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

Alam, Meredian, Youth Environmentalism in Urban Indonesia: Eco-Habitus and Resistance in Babakan Siliwangi Forest. 238 pp. 2026:4 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <766-828>
ISBN 978-981-9522-46-0 hard ¥36,956.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book provides an in-depth analysis of youth's environmental activism in urban Indonesia. Led by a cohort of middle class, educated youth, the environmental movement Baksil emerged to protect the city forest Babakan Siliwangi in the capital of Indonesia's West Java province, Bandung. Spanning the period between childhood, adolescence and early adulthood, this book offers a new look at the development of ecological habits and environmental consciousness throughout the life course of Indonesian youth. Employing Pierre Bourdieu's habitus as a theoretical framework, the author traces the youths' emerging eco-consciousness, their love for nature and commitment to ethical consumption, their training as activists and eventual participation in the Babakan Siliwangi urban movement. The author's life-history method to uncover the trajectory stages of becoming an environmental activist in urban Indonesia is a valuable addition to the extant literature of environmental sociology and social movements. As an interdisciplinary work on a timely and important topic, this book will also appeal to scholars and students of area studies (particularly Indonesia and Southeast Asia) and youth studies.

Zaman, Tabassum, Dhaka, Everyday Imagination and the Subjective City. (The Contemporary City) 185 pp. 2026:4 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <766-839>
ISBN 978-981-9564-28-6 hard ¥23,756.- (税込) EUR 89.99

This book examines the affective domain of the city to visibilise the invisible order that informs the complex urban reality in today's world. Exploring both the lived and imaginary properties of Dhaka, it uncovers alternative spatial logics and signifying relations among other local dynamics shaping urban knowledge. Moving beyond traditional research frameworks, it focuses on ordinary residents' subjective engagement with the city and conceptualizes the imaginary city as a social intermediary. Taking Dhaka as a case study, the author highlights the complexities in the relationship between the "hard city" (physical infrastructure) and "soft city" (lived, embedded realities), arguing the latter is not merely an emotional response to the concrete urban space. Using an interdisciplinary lens from literature, the book expands the scope of urban studies, promotes inter-Asia references, and enriches empirical analysis of Asia's cultural changes. It also examines inclusive, competing urban knowledge production sites by analyzing non-official popular cultural products-such as transport art -which circulate and sustain the city's popular imaginaries. As a valuable addition to psycho-social and cultural urban scholarship, it positions the "imagined city" as a key analytical tool, prompting readers to rethink the boundary between the physical and imaginary urban spaces globally.

Shaeri, Jalil / Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Persian Gulf Heritage in Built Form and Coastal Architecture. (Urban Sustainability) 184 pp. 2026:2 (Springer, GW) <766-852>
ISBN 978-981-9563-45-6 hard ¥23,756.- (税込) EUR 89.99

This book provides a compelling and timely exploration of passive design strategies in the coastal city of Bushehr, revealing how centuries-old architectural wisdom can inform today's urgent sustainability agenda. Set against the backdrop of escalating global warming and the high energy demand of HVAC systems, it demonstrates how vernacular solutions can significantly enhance building performance in hot-humid climates. Drawing from Bushehr's rich architectural heritage, the book showcases climate-responsive orientation, spatial organization, natural ventilation methods, and innovative shading systems that ensured thermal comfort long before mechanical cooling existed. Combining field observations, environmental measurements, and insights from traditional building owners, it illustrates how these proven techniques can be refined through modern engineering analysis and seamlessly integrated into contemporary construction. Written for architects, engineers, students, and urban planners, this book serves as both a vital documentation of cultural heritage and a practical roadmap for designing energy-efficient, climate-adaptive, and culturally grounded buildings in coastal and hot and humid regions worldwide.

