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Technical Library
Sustainability Collection
This is a listing of books, journals and videos that the U.S. EPA Region 8 Technical Library has in its Environmental Sustainability Special Collection. If you want to check out any of the books or videos, please go to your local
library and request the item through the interlibrary
loan process. Your local librarian will know how to process your request.
Once we receive the request, we will send the material to your local library
where you can pick it up. The Region 8 Technical Library will send books to
almost any library in the world through the interlibrary loan process. We do
not lend issues of journals.
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You are also welcome to visit our library and browse through the items in this
collection. We are located at:
and Technical Library
1595 Wynkoop St, Second floor
Denver, CO 80220
(303) 312-6312
library-reg8@epa.gov
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The collection is organized under the following categories:
- agriculture
- business & engineering
- economics
- food supply & dietary choices
- general information & policy considerations
- journals
- lifestyles & consumerism
- natural resources
- social issues
Agriculture
Agroecology: Ecological Processes in Sustainable Agriculture; Stephen R. Gliessman, 2000, Lewis Publishers.
Basic Principles of Sustainable Agriculture: An Introduction to Farmers, Environmentalists, the Public, and Policy Makers; William Hudson, 1991, USDA.
Ecoagriculture: Strategies to Feed the World and Save Wild Biodiversity; Jeffrey A. McNeely, 2003, Island Press.
Engineering the Farm: Ethical and Social Aspects of Agricultural Biotechnology; 2002, Island Press.
Farm as Natural Habitat: Reconnecting Food Systems with Ecosystems; 2002, Island Press.
Farming in Nature's Image: An Ecological Approach to Agriculture; Judith Soule,1992, Island Press.
Genetic Engineering in Agriculture: The Myths, Environmental Risks, and Alternatives; Miguel A. Altieri, 2001, Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy.
Living Land; Baylands, 27 min., 1999. VIDEO
New Roots for Agriculture; Wes Jackson, 1985, University of Nebraska Press.
Post-Cowboy Economics: Pay and Prosperity in the New American West; Thomas M. Power, 2001, Island Press.
Rural Environmental Planning for Sustainable Communities; 1991, Island Press.
Source Book of Sustainable Agriculture for Educators, Producers and Other Agricultural
Professionals: A Guide to Books, Newsletters, Conference Proceedings, Bulletins,
Videos and More; 1997, Sustainable Agriculture Network: Sustainable Agriculture
Publishers.
Sustainable Agriculture Systems; 1994, Lewis Publishers.
Sustaining America's Agriculture: High Tech and Horse Sense; USDA Soil Conservation Service & Environmental Protection Agency, 29 min., 1992, VIDEO.
Welfare Ranching: the Subsidized Destruction of the American West; 2002, Island Press.
Business; Engineering
A Green Plan for Industry: 16 Steps to Environmental Excellence; David J. Schell, 1998, Government Institutes.
Biologic: Designing with Nature to Protect the Environment; David Wann, 1990 & 1994 editions, Johnson Printing.
Cool Companies: How the Best Businesses Boost Profits and Productivity by Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Joseph J. Romm, 1999, Island Press.
Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability; Paul Hawken, 1993, Harper Business.
Costly Tradeoffs: Reconciling Trade and the Environment; Hilary F. French, 1993, Worldwatch Institute.
Deep Design: Pathways to a Livable Future; David Wann, 1996, Island Press.
Ecology of Industry: Sectors and Linkages; 1998, National Academy Press.
Engineering Within Ecological Constraints; 1996, National Academy Press.
Fostering Sustainable Behavior: An Introduction to Community Based Social Marketing; Doug McKenzie-Mohr, 1999, New Society Publishers.
Future Drive: Electric Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation; Daniel Sperling, 1995, Island Press.
Greening of Industrial Ecosystems; 1994, National Academy of Engineering.
Industrial Green Game: Implications for Environmental Design and Management; 1997, National Academy Press.
Measuring Corporate Environmental Performance; Best Practices for Costing and Managing an Effective Environmental Strategy; Marc J. Epstein, 1996, McGraw Hill.
Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution; Paul Hawken, 1999, Little, Brown & Co.
Principles of Environmental Management: The Greening of Business; 1998, Prentice Hall.
Small is Profitable; Amory B. Lovins, 2002, Rocky Mountain Institute.
Soft Energy Paths: Toward a Durable Peace; Amory B Lovins, 1977, Ballinger Publishing Company.
Stumbling Towards Sustainability; 2002, Environmental Law Institute.
