Annotated Bibliography*: Environment/Sustainability
The Big Green Internship Book: Internships and summer jobs for the environment.Winston-Salem, NC : Career Education Institutes, 2006. Organized by state, each listing includes: contact information, Web site, organization description, internship program, academic majors desired, stipend and housing assistance (if applicable), application materials needed, and deadlines. (IN 8200 / 02)
Careers for Environmental Types & Others Who Respect the Earth. Mike Fasulo, Jane Kinney. Chicago: VGM Career Books, 2002. From Amazon.com: "Reveals dozens of ways to pursue a passion and make a living in an environmental career." Also available as an electronic resource through the Wellesley College Clapp Library Catalog [ebrary]. (GE60 .F365 2002) CI
The Complete Guide to Environmental Careers in the 21st Century. The Environmental Careers Organization; Kevin Doyle, Sam Heizmann, Tanya Stubbs, writers. Island Press, 1999. This book begins with three chapters which summarize the field, including major trends, followed by detailed information about careers in environmental protection, natural resource management, environmental education/communications, and planning. Chapters include a select list of resources, with a focus on top Web sites for the job seeker. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1999. (GE60 .D69 1999) CI
Conservation Directory. Washington, D.C. National Wildlife Federation: annual. Contains lists of organizations, agencies, and officials concerned with natural resource use and management. (S920 .C64 2005/2006) D
The ECO Guide to Careers That Make a Difference: Environmental Work for a Sustainable World. Beth Ginsberg, Editor. Washington, 2004: Island Press. From the back cover: " The ECO Guide to Careers that Make a Difference: Environmental Work for a Sustainable World gives you a wide overview of career choices and opportunities and identifies developing employment trends as the environmental community looks forward to the pressing needs of the twenty-first century. On-the-ground professionals offer insights into their work, explain the issues, and describe some of the exciting solutions being pursued--solutions of which you can be a part. " (GE60.E34 2004) CI
The EnviroDirectory New England. EnviroDirectories, 2006/2007. Environmental Marketing Group, Inc. Also available online at: http://www.EnviroDirectory.com. Directory of services, products, government agencies, reference and company index as well as emergency response numbers. Geographically includes New England, New York and New Jersey. (GE20.E58 2006/07) D
Great Jobs for Environmental Studies Majors. Julie DeGalan, Bryon Middlekauff. Chicago: VGM Career Books, 2002. This book will help assess your strengths/interests, explore unusual career paths, identify the best employers, and set a strategy for getting the job you want. Also available as an elctronic resource through the Wellesley College Clapp Library Catalog [ebrary]. (GE 60 .D44 2002) CI
Green Volunteers: The world guide to voluntary work in nature conservation. Fabio Ausenda, ed. New York: Universe Publishing, 2003. This directory has two sections: one dedicated to specific organizations and one to specific projects. The guide includes information detailing: address, phone and fax; main activities of the organization; species and habitats involved; project locations; general travel directions; duration; time of year; ages eligible; qualifications needed; languages; accomodations; agents; and application process.(IN AB 5)
Walking the Talk : the business case for sustainable development. Charles O. Holliday, Jr., Stephan Schmidheiny, Philip Watts. Sheffield : Greenleaf ; San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler, 2002. From Amazon: "Walking the Talk represents a first: major business leaders arguing that sustainability is not only compatible with but crucial to business success. Drawing on nearly 70 case histories of companies around the world, the authors show how the three pillars of sustainable development -- economic growth, ecological balance, and social progress -- work to improve the bottom line even as they create a better world." (HC79.E5 H65 2002) The Lois Juliber Collection
World Directory of Environmental Organizations. California Institute of Public Affairs, 2001. Directory lists and describes governmental and non-governmental organizations and programs concerned with the protection of earth's resources. These are presented by category ("air quality" through "youth and the environment") and indexed by world geographical regions. (D 8200/1)
*This bibliography represents selected resources in the CWS collection.
For additional resources, search the Wellesley College Library catalog with an advanced keyword search, use location=CWS library. Keywords indicating specific fields may yield more specific results. Also consider type of resources: Material type=E-BOOKS, in combination with other keywords, and location=ANY, yields a number of results. These can be further limited by date.