Pype, Katrien / Adunbi, Omolade / Fischer, M. M. J. (eds.), The Post-Global City: Theorizing Technology Cultures in Urban Africa. (African Perspectives) 276 pp. 2026:3 (U. Michigan Pr., US) <766-872>
ISBN 978-0-472-07782-3 hard ¥22,330.- (税込) US$ 100.00
ISBN 978-0-472-05782-5 paper ¥7,803.- (税込) US$ 34.95

The Post-Global City seeks to open a new field of analytical inquiry that examines knowledge production and technological developments in urban Africa rooted in local, historical realities, while also partaking in transnational, global processes. This work explores the ways in which urban residents have utilized technologies and networks to operate around, under, and beyond the state and the international "order," and challenges the stereotypical images of Africa as a continent either devoid of technology or filled with either broken technologies or technologies from the Global North or Asia. This book focuses on accounts and critiques of new "Rising Africa" ideologies, examining megaprojects such as geothermal and hydroelectric plants with new networked startups that circumvent state and patriarchal hierarchies, women vendors selling online, youths designing and constructing oil refining technologies and tech startups working across diasporas.Grounded in ethnographic fieldwork carried out in urban spaces in Nigeria, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Gabon, Cameroon, and Tanzania, The Post-Global City brings together voices from Africa, Europe, and the United States to inquire into the dialectics between technology and the urban on the African continent.

Tang, Junqing / Lu, Qiuchen / Zhao, Pengjun et al., Resilient Cities under Global Climate Change: From Principles to Applications. 304 pp. 2026:6 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-921>
ISBN 978-1-0353-5881-6 hard ¥33,759.- (税込) GB￡ 110.00

Critically discussing different perspectives, innovations and approaches, this book looks at how digital technology and new strategies can be used to build stronger city resilience in a time of dramatic climate change. The authors assess Sustainable Development Goal 9 for Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure and identify three key areas that impact urban resilience, namely policy, technology and wellbeing.Looking to the future, chapters address the most common and intractable challenges in the field and suggest practical solutions, emphasising global governance, digital innovation and a human-centered orientation toward safety, well-being and equity. Authors analyse a wide range of case studies on national hazards including cooling strategies for tackling urban heat in Singapore, enhanced wildfire management in Canada and the United States and 'Sponge City' design in China.Resilient Cities under Global Climate Change is a valuable reference point for students and scholars of urban and regional studies, human geography and city planning. Its practical guidance and focus on actionable solutions benefit practitioners and policymakers in city planning and management.

Waggett, Rachel / Ren, Mei, Navigating an Evolving Sustainable Built Environment: Delivering Net Zero Carbon and Climate Resilience. 298 pp. 2026:6 (Emerald, UK) <766-922>
ISBN 978-1-83662-853-8 paper ¥14,961.- (税込) US$ 67.00

Navigating an Evolving Sustainable Built Environment: Delivering Net Zero Carbon and Climate Resilience aims to provide an overview of sustainability practice in the built environment, drawing together the interrelated strands of sustainability policy and practice with reflections on past, current and future opportunities for practitioners. The book aims to empower and inspire readers to begin or strengthen their integration of purposeful sustainability into all aspects of their work. Framework thinking is introduced where the book seeks to inspire readers to begin or continue to develop their own path to purposeful integration of sustainability in their practice. In this book, the authors assess evolution of the definitions of sustainability goals and matrices of measuring sustainability approaches in the built environment, and use a range of international leading examples across five continents of different scales to illustrate their implementations with details from the viewpoints of developers, designers and end users where possible, identifying their transformative impact. Three transformation capacities are used: Vision and Technology advancement, leading in Action and Governance to showcase each case study's impact on sustainability transformation. It provides an assessment of the emerging trends including climate adaptation, health and wellbeing, design for performance, net zero and circular economy and tools and processes that aim to accelerate the changes towards the end goals of sustainability. What does the future hold for us? The authors attempt to provide a synopsis of gazing to the future exploring the twin major forces of change, climate and AI and their impact on future living, future energy and indeed our humanity at end of this century. This book aims to show how we have got to this place in our journey and how we can begin to take the next steps with optimism and purpose.

