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Against Aristotelian Character Education: Practical Wisdom, Flourishing, and Liberal Democracy (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy)
by Benjamin MillerThis book argues that Aristotelian character education cannot work in liberal democracies today. It shows that when we clearly understand the basic structure of Aristotle’s value theory and correctly grasp the core requirements of liberalism, we will see that they are incompatible with one another through and through.Neo-Aristotelian theories of character have been immensely influential, receiving endorsements from academics, educators, and elected representatives while establishing and influencing major academic centers and numerous K-12 schools, especially in the UK and US. This book argues that despite its meteoric rise and its widespread public influence, neo-Aristotelian character education should be rejected. The author argues that the underlying structure of the theory is incompatible with the sort of value pluralism and antipaternalism that liberal democracies require. The main features that make Aristotelianism attractive—its robust theory of human flourishing that grounds character and its account of the virtue of practical wisdom—are the very same features that make its educational theory illiberal. Understanding the problematic structure of neo-Aristotelian education helps us to better grasp the demands of liberal democracy while also bringing attention to the neglected question of how education for democratic citizenship can be made to fit with equal respect and tolerance of all liberal-compatible ways of living and worldviews.Against Aristotelian Character Education is essential reading for scholars and graduate students interested in philosophy of education, education theory, virtue ethics, practical wisdom, political theory, and Aristotle.
AgeTech for Staying Connected (Synthesis Lectures on Technology and Health)
by David Clayton Arlene AstellThis book is a brief introductory guide to the role AgeTech plays in staying connected in later life. It offers insight into current AgeTech research on staying connected and illustrates entry points for deploying such technologies through a range of personas and scenarios capturing the common circumstances that lead older people to become disconnected, lonely, and isolated. The book provides readers with an accessible resource for understanding what sorts of AgeTech are available, what developments have been made and are currently underway, and what evidence exists for current technologies. The rapid pace of development in AgeTech, particularly in the commercial sphere, along with the competing claims being made for the benefits of many items, makes this practical guidebook essential for researchers and developers, policymakers, service providers and caregivers, and older adults themselves. While not intended to be exhaustive, this book covers basic information on common obstacles and barriers to technology development and adoption, things to keep in mind when using technology, and making the most of what is available to support older adults in staying connected.
Agency in Multilingual Education Policy and Planning in Asia (Routledge Research in Language Education)
by Anas Hajar Syed Abdul MananManan and Hajar invite experts and seasoned researchers from Asian contexts to explore the nuanced dynamics of language policy and educational practices in Asia, underscoring the importance of understanding local agency at a micro-level. The chapters of this title engage in the critical exploration of the tensions between structure and agency, and spotlight the institutional constraints these micro-level actors face in the enactment of multilingual education policy and planning.The contributors’ chapters provide case study examples of local actors responses towards policies at the micro-level when creating potential spaces for multilingual pedagogies and possible affirmation of multilingual identities. It also provides an analysis of how and why micro-level actors engage in the exercise of their agency, and what motives drive their responses. The volume serves as a challenge to, with the hope to change, the normative assumptions, pervasive postcolonial hierarchies, and hierarchical multilingualism in favour of more egalitarian and inclusive multilingual policies and practices, both within and outside, the classroom. More specifically, the volume shares significant developments occurring around the role of agency in negotiating the prevailing Anglophonic and Anglonormative trends and practices. This book will be of value to researchers and postgraduate students working in the fields of language policy and planning, multilingualism and language education.
Aging and Diversity: Social and Community Contexts of Aging
by Lisa Wagner Man Guo Chandra M MehrotraAging and diversity intersect in important ways, as individuals from different backgrounds experience aging through distinct lenses shaped by traditions, values, and beliefs. As the older population in the United States is becoming more diverse, it is important to understand the characteristics, the potential, and the needs of this population.In this new and fully revised edition of Aging and Diversity, Lisa S.Wagner, Chandra Mehrotra, and Man Guo address key topics in diversity and aging, discussing how the aging experience is affected by not only race and ethnicity but also gender, religious affiliation, socioeconomic status, rural–urban community location, and sexual orientation and gender identity. Taking this broad view of human diversity allows the authors to convey some of the rich complexities facing aging populations—complexities that provide both challenges to meet the needs of a diverse population of elders and opportunities to learn how to live in a pluralistic society.Wagner, Mehrotra, and Guo present up-to-date knowledge and scholarship about aging and diversity in a way that engages readers in active learning, placing ongoing emphasis on developing readers’ knowledge and skills, fostering higher-order-thinking, and encouraging exploration of personal values and attitudes.
