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Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
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Below are a few major, frequently used sources for the study of urban and environmental policy and planning. Interdisciplinary indexes such as Expanded Academic ASAP, Social Sciences Citation Index, Science Citation Index and Social Sciences Index also cover urban and environmental policy and planning. These can be found in the research guides to General Social Sciences and to General Science. See also the research guide to Government Information and to Law. Please consult with a reference librarian for help with many sources in your topic. Internet resources require a Tufts I.D. number for off-campus access (authorized users statement). |
Facts and Background Information [back to top]
Subject specific reference materials can help you to gain broad-based knowledge of your field, through vocabulary, factual information, additional references, and bibliographies. Some suggested print sources:
Encyclopedia of Urban Planning
Encyclopedia of Environmental Science
Doing a subject search in the catalog allows you to retrieve specific types of sources. For example:
Environmental policy -- Encyclopedias
In addition, the following resources provide valuable environment information:
EIS.
Digests of Environmental Impact Statements 1985- (How
to search)
In print - Tisch Reference TD194.6.E18 (1977-)
BNA Environment and Safety Library
Toxics Release Inventory
The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is a publicly available EPA
database that contains information on toxic chemical releases
and other waste management activities reported annually by certain
covered industry groups as well as federal facilities.
Legal reference works may be found on the research guide to Law.
You can search for books about urban and environmental policy and planning in the library catalog in several ways:
Keyword
Searching
Type in words that describe your topic, for example:
Subject
searching
If you know the Library of Congress subject heading used to describe
your area of research, you can search for a particular subject.
Some examples are:
Books on cities and urban issues can be found under the call number range HT51-395; books on the environmental sciences can be found under the call number range GE1-350. The range of topics covered by the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning is extraordinarily broad. For help in browsing the collection, consult with one of the reference librarians.
To locate books in other Boston Library Consortium libraries and request to borrow them, use the Boston Library Consortium Catalogs. To locate books in many libraries throughout the world, use WorldCat.
For more information on searching article indexes, see our Database Searching Tips (also available in PDF).
General Indexes
Academic OneFile
Academic OneFile has over 8,000 peer-reviewed journals, the majority in full-text, from the world's leading journals and reference sources. Extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Full text articles are available in both PDF and HTML. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.
American
Factfinder (How
to search)
Access to 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses, the American Community
Survey, and the 1997 Economic Census.
LexisNexis
Includes articles from major American newspapers and regional
papers, statistics, company financial information, country and
state profiles, and medical information. Major source for federal
case law and statutes, the U.S. Code, law reviews, and state legal
research.
Statistical
Universe 1973-
Statistical information from the U.S. government, including the
Statistical Abstract of the United States and other sources. Online
version of American
Statistics Index, Statistical
Reference Index, and Index
to International Statistics.
Web
of Science Proceedings 1991-
Multidisciplinary coverage of the world's conference literature
in the Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities.
WorldCat
WorldCat is a catalog of materials held by libraries worldwide,
including books, periodicals, sound recordings, musical scores,
videos, manuscripts, and maps.
Environment and Science
Columbia
Earthscape (How
to search)
A dynamic resource on the global environment, comprising four
major segments: RESEARCH, including papers/conferences, journals,
books, and datasets; EDUCATION, with examples of class room models,
syllabi and teaching issues; LINKS & RESOURCES by disciplines
(geology, ecology, meteorology), activities (field works, GIS,
remote sensing), habitats (ocean, forests, rivers), issues (climate
change, ecosystems); and EARTH AFFAIRS MAGAZINE.
Environment
Complete
Contains information pertaining to the environment from over 400
environmental periodicals; abstracts from authors are included
from 1997 forward. Online version of the CD-ROM Environmental
Periodicals Bibliography.
GEOBASE
1980-
More than 500,000 records covering the worldwide literature on
geology, geography, and ecology.
GeoRef
1785- (How to
search)
Bibliographic reference to articles, books, and maps.
LexisNexis Environmental
Universe
LexisNexis Environmental Universe contains both the online, full
version of Environmental Abstracts, information on hazardous waste,
legal materials on the environment and environmental news.
Environmental
Sciences and Pollution Management. Latest 5 years
Science
Citation Index 1945-
Provides author, subject and citation access to journal articles
and book reviews in the sciences.
Scopus
An index to the scientific technical and medical literature covering 14,000 scholarly titles including 2,700 titles in Social Science, Psychology, and Economics. Updated daily. Full-text linking is available wherever the technology and the access arrangements permit and continues to expand as such arrangements allow. Integrated web searching and patent searching by Scirus.
Urban Planning and Policy
Access
UN (How
to search)
Web index to United Nations Documents, most current 2 years.
Columbia
International Affairs Online (CIAONet) (How
to search)
Provides searchable access to the full-text of working papers
and conference proceedings from 45 leading research centers in
the field of international policy and scholarship.
CQ Public Affairs Collection
The CQ Public Affairs Collection is a full-text resource from Congressional Quarterly Press that contains statistical and historical analyses, historic documents and primary source materials, as well as a directory of key government, nonprofit, and private organizations in major policy areas.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
The IBSS has more than two million references to articles and books going back to 1951 in the social sciences. It is produced by the London School of Economics and Political Science.
PAIS
International 1972-
Database of articles, books, conference proceedings, government
documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about public
affairs. Abstracts available from 1985 on.
