July 8, 2009

American Environmental Leaders: From Colonial Times to the Present

Grey House / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Two-volume set (2008) contains nearly 400 biographical entries on "the men and women who have made a significant contribution to environmental issues over the last 200 years."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

June 29, 2009

Smart Growth Policies

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
Available online.
"The first major evaluation of smart growth policies in the United States..., based on an analysis of empirical evidence using data from the US Census, Census of Government, Natural Resources Inventory, and many other sources, to determine whether four states with formal statewide smart growth policies -- Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, and Oregon -- achieved the stated objectives of those policies."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.