate and graduate students in geography, urban studies, urban affairs, and urban planning, and would be an excellent resource for anyone planning a field trip to New York City.

比較国際計画必携
Babalik, Ela / Frank, Andrea I. / Sykes, Olivier (eds.), The Routledge Companion to Comparative International Planning. 554 pp. 2025:12 (Routledge, UK) <755-917>
ISBN 978-1-032-28891-8 hard ¥67,045.- (税込) GB￡ 230.00

This companion provides an overview of a rich field of scholarship and practice, covering key debates around the purpose and value of comparison as a way of generating knowledge and theory. It features examples of comparative studies which explore contemporary issues in planning for sustainable urban and territorial development. Across seven parts, the book explores questions of 'why' engage in international comparative planning research; 'what' planning aspects might be compared; and 'how' comparison might be approached. Through compelling cases of contemporary comparative research on diverse planning topics, including planning systems and governance, planning instruments and law, urban morphology, planning for risk, perspectives on informality, comparative pedagogy and more, readers will gain a wide appreciation of comparative studies and the current state of the field. The book is comprised of 37 chapters by 61 contributors from around the world, offering their vital insights into the vibrant and evolving scholarship.The companion will be of interest to educators, academics and researchers, planning practitioners, city and municipal governments, consultants, and advanced students, in the fields of city, urban, and regional planning, urban design, human geography, and urban, environmental, and international development studies, interested in comparing and co-learning from global practices and places.

Baudelle, Guy / Boulineau, Emmanuelle (coord.), Mapping the Spatial Divisions of Europe. (Geography and Demography: The World in Its Divisions) 304 pp. 2025:8 (Wiley-ISTE, UK) <755-918>
ISBN 978-1-78945-181-8 hard ¥35,211.- (税込) US$ 165.00

The European continent has given rise to the greatest number of spatial divisions. Its limits have provoked numerous debates, both within and outside of the continent. The European Union, for its part, has become a laboratory for the production of divisions. Each of these divisions, a vector of identity and territoriality, reflects an intentionality, as revealed in Mapping the Spatial Divisions of Europe. The book shows the multiplicity of forms and modalities of these divisions and the actors who produce, use and question them in a globalized, and reticular world. From the continent as a whole to the individual regions via metropolitan areas and their networks, from meshing to zoning, from regionalization to representations, this book explores how these divisions are used to govern, plan, imagine and build European territories beyond the heritage of states and their borders. The chapters shed new light on the theoretical and practical issues involved in carving Europe on different time and space scales.

都市の批判理論を更新する
Biagi, Francesco (ed.), Renewing Urban Critical Theories: Rediscovering Thinkers, Reimagining Texts, and Reframing Questions. (Critiques and Alternatives to Capitalism) 286 pp. 2025:11 (Routledge, UK) <755-919>
ISBN 978-1-032-63979-6 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book presents an interdisciplinary and international re-evaluation of urban critical theories, bringing together key perspectives from around the world on contemporary urban studies.Engaging with a wide range of issues related to the urban question-including urban sprawl, housing, and the accelerating rates of urbanization globally-it weaves together interconnected dimensions of urban inequality, analyzing how class, gender, and race serve as fundamental axes shaping contemporary social phenomena. The book also possesses a crucial capacity to integrate various interrelated issues within urban studies while fostering dialogue between established scholars and emerging researchers, ultimately seeking to move beyond the confines of the Global North by devoting only one-third of its content to this context, while emphasizing perspectives from other regions and problematizing the Imperialism issue in an urban context. Additionally, it aspires to offer a book that not only serves an academic audience but also possesses a broader, accessible character, appealing to politically engaged individuals, including those involved in progressive political parties and social movements.As such, the volume will appeal to scholars across disciplines, as well as politically-engaged individuals, who are interested in critical theoretical analyses of contemporary urban and spatial transformations, as well as the phenomenon of planetary urbanization. Its primary objective is to bring together diverse perspectives and ongoing debates on the urban question.