Arefian, Fatemeh Farnaz / Ryser, J. / Cabannes, Y. (eds.), Recognising Intangible Heritage in Urban Transformations: Narratives of Communities' Cultural Life in Everchanging Cities. (Cities, Heritage and Transformation) 273 pp. 2026:5 (Springer, GW) <766-942>
ISBN 978-3-032-16140-6 hard ¥39,596.- (税込) EUR 149.99

The notion of intangible heritage as a key urban element is underexplored, yet inherently intertwined with urban life that can influence and be influenced by urban policies and practices. This book undertakes the fundamentally interdisciplinary tasks of conceptualizing intangible heritage and recognizing communities' roles as its stewards. From celebration of new years to cultural expressions in daily life, such as religious practices, music and food, intangible heritage is an integral part of communities and individual lives, often considered a natural extension of their 'being'. Cultural practices are intertwined with human existence. Traditions and cultural expressions do not happen in isolation; they are conditioned by socio-cultural and urban spatiality. The book offers compelling narratives, explorations, and testimonies on the intangible nature of heritage, and it highlights the challenge of the invisibility of heritage in urban discussions. This volume unpacks links between space, community, and heritage and interconnections between cities, urban characteristics, and the intangible heritage of communities in both normal and disastrous contexts. Contributions offer innovative and exploratory methods and representations of under-explored cases, balancing practical strategies and policy-oriented approaches with storytelling and experiential components.

Billingham, Chase M., All-American City: Bluster, Boom, and Bust in Wichita. 288 pp. 2026:3 (U. Pr. Kansas, US) <766-943>
ISBN 978-0-7006-4092-8 paper ¥6,695.- (税込) US$ 29.99

All-American City investigates the recent history of Wichita, Kansas, and illuminates the challenges-and opportunities-facing midsize cities throughout the nation. Distinctive. Unique. Authentic. These were the watchwords in the 2020 campaign to revitalize Wichita, Kansas, and to set it apart in the perpetual competition among American urban centers for jobs, investment, population growth, and stature. The master plan to overhaul the riverfront was one of many efforts in which business leaders, elected officials, local boosters, and the general public frequently conflated seemingly contradictory impulses: the aspiration, on the one hand, to make the city stand out as a unique, authentic destination, and the obligation, on the other, to offer a suite of amenities to visitors, residents, and businesses similar or identical to those that could be found in other places believed to be competitors in a zero-sum contest for lucrative, but elusive, urban prizes. In All-American City, sociologist Chase M. Billingham recounts the recent history of Wichita as a case study of a broader phenomenon across the American urban landscape in which the leaders of midsized cities embrace similarity, even while touting distinctiveness. Many cities appeal simultaneously to both authenticity and mimicry, with the result that cities across the country-and even across the world-that had previously enjoyed their own local flavors, regional cuisines, unique accents, and quirky customs increasingly look and feel the same. Wichita's story serves as a window through which to examine the delicate balance between sameness and distinction that characterizes many cities' economic development strategies. With a journalist's eye for detail, Billingham chronicles the city's effort to attract a new Minor League baseball team, the closure of an underutilized park and the removal of unhoused people in an effort to revitalize downtown Wichita, local leaders' repeated efforts to cultivate civic pride in order to drive economic growth, and the increasingly vexed relationship between Wichita and its key economic base, the aviation manufacturing industry-compounded by a series of economic crises and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. All-American City reveals the challenges and perils that cities face when trying to stand out from the crowd.

Bitsani, Eugenia / Tsekos, Theodoros / Thymi, I. et al., The Biocultural City as a Utopia or the Future Reality?: Models, Policies, and the City of Ixelles. (Cities, Heritage and Transformation) 276 pp. 2026:4 (Springer, GW) <766-944>
ISBN 978-3-032-17583-0 hard ¥34,316.- (税込) EUR 129.99

In an era marked by global uncertainties and pressing challenges, this scholarly monograph offers insights into the future of European cities based on over a decade of research. Today, halfway through implementing the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, pressing issues such as climate change, pandemics, economic upheavals, increased inequities, conflicts, and technological leaps require innovative responses that embrace all fields of society. Addressing these challenges, the authors advocate for innovative solutions that embrace the pivotal roles of culture and ecology. Drawing from extensive studies centered on the city of Ixelles, Belgium, this book examines the transformative power of integrating biocultural goals into public policies. Through adopting a biocultural approach, Ixelles has achieved sustainable development objectives and addressed critical topics such as gender equality, multiculturalism, and societal change. Discussing diverse models and policies to enhance community regeneration and global connectivity, the book emphasizes the imperative of collective action for the betterment of all and the planet. It will appeal to students, scholars, and policy-makers interested in a better understanding of biocultural approaches, sustainability, and policy solutions for the pressing issues of our time.

