“The Encyclopedia of Environment and Society brings together multiplying issues, concepts, theories, examples, problems, and policies, with the goal of clearly explicating an emerging way of thinking about people and nature. More »
University Libraries
Formats
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Geography and Environmental Studies
First Stop Resources
Encyclopedia of Environment and Society
Encyclopedia of Human Geography
“This multidisciplinary volume provides cross-cultural coverage of human geography as it is understood in the contemporary world More »
GeoBase (on Engineering Village Platform)
Articles (Research Databases)
Academic Search Premier
GeoBase (on Engineering Village Platform)
JSTOR
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
Proquest Newspapers
Science Citation Index
Social Sciences Citation Index
Atlases
Atlas of Global Development
“…vividly illustrates the key development challenges facing our world today. Social, economic, and environmental issues that are facing the planet are presented by easy-to read, colorful world maps, tables, graphs, text and photographs. More »
Census Atlas of the United States
“The Census Atlas is a large-format publication about 300 pages long and containing almost 800 maps. Data from decennial censuses prior to 2000 support nearly 150 maps and figures, More »
Historical Atlas of California
“Using nearly five hundred historical maps and many other illustrations‚Äö√Ñ√¨from rough sketches drawn in the field to commercial maps to beautifully rendered works of art‚Äö√Ñ√¨this lavishly illustrated volume is the first to tell the story of California’s past from a unique visual perspective. More »
Books
Crimes Against Nature: Squatters, Poachers, Thieves, and the Hidden History of American Conservation
“Centering his analysis on social relations and law, Jacoby uncovers the consequences for ordinary people of various conservation policies and, in the process, gives readers a fresh interpretation of this much-studied topic. More »
Cultural Geography: A Critical Dictionary of Key Concepts
“This is an excellent and long overdue reference work for students of critical cultural geography. The editors set out the critical spirit of the book from the outset and signal the relevancy of cultural geographical studies for understanding the dynamic complexes of the worlds we live in More »
Encyclopedia of Environment and Society
“The Encyclopedia of Environment and Society brings together multiplying issues, concepts, theories, examples, problems, and policies, with the goal of clearly explicating an emerging way of thinking about people and nature. More »
Encyclopedia of Human Geography
“This multidisciplinary volume provides cross-cultural coverage of human geography as it is understood in the contemporary world More »
United States West Coast: An Environmental History
“United States West Coast: An Environmental History explores the interplay of ecology, economy, and culture throughout the history of the region of North America where the waters drain to the Pacific Ocean. More »
Videos
A Dangerous Business Revisited
“Five years ago, FRONTLINE and The New York Times joined forces to investigate death and dismemberment in one of America’s most dangerous industries — the iron pipe foundry business. More »
Dangerous Business
“An investigation of the McWane corporation, identified as one of the most dangerous companies in America in terms of health and safety violations, employee accidents and deaths. Over the last seven years the corporation has amassed more safety violations than all its major competitors combined.”
The Nature of Business Partnering with the Environment
“As corporations continue to think globally, the rapidly deteriorating state of the environment is demanding that they act locally– now. More »
Websites
National Transportation Library
Valuable resource for transportation statistics, studies and reports. “The National Transportation Library is charged with improving the availability of transportation-related information More »
TED: A Greener Future?
A series of short videos of talks given at the annual TED conference. Presenters are visionaries, leaders, artists and thinkers – highly recommended!
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