Cobo Corey, Adriana, Mending Privately Owned Public Spaces: Works on Taste and Spatial Practice. 300 pp. 2025:12 (Routledge, UK) <755-921>
ISBN 978-1-032-87754-9 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-87752-5 paper ¥11,656.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

This book is motivated by a simple observation: Privately Owned Public Spaces, or POPS, are overlooked sites when it comes to exploring the subject of taste in architecture and urban design. The book unpacks the intricate world that unfolds from this thought, while arguing that taste is a missing key in current spatial practice discourse.Successful POPS are often presented as desirable additions to urban redevelopment projects in cities across the world. This perception often overshadows, and sometimes dismisses, some of the more damaging impacts that the establishment of POPS has on the social tissue of specific localities and social groups, and more generally on the socio-political dynamics of cities. Within the fields of architecture and urban design, high regard for specific urban regeneration projects with POPS at their heart tends to ignore their inherently divisive social impact. This, in turn, strengthens an often-legitimised belief that analysing, questioning and re-aligning such impact falls outside the realm of these professions. This book explores how successful POPS are sustained through, amongst other maintenance practices, carefully managed aesthetic codes, largely dependent on showcasing the aesthetic value of highly controlled programs of use. This specific practice turns POPS into revealing sites when it comes to exploring taste in the context of spatial practice. Why don't we talk about taste in socially engaged practice today? Does a focus on aesthetics pose an ethical dilemma between superficiality and depth for practitioners in the face of persistent social inequity?

DeVerteuil, Geoffrey / Power, Andrew, Social Geographies: Relationalities, Encounters and Hope. 388 pp. 2026:1 (Routledge, UK) <755-922>
ISBN 978-1-032-54045-0 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-54044-3 paper ¥11,656.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

This timely exploration of social geography reveals how inequality and justice unfold across interconnected scales around the globe. Through embodied, relational encounters, the book unpacks how everyday spaces shape who we are and what we might become. Grounded in care and hope, it invites readers to imagine fairer futures and remain committed to meaningful, long-term change.The text offers a dynamic, case-driven and sometimes image-driven exploration of pressing social issues in our increasingly unequal, post-pandemic world. Designed for student engagement, the book provides real-world case studies that span the globe, critical concepts, and thought-provoking questions to help readers analyse injustice, build conceptual "toolkits," and imagine routes toward meaningful social change. Rather than offering easy answers, this book equips readers with flexible, practical frameworks-encouraging selective, critical thinking to better understand and communicate complex social problems. Ideal for classroom use and independent study, it empowers students to connect theory with action and to think like geographers committed to justice. The book also includes Engagement Questions, encouraging readers to reflect on the subject of the chapter and the wider topics within the field of social geography.This book is essential reading for students of social and political geography, and allied fields of urban, health and wellbeing, and political geographies.

Fariman, Mahsa Alami / Lee, Chien et al. (eds.), City, Public Space, and Body: The Embodied Experience of Urban Life. (Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design) 206 pp. 2025:11 (Routledge, UK) <755-923>
ISBN 978-1-032-66238-1 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

City, Public Space, and Body offers a timely and interdisciplinary examination of how bodies experience, shape, and are shaped by urban life, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.Bringing together contributions from scholars, artists, and practitioners across diverse geographies, the book explores the entangled relationships between urban space, embodiment, and publicness through a variety of methodological lenses including ethnography, visual and performative arts, and critical urban theory. The book highlights underexplored themes such as gendered vulnerability, spatial justice, post-pandemic public space, and marginalised urban bodies in both Global North and South contexts. By focusing on lived experience and embodied methodologies, the book challenges dominant urban narratives and contributes fresh perspectives on space, care, power, and resistance. It will benefit readers seeking to rethink cities not merely as physical or functional entities, but as affective and contested terrains of social life.Designed for researchers, students, and professionals in urban studies, sociology, planning, architecture, gender studies, and cultural geography, this collection foregrounds the bodily and sensory dimensions of urban encounters, spatial politics, and everyday life.

Fassari, Letteria G. / Loew, Martina (eds.), The Social Quality of Public Space: Integration, Strategy, Subjectivation. (The Refiguration of Space) 286 pp. 2025:11 (Routledge, UK) <755-924>
ISBN 978-1-032-95424-0 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-95426-4 paper ¥11,656.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

This book examines the concept of quality from a social perspective. Using the example of public spaces, it demonstrates the analytical and practical benefits that can be gained from an experience-based approach to defining quality.Sociology and related social sciences have rarely explored the quality of spaces, despite qualities being social products. This has led to a clear research gap in understanding spatial quality within social theory. Addressing this gap, this book examines public space quality through a cultural-spatial lens, accounting for the complexity of polycontexturalization, which implies the increasing entanglement of social actions in multiple contexts and spatialities, as well as the materiality of spatial arrangements. Moreover, it introduces the sociologically useful distinction between Erfahrung (reflective experience) and Erlebnis (lived experience) into the analysis of spatial quality. The book's concept is based on the idea that social experience comprises multiple logics. It is shown that the quality of public space is driven by three distinct logics: the logic of expression, evident in individuals' drive for social integration; the logic of strategy, viewing public space as a competitive arena; and finally, the logic of subjectivation, which examines how spaces shape subjectivities and are subject to refiguration.The book targets both researchers and students in sociology, anthropology, political science, architecture, and urban planning. It also serves as a practical toolbox for professionals in architecture and planning focused on creating more socially acceptable public spaces.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY) license.

