Going Green: Resources for Research on the Environment and Society: Reference Sources
Information resources on green initiatives and the interaction between humans and the environment.
Finding an Introduction to Your Topic
Special Encyclopedias and other reference tools can help you to find an introductory overview of your topic. Reading introductory sources first makes it easier to read and understand more specialized sources as you gather more in-depth information for your project.
From the Print Reference Collections
Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Social Issues by Call Number: REF HN 59.2 .E343 2011ISBN: 9780313392047Publication Date: 2010-12-01Available in Cape May and Atlantic City. Volume 4 covers the environment, science, and technology.
Encyclopedia of Environmental Studies by Call Number: REF QH540.4 .A84 1991ISBN: 0816015317Publication Date: 1991-11-01Available at Mays Landing. This reference work attempts to define and illuminate each major aspect of modern environmental science. It describes scientific terminology related to the field, regulatory agencies and environmental laws, individual environmentalists and events that have had a profound effect on the environment.
Encyclopedia of Global Change by Call Number: REF GE149 .E47ISBN: 0195108256Publication Date: 2001-12-13Available at Mays Landing. A comprehensive, interdisciplinary reference source on the natural and human-made changes in the earth's physical, biological, and chemical systems. The 300 original articles and many illustrations present the full range of interactions between technological, political, and economic forces and the state of the planet.
Encyclopedia of Organic, Sustainable, and Local Food by Call Number: REF HD 9005 .E645 2010ISBN: 9780313359637Publication Date: 2009-12-01Available at Mays Landing. A comprehensive compilation of entries illuminates the key trends, activities, and themes in organic, sustainable, and local food, covering consumers, organizations, farming, policies, and much more. * 150 comprehensive, A–Z entries cover all aspects of organic food and farming, local food production and consumption, and sustainable food initiatives * A chronology of the years 1860–2009 includes over 40 events, detailing the history and evolution of organic and local food * 30 photographs depict current themes in sustainable farming and organic/local food * A bibliography lists key references for readers who wish to follow up on a specific theme
More Introductory Sources
From the American Chemical Society
What is Sustainable Agriculture?
From the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, University of California, Davis
From Sustainable Travel International
From the Wind Energy Development Programmatic EIS Information Center, at the U. S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management
From National Geographic.
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Credo Reference
Credo Reference provides access to a large number of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and other reference books. Subjects covered include art, biography, history, literature, music, religion, and science and technology
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From the E-Book Collection
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Environmental Encyclopedia by
Consisting of nearly 1,300 signed articles and term definitions, the 3rd edition of the award-winning "Environmental Encyclopedia provides in-depth, worldwide coverage of environmental issues. Each article is written in a nontechnical style and provides current status, analysis and suggests solutions whenever possible.
Call Number: Gale Virtual Reference LibraryISBN: 9780787654863Publication Date: 2002-11-01
Green Business by
Businesses increasingly recognize their capacity to help solve global environmental and social challenges, and the most innovate understand the business case for addressing such issues as climate change, water scarcity, pollution, poverty, hunger, and inequality. Via 150 signed entries, Green Business: An A-to-Z Guide provides an overview of key principles, approaches, strategies, and tools that businesses have used to reduce environmental impacts and contribute to sustainability. Entries reflect the expertise of scholars and practitioners from varied fields and provide references to other entries as well as citations for further reading. Together, they provide an understanding of green business practices that will be valuable for managers, policymakers, students, scholars, and citizens interested in the complex relationship between businesses and the environment. Vivid photos, searchable hyperlinks, numerous cross references, an extensive resource guide, and a clear, accessible writing style make the Green Society volumes ideal for classroom use.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781412996846Publication Date: 2011-06-28
Green Cities by