スマートシティにおけるスマート住生活－利害関係の視点
Jonek-Kowalska, Izabela, Smart Living in Smart Cities: Stakeholder Perspectives. 144 pp. 2026:5 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-947>
ISBN 978-1-0353-9147-9 hard ¥23,017.- (税込) GB￡ 75.00

This innovative book addresses a critical gap in smart city research by focusing on smart living, an often overlooked aspect in comparison to technological and infrastructure development. Izabela Jonek-Kowalska adopts a holistic approach, combining research perspectives, literature reviews, international ranking analysis and resident surveys.Chapters bridge expert assessments with actual resident experiences, identifying research gaps and providing practical insights. This book compares both developed and emerging economies globally, examining five smart living sub-areas: housing, health, education, culture and entertainment, and tourism and recreation. It also incorporates bottom-up perspectives through surveys of various cities, exemplifying their shift from expert-driven to citizen-centered evaluation. Ultimately, the author aims to refocus smart city discourse to its fundamental goal which is to genuinely improve residents' quality of life.Smart Living in Smart Cities is a valuable resource for scholars and students of urban geography, urban and regional studies and city planning. Its evaluation of the understudied field of smart living also makes this a vital read for practitioners creating smart cities, as it highlights new opportunities for implementing change in a way that benefits citizens' daily lives.

Kaufmann, David / Sidney, Mara (eds.), Global Urban Policy: A Framework for Analyzing State and Society. 326 pp. 2026:3 (U. Michigan Pr., US) <766-948>
ISBN 978-0-472-07802-8 hard ¥25,679.- (税込) US$ 115.00
ISBN 978-0-472-05802-0 paper ¥8,919.- (税込) US$ 39.95

Cities are active policy innovators of global importance, whether responding to climate change, migration, poverty, or health disparities, or aiming to generate growth. Since cities adapt to the needs and interests of global capital, they may implement policies that slight the well-being of everyday residents and the most vulnerable. How cities choose to contribute to a democratic and sustainable future reveals dimensions of political life playing out in society at large.Global Urban Policy suggests that to understand contemporary societal transformation-and political and policy processes more generally-we need to study the policies that cities create and implement. Going beyond thinking of "urban" as a physical site, the authors show that an urban mode of life is one marked by diversity, complexity, chaos, flexibility, and ongoing change. With eleven empirical case studies, the authors examine issues including housing and urban development, migration, climate change, and crime in cities as varied as Berlin, Medellin, Chicago, Accra, Guangzhou, Sao Paulo, Mumbai, and Saint Etienne. The studies show how contemporary confrontations between public and private property, power and justice, participation and exclusion, wealth and poverty, and emerging technology and existing economic, social, and political structures take physical form in cities. Global Urban Policy engages with theoretical developments in public policy, urban politics, and urban studies to develop and demonstrate a framework for urban policy analysis.

都市部の貧困の現代的案内
Morlicchio, Enrica / Mingione, Enzo / Benassi, David (eds.), A Modern Guide to Urban Poverty. (Elgar Modern Guides) 320 pp. 2026:6 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-951>
ISBN 978-1-80088-968-2 hard ¥44,500.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This Modern Guide provides a new conceptual framework and vocabulary for understanding and addressing urban poverty in contemporary societies. Contributing authors examine detailed case studies from cities in the Global North and South, adopting a range of approaches from quantitative analyses to in-depth ethnographies. Chapters highlight how large groups of newly urbanized populations develop informal strategies to cope with extreme living conditions in poor neighborhoods or shantytowns. They illustrate how, amid violence and conflict, these populations create networks of solidarity, forms of resilience and political collectives that demand better living conditions and the right to the city. The book also assesses the ambivalent role of public policies in mitigating or exacerbating urban poverty and explores the emerging realities and trajectories of urban poverty. A Modern Guide to Urban Poverty is a crucial resource for scholars and students of sociology, urban planning, human geography and anthropology. Its insights on the complex interplay of the social, economic and political processes that generate urban poverty are also highly relevant to policymakers and researchers in international NGOs.