Agribusiness Management
by Elizabeth A. Yeager Jay T. Akridge John C. Foltz Brady E. Brewer Trey MaloneThis seventh edition of Agribusiness Management provides students and managers with a fundamental understanding of the key concepts needed to successfully manage food and agribusinesses in a rapidly changing, global, high-tech, consumer-oriented, and uncertain world.This leading text has been restructured and revised for this edition to make it even more relevant and accessible. Offering a contemporary focus that reflects the issues that agribusiness managers face today and are likely to face tomorrow, the book presents conceptual material in a pragmatic way with illustrations and examples that will help the reader understand how a specific concept works in practice. Its decision-making emphasis provides contemporary tools that readers will find useful when making decisions in the current and future business environment. Examples and case studies are used extensively, including new vignettes throughout the text to help students understand how to apply the material in an industry setting. This seventh edition includes a new chapter on strategic management, as well as more emphasis on supply chain management, and new agricultural technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI), and its use by agribusiness firms.The book is supported by a suite of digital learning resources, featuring PowerPoint slides and test bank questions for each chapter. It is an ideal text for all courses on management in the agribusiness industry.
Airborne Maritime Surveillance in the North Atlantic: Norwegian and Allied Patrols, 1945 to the Present-day (Cass Series: Naval Policy and History)
by John O. BirkelandThis book offers a comprehensive examination of historical Norwegian and allied airborne maritime surveillance operations in the North Atlantic, after World War II until the present.Russia’s resurgent naval and submarine activity in the High North needs to be closely observed. Norway, together with her closest allies, have monitored such activity in the High North since the end of World War II. One of the key instruments in that effort has been Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), with their Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capabilities. However, after the Cold War, in many nations an atrophy took place within the MPA communities of knowledge, resources, and experience with airborne ASW. This occurred just as the concept of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) came to play an increasingly important role in modern warfare, but without sufficient attention being paid to the specific challenges of maritime airborne surveillance and reconnaissance. This book addresses that gap and examines the entwined evolution of airborne maritime surveillance by MPA and ASW in the High North, both during and after the Cold War, with the main focus being on Norway. The discussion identifies the fundamental ‘building blocks’ of these historical surveillance operations through a portrayal of the development of airborne surveillance and reconnaissance operations. These building blocks are then applied to make recommendations for the future for maritime surveillance in the High North.This book will be of much interest to students of naval history, strategic studies, intelligence studies, Nordic studies and International Relations.
Airless Worlds and the Restoration of Psychic Breathing: Working Psychoanalytically with Early Relational Trauma (Psychoanalysis in a New Key Book Series)
by Steven SternThis book focuses on the recognition and psychoanalytic treatment of a debilitating form of early relational trauma poignantly described by Steven Stern as airless world syndrome. A patient can be said to be living in an airless world when one or both parents have failed to recognize, or worse, actively negated their child’s subjective experience and needs, instead imposing their subjective reality on the child such that the child had no choice but to adopt the parents’ reality as their own. When a child’s mind is captured in this way—what Stern calls identification with negation—the result is an unconscious bondage to the internalized negating other which can be disabling to the senses of self, personal agency, and realness. With extended clinical examples in every chapter, Stern brings the reader into the depths of each patient’s airless world and the co-created needed relationship that ultimately, fitfully transforms it.Written in a detailed yet accessible style, this book is invaluable to psychoanalysts and psychotherapists in practice and in training.
