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Environmental Science > Sustainability
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Geoethics, Ethical Challenges and Case Studies in Earth Sciences part of Print Resource Collection
This 450-page book explores ethics in geoscience. It focuses on professional ethics and includes a discussion on improving communication between scientists and the public. The book was written by a ...
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
California Burning: A multimedia project part of Web Resource Collection
This multimedia resource provides an overview of wildfire risk and response to the risk in California. Text, video, images, and data are used to discuss how drought and overgrowth of forests play a ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual
Can Earth's and Society's Systems Meet the Needs of 10 Billion People?: Summary of a Workshop part of Print Resource Collection
This 112-page report summarizes outcomes from a 2014 workshop focused on sustainability and meeting the needs of a growing population. It addresses the questions how do we prepare for a future ...
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Expanding boundaries of exploration part of Web Resource Collection
The appetite for mining beyond the confines of the land does not end with the deep ocean: celestial bodies, too, have stirred commercial interest. The prospect of mining the ocean floors and bodies ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Oil, Water and Climate: An Introduction part of Print Resource Collection
Global energy demand is increasing from population and economic development pressures and climate change, resulting in large part from the burning of fossil fuels, is exacerbating the impacts of the ...
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Homepage part of Web Resource Collection
This is the homepage for the American Museum of Natural History's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation. The goals of the center are to "mitigate critical threats to global ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual
State of the Land part of Web Resource Collection
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (part of the US Department of Agriculture) developed this site to provide data and analysis on land use, soil erosion and quality, water quality, wetlands, ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Maps, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Collection
Intute: Health and Life Sciences part of Web Resource Collection
This clearinghouse, published by the Intute Consortium, provides access to web-based resources for medicine; nursing, midwifery and allied health; agriculture; food and forestry; veterinary medicine; ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection
The Tofte Project part of Web Resource Collection
This site provides a description of a cabin in Tofte, MN on the North Shore of Lake Superior. The new owner of the cabin decided to remake it into a model of sustainable building practices. The site ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Animations/Video
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education part of Web Resource Collection
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) is a research and education grants program. The goal of the program is to advance farming systems that are profitable, environmentally sound and ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Policy Resources