Pourroostaei Ardakani, Saeid / Cheshmehzangi, Ali (eds.), Crowdsensing and Data: Intelligence for City Pulse. (Urban Sustainability) 176 pp. 2026:4 (Springer, GW) <766-953>
ISBN 978-981-9563-57-9 hard ¥36,956.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book examines the transformative role of crowd-sourced data and AI-driven analytics in redefining urban environments. This book presents a thorough investigation into how large-scale and real-time data-harnessed from mobile devices, sensors, and participatory inputs-enhances urban systems, including transportation, public safety, sustainability, and civic engagement. Through cutting-edge data analytics, machine learning techniques, and scalable system architectures, the book demonstrates how intelligent urban management is achieved. This book integrates theoretical foundations with applied perspectives, offering a structured discussion around three central domains including Urban Crowdsensing Practices (i.e., concepts, models, and service patterns), Data Processing and Analytics (e.g., data fusion, machine learning, and intelligent frameworks), and Technological Enablers (such as mobile sensing, IoT, and cloud-based systems). Key Contributions of this book are: 1. Innovative Integration of Technologies: Demonstrates the convergence of crowdsensing, AI, big data analytics, and IoT to support intelligent and responsive urban decision making. 2. Practical Applications and Case Studies: Showcases real-world implementations of crowdsensing, highlighting its tangible impact on smart city development and urban innovation. 3. Interdisciplinary and Forward-Looking Perspectives: Bridges academia, industry, and policy, offering actionable insights for researchers, engineers, planners, and decision-makers.

Liu, Siyao, A Neighbourhood Perspective to Migrant Integration in Peri-Urban China. (The Urban Book Series) 237 pp. 2026:4 (Springer, GW) <766-807>
ISBN 978-3-032-17086-6 hard ¥31,676.- (税込) EUR 119.99

Major cities in China have witnessed unprecedented expansion towards outer suburban areas through various forms of mixed-use, clustered development. The peripheries of Chinese cities often comprise diverse residential communities, such as urban villages, workers' dormitories, privatised work-unit compounds, and new commodity housing estates, where local residents and migrants from different backgrounds coexist in a transition period. Chinese migrants now have more housing choices within such areas, but residence in specific neighbourhoods can affect social status, thereby impacting migrants' pathways to integration into the city. This book offers a detailed examination of migrants' integration processes through these peri-urban neighbourhoods. Drawing on a rich and fine-grained examination of migratory individuals, their families, and their trajectories in four types of peri-urban neighbourhoods, the book provides a new perspective on internal migration within China. It illuminates shiminhua, the fluid integration policy for converting migrants into residents in urban China, conceptualises urban migrant integration, and investigates socio-spatial restructuring among the migrant population of China's metropolises. This book offers an understanding of migrant integration into labour-receiving cities through the lens of neighbourhoods in peri-urban Beijing, an emblematic case that illustrates core patterns of internal migration, politics, and socio-spatial changes in contemporary China.

Chand Sharma, Vikas / Nawratek, Krzysztof et al. (eds.), Urban Ecotheology in the Age of Technology. (New Approaches to the Scientific Study of Religion 22) 278 pp. 2026:4 (Springer, GW) <766-81>
ISBN 978-3-032-13205-5 hard ¥36,956.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book examines the evolving intersection of urban development, ecological theology, and technological transformation across diverse spiritual traditions, including Hindu, Sikh, Islamic, Catholic, and Buddhist perspectives. In an age defined by digital urbanism, artificial intelligence, and environmental crisis, this volume explores how sacred values and ecological ethics are being reinterpreted within rapidly changing urban environments. It critically engages with the tensions between technological solutionism and ecological wisdom, questioning how urban technologies shape spiritual relationships and theological understandings of creation and stewardship. Through conceptual frameworks such as the SIMRAN Framework, Nature-Maker Approach, and emerging ideas like smart theology and nAIcolonialism, the book advances a transdisciplinary dialogue between faith, sustainability, and innovation. It will appeal to scholars and practitioners in theology, sustainable architecture, urban planning, and environmental humanities.

