Anthropology & the Environment : a guide to library resourcesContents: Starting PointsWhen you need to define your topic and/or get some background reading try consulting an environmental dictionary /encyclopedia and/or an environmental atlas. The guide to Anthropology dictionaries/encyclopedias will help if you need explanations of anthropological terminology or theory. To find overviews on the subject try the following: Environment in anthropology : a reader in ecology, culture and sustainable living (2006) [print]
[Presents ecology and current environmental studies from an anthropological point of view]
- Environmentalism and cultural theory : exploring the role of anthropology in environmental discourse (1996) [print]
[Examines the relationship between human culture and human ecology and considers how a cultural approach to the study of environmental issues differs from other established approaches in social science. A book review is linked here]
Environmentalism: the view from anthropology (1993) [print]
[Explores the insights that anthropology can bring to the environmental debate. The Table of Contents is linked here ; a book review is linked here]
Environments and environmentalisms in anthropological research (1999) [electronic]
[A survey of two general fields of anthropological environmental research: ecological anthropology and the anthropology of environmentalism. Published in vol.28 of the Annual Review of Anthropology. Also available in print format]
Introduction to cultural ecology (2004) [print]
[Introduction to the principles and research base of cultural ecology]
- Natural enemies: people-wildlife conflicts in anthropological perspective (2000) [print]
[Examines people-wildlife conflicts in Europe, Africa and Asia from an anthropological perspective. A book review is linked here]
New directions in anthropology and environment : intersections (2001) [print & electronic]
[Investigates how Anthropology has approached the relationship between humans and the environment. Covers the theoretical as well as professional practice. A book review is linked here]
Finding Books Using The Library CatalogueBooks can be found by searching the library catalogue. Keyword searching is probably the best way of identifying material, and your results will be maximised by using keyword searching techniques such as truncation and Boolean searching, and by incorporating subject headings into your search where appropriate. Here are some examples on how to construct searches: - environmentalism and "social aspects"
- "cultural property" and protection and australia
- "sustainable development" and "indigenous knowledge"
- "human ecology" and (anthropol? or ethnograph?)
Finding Journal Articles Using Databases & Bibliographies
Journal articles can be found through databases listed in the Databases for Anthropology guide - Sociological Abstracts, Anthropology Plus, Academic OneFile, Academic Search Premier and Geobase are probably the best starting points for finding articles written on environmental topics. APA-FT is useful for most Australian topics. In addition, the Bibliography of Indigenous Knowledge and Institutions is relevant for indigenous resource management & sustainable development. Web ResourcesThe following are starting points for Environment resources on the Web. - Anthropology and the Environment
[Home page of anthropologists interested in ecology, the environment, and environmentalism. The group is part of the American Anthropological Association]
- Envirolink
[An online environmental community non-profit organisation dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, up-to-date environmental resources available]
- Environment Directory
[Claims to be the earth's biggest environment search engine]
Intute: Ecology/Environment (Anthropology)
[Provides access to quality Web-based information sources]
Starting points for government resources are the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage & the Arts & the South Australian Government Department for Environment and Heritage
Last update: 4 June 2009 Helen Attar
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