Airline Customer Experience: Digitalization in Passenger Services
by Pushan Kumar Dutta Ismail Bogrekci Martin Ricciuti Sumeet SuseelanIn the 21st century, commercial aviation has been transformed into a passenger-centric business in which the customer has assumed an ever more active role in managing their own journeys. This trend is set to continue with innovations and transformations in multiple areas. Point-of-sale solutions will redefine in-flight commerce, making it easier for passengers to make purchases during their journey. Telemedicine will ensure health and safety onboard, allowing for immediate medical assistance in case of emergencies. The shift to personal electronic devices for in-flight entertainment (IFE) will cater to the digitally savvy passenger and their expectations in the digital age. Smart cabins will revolutionize in-flight food and beverage services, providing passengers with a more personalized and enjoyable experience. Data-driven catering will reduce food waste and boost profits in aviation. In short, all areas of the passenger experience will be affected by ongoing digital transformation.Airline Customer Experience: Digitalization in Passenger Services aims to show how digitalization is transforming the way the aviation industry operates, making it more efficient, profitable, and sustainable. The wide-ranging contents embrace all aspects of aviation relating to the customer experience, from purchase and pre-check-in, to the services offered to passengers in flight and beyond. The authors present a nuanced and kaleidoscopic view of the airline customer experience, which will be at once familiar and illuminating to readers.This book is an essential resource for advanced postgraduate students and researchers working in aviation, particularly those with a focus on aviation service operations management, customer services, and customer relationship management. Practicing airline managers and operators will also value the innovative insights and examples the book offers.
Alcohol Fuels in Advanced Combustion Strategy Mode Diesel Engines
by Prem Kumar Mandeep Singh Sarbjot Singh SandhuAlcohol Fuels in Advanced Combustion Strategy Mode Diesel Engines investigates the utilization of alcohol-based fuels in diesel engines with specific emphasis on advanced combustion modes, including homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI), premixed charge compression ignition (PCCI), partially premixed compression ignition (PPCI), and dual fuel reactivity-controlled compression ignition (RCCI).Exploring the application of wavelet power spectrum analysis, the book demonstrates its use as a technique for evaluating the stability of combustion in a diesel engine operating in low-temperature combustion (LTC) mode. It identifies the most effective injection timing when using alcohol-diesel blended fuels across different engine loads to achieve the low-temperature PPC strategy.The book will interest industry professionals in automotive and fuels engineering working with alcohol fuels, advanced combustion mode diesel engines, engine instrumentation, and environmental challenges.
Alcohol at Work: Tackling Workplace Drinking to Improve Wellbeing
by Lauren BookerFrom uninsured losses to workplace injuries, from absenteeism to addiction, alcohol consumption can have a major impact on the workplace. Lost productivity alone costs the UK economy more than £7 billion annually. What’s more, the impact of alcohol abuse on the employee and those around them is a wellbeing issue that all employers need to be alert to, especially with many now choosing to work from home.Alcohol at Work: Tackling Workplace Drinking to Improve Wellbeing will guide health and safety professionals through the practical steps that they can take to mitigate risk and improve wellbeing, safeguarding and inclusivity. The book explores key topics such as driving legislation, the use of alcohol testing, stressful jobs and designing and implementing an alcohol policy that uses practical examples that highlight common workplace scenarios. It translates evidence-based research into workable solutions using tools that enable organisations to influence workplace culture, policies and practices so they can meet their legal obligations and ensure a thriving workforce. It delves into the legal aspects of alcohol abuse at work, offering treatment and adopting an alcohol and wellbeing policy for a business. This comprehensive guide will help the reader to understand and adopt practices that mitigate the risks of employees developing an alcohol problem and ensure that employers can tackle the issue head-on should it arise.This book is an essential read for any professional in occupational health and safety, human resources, business and management, policy creation, insurance and corporate governance.
Algal-based Waste Treatment Technologies in a Circular Economy (Wastewater Treatment and Research)
by Maulin P. Shah Günay Yıldız TöreIn recent years, problems such as environmental pollution, global warming, and high energy consumption have brought waste treatment technologies to the forefront. As the scientific world turns to sustainable, environmentally friendly, and ecologically sound energy sources, microalgae-based technologies have become one of the most intensely studied subjects in academia. This book delves deeper into the emergence of microalgae as the green alternative that could lead the world toward adopting a circular economy and zero-discharge approach.With insights from professors and industry experts in the field, this book provides new perspectives on the day-to-day environmental applications of microalgal technologies in waste treatment and management as well as recycling. It also explores the environmental impact of traditional waste treatment and recovery technologies and highlights how algae-based technologies can serve as an eco-friendly alternative in microplastic removal and biofuel production. This book equips readers with the essential knowledge on algae-based phycoremediation technologies, with special emphasis on their use in conventional treatment facilities to remove harmful contaminants and stabilize pH for effective bacterial treatment.This is a valuable resource for environmentalists, scientists, and technologists around the world. It will also be of interest to academics and students within the disciplines of Phycology, Water Systems Engineering, Environmental Science and Remediation, and Sustainable Development.
