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Writing Nature: Discourses in Ecology, Culture, and Technology

PWR 1CR - Fall 2012 - Instructor: Ross, C.
Last Updated: 1-Apr-2013

A guide to resources for PWR 1CR: Writing Nature: Discourses in Ecology, Culture, and Technology. Course topics include: the relationships among nature, culture, science, and technology; How do we frame and mount arguments for a just and sustainable future?

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Engineering Library (Terman)
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Subjects

General and interdisciplinary

Around Stanford

Sustainable Stanford
Woods Institute for the Environment

Background/Reference sources about the Environment

Use these sources to help you pick a topic and to provide context to your research based argument.

Access Science - Science and Technology Encyclopedia
Battleground : environment
Encyclopedia of global warming and climate change
Green issues and debates: an A-to-Z guide
Part of the Sage Publishing Green Society Book Series.
Environmental activism: a reference handbook
Encyclopedia of world environmental history
Sage Publishing Green Society Book Series
This online book series explores all aspects of environmentalism, from energy, business, and food to technology, education, culture.
World At Risk: A Global Issues Sourcebook

Suggested Databases for Articles on Environmental Topics

To locate additional databases by name or topic, use the SearchWorks online catalog and select the Database facet.  For other topics check the related Guides listed in the left sidebar of this page.

CAB Abstracts
Environment Index
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management
ProQuest Statistical Insight
United Nations Sustainable Development National Information Database

Internet Resources for Environmental Issues

National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP)
United Nations Environmental Data Explorer
World Environmental Library
Worldwatch Institute