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.