Algorithmic Game Theory: 18th International Symposium, SAGT 2025, Bath, UK, September 2–5, 2025, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15953)
by Jie Zhang Ron LaviThis volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of 18th International Symposium on Algorithmic Game Theory, SAGT 2025, held in Bath, UK, during September 2–5, 2025. The 26 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 68 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows:Computational and Algorithmic Aspects of Games; Facility Location; Fair Division and Resource Allocation; Markets and Matching; Bayesian Decision Making; Mechanism Design and Algorithmic Contracts and Computational Social Choice.
Ali the Great and the Karate Belt Blues
by Saadia Faruqi"Ali’s hero is Muhammad Ali, and he can’t wait to learn to fight like the champ at karate class. But when he’s given a white belt and told to start with the little kids, he feels more like a chump than a champ. Will Ali find the patience to work his way up from beginner to great? Ali the Great, by Yasmin author Saadia Faruqi, is a charming chapter book series about Pakistani American second grader Ali Tahir. Ali’s big ideas will resonate with young readers who believe that every problem has a creative solution—you just have to find it!"
Ali the Great and the Monkey Bar Tumble
by Saadia Faruqi"Ali thinks boys should be tough and brave and never cry! But after a painful fall on the playground, Ali gets a lesson in bravery that helps him show his true feelings. Ali the Great, by Yasmin author Saadia Faruqi, is a charming chapter book series about Pakistani American second grader Ali Tahir. Ali’s big ideas will resonate with young readers who believe that every problem has a creative solution—you just have to find it!"
Alice’s Adventures in Lacan-Land: Demystifying Lacanian Psychoanalysis
by Ali YansoriAlice’s Adventures in Lacan-Land is an accessible exploration of Lacanian psychoanalysis through the prism of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass.Bringing concepts of “reality”, “truth”, and “knowledge” under scrutiny, and assuming no prior knowledge of the original Alice books on the reader’s part, Ali Yansori looks at the treacherous nature of language. He addresses questions about identity formation, touching on concepts including the “Imaginary”, “alienation”, and the “ego”. Finally, the author considers the implications of Lacanian psychoanalysis for both the individual and society and critiques contemporary approaches to therapy, higher education, and other spheres of life.Alice’s Adventures in Lacan-Land will be an essential book for anyone encountering Lacan for the first time. It will also be of interest to more experienced readers seeking to engage with lesser-explored yet vital aspects of Lacanian theory.
Allies Under Siege
by Nel YomtovOn September 17, 1944, Allied forces launched Operation Market Garden. This daring offensive behind enemy lines was intended to bring an early end to the war in Europe. But the mission didn’t go as planned and more than 16,000 Allied soldiers were killed, wounded, or captured. What went wrong to turn this bold plan into a horrible disaster, and what was its impact on the war? Young readers will find out in a dramatic graphic novel that tells the tale of one of World War II’s worst military disasters.
Allosaurus
by Laura K. MurrayAllosaurus ran on two feet and had razor-sharp teeth. But what did it hunt? And why did it have short, bony horns above its eyes? Young readers can get all the facts on this fierce meat-eating dinosaur. Engaging text and images make this book a great choice for information to use in a report or just to read for fun.
Alt-Education: Gender, Knowledge and Far-right Metapolitics (Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right)
by Catherine TebaldiAlt-Education looks at the stories the right tells about schools: a fight between an evil, indoctrinating government and a far-right freethinking truth warrior, between a frigid cultural Marxist teacher and a loving Christian mother.This book explores the link between education, gender, and far-right metapolitics, and offers insights into the ways in which it circulates and is normalized. Through digital ethnography and fieldwork it explores the production, circulation, and interpretation of these discourses and the ideologies they express, tracing their movement across four groups of women in the US and UK – fascists, white nationalist, Christian nationalists, and Republicans. Although often understood to be opposed to education, the far-right is instead opposed to schooling – and offers its own practices of alt-education. Through media, alternative schools and home education, the far-right teaches their ideologies of gender and race, knowledge, and power, as well as transmitting alternative histories, sociologies, and conspiracies. From mom’s groups to digital discourses about the evils of public schools, social media are key arenas in which women not only teach, but are taught, far-right alternative knowledge. Alt-education teaches reactionary ideology as a timeless truth, normalizing it through discourses of home, family and love. At the same time, alt-education borrows and co-opts the language of critique – normalizing racism, sexism and fascism a kind of alternative knowledge, while making it exciting as a countercultural critique of “woke” liberal indoctrination. The book concludes with a look at this attempt to “speak post-truth to power” as a way of normalizing and spreading their ideology – bringing alt-education to a wide audience as their critiques of “woke” politics spreads across the US, UK, and into Europe.This book is aimed at scholars of the far-right and gender, as well as scholars and practitioners of education. Written in an accessible and engaging tone, this book will be of interest to both researchers and advanced undergraduates.
