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Environment 

A guide to resources for the study of the Environment.
Last update: Sep 14th, 2009 URL: http://subjectguides.library.unsw.edu.au/environment  Print Guide  RSS Updates

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Databases

  • Environment Complete  
    Offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law.
  • APAFT: Australian Public Affairs Full Text  
    Essential source for any Australian topic. Multidisciplinary coverage including Australian journals, newspapers, with emphasis on social sciences and humanities.
    Full text 1995+
    Index 1978+
  • Expanded Academic  
    From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers. 1980+
  • SAGE  
    Science and Geography Education (SAGE) database indexes popular journals on a broad range of subjects. Most journals indexed are Australian. 1990+
  • Factiva  
    Full text access to global news and business information, including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, The Australian Financial Review and The Age.
    More newspaper resources are available on the Find newspapers page of this guide.
  • International Bibliography of the Social Sciences: IBSS  
    IBSS focuses mainly on the four core social science disciplines: anthropology, politics, economics and sociology. 1951+
  • PAIS  
    Offers access to the international literature in public affairs, international relations and includes literature on treaties, diplomacy, international and regional organizations, international peace and security. 1972+
  • Academic Research Library  
    Extensive international coverage of information in the social sciences and humanities, also with content in science and technology.
  • Business Source Premier  
    Excellent source for many aspects of development, particularly business and economic.
  • Omnifile Full Text Mega  
    Extensive multidisciplinary coverage. Searches a range of important databases including Humanities Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text and Social Sciences Full Text.
  • International Political Science Abstracts: IPSA  
    The major resource for journal articles on political science. Good coverage of American political history and international relations. 1951+
  • Sociological Abstracts  
    Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences, including scholarly and peer reviewed journals.
  • AGIS Plus Text  
    Indexes and abstracts articles on all aspects of law from Australian and New Zealand law journals, and selected journals from the U.S., U.K. and Canada. Includes administrative law, family law, human rights, legal aid.
    Full text 1999+
  • Philosopher's Index  
    The Philosopher's Index is a bibliographic database with informative, author-written abstracts covering scholarly research in all areas of philosophy. 1940+
  • EconLit  
    Covers a wide range of economics-related literature, including both economic theory and application. Relevant to economic aspects of development and international development.
    1969+
  • Left Index  
    Provides access to the diversity of literature on the left, with emphasis on political and cultural scholarship, and significant but obscure sources of news and ideas.
    1982+

Websites

  • Australian Conservation Foundation  
    The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) works with the community, business and government to protect, restore and sustain our environment.
  • Greenpeace Australia Pacific  
    Greenpeace is an independent campaigning organisation that uses non-violent direct action to expose global environmental problems.
  • Worldwatch Institute  
    The Worldwatch Institute is an independent research organization recognized by opinion leaders around the world for its accessible, fact-based analysis of critical global issues.
  • Centre for Policy Development  
    The Centre for Policy Development is a public interest think tank dedicated to seeking out creative, viable ideas and innovative research to inject into Australia's policy debates.
  • Focus on the Global South  
    Focus on the Global South (Focus) is a non-governmental organisation that combines policy research, advocacy, activism and grassroots capacity building in order to generate critical analysis and encourage debates on national and international policies.
  • Navdanya  
    Navdanya started as a program of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology (RFSTE), a participatory research initiative founded by Dr. Vandana Shiva, to provide direction and support to environmental activism.
 
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