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Sustainability: General Information

Sustainable and sustainability are "hot topics" everywhere. Since sustainable is an adjective, you can put just about any noun behind it and have a subject that students are studying, faculty are teaching, and nonprofits are researching.

Welcome

Welcome to the research guide for Sustainability. In this guide you will recommended resources for research related to sustainability, including books, Yale licensed databases, government websites, and more.

Featured Resource

Beyond the Buzzwords
What is Beyond the Buzzwords?
Beyond the Buzzwords is a multimedia project in which Yale-connected experts break down some of the buzzwords often used in sustainable innovation, via a carefully curated set of explanatory resources. The site is a collaboration between the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) and the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale (CITY).
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You can explore our current set of buzzwords though the links below. If you would like to a suggest a new buzzword, please let us know! The site will grow over time. We know buzzwords have a habit of proliferating. That's why we created the site in the first place!

Environmental News from the EPA

Top Sustainability Resources: Yale Library Databases

New Books on Sustainability

Advances in Renewable Hydrogen and Other Sustainable Energy Carriers

Advances in the Domain of Environmental Biotechnology Microbiological Developments in Industries, Wastewater Treatment and Agriculture

African Heritage Challenges Communities and Sustainable Development

Agri-food and Forestry Sectors for Sustainable Development Innovations to Address the Ecosystems-Resources-Climate-Food-Health Nexus

Agromining: Farming for Metals Extracting Unconventional Resources Using Plants

Alternative Energy Resources The Way to a Sustainable Modern Society

Bhutan: Conservation and Environmental Protection in the Himalayas

Biophilic Cities for an Urban Century Why nature is essential for the success of cities

Climate Change and Water Resources in Africa Perspectives and Solutions Towards an Imminent Water Crisis

Conservation of Tropical Coral Reefs A Review of Financial and Strategic Solutions

Ecological Intensification of Natural Resources for Sustainable Agriculture

Environmental Footprints Assessing Anthropogenic Effects

Librarian for Anthropology & Environmental Studies

Rachel Sperling

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Subjects: Anthropology, Archaeology, Environmental Studies

Off-Campus Access

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