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Sustainability Research Guide

A collection of resources on sustainability, especially in higher education.

Welcome

Library resources for UR Museums' "Alterations. tailored solutions to climate change" exhibit, Spring 2022

UR Libraries have many resources for digging deeper into the issues posed by Nancy Judd's work. This page spotlights a few of these with examples of the types of sources you can find. These are just examples, so make sure to explore the links and the other tabs on this guide!

For research help, contact librarian Samantha Guss, sguss@richmond.edu.

Library Resources

Blackwell, A. H. (2021). Fast fashion. In Gale Environmental Studies Online Collection. Gale. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/XBRHPJ312615030/GRNR?u=vic_uor&sid=bookmark-GRNR&xid=41308ad3

Blackwell, A. H. (2018). Green construction. In Gale Environmental Studies Online Collection. Gale. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/FKLFIC222511522/GRNR?u=vic_uor&sid=bookmark-GRNR&xid=bacd1f61

Blackwell, A. H. (2021). Ocean warming. In Gale Environmental Studies Online Collection. Gale. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/NCDPSU811097850/GRNR?u=vic_uor&sid=bookmark-GRNR&xid=9fd2266d

Curnow, J., & Helferty, A. (2018). Contradictions of solidarity: Whiteness, settler coloniality, and the mainstream environmental movement. Environment and Society, 9(1), 145+. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A557313055/GRNR?u=vic_uor&sid=bookmark-GRNR&xid=b6c548a0

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Erickson, B. (2020). Anthropocene futures: Linking colonialism and environmentalism in an age of crisis. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space38(1), 111–128. https://doi.org/10.1177/0263775818806514

Barker, H., Shaw, P. J., Richards, B., Clegg, Z., & Smith, D. (2021). What nudge techniques work for food waste behaviour change at the consumer level? A systematic review. Sustainability13(19), 11099. https://doi.org/10.3390/su131911099

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Ornes, S. (2019, September 20). Extreme weather. CQ researcher29, 1-30. https://library-cqpress-com.newman.richmond.edu/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2019092000

Lemons, J. (2018, December 7). Plastic pollution. CQ researcher28, 1017-1040. https://library-cqpress-com.newman.richmond.edu/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2018120700

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Schroth, S., Helfer, J., & Tam, M. (2011). Packaging and product containers. In J. Mansvelt, & P. Robbins (Eds.), Green consumerism: An A-to-Z guide (pp. 329-333). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412973809.n111

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Commendatore, C. (2019). Study links consumer choice modification to plastic straw reductionWaste360https://search-ebscohost-com.newman.richmond.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=8gh&AN=134866690&site=ehost-live

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Knapp, J. L., Phillips, B. B., Clements, J., Shaw, R. F., Osborne, J. L., & Morsello, C. (2021). Socio‐psychological factors, beyond knowledge, predict people’s engagement in pollinator conservationPeople & Nature3(1), 204–220. https://doi-org.newman.richmond.edu/10.1002/pan3.10168

Technipaq partners with DuPont Tyvek and Freepoint Eco-Systems to reduce and recycle medical packaging plastic waste. (2021). Waste360. https://search-ebscohost-com.newman.richmond.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eih&AN=152521037&site=ehost-live

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exhibition image from UR Museums site/ headless mannequin wearing a blue dress and black coat made of drinking straws

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