Sustainability Education at UW–Madison : Environmental
Sustainability Dimensions: Environmental
The United Nations defines this dimension as: "Initiatives in energy efficiency, waste reduction, water stewardship, green buildings, and ecosystem restoration."
Find research, news, videos, and more in the following databases.
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Agricultural & Environmental ScienceFocused research tool for cross-disciplinary agriculture and environmental sciences research. Discover journals, trade publications, and conference proceedings. Featuring Agricola Index.
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E&E NewsComprehensive, daily coverage of environmental and energy policy and markets. Includes EnergyWire, ClimateWire, E&E Daily, Greenwire and E&ENews PM.
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Environmental Issues OnlineCollection of multimedia materials (primary sources, films, text and photographs) supports the study of key environmental challenges and events from the 20th and 21st centuries.
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Environmental Studies in VideoDocumentary films and footage from diverse sources covering environmental studies, including ethics, policy, economics, law, sociology, planning, and environmental science, 1970 to present.
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Environmental Impact Statements: Digests (EIS)Collection of draft and final environmental impact statements issued since 1985, with descriptions of purpose, positive and negative aspects, legal mandates, and agency reference numbers.
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Civil Engineering AbstractsArticle database for civil engineering and complementary fields, with international coverage back to 1966.
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GreenFILEDatabase covering all aspects of human impact to the environment, including global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and more.
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Pollution AbstractsIndex to journals, conference proceedings, government reports, and books on all forms of pollution, including air, water, waste, radioactive material, toxic emissions, and noise pollution.
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Water Resources AbstractsDatabase of summaries of technical and scientific literature on water-related topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources.
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All Environmental DatabasesFull list of environmental databases available through the UW-Madison Libraries.
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All Environmental Engineering DatabasesFull list of environmental engineering databases available through the UW-Madison Libraries.
Multidisciplinary Science Databases
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BioOne CompletePeer-reviewed research journals in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences.
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SciELO: Scientific Electronic Library OnlineOpen-access scientific journals from disciplines in the health and life sciences, social sciences, and the humanities from Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian countries.
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ScopusLarge, multidisciplinary database that covers science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Includes tools to track, analyze, and visualize research.
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Web of ScienceMultidisciplinary database with extensive coverage in the sciences. Includes filters for SDG=Sustainable Development Goals in the Advanced Search or on the results page.
Browse Environmental Studies Journals
BrowZine is available for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. BrowZine lets you browse, read, save, and monitor scholarly journals in your subject areas on your mobile device or desktop/laptop.
Government Publications and Datasets
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National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)Hosted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), world's largest active archive of weather data.
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National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP)NSCEP is a database of over 100,000 full-text EPA documents from pre-1976 to the present.
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Climate Data Sources Research GuideA guide to local and global climate data sources.
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Data Citation IndexAccess an array of data across subjects and regions, providing a comprehensive picture of research output to understand data in context and maximize research efforts; on the Web of Science platform.
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Mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)A guide to Information on Geographic Information Systems (GIS), maps and mapping tools/software & digital map/geospatial data resources.