Sustainability: Reference

AccessScience provides you with "fully searchable content from McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition."

Encyclopedia entries and dictionary definitions from various fields.

Provides diverging points of view on issues (e.g. LEED certification) with lists of further readings. Also provides reference materials, magazine articles, journals, news and statistics.

"The Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. Articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts who collaborate and review each other's work." Current issues, biodiversity, climate change, energy, environmental law, physics & chemistry, water, weather, wildlife, and more.

"A first-of-its-kind multi-sector strategy to help guide California's efforts in adapting to climate change impacts"

"...presents the substance of the Climate Change 2007 Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in simplified language and structure."

"Five steps for safeguarding wildlife from climate change,
eleven wildlife profiles, from migratory birds to grizzly bears, and dozens of national park stories, from the Arctic to the Caribbean"

"The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress."

"...presents the substance of the Climate Change 2007 Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in simplified language and structure."

"...quantifies the specific financial and human resources needed, as well as infrastructure required, to meet the MDGs (Millennium Development Goals)."

"...is a series of lectures given by leading international figures that examine our current relationship with the natural world and discuss what tomorrow might bring."

"Fifty years of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) research on glacier change shows recent dramatic shrinkage of glaciers in three climatic regions of the United States. These long periods of record provide clues to the climate shifts that may be driving glacier change."

"...in addition to clean air, the well-being of our planet also requires that water, wastewater and the resulting biosolids (sludge) need to be managed more seriously, and in a focused, coordinated and cooperative manner."

"...provides an overview of capital flows and an analysis of the trends in sustainable energy investment activity."

"...reviews recent urban planning practices and approaches, discusses constraints and conflicts existing, and identifies innovative approaches that are more responsive to current challenges of urbanization."

Click 'DATA' icon at top of page for the report. "The PACE presents statistics on capital expenditures and operating costs for pollution prevention and pollution treatment by type of media, air water or solid waste and type of activity, treatment, recycling, disposal and prevention. The survey also collects expenditures for site cleanup, permits, fees and product redesign."

"...the first comprehensive study of the phenomenon of informal settlements in the region."

"...summarizes the presentations and discussions held during the 'Forum on Sustainable Urbanization in the Information Age' which took place in May 2008 in New York City."

"An interdisciplinary MIT faculty group decided to study the future of nuclear power because of a belief that this technology is an important option for the United States and the world to meet future energy needs without emitting carbon dioxide and other atmospheric pollutants."

"Large cuts in emissions of greenhouse gases are needed if we are to avoid the worst effects of global climate change. This Rapid Assessment Report describes the vital contributions which ecosystems can and must make to improve these efforts."

"It is meant to assist trainers prepare and deliver training courses that provide an understanding of economic instruments and basic capability to use such instruments in a practical setting."

"...the Trade and Development Report 2009 is addressing the question of how increased efforts aimed at climate change mitigation can be combined with forward-looking development strategies and rapid growth in developing countries."

"...serves as an advocacy tool to promote conservation and sustainable management of the world’s forests through a better understanding of the values they provide in support of global ecological stability, economic development and human well-being."

"...introduce(s) the basic concepts of water quality and how it is related to ecosystem and human health; and to present an overview and assessments of current and upcoming global water quality issues with examples from around the world."

"...assesses global freshwater resources including what drives the pressures facing them, how water is used, climate change's future effects on water supplies and options for improving water management for sustainable development."

Long-term climate cycles, effects on societies, strategies for dealing with global warming.