Library

Use the Library’s reference collections to consult specialized dictionaries, encyclopedias & yearbooks to find overviews or summaries, and definitions of terms and/or concepts. Note location codes of items held in Government Documents (MRR).

Encyclopedias

• Dictionary of ecodesign: an illustrated reference
• REF NK1520.Y43 2010
• Youth Activism: an international encyclopedia
• REF HQ799.2.P6Y648 2006
• Encyclopedia of environmental ethics and philosophy
• REF GE42.E533
• Encyclopedia of Environment and Society
• REF HM856.E53 2007

• State of the World; a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society
  REF HC59.A1S7
• Understanding Global Issues (numbered series)
  MRR G1046.G1U52

Online Tools

• International Encyclopedia of Human Geography
• GreenFILE
• Sage Reference Online - 2011 Encyclopedia collection

Sage Reference Series on Green Society includes:

• Green Culture
• Green Education
• Green Ethics and Philosophy
• Green Health
• Green Issues and Debates
• Green Technology

Useful Books

Taking Sides; Clashing views on Environmental Issues

Design revolution: 100 products that empower people

Biomimicry: innovation inspired by nature

The state of China atlas: mapping the world's fastest-growing economy

How bad are bananas? the carbon footprint of everything

Sustainable communities: skills and learning for place making

Green products: perspectives on innovation and adoption

Not just a pretty face: the ugly side of the beauty industry

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