One Planet Fellows
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About this Resource
This resource has been created by the Luria Library faculty and the Center for Sustainability at Santa Barbara City College, to provide information and access to materials on campus, online and in the community in the areas of sustainability and diversity.
Reference Sources
In Print
These resources are available in the Luria Library Reference section.
- R 317.3 U58 2000 CENSR Mapping Census 2000 : the geography of U.S. diversity, 2000
- R 305.8 S556a Atlas of American diversity
- R 305.8 S556a Natural Resources
- R 363.7003 K92e Encyclopedia of world environmental history
- R 363.7003 M743e Encyclopedia of environmental science
- R 363.7282 G151r Recycling sourcebook.
- R 553.7 F465w The water encyclopedia: hydrologic data and Internet resources
Electronic
Gale Virtual Reference Desk Environmental Science
Keywords to use in searches
The study of sustainability and diversity (either or combined) can be complicated by the many related subject terms. What follows is a list of official terms to use when you are searching catalogs, databases and websites.
- Biodiversity
- Capitalism--Environmental aspects--United States
- Climatic changes
- Community development
- Conservation biology
- Conservation of natural resources
- Ecocriticism
- Ecology
- Economic development -- Environmental aspects
- Ecotourism
- Environmental Education
- Environmental justice
- Environmental philosophy
- Globalization
- Industrial management -- Environmental aspects.
- Nature conservation -- United States
- Peace-building
- Pollution
- Population -- Environmental aspects
- Population policy
- Social responsibility of business
- SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
- Sustainable architecture
- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- Sustainable forestry
- Sustainable fisheries
- Sustainable development--International cooperation
How to find books
A significant book in this field is Collapse by Jared Diamond
Here are some other titles of particular interest:
Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization by Lester R. Brown Fight Global Warming Now : The Handbook for Taking Action in Your Community by Bill McKibben The End of Nature by Bill McKibben Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan
Search the library catalog for books on sustainability and diversity.
How to find periodical articles
Search a topic in the periodical database
The most comprehensive way to see what we have and can get for you in scholarly publication is by using A-to-Z List of Journal and Periodical Holdings
Key websites
Green Facts Facts on health and the environment
Films/Videos/DVD
The Learning Resource Center (LRC) across from the Library has many useful videos in their collection.
SBCC Departments
Contact a Librarian
For help tracking down more resources, or to suggest additional resources for this guide, contact the SBCC Luria Library.
