Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD) currently indexes over 1.6 million freely accessible electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) published around the world. Metadata (information about the theses) comes from over 600 colleges, universities, and research institutions. The OATD project is led by…
Blog Archives
New for Sustainability Studies: Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
Available now online, the 10 volume Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability. This interdisciplinary publication draws from the natural, physical, and social sciences – geophysics, engineering, and resource management, to name a few – and from philosophy and religion. The result is…
Posted in Sustainability
Hi-Tech Urban Aquaponics
The land in West Oakland where Eric Maundu is trying to farm is covered with freeways, roads, light rail and parking lots so there’s not much arable land and the soil is contaminated. So Maundu doesn’t use soil. Instead he’s…
Posted in Computer Science, Sustainability
Appropedia for Sustainable Development
Appropedia is a collaborative online space for solutions in sustainability, appropriate technology and poverty reduction. Appropedia is a wiki, and allows anyone to add, remove, or edit content. Registration is encouraged but not required for contributors. Appropedia has been described…
Posted in Sustainability
New for Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Repair Cafe: a grassroots model for sustainability
The Repair Cafe Foundation is leading a grassroots repair and recycling exchange in the Netherlands.
Posted in Sustainability
New for Sustainability Studies
University Libraries has recently acquired a number of new books, eBooks and DVDs for researchers and students in the Programs of Sustainability Studies.
Posted in Sustainability
Earthstock 2012
Celebrate Stony Brook University Earthstock 2012, April 16 – 20. Visit the University Libraries information table on the University Mall, Friday, April 20, for recommend resources, tips and tools for environmental research. Also, Sustainability Studies librarian Darren Chase will present…
Sustainability Watch
New database trial: Sustainability Watch. Access Sustainability Watch. Sustainability Watch provides evidence-based summaries on over 200 sustainability-related topics. Monitoring thousands of journals and periodicals, this product presents best practices in a variety of sustainability areas including environmental impacts and pollution…
Posted in Sustainability
GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources)
GREENR focuses on the academic study of sustainability and the environment. Both interactive and current, GREENR allows users to navigate issue, organization and country portals. This resource provides news, background information, video, unique commentaries, primary source documents and statistics in…
Posted in Database Trials, Sustainability
