Encyclopedias and Reference

Environment

Biodiversity & Sustainability

• Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability Gale
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  • Spirit of Sustainability (2010)
  • Business of Sustainability (2010)
  • Law and Politics of Sustainability (2011)
  • Natural Resources and Sustainability (2012)
  • Ecosystems Management and Sustainability (2012)
  • Measurements, Indicators, and Research Methods for Sustainability (2012)
  • China, India and East and Southeast Asia: Assessing Sustainability (2012)
  • The Americas & Oceania: Assessing Sustainability (2012)
  • The Afro-Eurasia: Assessing Sustainability (2012)
  • The Future of Sustainability (2012)
  
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Biodiversity Elsevier
  Major themes of biodiversity including evolution, classification, definition, ecological patterns and theories, and an assessment of contemporary patterns and trends. (Updated regularly)
  
  
• Managing Biodiversity in Agricultural Ecosystems Gale
  Includes the most recent research and developments in the maintenance of local diversity at the genetic, species, and ecosystem levels. (2007)
  
  

Energy

• Alternative Energy Gale
  While there is significant discussion of the non-renewable resources now used to meet the majority of the world's energy needs (oil, coal and natural gas), the primary focus of the set is on newer options to meet the ever-growing demand. (2012)
  
  
• Energy for the 21st Century Gale
  Provides a detailed analysis of the past, present, and future of all the principal energy sources--biomass, coal, oil, natural gas, hydro and nuclear power--as well as sustainable sources, especially fuel cell technology. (2007)
  
  

Environment

• Climate Change in Context
  Offers coverage of the history, politics, and ethical debates related to climate change, including the impact of climate change on daily life, trade and commerce, travel, and the future of both industrialized and impoverished nations. Provides insights on leading social issues and spurs critical thinking about the impact of environmental issues on daily life and globalization. (2008)
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Environment and Society
  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. (2007)
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Environmetrics Wiley
  Covers the development and application of quantitative methods in the environmental sciences. (2012)
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Global Change
  Encompassing tsunamis, elephant conservation, ocean pollution, mining regulation, and permafrost melt, the 300 authoritative articles in this unique and wide-ranging encyclopedia investigate all types of phenomena that change life on Earth. (2001)
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change
  Explores major topics related to global warming and climate change-ranging geographically from the North Pole to the South Pole, and thematically from social effects to scientific causes. (2012)
  
  
• Encyclopedia of the Earth
  about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. The Encyclopedia is a free, fully searchable collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts who collaborate and review each other's work.
  
  
• Encyclopedia of the U.S. Government and the Environment
  Covers the history of the U.S. government's approach to environmental policy. (2011)
  
  
• Environmental Encyclopedia 4th Ed. Gale
  Provides in-depth, worldwide coverage of environmental issues. (2011)
  
  
• Environmental Science: Science in Context
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• Great Debates in American Environmental History
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• Green Issues and Debates Gale
  Explores the multitude of threats to sustainable life on earth and the myriad of controversies surrounding potential solutions. (2011)
  
  
• Human Geography Gale
  Provides insight into both regional and global issues by addressing fundamental and advanced topics critical to the study of human geography and places special emphasis on exploring the impact of human habitation and economic activity on the environment.
  
  
• Human Geography: People and the Environment Gale
  Provides insight into both regional and global issues by addressing fundamental and advanced topics critical to the study of human geography and places special emphasis on exploring the impact of human habitation and economic activity on the environment.
  
  
• Water Science and Issues
  Covers all important water science concepts and current issues and highlights major historical developments and key figures. (2003)
  
  

Ethics/Philosophy

• Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy Gale
  Examines the philosophical and ethical issues underlying contemporary and historical environmental issues, policies, and debates.(2008)
  
  
• Green Ethics and Philosophy Gale
  Covers the moral relationship between humans and their natural environment, specifically targeting the contemporary green movement. (2011)
  
  

Food/Agriculture

• Encyclopedia of Agrophysics Springer
  Provides up-to-date information on the physical properties and processes affecting the quality of the environment and plant production. (2011)
  
  
• Food and Famine in the 21st Century ABC Clio
  Hunger, starvation, and famine today are acknowledged as cultural hazards, interrelated with natural hazards, increasingly complex, and difficult to resolve. This work helps provide an understanding of the significance and ramifications of the world’s agricultural systems, food production, food availability, food shortages, hunger, starvation, and famine. (2012)
  
  

Research Articles

• Research Databases for Environment
  
  
  

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• Access Science
  Very interactive online edition of the comprehensive McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. Updated regularly.
  
  
• American Women of Science since 1900 Gale
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• Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Gale
  Information on the history of science through articles on the professional lives of scientists.(2008)
  
  
• CQ Researcher
  Explores current social and political issues from the news with Congressional Quarterly objectivity and balance, 1991- present.
  
  
• Gale Virtual Reference Library Gale
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• Opposing Viewpoints
  
  
  
• Oxford Reference Online
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