Environment, transport, geography
Here you can find a structured compilation of scientifically relevant new acquisitions and electronic media for the fields of environment, transport and geography.
These databases (selection) support you in your studies and research:
- external pageWeb of Science – Interdisciplinary database including the Derwent Innovations Index (patents), Web of Science Core Collection (journal articles), Science Citation Index and Journal Citation Reports – Further information
- external pageScopus – Interdisciplinary, the most comprehensive bibliographic database with respect to the number of journals covered, particular focus on non-anglophone literature, enables citation analyses and includes unique author IDs – Further information
- external pageCAB Abstracts – Bibliographical entries and abstracts from journals, books and conference proceedings in the field of agricultural and environmental sciences – Further information
- external pageOECD iLibrary – All online publications from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) – Further information
- external pageWiley Digital Archives: Royal Geographical Society – archive of the RGS, which is based in London and one of the world’s oldest and largest geographical societies; includes all documents which the society has been collecting since its foundation in 1830, in particular an impressive collection of maps.
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Analog or digital, the most important reference books are available for you:
- external pageEncyclopedia of Energy, Natural Resource, and Environmental Economics – Clarifies the relationships among energy economics, resource economics and environmental economics
- external pageEnvironmental Engineering – Description of the technologies of environmental engineering, focusing mainly on the suitability and feasibility of methods
- external pageEncyclopedia of Environmetrics – Encyclopedia on modelling and statistical methods in environmental sciences
- external pageThe Dictionary of Substances and their Effects – Data on the toxicity and physical characteristics of about 5,300 environmental chemicals, various search options
- external pageComprehensive Sampling and Sample Preparation – Analytical techniques in biology, medicine, environmental sciences and food sciences
- external pageMWH’s Water Treatment – Comprehensive guide to water treatment planning and design
- external pageTreatise on Water Science – Topics related to resource management, water quality and supply and the handling of wastewater are treated in this reference work
- external pageComprehensive Water Quality and Purification – Collection of methods for analysing water to improve its quality
- external pageA Dictionary of Geography – Reference work on human and physical geography, entries supplemented with recommended web links
- external pageSpringerReference: Earth and Environmental Science – This platform offers living editions of Springer’s eReferences
- external pageSwiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) – Responsible for the sustainable use of natural resources and for protecting the environment in Switzerland
- external pageInternational Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – Raises awareness in society of the need to protect nature and species; its “red lists” of endangered species are well known
- external pageIPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) – the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change
- external pagePraktischer Umweltschutz Schweiz (Pusch) – This non-profit organisation advocates the sustainable use of natural resources and supports environmentally friendly consumer behaviour
- external pageThe Swiss federal geoportal – Platform where users can directly access geographic information, data and services of the Swiss federal government for the whole of Switzerland on the basis of maps
- external pageSwiss World Atlas – This classic atlas is now available as an interactive web version
