Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Background Info Sources
- Biodiversity Heritage LibraryThe Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives. The BHL portal provides free access to hundreds of thousands of volumes, comprising over 60 million pages, from the 15th-21st centuries.
- Encyclopedia of Environment and Society (Gale)Provides issues, concepts, theories, examples, problems, and policies, with the goal of explicating an emerging way of thinking about people and nature. Written by experts from incredibly diverse fields.
- Encyclopedia of Environmental Change (Sage)Accessibly written by a team of international authors, the Encyclopedia of Environmental Change provides a gateway to the complex facts, concepts, techniques, methodology and philosophy of environmental change. This three-volume set illustrates and examines topics within this dynamic and rapidly changing interdisciplinary field.
- Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy (Gale)Examines the philosophical and ethical issues underlying contemporary and historical environmental issues, policies, and debates. Covers concepts, institutions, topics, events and people, including global warming, animal rights, environmental movements, alternative energy, green chemistry, industrial ecology, and eco-sabotage.
- Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology (Springer))This reference book provides peer-reviewed coverage of sustainability science and technology with contributions from nearly 1,000 of the world’s leading scientists and engineers, who write on more than 600 separate topics in 42 sections.
- Environmental Encyclopedia (Gale)Provides in-depth, worldwide coverage of environmental issues. Each article is written in a nontechnical style and provides current status, analysis, and suggested solutions whenever possible.
- Knovel Engineering eReference BooksThis collection of applied science reference books includes many that deal with environmental issues.
Streaming Videos
- Alexander Street Environmental Studies FilmsFilms in this collection are part of our Alexander Street Films subscription.
- Docuseek + Global Environmental JusticeDocuseek2 Complete Collection includes over 1,5000 recent and popular documentaries from independent producers including Icarus Films, Bullfrog Films, and others. The Global Environmental Justice collection (currently 25 films) is curated by faculty from major universities on subjects ranging from the hidden costs of fast fashion in Asia and forest preservation in Tibet to inner-city environmental issues in the US.
- Films on Demand Environmental Science Video CollectionFilms in this collection are part of our Films on Demand subscription.