Karunaratne, Gihan (ed.), Mapping: Narratives, Practices and Spatial Inquiry. (Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design) 354 pp. 2025:11 (Routledge, UK) <755-926>
ISBN 978-1-032-93420-4 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

Mapping has evolved beyond navigation into a method for interpreting spatial, ephemeral, and sociopolitical dimensions of contemporary life. This volume explores how cartographic practices are being reimagined across disciplines to understand and reconfigure urban space.The essays examine mapping as both representational and generative, spanning participatory mapping in informal settlements, film-based documentation of marginalized geographies, embodied cartographies, and data-driven analysis. Organized into five sections-Representation, Critical Cartographies, Mapping Belonging, Performative Cartographies, and Data Mapping-the collection highlights methodological and layered dimensions of contemporary mapping. By interrogating traditional cartography, the book emphasizes maps' role in constructing social realities and navigating contested urban terrains. Contributors demonstrate mapping as an engagement practice that reveals hidden geographies, amplifies marginal voices, and reimagines spaces.This volume challenges readers to reconsider mapping as an interdisciplinary practice and mode of inquiry that can transform our understanding of complex environments and social dynamics. It will be of interest to researchers and students of urban design, architecture, planning, human geography, politics, and sociology.

Malaia, Kateryna / Hutson, Nathan M. (eds.), Protests Beyond the Plaza: Everyday Spaces, Urban Morphologies, and Strategies. 210 pp. 2025:12 (Routledge, UK) <755-928>
ISBN 978-1-032-85385-7 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-85384-0 paper ¥11,656.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

The chapters in this volume investigate some of the most important urban upheavals in recent history through different political, social and cultural contexts. Through this cross section of case studies from Ukraine, Belarus, Myanmar, Lebanon, Spain, United States, South Korea and Iran, authors envision the future of the successful urban protest as a whole-society movement in which all aspects of a city's morphology are effectively leveraged. The volume illustrates the ways in which these protests consciously and subconsciously drew lessons from each other's experiences and integrated physical and virtual tools. Urban environments shape, facilitate, and/or complicate protests and the degree to which protesters recognize and internalize these features is often key to their efficacy. Moreover, emerging protest strategies proliferate and change to fit the context in which they occur. Using interviews, mapping, architectural and planning-scale documentation of urban morphologies, this volume traces the development of important protests and the evolution of protest strategy in balancing the physical and the virtual. It will be of interest to architects, urban sociologists, urban planners, historians, political scientists, journalists, and anyone else interested in how the city shapes resistance.

Mikac, Robert (ed.), The Art of Being Smart: Innovation and Sustainable Solutions in Mediterranean Ports. (Urban Futures) 200 pp. 2025:12 (Routledge, UK) <755-929>
ISBN 978-1-032-97194-0 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-98770-5 paper ¥11,656.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

This book examines the concept of smart cities in the context of the UN's sustainable development goals, through three Mediterranean port cities. It draws on the case studies of Dubrovnik (Croatia), Limassol (Cyprus), and Valletta (Malta), 3 smart cities on the Mediterranean that are: important tourist cruising destinations; cities in small European states that are members of the EU; with sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List; are important tourist cruising destinations with global recognition; promoted as safe tourist destinations; and locations for popular films and series. It analyses the three cities and assesses their success in achieving their goals of becoming inclusive, safe, adaptable and sustainable.Based on extensive fieldwork and backed by big data qualitative analysis, the volume will be of great interest to professionals, scholars and researchers of environment and sustainability, built environment, and urban studies.