Via 150 signed articles, Green Cities: An A-to-Z Guide provides an overview of the key concepts that urban planners, policy makers, architects, engineers, and developers use to understand the sustainability dimensions of the urban environment. It identifies cities that have taken steps to become greener and discusses the strategies they have used; it also reviews broad concepts associated with green cities. Cities face enormous environmental challenges, and the entries in this volume, from case studies of greener cities to discussions of green urban design, infrastructure, and processes, can help us transform our cities into healthier, sustainable communities in which a growing urban population can thrive. Vivid photographs, searchable hyperlinks, numerous cross references, an extensive resource guide, and a clear, accessible writing style make the Green Society volumes ideal for classroom use as well as for research.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781412996822Publication Date: 2011-06-28
Green Consumerism by
Via 150 signed entries, Green Consumerism: An A-to-Z Guide offers a wide-ranging examination of green consumerism, one reflecting the diversity of views and debates surrounding the concept. The multiplicity of topics and disciplinary perspectives provides a useful survey of the nature of green consumerism, the forms it takes, the issues impacting it, and the practices it involves. Contributing authors also provide insights into the social and spacial constitution of green consumerism, its multifaceted and sometimes contested contours, and the ways it is embedded and shaped in relation to wider cultural, economic, political and environmental processes. Readers will derive a sense not only of what green consumerism has become, but more critically, how it might evolve, addressing both limitations and possibilities for real and meaningful change. Vivid photographs, searchable hyperlinks, numerous cross references, an extensive resource guide, and a clear, accessible writing style make the Green Society volumes ideal for classroom use as well as for research.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781412996853Publication Date: 2011-06-28
Green Food by
This third volume in the SAGE Series on Green Society lays out the contours of the field of agri-food studies. It draws on scholars working in the fields of political ecology, rural sociology, geography, and environmental studies to paint a picture of the past, present, and future of agriculture and food. It provides readers with a basic understanding of the institutions, practices, and concepts to identify what is and is not a "green" food. Because food is so intimately connected to our daily lives, the food system offers perhaps the most promise to make change in a sustainable direction. This volume addresses what a sustainable and green food system might look like, what policies would help realize it, and what kinds of tradeoffs we face in deciding which paths to choose. Green Food: An A-to-Z Guide provides people interested in food and agricultural systems the basic analytical and conceptual ideas that explain why our food system looks the way it does, and what can be done to change it for the better. Roughly 150 entries discuss how to address issues related to a green food system, and vivid photos, searchable hyperlinks, numerous cross references, an extensive resource guide, and a clear, accessible writing style make the Green Society volumes ideal for classroom use.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781412996808Publication Date: 2011-06-28
Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste by
Archaeologists and anthropologists have long studied artifacts of refuse from the distant past as a portal into ancient civilizations, but examining what we throw away today tells a story in real time and becomes an important and useful tool for academic study. Trash is studied by behavioral scientists who use data compiled from the exploration of dumpsters to better understand our modern society and culture. Why does the average American household send 470 pounds of uneaten food to the garbage can on an annual basis? How do different societies around the world cope with their garbage in these troubled environmental times? How does our trash give insight into our attitudes about gender, class, religion, and art? The Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste explores the topic across multiple disciplines within the social sciences and ranges further to include business, consumerism, environmentalism, and marketing to comprise an outstanding reference for academic and public libraries.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781412988193Publication Date: 2012-02-29
Sustainable Development Handbook by
Sustainable development is a concept that incorporates energy, urban management, environmental objectives, policy integration, and the idea that effective solutions can be achieved in a cooperative manner with concerted effort. Gaining momentum on the world stage in recent years, sustainable development is beginning to significantly redefine the policies and decision making of both corporations and governmental entities. This book is intended to clarify critical issues, proven approaches and potential pitfalls associated with such initiatives, covering underlying concepts, renewable energy solutions, environmental issues, green design and LEED(r) programs, sustainable industrial processes, sustainable development policy considerations, local government programs, corporate programs, tracking results, and future trends. This edition includes complete updates on measurement and verification for LEED projects, as well as carbon reduction.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780881736373Publication Date: 2010-07-01
Credits
This guide was developed by Leslie Murtha, Atlantic Cape Community College Libraries.
Published 2015.