Zhang, Yaou / Huang, Dongsheng, Residential Choice Behavior of Return Migrants under County-Level Urbanization: Evidence from Sichuan, Western China. (Spatial Demography and Population Governance) 243 pp. 2026:4 (Springer, GW) <766-810>
ISBN 978-981-9568-28-4 hard ¥26,396.- (税込) EUR 99.99

Focusing on county-level urbanization in Sichuan Province, this book analyzes return migrants' residential choices across three dimensions: Willingness to Return Housing Purchase Behavior Residential Location Preferences Research Focus and Methodology First, based on human capital theory and cost-benefit analysis, the study examines how career opportunities, public service access, and migration costs influence the willingness to return. Second, using spatial analysis and nonlinear models, it explores the effects of economic characteristics and local environments on housing decisions. Third, integrating job-housing integration and family life cycle theories, it investigates returning families' residential preferences and their impact on urbanization. This book is innovative in both approach and method: It integrates multi-level spatial choices across county towns, small towns, and villages to uncover regional differences in migration behavior. By combining spatial differentiation indicators with nonlinear analysis, it reveals how personal traits and environments interact, showing spatial and group differences. The mixed-methods approach blends quantitative analysis with qualitative insights for a comprehensive understanding of return migration. Theoretically, this book enriches migration research by examining residential choices in the context of new urbanization, using large-sample data from China. Practically, it provides evidence for optimizing urbanization policies, enhancing county-level population retention, and improving living conditions for return migrants. The findings offer valuable policy support for advancing county-level urbanization and rural-urban integration in western China.

金融化と空間ハンドブック
Halbert, Ludovic / Shimbo, Lucia / Socoloff, Ivana (eds.), Handbook on Financialization and Space. 448 pp. 2026:7 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-208>
ISBN 978-1-0353-2862-8 hard ¥65,983.- (税込) GB￡ 215.00

Combining scholars from around the world, this Handbook presents theories, methods and case studies that illuminate the far-reaching role of financial markets in the production of space. Focusing on the role of finance, it critically examines the uneven and conflictual geographies of contemporary capitalism.Expert contributors critically investigate how land, housing, infrastructure and even nature are recast as assets for global investors. Drawing on case studies spanning agribusiness regions in Brazil, earthquake-stricken villages in Nepal and Canadian forests and mines, the authors trace the contours, actors and power relations of planetary financialization. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, they advance a spatial and socioecological lens exposing how the planet, in all its socio-ecological dimensions, has become the terrain of financial markets' extractive practices, as well as the frictions, contradictions and limits that unsettle them.This Handbook is a crucial resource for scholars, students and researchers of human and financial geography, urban and economic sociology, architecture and planning, as well as anthropology and political science. Its coverage of urban development and socio-environmental (de)regulation also makes this essential reading for activists and policymakers concerned with the socio-environmental consequences of financialization.

Muolo, Alessandro / Konaxis, Ioannis / Salvati, Luca, Sustainable Urbanization and Local Development: Integrated Perspectives in Advanced Economies. (Palgrave Pivot) 166 pp. 2026:2 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <766-235>
ISBN 978-981-9563-41-8 hard ¥10,556.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This book seeks a common tread linking economic growth, urban development and environmental sustainability, specifically focusing on urban and metropolitan contexts in developed countries. Starting from a theoretical reflection on capitalistic growth models and the evolution of territorial inequalities, it examines how social and environmental dynamics intersect with economic processes, highlighting the central role of urban areas as innovation, productivity and social transformation engines. It underlines the necessity of new governance strategies aimed at fostering sustainable growth pathways, through inclusive public policies and integrated urban tools. The second part of the book delves into the concept of sustainable development within the context of global warming. The phenomenon of urban sprawl is analyzed, with a focus on critical issues related to demographic growth, "coastlization" and land consumption. It then proposes a polycentric model as an answer to more balanced urban growth. In this framework, territorial economics gains relevance as an emerging tool to study the intricate relationship between competitiveness and sustainability. The analysis starts with describing settlement pattern development and, considering the impact of polycentrism on urban-rural relations, it emphasizes how spatial planning can integrate environmental and economic considerations at various spatial scales. The book concludes with a reflection on social inequalities and the necessity for multilevel governance to sustainably face contemporary urban challenges.

