This guide is meant to be a starting point for undergraduate students interested in any aspect of sustainability studies.
- Brainstorm (Purdue University's OWL essay brainstorming)
- Choosing an Essay Topic
- Design for Environmental Sustainability
- Environmental Impacts: Ethical Textiles (Video)
- Handbook of Green Design and Construction
- Handbook of Sustainability Literacy: Skills for a Changing World
- Implementing Campus Greening Initiatives: Approaches, Methods and Perspectives
- Integrating Sustainability Thinking in Science and Engineering Curricula: Innovative Approaches, Methods and Tools
- Researching Sustainability: A Guide to Social Science Methods, Practice, and Engagement
- State of the World (Annual Worldwatch Institute report; more reports are available in print format)
- Sustainable Consumption and Production: A Handbook for Policy Makers (UNEP)
Books Collections:
- Knovel
- National Academics Press eBooks
- O'Reilly
- Scholars Portal Books
- Springer eBooks
- Taylor & Francis eBooks
Specific EBooks:
- The Environmental State of Canada
- The Hidden Potential of Sustainable Neighborhoods: Lessons from Low-Carbon Communities
- Human Footprints on the Global Environment: threats to sustainability
- LEED Practices, Certification and Accreditation Handbook
- Planning for Sustainability: Creating Livable, Equitable and Ecological Communities
- Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Environmental Issues
Journal Indexes:
- Business Source Complete
- Canadian Business and Current Affairs
- Ei Engineering Village (Includes GEOBASE)
- Environment Index
- IEEExplore
- GreenFILE
- Scopus
- TRID (Transportation research)
- Web of Science
Specific Sustainability E-Journals
- Alternatives Journal
- Canadian Journal of Environmental Engineering
- Environment, Development, and Sustainability
- Environmental Education Research
- International Journal of Sustainable Transportation
- International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
- Local Environment
- Sustainable Development