Interdisciplinary Studies in the Commons
This guide will provide help with accessing IDS course support in the Commons, including IDS 405 and IDS 410
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Sustainability
In the Salem Press Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window, sustainability can be defined as:
A multidimensional and multilevel approach to creating future-oriented ways of living that balance human activity and wildlife processes over long-term time frames. It includes environmental, social, economic, and various other aspects.
In this course you will have the option to select a topic of your choice, but if you are struggling to think of what you might want to write about, the databases have several topic lists with details that may help you in your decision.
- SustainabilitySalem Press Encyclopedia
The United Nations also has a list of 17 Sustainable Development Goals that might help guide your topic selection and research.
Useful Databases
- CQ Researcher - SAGE This link opens in a new windowReports that explores a single current issue in the news in depth. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology.
- Opposing Viewpoints in Context - Gale This link opens in a new window
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One-stop source for information on social issues. - Environmental Studies in Context - Gale This link opens in a new windowFormerly GREENR. Portal that covers the physical, social and economic aspects of environmental issues in articles, reports, and videos
- Environment Complete - EBSCO This link opens in a new windowContains full-text for hundreds of journals and monographs covering the areas of agriculture, ecosystems, energy, and affiliated areas of study.
- Global Issues In Context - Gale This link opens in a new windowGlobal Issues In Context spans continents and cultures to bring essential, balanced information to researchers across many academic disciplines. Integrating news, global viewpoints, reference, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics and more in a single search.
