Sustainable Development: Specific Topics

General Websites

Background Reading

Missouri Resources

Associations

Specific Topics

Sustainable Buildings

Energy & the Environment

Materials & Toxic Chemicals

Water and Ecosystems

All Online Resources

Sustainable Buildings

• Sustainable Environmental Stewardship: High-performance and sustainable buildings
• Green Buildings (Wikipedia)
• A Sourcebook for Green and Sustainable Buildings
• Whole Building Design Guide
• UCLA’s Center for Sustainable Urban Systems
  
• Built Green Checklists from Build Green Colorado
  

Energy & the Environment

• Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals. Mielenz, Jonathan R.; Klasson, K. Thomas; Adney, William S.; and McMillan, James D. Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals - The Twenty-Eighth Symposium. Springer - Verlag.
• Renewable Energy. Environmental Encyclopedia. Ed. Marci Bortman, Peter Brimblecombe, and Mary Ann Cunningham. Vol. 2. 3^rd ed.  Detroit: Gale, 2003. p1193-1195.
• Energy for Sustainable Development (camco)
  
• Sustainable Development and Energy. John Zumerchik. Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy. Ed. John Zumerchik. Vol. 3. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2001. p1113-1114.
• Sustainability and Environmental Impact of Renewable Energy Sources. Hester, R.E.; Harrison, R.M. Sustainability and Environmental Impact of Renewable Energy Sources. Royal Society of Chemistry.
• Sustainable Energy Use. Charles E. Ophardt. Chemistry: Foundations and Applications. Ed. J. J. Lagowski. Vol. 4. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. p190-193.

Materials & Toxic Chemicals

• Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
  • Green Chemistry
  • Process Design
  • Sustainable Development and Chemistry 
• Knovel Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
• Principles and Practices in Sustainable Development for the Engineering and Built Environment Professions
• Lean the Issues:Pesticides, Chemicals, and Toxins from the EPA
  
• Air Pollution Impacts on Infants and Children from the UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability
• List of resources on Car and Motor Vehicle Emissions
• Gas and Electric: Understanding Hybrid Cars (also note the "Hybrid Electric Vehicles" link at the bottom for a UN report on developing countries)
• Air Pollution list of resources
  

Water and Ecosystems

• Sustainable Development. Water: Science and Issues. Ed. E. Julius Dasch. Vol. 4. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2003. 156-159.  Gale Virtual Reference Library.
• Learn the Issues: Water from the EPA
• Aquatic Toxology Links from the N.C. Division of Water Quality
• Water Conservation guide with links
  
• The Story of Bottled Water video from World Water Day
• Water conservation and household appliances resources