Web sites
Web sites
World Summit on Sustainable Development Microsite
Earthscan has launched its new Earth Summit Microsite. Log on at www.earthscan.co.uk/earthsummit/home.htmto browse the recommended reading and to enter a competition to win £100 worth of Earthscan books for the World Summit on Sustainable Development. To read the Earthscan newsletter featuring recent publications, sample chapters,and discounts log on to www.earthscan.co.uk/ebulletins_apr02.htm
Further publications from Earthscan are: Design for Sustainability,Editor Janis Birkeland. An invaluable reference and teaching resource for practitioners and academics, includes informational boxes, sets of questions and useful exercises, and pairs of short readings providing diverse perspectives to compare, contrast and debate.
Sustainable Development on-line (SDO) has moved
In recent months SDO has moved from the European Foundation (an autonomous agency of the European Commission) to its new home at EnviroWindows, (www.sd-online.ewindows.eu.org/),a service developed by the European Environment Agency to provide "environmental information for businesses and local authorities".
SDO is now undergoing continuous updates and maintenance and improvements are on an ongoing basis. SDO is a substantial Web portal that lists Web sites(currently 1,459 Web sites) on sustainable development and environmental issues. The service is free and regularly updated by SDO researchers and contributed to by an extensive user base. Currently, comprehensive information is provided on:
400 networks;
64 SME support initiatives;
428 events (past and future conferences, workshops, round tables, etc.);
163 tools;
404 training (online and local training resources).
Further information from: Dr Yorick Benjamin, EDEN (Environmental Design for Ecological Need), Dewittenkade 93hs, 1052AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands. E-mail: eden@antenna.nl
ULSF Web site updated
ULSF has recently added a new resource to its Web site. The Resources Database provides a searchable repository of books, articles, journal reports,Web sites and other resources organized by major categories for easy reference. This database offers a guide to the growing body of information on sustainability in higher education.
Categories include:
campus assessment, audits and surveys;
curriculum;
faculty and staff development and rewards;
institutional mission, structure and planning;
international declarations and institutional commitments;
networks, partnerships, consortia and initiatives;
operations;
outreach and service;
research and scholarship;
student opportunities.
ULSF welcomes your feedback: since the field of sustainability in higher education is still relatively young, we know that this database will need regular revision and updating. Please send us your feedback on its structure and/or content to help us make it as useful as possible.