Tools for Determining Sustainable Waste Management Through Application of Lifecyle Assessment: Update on U.S. Research; 1999, NTIS.
Upsizing: The Road to Zero Emissions, More Jobs, More Income, and No More Pollution; Gunter Pauli, 1998, Greenleaf Publishing.
Walking the Talk: the Business Case for Sustainable Development; 2002, Greenleaf Publishing.
When Corporations Rule the World; David C. Korten, 2001, Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
Economics
Balancing Economic Growth & Environmental Goals: Proceedings of a Symposium Sponsored by the American Council for Capital Formation, Center for Policy Research Held September 29, 1993, Washington, D.C., 1994, ACCF.
Changing Course: A Global Business Perspective on Development and the Environment; 1992, MIT Press.
Ecology, Economics, Ethics: The Broken Circle; 1991, Yale University Press.
Economic Renewal Guide: A Collaborative Process for Sustainable Community Development; Michael J. Kinsley, 1997, Rocky Mountain Institute.
Economics of Natural Environments: Studies in the Valuation of Commodity and Amenity Resources; John V. Krutilla, 1975, Published for Resources for the Future, Inc. by the Johns Hopkins University Press.
Environmental Economics: An Elementary Introduction; Kerry R. Turner, 1993, Johns Hopkins University Press.
Hydrogen Economy: The Creation of the Worldwide Energy Web and the Redistribution of Power on Earth; Jeremy Rifkin, 2002, J.P. Tarcher/Putnam.
Is Capitalism Sustainable? Political Economy and the Politics of Ecology; 1994, Guilford Press.
Jobs in a Sustainable Economy; Worldwatch Paper 104, 1991.
The New Economy of Nature: The Quest to Make Conservation Profitable; Gretchen C. Daily & Katherine Ellison, 2002, Island Press.
Our Common Future; World Commission on Environment & Development, 1987, Oxford University Press.
Stumbling Towards Sustainability; 2002, Environmental Law Institute.
Food Supply; Dietary choices
Against the Grain: Biotechnology and the Corporate Takeover of Your Food; Marc Lappe, 1998,Common Courage Press
Coming Home to Eat: The Pleasures and Politics of Local Foods; Gary Paul Nabhan, 2002, Norton.
Diet for a New America: Your Health, Your Planet; Lifeguides, 60 min., 1991. VIDEO
Eating to Save the Earth: Food Choices for a Healthy Planet; Linda Riebel, 2002, Celestial Arts.
The Eco Foods Guide: What's Good for the Earth is Good for You!; 2002, New Society Publishers.
Empty Oceans, Empty Nets; Habitat Media, 57 min., 2002. VIDEO
Epicurean Simplicity; Stephanie Mills, 2002, Island Press.
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal; Eric Schlosser, 2001, Houghton Mifflin.
Fish, Markets, and Fishermen: The Economics of Overfishing; Suzanne Iudicello, 1999, Island Press.
Food, Land, Population and the U.S. Economy; David Pimentel, 1994, Carrying Capacity Network.
The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World; John Robbins, 2001, Conari Press.
Global Banquet: Politics of Food; Maryknoll World Productions, 50 min., 2001. VIDEO
Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet; Frances Moore Lappe and Anna Lappe, 2003, Tarcher/Putnam.
Shattering: Food, Politics, and the Loss of Genetic Diversity; Cary Fowler, 1990, University of Arizona Press.
Third Freedom: Ending Hunger in Our Time; George S. McGovern, 2002, Rowman & Littlefield.
General Information; Policy Considerations
Art of the Long View; Peter Schwartz, 1991, Doubleday/Currency.
Believing Cassandra: An Optimist Looks at a Pessimist's World; Alan AtKisson, 1999, Chelsea Green.
Bridge to a Sustainable Future: National Environmental Technology Strategy; 1995, Executive Office of the President, U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs.
Building a Foundation for Sound Environmental Decisions; 1997, National Academy Press.
Choosing a Sustainable Future: The Report of the National Commission on the Environment; 1993, Island Press.
Choosing Our Future: Visions of a Sustainable World; 1995, World Resources Institute.
Co-op America's National Green Pages 2000.
Designing With Nature: The Ecological Basis for Architectural Design; Ken Yeang, 1995, McGraw-Hill.
Ecological Identity: Becoming a Reflective Environmentalist; Mitchell Thomashow, 1996, MIT Press.
Ecological Literacy: Education and the Transition to a Postmodern World; 1992, State University of New York Press.
