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

Bellentani, Federico, Faces and the City: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Facial Presence in Urban Space. (Routledge/FACETS Advances in Face Studies) 160 pp. 2026:3 (Routledge, UK) <763-921>
ISBN 978-1-032-73500-9 hard ¥44,181.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

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

Clift, Bryan C., Sport, Urban Neoliberalism, and the Politics of Homelessness: The Uses of Running. (Qualitative Research in Sport and Physical Activity) 212 pp. 2026:4 (Routledge, UK) <763-923>
ISBN 978-1-041-16914-7 hard ¥44,181.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

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

Fitton, Sarah / Wilson, Simon, Socially Successful Projects in the Built Environment: Demystifying Social Value and Stakeholder Engagement. (Social Value in the Built Environment) 162 pp. 2026:5 (Routledge, UK) <763-924>
ISBN 978-1-041-11416-1 hard ¥45,705.- (税込) GB￡ 150.00
ISBN 978-1-041-11195-5 paper ¥16,145.- (税込) GB￡ 52.99

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

Kim, Jinwon, Koreatown, NYC: The Consumption of a Transnational Brand. (Asian American Sociology) 288 pp. 2026:5 (New York U. Pr., US) <763-926>
ISBN 978-1-4798-3362-7 hard ¥22,215.- (税込) US$ 99.00
ISBN 978-1-4798-3363-4 paper ¥6,732.- (税込) US$ 30.00

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

Ley, Astrid / Fokdal, Josefine (eds.), Urban Contact Zones: Reflecting on International Urbanism. (Habitat-International: Series on International Urbanism) 210 S. 2025:12 (Transcript, GW) <763-927>
ISBN 978-3-8376-7632-7 paper ¥11,830.- (税込) EUR 45.00

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

Myers, Garth, Postcolonial Urban Studies: Edouard Glissant and the Whole-World of Cities. (Urban Worlds) 224 pp. 2026:1 (Agenda Pub., UK) <763-929>
ISBN 978-1-78821-840-5 hard ¥22,215.- (税込) US$ 99.00

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

Oliver, H. Pike / Stockstill, C. Michael, The Irvine Ranch: Fulfilling the Vision, 1977-2025. (American Real Estate Society Book Series) 372 pp. 2026:5 (Routledge, UK) <763-930>
ISBN 978-1-041-16161-5 hard ¥39,611.- (税込) GB￡ 130.00
ISBN 978-1-041-15358-0 paper ¥16,145.- (税込) GB￡ 52.99

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

Pettit, Raymond, Reinventing the River City: Riparian Infrastructure, Cincinnati Elites, and the Ohio River. (Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation) 264 pp. 2026:4 (U. Georgia Pr., US) <763-931>
ISBN 978-0-8203-7490-1 hard ¥26,915.- (税込) US$ 119.95
ISBN 978-0-8203-7491-8 paper ¥6,719.- (税込) US$ 29.95

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

Schneider, Matthew Jerome, Serving the Street: Volunteering as Charity, Racial Justice, and Poverty Tourism. (Sociology of Race and Ethnicity) 156 pp. 2026:3 (U. Georgia Pr., US) <763-933>
ISBN 978-0-8203-6638-8 hard ¥26,915.- (税込) US$ 119.95
ISBN 978-0-8203-7537-3 paper ¥6,719.- (税込) US$ 29.95

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

メディア産業と都市
Spicer, Andrew / McDonald, Paul (eds.), Media Industries and Cities: Perspectives, Geopolitics and Transformations. 318 pp. 2026:5 (Routledge, UK) <763-934>
ISBN 978-1-032-81168-0 hard ¥47,228.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00
ISBN 978-1-032-81167-3 paper ¥12,794.- (税込) GB￡ 41.99

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

Thiel, Joachim / Grubbauer, Monika / Pohl, Lucas (eds.), Contingencies in Urban Future-Making: Pitfalls, Potentialities, and Transformative Practices. (Urban Future-Making) 350 S. 2026:1 (Transcript, GW) <763-936>
ISBN 978-3-8376-7900-7 paper ¥10,516.- (税込) EUR 40.00

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

Trujillo-Pagan, Nicole E., Detroit Never Left: Black Space, White Borders, Latino Crossings. (Latina/o Sociology) 304 pp. 2026:3 (New York U. Pr., US) <763-938>
ISBN 978-1-4798-2680-3 hard ¥22,215.- (税込) US$ 99.00
ISBN 978-1-4798-2681-0 paper ¥6,732.- (税込) US$ 30.00

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

Brandtner, Christof, Cities in Action: Organizations, Institutions, and Urban Climate Strategies. (Society and the Environment) 344 pp. 2026:2 (Columbia U. Pr., US) <763-877>
ISBN 978-0-231-20238-1 hard ¥31,416.- (税込) US$ 140.00
ISBN 978-0-231-20239-8 paper ¥7,854.- (税込) US$ 35.00

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

Munkuamo Gonzaleze, Jean Rufin, Vulnerabilites environnementales et resiliences urbaines a Kinshasa. (Dossiers, etudes et documents) 207 p. 2025:11 (L'Harmattan, FR) <763-836>
ISBN 978-2-336-56887-4 paper ¥5,783.- (税込) EUR 22.00

犯罪、空間、場所－新しい地理学的視点
Hall, Tim / Yarwood, Richard, Crime, Space and Place: New Geographical Perspectives. 216 pp. 2026:2 (Columbia U. Pr., US) <763-539>
ISBN 978-1-78821-884-9 hard ¥22,215.- (税込) US$ 99.00
ISBN 978-1-78821-885-6 paper ¥8,976.- (税込) US$ 40.00

