Environment, transport, geography

These databases (selection) support you in your studies and research:

• external page Web of Science – Interdisciplinary database including the Derwent Innovations Index (patents), Web of Science Core Collection (journal articles) and Journal Citation Reports – Further information
• external page Scopus – 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 page CAB Abstracts – Bibliographical entries and abstracts from journals, books and conference proceedings in the field of agricultural and environmental sciences – Further information
• external page OECD iLibrary – All online publications from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) – Further information
• external page Wiley 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 page Encyclopedia of Energy, Natural Resource, and Environmental Economics – Clarifies the relationships among energy economics, resource economics and environmental economics
• external page Comprehensive Sampling and Sample Preparation – Analytical techniques in biology, medicine, environmental sciences and food sciences
• external page Comprehensive Water Quality and Purification – Collection of methods for analysing water to improve its quality
• external page A Dictionary of Geography – Reference work on human and physical geography, entries supplemented with recommended web links
• external page Handbook of Water and Used Water Purification – Description of the latest wastewater treatment technologies, energy recovery, water recycling and wastewater reuse
• external page Handbook of Air Quality and Climate Change – This handbook addresses air quality/air pollution from the perspective of human and ecosystem health impacts and climate change
• external page Imperiled: The Encyclopedia of Conservation – Updates on humanity's growing ecological footprint and the world's endangered species and ecosystems
• external page Encyclopedia of Inland Waters – Focuses on a variety of topics related to inland waters, from the water cycle on earth to the properties of water
• external page International Encyclopedia of Human Geography – Comprehensive coverage of the topic of human geography
• external page CABI Compendium Invasive Species – This compendium provides detailed information on invasive pests, plants, fungi and animal diseases to support the management of invasive species worldwide

• external page Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) – Responsible for the sustainable use of natural resources and for protecting the environment in Switzerland
• external page International 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 page IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) – the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change
• external page Praktischer Umweltschutz Schweiz (Pusch) – This non-profit organisation advocates the sustainable use of natural resources and supports environmentally friendly consumer behaviour
• external page The 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 page Swiss World Atlas – This classic atlas is now available as an interactive web version