Environment and the Developing World: Principles, Policies, and Management; Avijit Gupta, 1998, Wiley.
Environmental Ethics; Clare Palmer, 1997, ABC-CLIO.
Environmental Performance Reviews: United States; 1996, Organization for Economic
Co-operation and Development.
Environment, Scarcity, and Violence; Thomas F. Homer-Dixon, 1999, Princeton University Press.
Frontiers of Sustainability: Environmentally Sound Agriculture, Forestry, Transportation, and Power Production; 1997, Island Press.
The Global Ecology Handbook: What You Can Do About the Environmental Crisis; 1990, Beacon Press.
Global Environmental Challenges of the Twenty First Century; David E. Lorey, 2003, S R Books.
Global Environmental Change: Understanding the Human Dimensions; 1992, National Academy Press.
Global Future Time to Act: Report to the President on Global Resources, Environment and Population; 1981, Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O..
Grassroots Environmental Action: People's Participation in Sustainable Development; 1992, Routledge Press.
Green Delusions An Environmentalist Critique of Radical Environmentalism; Martin W. Lewis, 1994, Duke University Press.
Green Plans: Greenprint for Sustainability; Huey D. Johnson, 1995, University of Nebraska Press.
Green Products by Design: Choices for a Cleaner Environment; 1992, Congress of the U.S., Office of Technology Assessment, Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O..
Guide to Sustainable Community Indicators; Maureen Hart, 1995, QLF/Atlantic Center for the Environment.
Hidden Connections: Integrating the Biological, Cognitive, and Social Dimensions of Life into a Science of Sustainability; Fritjof Capra, 2002, Doubleday.
Humanity's Descent: The Consequences of Ecological Instability; Richard Potts, 1996, Morrow.
Land That Could Be: Environmentalism and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century; William A. Shutkin, 2000, MIT Press.
Let the Mountains Talk, Let the Rivers Run: A Call to Those Who Would Save the Earth; David Ross Brower, 1995, HarperCollins West.
Linking Science and Technology to Society's Environmental Goals; 1996, National Academy Press.
Living Planet Report: 2002; WWF International.
Management for a Small Planet Strategic Decision Making and the Environment; 1992, Sage Publications.
Precaution, Environmental Science, and Preventive Public Policy; 2003, Island Press.
Reinventing Nature? Responses to Postmodern Deconstruction; 1995, Island Press.
Rocky Mountain Futures: An Ecological Perspective; 2002, Island Press.
Science Under Siege: The Politicians' War on Nature and Truth; Todd Wilkinson, 1998, Johnson Books.
State of the World; 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2004, Worldwatch.
Supply Side Sustainability; 2003, Columbia University Press.
Sustainable America: A New Consensus for Prosperity, Opportunity, and a Healthy Environment for the Future; 1996, President's Council on Sustainable Development.
Sustainable Development in the United States: an Experimental Set of Indicators: A Progress Report; 1998, The Group.
Sustainable Federal Facilities: A Guide to Integrating Value Engineering, Life-Cycle Costing, and Sustainable Development; 2001, National Academy Press.
Technology for a Sustainable Future: A Framework for Action; 1994, Environmental Technology Strategy Staff, Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Thinking Ecologically: The Next Generation of Environmental Policy; 1997, Yale University Press.
Time for Change a New Approach to Environment and Development; Hal Kane, 1992, Island Press.
To Choose or to Lose; 1989, National Environmental Policy Plan.
Towards a Sustainable America; 1999, President's Council on Sustainable Development.
Towards Sustainable Project Development; Frank Wilson editor, 1997, E. Elgar.
Turning Point: Science, Society, and the Rising Culture; Fritjof Capra, 1983, Bantam Books.
The Twin Cities Green Guide: Created by the Community for the Community; 2001, Twin Cities Green Guide.
Uncommon Ground: Toward Reinventing Nature; 1995, W.W. Norton & Co.
Web of Life: A New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems; Fritjof Capra, 1997, Anchor Books.
Work of Nature; Yvonne Baskin, 1997, Island Press.
Journals
Ambio; published monthly by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Common Sense Pest Control Quarterly; published quarterly by the Bio-Integral Resource Center.
Cultural Survival Quarterly; published quarterly by Cultural Survival Inc.
Earth Island Journal; published quarterly by Earth Island Institute.
Ecologist; published monthly by Friary Press.
Environment; published ten times a year by Heldref Publications.
Everyone's Backyard; published quarterly by the Center for Health, Environment, and Justice Inc.
