Geography and Environmental Studies: Introduction
Below are some of the primary, focused databases to find peer reviewed articles in Geography and Environmental Studies.
Databases: Start Here
Databases: Main
GreenFILE
Multidisciplinary database with scholarly, government, and general-interest titles covering all aspects of human impact on the environment
Geography and Environmental Sciences @ ProQuest
Selected ProQuest databases for Geography and Environmental Sciences.
Web of Science Core Collection
Citation indexes for the arts & humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences.
Databases: Also Useful
COLD Database
Citations to journals, books, technical reports and conference proceedings
Canadian Health Monitoring and Surveillance Reports
Statistics and data for a range of years from Health Canada.
TOXNET
Multidatabase search tool for information on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases.
Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change
Full-text articles on global warming, climate change and other relevant topics.
National Geographic Society Publications Index
Index to the society's publications, including articles, books, maps and CD-ROMs.
Population Index
Worldwide demographic and population literature.
TRID: the TRIS and ITRD database
Citations and some full text of journal articles, technical reports, and other materials for transportation studies.
The World Factbook
Information on countries of the world prepared by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection
Multidisciplinary database with abstracts for conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications.
PAIS Index
International index to various types of publications on public/social policy and social sciences. Includes PAIS Archive.
Water Resources Abstracts
Index to articles, books and reports related to water resources.
ScienceDirect
Journals and books published by Elsevier, primarily in the sciences.
Encyclopedia of Global Change
Full-text articles on climate change, ecosystems, food and water supply, population, politics and other relevant subjects.
NRCan Open S&T Repository (OSTR)
Bibliographic database for scientific and technical publications of the Earth Sciences Sector (ESS) of Natural Resources Canada.
UNdata
Large, comprehensive statistical database covering all countries of the world. Pulls together statistics from all the major UN sources.
BIOSIS Citation Index
Life science database with citation information.
Ecology - Oxford Bibliographies
A collection of core resources in ecology, selected by experts.
Environmental Science - Oxford Bibliographies
A collection of core resources in environmental science. Selected by experts.
Geography - Oxford Bibliographies
A collection of core resources in geography, selected by experts.
Course Guides
| Course Number Sort descending | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ES110-OC | Environment, Sustainability and Society |
| ES274 | One earth, one health |
| ES296 | Introduction to Sustainability |
| ES355 | Food and Policy |
| ES496 | Theory and Practice of Sustainability |
| GESC258 | Geographical Research Methods |
| GESC290-OC | Environmental Concepts and Approaches |
| GESC360 | Research Methods and Thesis Preparation |
| GESC391-OC | Wildlife and Land Resources |
| GESC399, GESC451 | GESC Field Studies |
| GG271-OC | Temporal Perspectives on the City |
| GG690 | Research Design |
| GG700-800 | Professional Skills Development for Masters Students/Doctoral Students |