394 Web Resources / Spring 2009 / Bryson and Zimring

Urban Nature and Ecology (beyond Chicago) Mapping Urbanization (BBC News) Urbanization (the Earth Institute) Edens Lost and Found (urban ecology in the US) The Wild Side of New York (PBS Nature) Nurture New York's Nature (environmental activism) Houston Wilderness Seattle Urban Nature Urban Ecology Institute (Newton, MA) Center for Urban Environmental Studies (Northeastern Univ.) Urban Wildlands (Center for Biological Diversity) Urban Ecosystems (academic journal) Lessons from the Pioneers (report on cities and climate change) American Environmental Photographs 1891-1936 (Library of Congress) Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments	*Sustainability and Cities* CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities USC Center for Sustainable Cities Ecological Cities Project (Univ Mass) Sustainable Philadelphia Univ of IL Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability C40 Cities -- Climate Leadership Group Sustainable Cities (Central and Eastern Europe) Environmental Defense Fund Project for Public Spaces IL Sustainable Technology Center Alternative Energy (industry news and information) AASHE (sustainability in higher ed) *Urban Waste and Pollution* Western PA Brownfields Center New York City Comprehensive Solid Waste Plan Waste Management Co. Environmental Stewardship
*Vital Research Tools* Roosevelt University Library (powerful search platform for books, journal articles, newspaper articles on all subjects) 394 Customized Resource Page Online Resources by Subject Research Guides by Subject Using the Library GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) Google and Google Scholar (search the web) The Internet Public Library Library of Congress Home Page The WWW Virtual Library Scholar's guide to the WWW	*Writer's Toolbox* MLA Format Guide 394 Research Paper Guidelines and Tips (Pp) Using and Documenting Sources in Research Papers (PowerPoint presentation) Academic Honesty at Roosevelt University Avoiding Plagiarism -- Ohio University A Guide to Critical Thinking about What You See on the Web (John Henderson) Evaluation Criteria for BGS Research Papers The Online Writing Lab (Purdue University) Strunk's Elements of Style
Social Science Resources Environmental History (journal) Envirotech (history of environment and technology) Right-to-Know Network (environmental data) Statistical Abstract of the US Library of Congress Home Page U. S. Census Bureau Government Web Sites (general navigation page) Social Science Research Tools H-net -- Humanities and Social Sciences Online The Gallup Poll New York Times Polling Center Pew Research Center	Natural Science Resources Actionbioscience.org -- many topics, geared toward students and educators EnviroLink: News and Resources Eco-Compass, the Internet Guide to Env. Educ. USFS (United States Forest Service) USGS (United State Geological Survey) EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Wetlands (on the EPA site) The Ecologist (professional journal) National Science Foundation American Association for the Advancement of Science American Museum of Natural History (NY) National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian) National Academy of Sciences
Science News Sources The New York Times (check the science section) New Scientist (one of the very best of its kind) Science News (good for short news articles) Scientific American (a premier source of in-depth news and analysis for a general educated audience) Natural History magazine (biology, ecology, and evolution; accessible to a general audience) Science and Nature (the two most prestigious science journals in English; both publish news and original research) The Why Files (a fun site for the curious) Discover (similar to Scientific American)	*General News Sources* The New York Times ("All the News that's Fit To Print") BBC News (an authoritative world news source) PBS News Programs (Frontline, News Hour, etc.) National Public Radio News Programs (Morning Edition, etc.) Environmental News Network (ecology and environmental issues) The Chicago Tribune (a Chicago mainstay) The Chicago Sun-Times (ditto) The Daily Herald (IL) (anchor of the NW suburbs)