Disciplines & Professions: Natural Resources

Web Sites

Natural Resources Research Information Pages
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~leung/nrrips.html

Designed to be a resource for students and researchers of natural resources. Organized into subject headings such as government agencies, institutions, and organizations and outdoor recreation research.

Open Directory's Natural Resources Directory
http://dmoz.org/Science/Social_Sciences/Economics/ Agriculture_and_Natural_Resources/

Provides links to over 15 sites on physical therapy and offers visitors an annotated list of direct links to about 20 useful URLs. Also directs visitors to Open Directory pages in other subjects related to natural resources and environmental concerns.

USDA Natural Resources and Environment Page
http://www.usda.gov

Click on the Natural Resources and Environment link to access this comprehensive government site.

Databases

Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, also available through SilverPlatter)

Abstracts journals, conference proceedings, and grey literature. More than 600,000 records available. Focus is on aquatic sciences. Covers 1978 to the present.

Envirofacts (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Allows users access to databases maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency. Search function can be limited to a single database or extended to cover several databases at once.

Environmental Engineering Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)

Citations pertain specifically to technological and engineering aspects of ecology and the environment. 80,000 records from more than 700 journals and other sources. Covers 1990 to the present.

Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)

Provides more than 1 million records from 4,000 scientific journals and other sources. Entries cover 1981 to the present and focus on such topics as air quality, various types of pollution, energy resources, hazardous waste, and water resource issues.

Print Resources

Coyne, Mark S., and Craig W. Allin, eds. Natural Resources. 3 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem, 1998.

More than 400 articles on an array of natural resource topics and issues. Entries are organized alphabetically. Volume 3 includes a select bibliography and a cumulative index.

Dunster, Julian, and Katherine Dunster. Dictionary of Natural Resources Management. Vancouver: UBC, 1996.

Contains more than 6,000 entries. Provides clear and concise definitions of resource management terms. Many entries use cross-referencing or illustrations for a more thorough explanation. Organized alphabetically.

Environmental Periodicals Bibliography. Santa Barbara, CA: Environmental Studies Institute, 1971-.

Indexes more than 450 journals. Provides bibliographic information for sources organized alphabetically by subject. Also includes an author index.

Knight, Richard L., and Sarah F. Bates, eds. A New Century for Natural Resources Management. Washington, DC: Island, 1995.

A collection of essays discussing the past, present, and future of natural resources management. Three sections provide a historical view, a discussion of current conflicts and issues, and suggestions and approaches for the future.

Kneese, Allen V. Natural Resources Economics. Brookfield, VT: Edward Elgar, 1995.

Essays on different issues within natural resources. Two sections devoted to water resources and environmental policy.

World Resources. New York: Oxford UP, 1990-.

An annual publication providing information on the environment and development. Offers informative articles as well as data and statistics. An index is included.