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Welcome
Welcome! This research guide provides starting points for research in the field of Environmental Studies. For general help getting started with research, check out our step-by-step guide here.
Databases & Journals
- GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
A collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles including content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
- Sage Data This link opens in a new windowBillions of data sets a wide variety of subjects from government agencies, international organizations, corporations, and financial exchanges. Users can search and manipulate data sets, make comparisons, and chart trends over time.
- Sage Journals This link opens in a new windowMore than 1,100 journals with full-text access that cover a wide variety of topics, including education, sociology, health sciences, and more.
- Science Direct This link opens in a new windowScience Direct is a leading full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from nearly 2,500 journals and 26,000 books.
- Science Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Full-text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias, and reference books, plus a vast collection of images.
- Statista This link opens in a new window
Market, consumer, and industry data covering 170+ industries in over 150 countries. Search for current statistics, reports, and industry forecasts.
- Academia Environmental Sciences and SustainabilityAn open access, international journal that publishes scientific articles within the field of environmental sciences.
Search Strategies
You can find relevant sources by using a number of different keywords. When searching through databases, try out multiple keywords to see what gets you the results you want. Using " " around phrases with multiple words will keep concepts together (so you don't get results that only include "environmental" or "studies", for example).
Search Term Suggestions:
"environmental studies" ecology "environmental science" "climate change"
You can pair these keywords with the specific topic of your research using the connector AND:
"environmental studies" AND justice ecology AND economy "climate change" AND chemistry
Don't be discouraged if you don't find exactly what you want on the first try. Searching often takes many iterations of keywords to get right. Try it out for yourself below!
Books
Keywords for Environmental Studies by Call Number: TD169.3 .K49 2016ISBN: 9780814762967Publication Date: 2016-02-26Introduces key terms, quantitative and qualitative research, debates, and histories for Environmental and Nature Studies. Understandings of "nature" have expanded and changed, but the word has not lost importance at any level of discourse: it continues to hold a key place in conversations surrounding thought, ethics, and aesthetics. Nowhere is this more evident than in the interdisciplinary field of environmental studies. Keywords for Environmental Studies analyzes the central terms and debates currently structuring the most exciting research in and across environmental studies, including the environmental humanities, environmental social sciences, sustainability sciences, and the sciences of nature.
Climate Change in Human History by Call Number: QC903 .L52 2022ISBN: 9781350170339Publication Date: 2022-01-13Climate Change and Human History provides a concise introduction to the relationship between human beings and climate change throughout history. Starting hundreds of thousands of years ago and going up to the present day, this book illustrates how natural climate variability affected early human societies and how human activity is now leading to drastic changes to our climate. Taking a chronological approach the authors explain how climate change created opportunities and challenges for human societies in each major time period, covering themes such as phases of climate and history, climate shocks, the rise and fall of civilizations, industrialization, accelerating climate change and our future outlook.
People and Climate Change by Call Number: QC903 .P444 2019ISBN: 9780190886455Publication Date: 2019-05-03Climate change is a profoundly social and political challenge that threatens the well-being, livelihood, and survival of people in communities worldwide. Too often, those who have contributed least to climate change are the most likely to suffer from its negative consequences and are often excluded from the policy discussions and decisions that affect their lives.People and Climate Change pays particular attention to the social dimensions of climate change. It closely examines people's lived experience, climate-related injustice and inequity, why some groups are more vulnerable than others, and what can be done about it - especially through greater community inclusion in policy change.