Last Straw; published quarterly by Green Prairie Foundation for Sustainablity.
OnEarth; published quarterly by the Natural Resource Defense Council, formerly titled Amicus Journal.
Orion; published six times per year by the Orion Society.
Lifestyles; Consumerism
Affluenza: The All Consuming Epidemic; John De Graff & David Wann, 2001, Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
Confronting Consumption; Thomas Princen, 2002, MIT Press.
Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists; Michael Brower, 1999, Three Rivers Press.
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things; William McDonough, 2002, North Point Press.
How to Grow More Vegetables: Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine; John Jevons, 2002, Ten Speed Press.
How Much is Enough?: The Consumer Society and the Future of the Earth; Alan Thein Durning, 1992, Norton.
Linking Tourism, The Environment and Sustainability; USDA, 1995, USDA.
Material World: A Global Family Portrait; Peter Menze, 1994, Sierra Club Books.
People, Land and Community; 1997, Yale University Press.
Square Foot Gardening; Mel Bartholomew, 1981, Rodale Press.
Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things; 1997, Northwest Environment Watch.
Superbia!; Dan Chiras and David Wann, 2003, New Society Publishers.
Tipping Point:How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference; Malcolm Gladwell, 2002, Little, Brown.
Voluntary Simplicity; Duane Elgin, 1993, Quill Press.
Natural Resources
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America's Living Oceans: Charting a Course for Sea Change; 2003, Pew Oceans Commission.
Bio Logic: Designing With Nature to Protect the Environment; David Wann, 1994, Johnson Books.
Building Sustainable Communities: An Environmental Guide for Local Government, Urban Forestry; 1990,The Global Cities Project.
Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water; Marc Reisner, 1993, Penguin Books.
Empty Oceans, Empty Nets; Habitat Media, 57 min., 2002. VIDEO
Food, Land, Population and the U.S. Economy; David Pimentel, 1994, Carrying Capacity Network.
Forested:Landscapes in Perspective: Prospects and Opportunities for Sustainable Management of America's Non-Federal Forests; 1998, National Research Council.
Hydrogen Economy: the Creation of the Worldwide Energy Web and the Redistribution of Power on Earth; Jeremy Rifkin, 2002, J.P. Tarcher/Putnam.
In a Perfect Ocean: The State of Fisheries and Ecosystems in the North Atlantic Ocean; 2003, Island Press.
The Integral Urban House: Self Reliant Living in the City; 1979, Sierra Club Books.
Nature's Services: Societal Dependence on Natural Ecosystems; Gretchen C. Dailey, ed., 1997, Island Press.
A New Prosperity: Building a Sustainable Energy Future; 1981, Brick House Publishing.
Our Ecological Footprint: Reducing Human Impact on the Earth; Mathis Wackernagel, 1996, New Society Publishers.
Powering the Future: The Ballard Fuel Cell and the Race to Change the World; Tom Koppel, 1999, Wiley.
Proceedings of a Conference on Sustainability of Wetlands and Water Resources: How Well Can Riverine Wetlands Continue to Support Society Into the 21st century?; 2000, USDA.
Remote Sensing and GIS in Ecosystem Management; 1994, Island Press.
Sharing Nature's Interest: Ecological Footprints as an Indicator of Sustainability; Nicky Chambers, 2000, Earthscan.
Sustainable Water and Soil Management; 2002. Springer.
Sustaining Our Water Resources: Water Science and Technology Board Tenth Anniversary Symposium; November 9, 1992; 1993, National Academy Press.
Tomorrow's Energy: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet; Peter Hoffmann, 2001, MIT Press.
Water Wise: Native Plants for Intermountain Landscapes, 2003, Utah State Unversity Press.
Wealth of Nature: Environmental History and the Ecological Imagination; Donald Worster, 1993, Oxford University Press.
World Resources 1998-99; Oxford University Press.
World's Water, 1998-1999: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources; Peter H. Gleick, 1998, Island Press.
World's Water, 2002-2003: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources; Peter H.Gleick, 2002, Island Press.
Social Issues
Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy; Matthew Scully, 2002, St. Martin's Press.
Ishmael; Daniel Quinn, 1995, Bantam.
People, Land, and Community; edited by Hildegarde Hannum, 1997, Yale University Press.
Reinvention of Work: A New Vision of Livelihood for Our Time; Matthew Fox, 1994, Harper.
Sacred Cows and Golden Geese: The Human Cost of Experiments on Animals; C.
Ray Greek, MD & Jean Swingle Greek, DVM, 2002, Continum.