Alternative Histories of Development in Japan and East Asia: Unthinking Modernization, Recreating Lifeworlds (Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia)
by Timothy D. Amos Akiko Ishii Samson LimThis book examines the history of development in East Asia in terms of material change and human-nature relations from the perspectives of people living in Asia in modern and pre-modern periods.By challenging the reader to “unthink” what modern development is, each chapter offers a case study which discovers and reconstructs indigenous forms of knowledge and local practice related to material change. In doing so, the book illuminates the point where modern notions of development emerged and thus aids in the process of understanding how they achieved hegemonic status. This in turn expands the notion of what development can and should entail and provides valuable pathways for rethinking our relations with the social world and the environment.This book will be a valuable resource to students and scholars of Asian development, Asian history and environmental history.
AmGov: Long Story Short
by Christine BarbourAll the fundamentals. No fluff. Learn more with less! AmGov: Long Story Short helps students learn the nuts and bolts of American Government. Unlike competitors, this bestseller responds to the need for quick studying and skimming with ten succinct chapters that make it easy to read, revisit, and return to content quickly. Reading aids like bullets, annotations, and arrows walk students through important facts and break up the material in short, engaging bites of information. Though brief, the Fourth Edition of this core book is still robust and current enough to provide everything that students need to be successful in their American Government course. Whether for the on-the-go student who doesn’t have time to read and digest a lengthy chapter, or for the instructor who wants a book that will stay out of their way and leave room for plenty of supplementary reading and activities, AmGov provides a perfectly simplified foundation.
AmGov: Long Story Short
by Christine BarbourAll the fundamentals. No fluff. Learn more with less! AmGov: Long Story Short helps students learn the nuts and bolts of American Government. Unlike competitors, this bestseller responds to the need for quick studying and skimming with ten succinct chapters that make it easy to read, revisit, and return to content quickly. Reading aids like bullets, annotations, and arrows walk students through important facts and break up the material in short, engaging bites of information. Though brief, the Fourth Edition of this core book is still robust and current enough to provide everything that students need to be successful in their American Government course. Whether for the on-the-go student who doesn’t have time to read and digest a lengthy chapter, or for the instructor who wants a book that will stay out of their way and leave room for plenty of supplementary reading and activities, AmGov provides a perfectly simplified foundation. This text is offered in Sage Vantage, an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality Sage textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Unparalleled in its ease of use and built for dynamic teaching and learning, Vantage offers customizable LMS integration and best-in-class support. Instructors, see how Vantage works! Take a brief self-guided tour with our interactive demo
Amazing Grace at 250: Global Heritage and Contested Legacies (Congregational Music Studies Series)
by Gareth Atkins Martin V. ClarkeThis book focuses on arguably the best-known Christian hymn worldwide. From the slave trade to the civil rights movement and from obscurity in its country of origin to global recognition, the origins, history, influence, and legacy of “Amazing Grace” are uniquely complex. The volume brings together historians, theologians, literary scholars, and musicologists to shed new light on the ways in which the hymn’s lyrics, familiar musical setting and its performance by leading vocalists contribute to its enduring popularity and the meanings and value ascribed to it by diverse communities across time and place. The chapters explore the literary and religious qualities of the text, its relationship with the ubiquitous NEW BRITAIN melody, its adoption and adaptation by famous singers and in Christian churches from South America to Asia. The contributors highlight significant facets of the hymn’s origins and legacy, while the collection as a whole provides a focused emphasis on the importance of historical, literary, theological, and musical approaches in understanding the ways in which Christian congregational music acquires meaning and influences thought and practice in local and global contexts.
