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The IJURR Book Series has established itself as a cornerstone in the field of global urban studies, pushing the boundaries of critical, interdisciplinary, and theory-driven urban research across the globe. Entering a new phase with its partnership with UC Press starting in 2024, the IJURR Book Serie

In Seeding Empire, Aaron Eddens rewrites an enduring story about the past—and future—of global agriculture. Eddens connects today's efforts to cultivate a "Green Revolution in Africa" to a history of American projects that introduced capitalist agriculture across the Global South. Expansive in scope

By Shannon Cram, author of Unmaking the Bomb: Environmental Cleanup and the Politics of Impossibility"A powerfully researched and important look at the ravages of nuclear waste remediation."—​One of the Best Indie Books of 2023, Kirkus ReviewsI stumbled into this project in 2004, while w

By Kristian Karlo Saguin, author of Urban Ecologies on the Edge: Making Manila's Resource FrontierCities around the world are learning to live with the challenges of increasing urban ecological precarity. In watery Manila, the metropolitan population of around 25 million is constantly expose

Conflicts about space and access to resources have shaped queer histories from at least 1965 to the present. As spaces associated with middle-class homosexuality enter mainstream urbanity in the United States, cultural assimilation increasingly erases insurgent aspects of these social movements. Thi

By Michael Mascarenhas, author of Toxic Water, Toxic System: Environmental Racism and Michigan's Water WarMy new book, Toxic Water, Toxic System is not just the story of how the state failed Black communities in Michigan—poisoning an entire city and shutting off water to thousands of people. It’

By Ned Randolph, author of Muddy Thinking in the Mississippi River Delta: A Call for ReclamationThis post was originally published on The Conversation, and is reposted here with permission.Billions of federal tax dollars will soon be pouring into Louisiana to fight climate change, yet the pr

Eco-anxiety. Climate guilt. Pre-traumatic stress disorder. Solastalgia. The study of environmental emotions and related mental health impacts is a rapidly growing field, but most researchers overlook a closely related concern: reproductive anxiety. Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question is the first c

As part of our ongoing Editor Spotlight Series, we connected with UC Press Associate Editor Naja Pulliam Collins to talk about her role as the new Environmental Studies and Geography Editor, what kinds of projects she’s looking for, and how authors can connect.How did you become an editor at UC

By Tim Palmer, author of Seek Higher Ground: The Natural Solution to Our Urgent Flooding CrisisAs the water rose during the most damaging flood in American history up to that time, I happened to be living at ground-zero of the storm. My house was narrowly spared, but neighbors suffered deepl