Environmental Books
Opportunities in Environmental Careers
($12.95)
by Odom Fanning
VGM Career Books, 2002
If you’re wanting to work in an environmental field, but not sure where you fit in, read this book. Beginning with a historical overview of environmentalism in the United States, Fanning has written an easy-to-use guide offering insight into available jobs and how to prepare for them. He also packs the book full of resources to consult, as well as tips on which colleges and universities offer environmentally-focused programs. From chemical engineering to industrial hygiene to urban planning, this guide to environmental careers makes it clear that there are many jobs needed linked to sustaining our world. One of them might just be right for you.
Great Jobs for Environmental Studies Majors
($14.95)
by Julie DeGalan and Bryon Middlekauff
VGM Career Books, 2002
So, you’ve graduated. You’ve learned amazing and startling things on your way to earning your Environmental Studies degree. Now what? This book is intended to help you answer that question. Part One of the book offers tips on how to honestly assess your own skills and interests, along with help on how to effectively network and what you should say (or not) in your cover letters. Part Two is split into sections on five possible career paths – Environmental Education, Environmental Policy, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Technology, and Environmental Engineering. Each section offers historical context as well as in-depth analysis of what each career entails. After reading this book, you will definitely know what you can do with your degree.
Transportation & Sustainable Campus Communities – Issues, Examples, Solutions
($30.00)
by Will Toor and Spenser W. Havlick
Island Press, 2004
I don’t have to tell you – parking on campus, any campus, is impossible. And if you do miraculously find a parking space, it costs more than a sushi dinner to keep your car there all day. Will Toor and Spenser W. Havlick see other drawbacks to parking on campus as well: more demand for parking space means more people are driving to school, which means more pollution is generated by increased use of limited resources. Addressing both economical and environmental concerns, Transportation & Sustainable Campus Communities offers in-depth information about how to create an on-campus and to-campus transportation system that saves money and decreases the use of fossil fuels. From guidance on “Greening the Campus Fleet” to case studies of universities that have effectively and environmentally improved car-crowded campuses, this book is an informative and much needed resource for students and administrators alike.
Sustainability on Campus – Stories and Strategies for Change
($23.95)
edited by Peggy F. Bartlett and Geoffrey W. Chase
The MIT Press, 2004
Written from the experiences of professors, administrators, and students, each essay included in this book offers information on how to (or how not to) go about greening your campus. And whether you’re interested in introducing sustainable practices to a two-year community college in downtown Detroit or a four-year liberal arts college amidst corn fields in Illinois, this book offers guidance from beginning to end. Each contributing writer details his or her struggles and success in bringing Earth’s causes to light. In the end, this book is a hopeful testimony to the ever-increasing awareness of our environment’s importance.
Students Against Sweatshops
($15.00)
by Liza Featherstone and United Students Against Sweatshops
Verso, 2002
Ever wonder where your NYU t-shirt was made? Any idea how much the person who made it earned per hour? The members of United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) know. As a driving force behind the recent anti-sweatshop movement in the United States, USAS has succeeded in bringing unjust labor practices into the national spotlight. Chronicling the challenges and successes of these dedicated students, Featherstone’s book offers a vivid and inspiring history of USAS in conjunction with testimonials from student activists themselves. In their own words, these students recount their effort to ensure the enforcement of equitable and just labor practices around the world. If your T-shirt was sewn by a worker who is treated fairly and earns a living wage, credit is due largely to USAS.
Careers for Environmental Types & Others Who Respect the Earth
($12.95)
by Mike Fasul and Jane Kinney
VGM Careers Books, 2002
In case you’re wondering, it is possible to earn a living by caring for the Earth. If this is news to you, perhaps it’s time to pick up a user-friendly guide to environmental careers. In unassuming language, Careers for Environmental Types offers a peak into six realms of possible green employment: environmental education, the private sector, the government sector, eco-entrepreneurial, the nonprofit sector, and media. Whether or not you have a degree in environmental studies, there are Earth-friendly employment opportunities for you. This book is a great place to start exploring some of them.
Greening the Ivory Tower: Improving the Environmental Track Record of Universities, Colleges, and Other Institutions
($32.00)
by Sarah Hammond Creighton
The MIT Press, 2001
If you’re curious about how much of an environmental impact your college makes, read this book. Sarah Hammond Creighton clearly outlines the burden placed on natural resources by universities and colleges. But she doesn’t leave it there; there are plenty of recommendations of what you can do to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Greening the Ivory Tower will guide you step-by-step through actions you can take to decrease an institution’s environmental impact. In her own words, Creighton’s book is about “the numerous small and humble actions that the members of a university community can undertake to reduce the environmental footprint." Check it out.