Environmental Studies 137: Introduction to Environmental Studies
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Overview Resources - Background Information
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Gale in Context: Environmental Studies This link opens in a new windowFull-text articles from scholarly journals, newspapers, magazines, and encyclopedias, plus case studies, primary source documents, images, podcasts, videos, statistics, and other materials in environmental studies. Users can browse by topic/issue and geographical area (using an interactive map) in addition to searching by keyword.
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Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowOffers full-text access to over 500 highly-regarded titles from 70 publishers. Covers every major subject in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences from the world's best publishers of reference.
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CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowFull-text reports on current issues including health issues, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Includes background information, overviews, pros and cons, and sources for further research. Covers materials published 1991-present.
Contemporary World Issues Series
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The Climate Change Debate: A Reference Handbook
Publication Date: 2020The Climate Change Debate: A Reference Handbook provides an in-depth look at climate change facts and statistics. It also discusses debate surrounding the scientific consensus. -
Waste Management: A Reference Handbook
Publication Date: 2020Waste Management: A Reference Handbook provides an in-depth look at the waste management industry in the United States and elsewhere, including such issues as food scraps, recycling, and other kinds of solid waste. -
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More in the Contemporary World Issues SeriesSee all books in the Contemporary World Issues Series.
Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
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Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability (10-Vol. Set)
Call Number: (Rolvaag Reference) GE140 .B47 2010Publication Date: 2010 -
Vol. 2: The Business of Sustainability
"Contains rich analysis of how sustainability is being factored into industries across the globe, with enlightening case studies of businesses serving as agents of change." -
Vol. 6: Measurements, Indicators, and Research Methods for Sustainability
"Presents a thorough and accessible overview of the ways in which sustainability is charted worldwide." -
Vol. 10: The Future of Sustainability
"Updated articles on key concepts and core beliefs of sustainability, the practices and methods to achieve it - and the ways in which different areas of the world adopt them or not - offer readers a comprehensive overview of volumes 1 through 9."