PAIS
(Public Affairs Information Service) 1957-2000
Print index covers books, periodical articles, government publications,
reports of public and private agencies relating to public policy,
international relations, etc.
Policy
Research Online File (How
to search)
Provides access to major think tanks, research organizations,
and university research programs. Contains information on a complete
range of policy issues, both domestic and international. Identifies
research from 1990 to the present. Updated weekly.
Public Documents Masterfile
An electronic guide to federal, state, local and international public documents, spanning over 200 years of publication, in a single searchable database. Contains two types of records, full bibliographic records and brief records comprised of index terms or pointers to public documents cumulations or catalogs.
Social
Sciences Citation Index 1956-
Provides author, subject and citation access to journal articles
and book reviews in the social sciences.
Sociological
Abstracts 1963- (How
to search)
Online index.
Sociological
Abstracts 1953-
Print Index from more than 1,900 journals covering all facets
of sociology and related disciplines including, criminology, demography,
law and penology, race relations, social psychology, and urban
studies.
Urban Studies & Planning 1982 –
Covers fields such as anthropology, economic development, planning theory, policy analysis, community development and urban culture in 12 Sage journals containing over 4,300 articles. Some journals go back to 1982.
Electronic journals
All periodicals held by Tufts are listed in the catalog. Holdings in all formats are unified in one record, and most entries for journals held in digital format contain a hyperlink to the source; searches in the catalog enable one to follow these links directly. A supplementary list of electronic journals is on the Tisch homepage under Electronic Journals. For an example of a catalog search for a journal, set the catalog’s Type of Search to "Journal Title," and type in Annual Review of Energy and the Environment.
Many urban or environmental journals held in digital format are parts of Project Muse or JSTOR. Others can be found in Science Direct or Wiley Interscience. Although these databases include search engines for the journals they contain, the indexes and abstracts listed above are the most comprehensive and authoritative sources for the literature of the discipline.
iPOLL Databank
The iPOLL Databank from the Roper Center Public Opinion Archives focuses on national scope surveys and contains not only the complete question text and responses to half a million questions from as far back as 1935, but also information such as study abstracts, links to questionnaires, datasets and citation information where available.
Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Department Homepage
Tufts Center for Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
International
Relations Resources
Ginn Library, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
American Planning Association
The American Planning Association is a nonprofit public interest and research organization representing 43,000 practicing planners, officials, and citizens involved with urban and rural planning issues.
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution functions as an independent analyst
and critic, committed to publishing its findings for the information
of the public focusing on public policy issues.
Environment Policy and Planning
CIESIN Global Change
CIESIN (Consortium for International Earth Sciences Information
Network) is a non-governmental organization providing information
to help scientists, decision-makers, and the public better understand
our changing world. CIESIN specializes in global and regional
network development, science data management, decision support,
and training, education and technical consultation services. Includes
full-text versions of environmental treaties and papers, policy
information, thematic guides, educational information, and datasets.
EnviroLink
Includes a virtual environmental library, current news stories
and links to government agencies.
Environmental Protection Agency
Includes information about the agency, access to the EPA National
Online Library System, and text of recent environmental regulations
(with a searchable index).
Linkages
Provided by the International Institute for Sustainable Development,
publishers of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin. Electronic clearinghouse
for information on past and upcoming international meetings related
to environment and development.
National Council for Science
and Environment (NCSE)
This organization is supported by over 500 academic, scientific,
environmental, and business organizations, and by federal, state
and local government, working closely with communities that create
and use environmental knowledge to make and shape environmental
decisions. This site provides links to the National Library for
the Environment and Congressional Research Service Reports.
Rand ®
An independent, nonprofit think tank that researches, analyzes
and develops policy in urban and social policy, science and technology
and environmental policy.
Stateline.org
This site is supported and operated by the Pew Center on the States
and provides links to public policy issues in social policy, land
use, and environment by state. It also provides legislative and
news information for all 50 states as well as the ability to compare
state-related data.
Tufts Institute of the Environment
(TIE)
An interdisciplinary, education and research institute which facilitates
and coordinates environmental programs at Tufts University. TIE
focuses its activities on environmental research, technology,
policy development, and education to improve environmental quality
as it relates to human health.
United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP)
Provides leadership and encourages partnership in caring for the
environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and peoples
to improve their quality of life without compromising that of
future generations.
Urban Policy and Planning
Cyburbia: The Urban Planning
Portal
Website for urban planners and others interested in cities and
the built environment. It contains a selective directory of internet
resources relevant to planning and urbanism.
HUD User: Policy Development and Research Information Service
Lincoln
Institute of Land Policy
This non-profit educational institution focuses on the teaching
and study of land policy, including economics of land use. Includes
education, research, and fellowship program information, as well
as the newsletter Landlines and other publications.
United Nations Economic and Social Development
The Urban Institute
The Urban Institute gathers data, conducts research, evaluates programs, offers technical assistance overseas, and educates Americans on social and economic issues.
Urban Land Institute
A non-profit education and research institute dedicated to providing
responsible leadership and education in the use of land in order
to enhance the total environment. A source of information on urban
planning, growth, and development.
World Policy Institute
This institute, located at the New School University in New York
City, provides information on policy research and advocacy and
links to the World Policy Journal, research projects and policy
websites.
Government
Government Information and Documents - A Research Guide
United States Geological Service
(USGS)
U.S. government agency that provides scientific and policy information
on earth science and natural resources.
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