N'Goala, Gilles / Paulhiac Scherrer, Florence et al. (eds.), The Smart and Resilient City: Models and Ways of Life. (Science, Society and New Technologies Series) 304 pp. 2025:8 (Wiley-ISTE, UK) <755-930>
ISBN 978-1-78630-998-3 hard ¥35,211.- (税込) US$ 165.00

While advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and data infrastructures offer solutions for improving urban management and quality of life a priori, they also raise major challenges and risks. This book explores the constituent dimensions of the so-called smart city from two singular angles: the new uses stimulated by innovations and the needs that these innovations fill (mobility, food, culture, tourism, housing, etc.). Based on research carried out by the CitUs International Chair in collaboration with the cities of Montpellier and Montreal, The Smart and Resilient City explores the impact of digital, ecological and social transformations on urban management and the lives of city dwellers. It provides essential and engaging reading for the academic community in cities in transition, helping public and private decision-makers to develop new territorial projects that combine innovation with individual and collective well-being.

Zhu, Rui / Newman, Galen (eds.), Vacant Land Regeneration: Novel Strategies for Maximizing Local Impact. 270 pp. 2025:12 (Routledge, UK) <755-934>
ISBN 978-1-041-04366-9 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-041-02910-6 paper ¥11,656.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

Vacant Land Regeneration: Novel Strategies for Maximizing Local Impact provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of vacant land regeneration through the lens of influential research, groundbreaking case studies, and future trends, and equips readers with the knowledge needed to transform vacant spaces into valuable community assets. The regeneration of vacant and abandoned urban land is a critical challenge facing both urbanized, urbanizing, and un-urbanizing regions. Nearly 150 large cities worldwide are experiencing intense depopulation or are shrinking due to urban decline, post-industrial shifts, dwindling populations, and poor land management practices. As cities confront this growing issue, a significant shift in urban development approaches is emerging, one that moves away from an exclusive focus on growth and instead prioritizes quality of life, sustainability, and resilience. The book is structured into four key sections, each reflecting a major area of research and practice in vacant land regeneration: urban policy and classifications; ecosystem services and resilience; remediation and public health; and community engagement. With insights from key researchers and urban planners, this book inspires a transformative approach to urban development, one that fosters healthier, greener, and more resilient cities. It is an essential resource for both scholars and practitioners in the field of urban regeneration.

Zezhao, Liu, Resilient City Assessment and China's Governance. 260 pp. 2025:11 (Routledge, UK) <755-773>
ISBN 978-1-041-03388-2 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book explores how cities worldwide, especially in China, can build resilience against disasters and presents a comprehensive framework for evaluating and strengthening urban safety and sustainability.Moving beyond theory, the book integrates global best practices and China's unique governance experience to develop a practical, multidimensional evaluation system. It assesses urban resilience across five critical dimensions: the economy, society, infrastructure, ecology, and the increasingly vital domain of information. The study details concrete applications ranging from metropolises to small and medium-sized cities and showcases the use of cutting-edge technologies, such as the digital twin and satellite remote sensing. Crucially, the book translates evaluations into actionable governance strategies and proposes measures for integrated disaster management, emergency resource planning, and technology-driven resilience building. In doing so, it positions China's approach within the context of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).This book is essential reading for urban planners, policymakers, disaster management professionals, and scholars of urban studies, sustainability, and public administration. It is also highly relevant for government officials, NGO practitioners, and infrastructure developers who are invested in creating safer, more adaptable cities worldwide.

Pal, Mahi, Rural Local Governance and Development: Theories and Practices of Panchayati Raj Institutions in India. 326 pp. 2025:12 (Routledge, UK) <755-804>
ISBN 978-1-032-71160-7 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book introduces its readers to the concept of governance and various aspects of the Panchayat Raj Institutions, including Panchayats in the Fifth Scheduled Areas and the institutional arrangements in the Sixth and other Scheduled Areas. It also focuses on the role of voluntary and community-based organizations, along with the participation of vulnerable groups and their involvement in the implementation of various programmes and schemes, strategies and policy instruments in rural development.Encompassing wider aspects of rural governance and development, this book illuminates how people, communities, institutions, and PRIs plan and implement development in rural India. Drawing extensively on author's field experiences of working in villages and with grassroots level institutions, each chapter aided by 'Main Points to Remember' and review questions for classroom discussions. This reader-friendly volume also includes PPTs and instructions as support material.The balanced blend of both theory and field insights makes this book relevant not only to students of public administration, political science and development administration but also practitioners, civil society actors and researchers.