Amazing Moms! Motherhood Curriculum, Facilitator's Guide
by Dan Griffin Harrison Crawford Sophia MurphyA transformative, 19-session workshop that helps moms build the skills and self-confidence to become the best mothers they can be Trauma is widely prevalent among parents, and it can affect mothers’ ability to form healthy relationships with their children. Amazing Moms! is the first thoroughly trauma-informed curriculum designed specifically to help mothers unpack their personal histories and learn techniques for becoming better parents. Covering an unusually broad list of topics, from emotional regulation and discipline to families of origin and societal expectations of mothers, the sessions create opportunities for interactive learning and personal growth. Amazing Moms! accommodates all learning styles and includes activities to help create a trusting atmosphere where participants feel safe opening up and engaging with the material. The curriculum also features: Small group activities, grounding exercises, and participant-led lessonsActivities that incorporate art, physical movement, roleplays, and between-session exercisesPractical skills and tools mothers can use with, and teach to, their childrenEnhanced communication skills for healthy conflict resolutionA candid discussion of sex, sexuality, and intimacy, and how to begin having healthy dialogue about these topics with childrenStrategies for finding balance and prioritizing self-careExploration of the changing roles and expectations of women and mothers, woven throughout the sessions Based on current scientific evidence and developed by leading researchers and practitioners in the field, Amazing Moms! offers a unique perspective on motherhood, connecting participants with themselves so they can better connect with their children. Amazing Moms! is both inspired by and a companion to the Amazing Dads! Curriculum.
Amazing Moms! Motherhood Curriculum, Workbook
by Dan Griffin Harrison Crawford Sophia MurphyThe first gender-responsive, trauma-informed curriculum designed specifically for mothers Amazing Moms! Motherhood Curriculum consists of 16 two-hour, co-facilitated sessions that include activities, exercises, and experiential opportunities. The goal of the workshop is to help participants create a vision of the mothers they want to be and to provide them with the awareness, tools, and confidence to achieve that vision. By encouraging participants to connect with the content on a personal level, the curriculum helps mothers enhance their relationships with their children and other family members. The Amazing Moms! program—including a Facilitator's Guide and Participant Workbook—goes beyond other parenting curricula, addressing the complex intersection of female socialization, childhood and adolescent trauma, and relational struggles that can come between mothers and their children. It covers a broad range of topics, including anger and shame, sex and sexuality, discipline, codependency, and self-care. The curriculum will challenge participants and facilitators alike to approach the material with vulnerability to achieve lasting growth. Follow detailed plans for facilitating 16 two-hour sessions on issues related to parenting, designed specifically for mothers Help participants develop self-awareness and understand how their past trauma influences their emotions and behaviors Encourage strong mother–child relationships with skill-building exercises and activities Use techniques to foster safety, trust, openness, and honesty in group settings This curriculum is for all moms, with children of all ages—especially those who have found themselves in child protective services or some other aspect of the child welfare system.
Ambiances: A Sensitivity to Ordinary Situations (Ambiances, Atmospheres and Sensory Experiences of Spaces)
by David Zerbib Jean-Paul Thibaud Nicolas TixierHow do ambiances shape our sensory, social, and built environments? This book offers interdisciplinary perspectives to understand the profound ways in which ambiances redefine our experiences and perceptions of ordinary spaces.The study of ambiances is part of an important trend in the contemporary urban world, where increasing attention is being given to the sensitive and affective dimensions of space and experience. Beginning with an exploration of foundational concepts, this book then delves into the sensory, philosophical, and cultural dimensions of ambiances at the intersection of sensory environments and lived experiences. It explores the role of ambiances play in architectural design, urban spaces, and daily life. It engages with questions of contemporary sensibility, the sensitive experience of architectures and urban spaces, and the dialogue between the notion of ambiances and that of affective atmospheres. This book connects diverse perspectives of architects, philosophers, anthropologists and geographers to map the conceptual and practical territories of ambiances, from their roots in Francophone research to their broader global implications.This book offers an essential guide to the study of ambiances, providing a foundational and forward-looking exploration that is valuable for researchers and upper level undergraduates of architecture, urban studies, urban planning, human geography, anthropology and philosophy.