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

Tomala, Magdalena, Ecological Marketing in EU Cities. (Routledge Studies in Urbanism and the City) 212 pp. 2026:3 (Routledge, UK) <763-400>
ISBN 978-1-041-00300-7 hard ¥44,181.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book provides a comprehensive knowledge of eco-marketing in large cities of the European Union.It explains how environmental marketing becomes a strategic tool for building sustainable development in cities. The book explores theoretical foundations such as green marketing and sustainable branding, emphasizing the connection between people, planet, and profit. It also analyses diverse city-specific marketing strategies that balance economic growth with environmental protection. In addition to this, the book includes case studies evaluating the effectiveness of these strategies and provides practical recommendations for improving urban ecological indicators like air and water quality, waste management, and green space availability. The focus is on a multi-level governance to foster sustainable urban development. Ecological Marketing in EU Cities will appeal to urban planners, marketing professionals, local government officials, sustainability consultants, academic researchers, and students interested in environmental marketing, sustainable urban development, and city branding strategies.

Purifoye, Gwendolyn, Race on the Move: Public Transportation and Unequal Spaces. 336 pp. 2026:7 (New York U. Pr., US) <763-259>
ISBN 978-1-4798-2408-3 hard ¥22,215.- (税込) US$ 99.00
ISBN 978-1-4798-2409-0 paper ¥6,732.- (税込) US$ 30.00

Whether on the bus, subway or train, public transit continues to be a separate and unequal experience for many Black AmericansIn Race on the Move, Gwendolyn Purifoye argues that, whether on the subway, bus, or commuter rail, Black passengers have unequal experiences in terms of time, quality, speed of service, bodily movement, and leisurely enjoyment. As she shows, the capacity to move around a city is of major economic and social import: who has the ability to get to jobs, healthcare, grocery shopping, good schools, and quality and affordable housing are among the features of urban life that are structured by public transportation systems. The woefully inadequate and underperforming public transportation systems in many Black communities has led to unyielding disruptions of families, communities, and futures.Drawing on interviews and nine years of ethnographic field research and media analysis in Chicago, Purifoye details how covert and overt racial hostilities are shaped through racial residential segregation. Purifoye contends that race and racism have been historically spatialized, materialized, and mobilized through public transportation systems. By showing how minority passengers and transit personnel are not equally protected by the transit agencies, how they experience raced social aggression, and the lack of dignity afforded riders on a daily basis, Purifoye documents the intensity of everyday racism as lived out on public transportation. Race on the Move also offers community organizers and policy makers more equitable and sustainable design options that could improve the lives of Black city dwellers.

Aderibigbe, Oluwayemi-Oniya / Adegbembo, T. F. et al., Sustainable Construction Management and Transportation Planning: Implications for Decarbonisation and Net-Zero Emissions. (Routledge Research in Sustainable Urbanism) 180 pp. 2026:5 (Routledge, UK) <763-255>
ISBN 978-1-032-87205-6 hard ¥44,181.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

Sustainable Construction Management and Transportation Planning offers a comprehensive analysis of the prospects and challenges of decarbonising the environment.Examining smart technologies, such as drones, blockchain technology, artificial intelligence and virtual reality, the book investigates their role in minimizing the effects of climate change. It also addresses the key challenges in decarbonising the environment, including cost, cultural resistance, lack of standardization and regulation, and a lack of coordination between various stakeholders. In doing so, the authors shed light on the importance of policies in driving decarbonization efforts and how these must be implemented and coordinated in a supportive manner across all sectors, regions and industries, ensuring that all stakeholders work together to meet global climate goals.This book will appeal to policy makers, academics, researchers, transport planners, urban planners, and urban/transport planning students looking to learn more about the appropriate smart technologies for sustainable transport planning in smart cities.

Tepe, Sultan, Zoning Faith: How City Politics Shape Muslim Communities in Chicago. 320 pp. 2026:1 (New York U. Pr., US) <763-173>
ISBN 978-1-4798-3469-3 hard ¥19,971.- (税込) US$ 89.00
ISBN 978-1-4798-3470-9 paper ¥6,732.- (税込) US$ 30.00

An intriguing look at how the city's built environment influences the shape of Muslim communities in ChicagoZoning Faith offers a rare in-depth look at three distinct Muslim communities in Chicago, one Shia Muslim, one Sunni, and one Black Muslim community. The volume explores how these communities navigate their social and political environments, and how their experiences in urban settings help to explain the emergence of new Islamic organizations, practices, and theologies in America.Zoning Faith provides the first comprehensive spatial examination of Muslims' experiences in global cities. Although cities play a crucial role in the enactment of faith, they are often treated as places Muslims happen to live, or as places that are transformed as many Muslims come to inhabit them. Little attention has been paid to the ways in which cities may transform faith groups in meaningful ways, from zoning regulations and debates about where a mosque can be situated to how a building's structure can influence prayer and communal life. This book pays careful attention to the intersections of urban space and religion, approaching "built spaces" as profoundly political and particularly illuminating of the experiences of minority faiths.Drawing on a multi-year and multi-site ethnography, the volume provides a previously unobtainable, in-depth look at how Muslim communities in Chicago defy the expectations of conventional places of worship. Crossing the boundaries of urban studies, theological studies, architecture, and public policy, Zoning Faith offers new insights into how Islam is vernacularized and grounded in the US in many different ways.