Obaid, Mustafa, City and Identity in Modern Iraq: Baghdad and Nation Building. (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Geography) 294 pp. 2026:1 (Routledge, UK) <755-833>
ISBN 978-1-032-94777-8 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

City and Identity in Modern Iraq examines the role of Baghdad in the process of shaping collective identity and analyzing how different visions of citizenship have changed the face of the city. Since the establishment of the modern state in 1921, the capital city, was central to questions of belonging and the country's social stability. Each phase of the city's history offers insights into processes of identity and nation-building that can be found nowhere else.The book traces Baghdad's evolution from being a "melting pot" for all Iraqis to becoming epicenter of division after 2003. The focus is on the era following the American occupation and how the city regained its role in constructing inclusive visions of nationality in recent years. Due to the lack of suitable methodologies, the new concept of "cultural capacity" is developed and implemented here. It serves as a tool to analyze the city's cultural heterogeneity, the accessibility of its spaces for social interaction and the visibility it offers to different forms of belonging on the micro, mezzo and macro levels. The spaces with the highest relevance for these processes are thoroughly documented to provide insights from the everyday perspective of life. Findings are used to anticipate Baghdad's role, especially after the end of the last wave of ethnoconfessional violence and the Tahrir uprising in October 2019.It will be useful for readers and institutions with an interest in Iraq, "the Middle East" or the Arabic-Islamic World. Furthermore, it aims to appeal to researchers and professionals from the disciplines of geography, architecture, urban studies, sociology, political sciences, history, heritage, and cultural studies.

Lockwood, Sarah J., Making Protest: The Role of Protest Brokers in South Africa's Urban Landscape. 195 pp. 2026:3 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <755-844>
ISBN 978-1-009-55584-5 hard ¥27,692.- (税込) GB￡ 95.00

Why do some communities rise up in protest while others stay silent? In Making Protest Sarah J. Lockwood takes readers into the heart of urban South Africa - the world's so-called protest capital - to uncover the hidden figures behind modern mobilization: protest brokers. These intermediaries link political elites with ordinary citizens, enabling movements that might otherwise never ignite. Drawing on over two years of immersive fieldwork, unique life histories, surveys, and original datasets, Lockwood reveals how brokers shape where, how, and why protests happen - and why some efforts succeed while others fizzle. As a result, this study challenges how we think about activism, power, and the machinery behind social change. With important insights on democracy, protest, and the politics of everyday life, this book exposes the unseen networks driving collective actions - and why understanding them is vital in our era of rising global dissent.

Charnock, Greig / Mansilla, Jose / Ribera-Fumaz, Ramon, The Politics of Late Urban Entrepreneurialism: The Innovation District. (RIPE Series in Global Political Economy) 188 pp. 2025:11 (Routledge, UK) <755-390>
ISBN 978-1-032-76662-1 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

The Politics of Late Urban Entrepreneurialism provides a critical examination of how innovation district transformation in Barcelona has led to periodic crisis and an overproduction of commercial real estate alongside a chronic housing shortage, gentrification, touristification, and a growth in low quality employment, among other damaging results.Today, innovation districts are widely seen as a disruptive, but generative solution to post-industrial decline and inefficient land use in urban centres, and as an effective means of bringing inclusive economic dynamism, quality jobs and improved public spaces to city neighbourhoods. Their advocates often point to the pioneering transformation of the 22@ District. This book challenges the celebratory discourse surrounding the Barcelona case, and with a critical eye on how innovation district transformation is conditioned by the prevailing global political-economic context. It also chronicles how this transformation has continually ignited forms of class-based struggle in Barcelona by embattled residents angered at how their own neighbourhood has been used as an urban laboratory and site for speculative forms of capital accumulation. Ultimately, this book challenges the notion that 'innovation' is always a beneficent force through a critical examination of the disruptive consequences of innovation district transformation, by engaging with existing literature and interrogating the dominant narratives that celebrate them as being universally beneficial. Instead, it underscores the tensions and contradictions inherent in them.With its focus on the historical development of global capitalism and the retention of a narrow repertoire of entrepreneurial approaches toward urban governance, The Politics of Late Urban Entrepreneurialism will be of great interest to scholars and students researching globalisation and urbanisation.

