Geography & Environmental Studies Research Guide

A guide to library resources in Geography and Environmental Studies

New Books in the Collection

Reference Books and eBooks

  • Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (online) With over 9,000 entries, from Aachen to Zyrardów, this dictionary gives the history, meanings, and origin of an enormous range of country, region, island, city, and town names from around the world. In doing so, it reveals religious and cultural traditions, the migration of peoples, the ebb and flow of armies, the presence of explorers, local languages, industrial developments, topography, as well as superstitions and legends.
  • Student Atlas of World Geography Combines full-color maps and data sets to introduce students to the importance of the connections between geography and other areas of study such as world politics, environmental issues, and economic development.

Online Encyclopedias in Environmental Studies