地域と変革的イノベーション政策研究ハンドブック
Radosevic, Slavo / Schwaag Serger, Sylvia / Soete, Luc (eds.), Research Handbook on Regions and Transformative Innovation Policy. 416 pp. 2026:6 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-238>
ISBN 978-1-0353-0992-4 hard ¥64,449.- (税込) GB￡ 210.00

This insightful Research Handbook explores how regions across the world are rethinking and employing innovation to tackle emerging contemporary challenges. Drawing on transformative innovation policy (TIP), leading scholars demonstrate how innovation can be reoriented away from its exclusive focus on technology and competitiveness, and instead adopt a broader role as a strategic tool for guiding societies towards greener, more inclusive and resilient futures - without abandoning economic competitiveness.By analysing diverse global case studies, from Europe's smart specialisation strategies to grassroots experiments in Latin America, state led initiatives in Asia and civic partnerships in North America, contributing authors outline the successes and obstacles in aligning innovation with societal needs. Chapters integrate theory and practice, combining cutting-edge conceptual advances with concrete policy experiences of implementing regional TIP. While paths to progress differ widely, this Research Handbook emphasises the universal importance of inclusive governance, long-term commitment and the willingness to experiment.The Research Handbook on Regions and Transformative Innovation Policy is highly beneficial for scholars and students of economic geography, innovation studies, regional policy and development economics. It is equally relevant to policymakers and administrators in regional development agencies, international organisations and NGOs seeking practical insights into governance, inclusiveness and policy experimentation.

Liu, Kai / Liu, Tao / Wang, Jiangbo (eds.), Demand-Responsive Transit Systems: Operation and Management Solutions. (The Urban Book Series) 217 pp. 2026:4 (Springer, GW) <766-242>
ISBN 978-981-9564-76-7 hard ¥42,236.- (税込) EUR 159.99

In the face of urbanization and growing transportation demands, "Demand-Responsive Transit Systems: Operation and Management Solutions" offers a comprehensive exploration of the innovative strategies and technologies shaping the future of public transit. Authored by industry experts Kai Liu and Tao Liu, this book is an essential resource for transit professionals, urban planners, and policy makers. Leverage the power of data and innovation to revolutionize demand-responsive transit (DRT) systems. This book delves into optimal routing design utilizing aggregated cell phone data and open-source GIS tools, alongside iterated clustering optimization for effective stop locating and bus routing. Discover how customized commuter bus routes can significantly reduce carbon emissions and how pricing strategies can be optimized by considering passenger loyalty decay. The book also explores the design of intelligent platoon transit systems aimed at transportation electrification, and modular bus unit scheduling under range and charging constraints. Further, it provides insights into the formation and scheduling optimization for electric modular buses with station-based demand responsiveness. Additionally, it highlights the coordinated operation of fixed-route and demand-responsive feeder transit services in travel corridors. These advanced strategies and practical applications are essential for enhancing operational efficiency and achieving sustainable urban mobility, making this book an indispensable resource for professionals in the field.

移動性百科事典
Adey, Peter / Lin, Weiqiang / Barry, Kaya (eds.), Encyclopedia of Mobilities. (Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences) 416 pp. 2026:6 (E. Elgar, UK) <766-1>
ISBN 978-1-80088-817-3 hard ¥59,845.- (税込) GB￡ 195.00

This Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of the dynamic and interdisciplinary field of mobilities. It offers a broad definition of the rich and varied approaches to understanding the uneven movement of people, things, animals, infrastructures and ideas.Scholars, practitioners and activists from across the globe illustrate the differences and contradictions in this kaleidoscopically diverse field. Topics covered range from border crossings, gig economy delivery riders and the experience and perspective of those who move, to the policies and techniques which seek to govern mobility, and the ways those (im)mobilities might be resisted, or expressed in artistic and creative forms.The Encyclopedia of Mobilities is an essential resource for students and academics of mobilities and movement across the social sciences, including human geography, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies and politics as well as interdisciplinary fields such as urban studies, migration and border studies and transport studies. It is also a beneficial read for practitioners and activists involved in mobility and transport justice movements, migration and environmental advocacy.Key Features:Presents creative and critical approachesCovers key topics in mobility across disciplinesIncludes more than 150 clear and accessible entries