持続可能な金融とスマートシティ
Jonek-Kowalska, Izabela / Michalak, Aneta, Sustainable Finance and Smart Cities. (Routledge Advances in Regional Economics, Science and Policy) 196 pp. 2025:12 (Routledge, UK) <755-270>
ISBN 978-1-041-06273-8 hard ¥42,267.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

The development of Smart Cities (SC) is inextricably linked to the need to obtain financing for both current projects and long-term investments. Issues related to the financing of Smart Cities, raising funds, their capital structure or financing risks are underexplored, and are de-scribed in a fragmented manner, with reference to individual initiatives or projects. This book argues that the creation of Smart Cities requires a long-term and holistic approach towards financing strategies. It systematizes the issues related to Smart City financing and develops a financing model that considers a lasting, systematic, and complete approach to the development of Smart City solutions. It identifies the opportunities and risks associated with the various sources of financing and the risks of financing in the developed model, and presents complex issues related to urban finance in a structured manner. The book characterizes project and collective financing, (crowdfunding, associations, and foundations), as innovative forms of fundraising and examines the cost of capital and risk vs. green and sustainable financing. The book is illustrated with accessible analyses and practical examples. This book is a comprehensive reference for students and scholars in the fields of public management, public finance and urban planning. It can also be used by both Smart City researchers and practitioners, such as representatives of city governments, municipal governments, and local stakeholders, in the process of analysing and selecting sources of financing for Smart City solutions.

Vanni, Ilaria / Crosby, Alexandra, Neighbourhood Ecologies: Creative Ethnographies of Urban Environments. 159 pp. 2025:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <754-910>
ISBN 978-981-9625-70-3 hard ¥10,028.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This book foregrounds socioecological stewardship in urban spaces. It demonstrates how activities like gardening and participating in events that spark ecological learning foster a sense of place, social connections, and lively neighbourhoods. Offering case studies from Sydney, Australia, it presents an innovative, interdisciplinary, place-based design research methodology. This approach combines ethnography to examine people-place-environment relationships with design's potential for creating change through artefacts and initiatives like maps, curated walks, and workshops. The book contributes to methodological debates by showcasing how visual communication and socially engaged practices strengthen ethnographic understandings of society, culture, and the environment. The authors show that these practices connect everyday environmental actions to broader contexts, such as making cities liveable during climate change, aligning with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. Neighbourhood Ecologies offers key insights for scholars and students of urban sociology, human geography, anthropology, design studies, and social movement studies interested in how critical environmental issues become grounded in local contexts.

Astolfo, Giovanna / Boano, Camillo (eds.), Displacement Urbanism: Politics of Bodies and Spaces of Abandonment and Endurance. 256 pp. 2026:1 (Bristol U. Pr., UK) <754-923>
ISBN 978-1-5292-4232-4 paper ¥8,158.- (税込) GB￡ 27.99

Available open access digitally under CC BY NC ND licence. At a time when the annihilation of places to live and to imagine a future is unfolding-through the violent return of war, aggressive capitalism, and biopolitical projects of territorial control-this timely book explores the layered and ongoing displacements that shape much of the world today. Bringing together case studies from both the Global North and South, the contributors examine the deeply entangled relationship between displacement and the production of urban space in our time. This perspective takes root in the everyday fragility of urban life, particularly in places marked by colonial legacies, racial capitalism, extractive economies and imperial infrastructures. It draws attention to the creative urban processes that arise in the aftermath of violence and the resourceful practices that continue to shape how cities are lived in, imagined and built.

いかに新参者が都市の政策形成を形作るか
Broadhead, Jacqueline, Welcoming Cities: How Newcomers Shape Urban Policy Making. 304 pp. 2025:9 (Policy Pr., UK) <754-924>
ISBN 978-1-4473-7842-6 hard ¥26,235.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00
ISBN 978-1-4473-7843-3 paper ¥8,741.- (税込) GB￡ 29.99

This book outlines a comprehensive framework for the inclusion of newcomers locally, drawing on learning and examples from 12 UK cities and international partners as well as innovative research findings.

ディズニーランドの政治－いかに中規模の都市と大企業が共存するか
Burns, Peter F. / Thomas, Matthew O. / Bieganski, Max R., Disneyland Politics: How a Medium-Size City and Corporate Giant Coexist. (Urban Life, Landscape and Policy) 252 pp. 2025:12 (Temple U. Pr., US) <754-925>
ISBN 978-1-4399-2685-7 hard ¥23,580.- (税込) US$ 110.50
ISBN 978-1-4399-2686-4 paper ¥8,098.- (税込) US$ 37.95

Forthcoming Fall 2025

グローバルなコンテクストにおける都市の再開発と近隣のジェントリフィケーション
Camp Yeakey, Carol / Yin, Ming / Cheon, Byung-Hoon, Urban Redevelopment and Neighborhood Gentrification in Global Contexts: But Where Are the Poor to Live? (Neighborhoods, Communities, and Urban Marginality) 15 pp. 2025:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <754-926>
ISBN 978-981-9682-67-6 hard ¥42,632.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This book focuses on urban redevelopment and neighborhood gentrification in three global contexts: New York City (USA), London (UK) and Seoul (South Korea). It examines the processes and challenges that impact the various constituencies who live and work in these different global neighborhoods, in comparative contexts. In so doing, the authors explore the complexities wrought by our global economy through globalization and competition, and the rapid pace of urbanization, as they impact urban redevelopment and neighborhood gentrification in global cities. While all societies seek to advance, the volume's recurring question is cui bono, who benefits from modern day urban redevelopment and neighborhood gentrification, irrespective of geographical setting, and raises the question, 'but, where are the poor to live?'

Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Advanced City: For the Future of Cities and Opposing Smart Cities. (Urban Sustainability) 498 pp. 2025:10 (Springer, GW) <754-927>
ISBN 978-981-9500-77-2 hard ¥32,600.- (税込) EUR 129.99

"Evolution is by choice". This is not a passive truth, but a conscious commitment, one that lies at the heart of what I call the Advanced City. Coined and thoroughly introduced here in the book, this new concept is based on people-centric and data-informed processes to enhance our cities and communities for their future, and not for imagining future cities. This is not another model in the long line of urban prescriptions, nor a distant techno-utopia to be fantasized. It is a paradigm shift, an invitation to think, feel, and build differently. The 'Advanced City' is a lived revolution, a dynamic process grounded in values, purpose, and practice. Too often, we romanticize the future city: glass towers, flying cars, machines and robots everywhere, data-driven dreams. But these visions distract us from the urgency of the present. They bypass the real work of transformation by projecting change onto an abstract tomorrow. The Advanced City asks something deeper: What kind of cities are we actively creating, today, here, and now? It is not about waiting for innovation to arrive. It is about choosing a different path, rooted in responsibility, equity, and long-view thinking. This book is not about cities as machines, markets, or spectacles. It is about cities as ecosystems of meaning, struggle, creativity, and care. The Advanced City is a movement of re-engagement, for academics, for planners, for civic leaders, and for all who call the city home. It calls on us to be co-creators of our urban futures, not passive consumers of predesigned and predetermined solutions. We need radical honesty about the failures of current systems, and the intellectual courage to reimagine what's possible. The advanced city resists the illusion of "smartness" and returns us to human truths: interdependence, justice, and purpose. It is about making change, not waiting for it. So, this is not a new product for urban branding, it is rather a process for transformation, a paradigm shift, and an "urban revolution". A call to co-create cities that are not merely advanced in function, but advanced in wisdom. Here, I also call for the development of 'Brother Cities' and 'Advanced Development Goals (ADGs)'. If not now, when? If not us, who? Let the Advanced City be an urban revolution of now and the future to be lived; not later, but now - not for the future cities, but for the future of our cities and communities.

Epstein, Edward M., Race, Real Estate and Education: Inventing Gentrification in Philadelphia, 1960-2020. (Urban Life, Landscape and Policy) 218 pp. 2025:9 (Temple U. Pr., US) <754-928>
ISBN 978-1-4399-2631-4 hard ¥22,300.- (税込) US$ 104.50 *
ISBN 978-1-4399-2632-1 paper ¥7,031.- (税込) US$ 32.95 *

Forthcoming Fall 2025

Green, Roger / Popple, Keith, Neoliberalism and Urban Regeneration: London's Communities Finding a Voice and Fighting Back. 224 pp. 2025:8 (Bristol U. Pr., UK) <754-929>
ISBN 978-1-5292-4394-9 hard ¥23,320.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00
ISBN 978-1-5292-4395-6 paper ¥8,158.- (税込) GB￡ 27.99

London is a major global city which attracts a massive influx of capital while concentrating power and wealth in the hands of the few. Meanwhile, many communities suffer housing shortages, poverty and dispossession. How can its diverse communities fight back against exclusionary regeneration projects? This accessible book tells the story of the Voice4Deptford campaign in Southeast London, which has taken radical democratic and creative action to resist the destructive influence of neoliberalism at the community level. It shows how top-down change is challenged and, together with case studies from across London, offers powerful ways forward for other urban communities globally.

Lackowska, Marta / Nguyen Long, L. A. / Aksztejn, W. (eds.), Cities Against Democratic Backsliding: Evidence from Europe and Beyond. 240 pp. 2026:2 (Bristol U. Pr., UK) <754-933>
ISBN 978-1-5292-5060-2 hard ¥24,777.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00
ISBN 978-1-5292-5061-9 paper ¥8,741.- (税込) GB￡ 29.99

As nationalist and populist movements gain traction worldwide, democracy faces growing threats. In many cases, large cities have emerged as strongholds of progressive and democratic values, pushing back against authoritarian pressures. This timely book explores the evolving power struggle between cities and central governments, particularly in countries led by populist regimes. It examines key issues such as decentralisation, financial autonomy and participatory governance, showing how cities are leading the fight against democratic backsliding. As local governments become "laboratories of democracy", this collection highlights their crucial role in protecting civil liberties and fostering political engagement in an era of rising extremism.

Mews, Gregor H., Flux Cities: Ontological Design for a Regenerative World. 151 pp. 2025:10 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <754-935>
ISBN 978-981-9691-23-4 hard ¥10,028.- (税込) EUR 39.99

As our larger life-giving systems that sustain livelihoods continue to erode at an unprecedented rate, and urban complexities continue to increase, this book presents a refreshingly unconventional, creative, and radical meditation on urbanism and city living. Greg Mews proposes the idea of 'Flux Cities' and offers provocative new ways to inquire into non-linear relations to the city, through questions such as: How can we design from the heart? How to approach the real city and produce for (co)existence? How to navigate the intangible city? How to improve well-being through Flux Cities? Full of agency, Mews presents deep and personal insights on informal settlements, public space, and the role of Do-It-Yourself Urbanism in enabling spatial justice and regenerative practices towards well-being. A compelling read for anyone willing to shake up the normative existential foundations of cities.

Peng, Zhenwei (ed.), Theories and Frontiers in Territorial Spatial Planning. (Urban Sustainability) 336 pp. 2025:9 (Springer, GW) <754-937>
ISBN 978-981-9698-24-0 hard ¥37,616.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book delves into theories and frontiers in territorial space planning, comprising 13 papers divided into two parts. The first part, consisting of six papers, explores the overarching direction and strategic thinking behind land spatial planning reform, the knowledge foundation of land spatial planning, construction logic, and theoretical systems. The second part, with seven papers, focuses on the compilation system of the land spatial planning system. This includes topics such as the elastic and transmission mechanism of overall land spatial planning at the city and county levels (Chapter 7-8), rural planning within the framework of detailed land and spatial planning (Chapter 9), and special planning in land spatial planning (Chapter 10-13). The latter covers areas like land ecological spatial planning, healthy urban planning, urban renewal, and urban design. Notably, this book addresses the gap in the planning and exploration of urban and rural built environments under the land space planning system. It emphasizes the need to consider the characteristics and sustainable well-being of "city being" within the overall land and space planning, striving to create better living environments for urban and rural areas. To achieve this, the papers in this book pay particular attention to urban renewal and urban design.

Werner, Franziska / Piechura, Philipp et al. (eds.), (Forced) Migration and Space: An Introduction to a Space-Sensitive Approach in (Forced) Migration Studies. 424 pp. 2025:10 (Springer, GW) <754-940>
ISBN 978-3-658-48861-1 paper ¥17,552.- (税込) EUR 69.99

The migration trajectories of over 122 million displaced people worldwide are increasingly shaping spatial developments and, at the same time, deeply shaped by spatial conditions. This introduction examines that mutual constitution of displacement and space as interrelated social structuring processes. Contributors from academia and practice present key concepts and findings of space-sensitive research on (forced) migration. Their multidisciplinary contributions address spatial formations, racism as a space-structuring factor, spaces of (non-)habitation, the diversity of actors involved in spatial productions, as well as the theoretical foundations and practical challenges of a space-sensitive approach to (forced) migration research. The volume is intended for academics, students and practitioners of urban and migration research, architecture, planning, social, cultural and health sciences as well as social work and public administration.

Kim, Kyung-Hwan / Phang, Sock-Yong (eds.), Greening the Housing Stock: Toward Net-Zero Cities in East Asia. 240 pp. 2025:8 (World Scientific, SI) <754-732>
ISBN 978-981-9812-49-3 hard ¥18,779.- (税込) US$ 88.00