ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENTS PORTAL 

 

This portal is a guide to using the Library's Catalogue, Databases and other resources to locate materials for your assignments or research projects on Environmental Management. This portal supports ENM 2, ENM 3  and ENM Honours students projects.

 

Go back to: Sciences Librarian Portal; Environmental Management Subject Portal; Geography Subject Portal

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ENM Assignments on: Copenhagen Climate Change Summit 2009

Quick link to useful resources:  

 

 

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NEED HELP? ASK-A-LIBRARIAN SUBJECT LIBRARIAN HELP  GENERAL LIBRARIANS' HELP REFERENCE RESOURCES Make use of Reference works ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2A ASSIGNMENT: ECOTOURISM (2009) Books and Articles on Ecotourism Make use of the Electronic Databases to search for articles Recommended Full-text Articles ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 3A ASSIGNMENT: ORGANIC FARMING (2009) Books on Organic Farming: Make use of the Electronic Databases to search for articles Recommended Full-text Articles

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NEED HELP? ASK-A-LIBRARIAN

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If you need help with your assignments and research projects you can receive the following help in the library:

 

SUBJECT LIBRARIAN HELP

  

Sciences Librarian @ APK Pavlinka is responsible for the 11 Faculty of Science Departments: Applied Mathematics; Academy of Information Technology; Biochemistry; Botany & Plant Biotechnology; Chemistry; Geography, Environmental Management and Energy; Geology; Mathematics; Physics; Statistics & Zoology
Need Help?            Contact: Pavlinka Kovatcheva,  Sciences Librarian, APK, Level 1, E-mail: pkovatcheva@uj.ac.za; Tel.:     011 559 2621             Daily: 8.00 - 16.30h  Website: http://ujsciencelibrarian.pbworks.com/	Consultation Hours for Researchers Subject Related queries;   Help with Research Proposals & Research How to search for Literature Review How to find relevant academic information Databases Training & Use of Library Resources How to get Published and MORE.... You can come and see me during working hours  Make an appointment  if possible E-mail me for help or any query you have
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 GENERAL LIBRARIANS' HELP

 

Help is also provided by the librarians at the Info Point Desk (Library entrance foyer) from 7.00 - 10.00h and the Librarians at the Roving desk (Level 1, next to the Reference Collection) from 8.00 - 18.00h. The Library is also open on Saturday from 8.30 - 15.00h. Check the Library website for more on opening Library Hours. 

 

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REFERENCE RESOURCES

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Make use of Reference works

 

Make use of the available Dictionaries and Encyclopedias (print & electronic).

• Dictionaries help you to define your keywords
• Encyclopedias help you to get on an overview of your topic and provide more information than a dictionary

 

Key Online Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

 

Do you know how to CREATE A PIN for access to the Library resources? Forgot your Password (PIN)? Ask the Lending Desk staff (Library Foyer) or phone them on: 011 559-2165. 

 

Online Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Access Science Online version of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. Articles, Current news and Research updates, Study Center, Biographies of leading scientists, Image Galleries, Multimedia. Good to get you started with your Project or Assignment.

Encyclopedia of Energy

Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford Reference Online (Multidisciplinary, over 200 titles)

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Key Print Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

 

The Reference works can be used only in the Library. They are shelved on Level 1, next to the Internet and databases computers. To find reference works use  UJLink (Library Catalogue).  The BB2 & AA2 are two of the shelf numbers containing reference works for your topics.

 

• AAAS Atlas of population & Environment / Paul Harrison, Fred Pearce. 2000. (Shelf no. AA2 HARR) 

• A-Z of Corporate Environmental Management / Kit Sadgrove. 1997. (Shelf no. AA2 SADG)

• Dictionary and introduction to Global Environmental Governance / Richard E. Saunier and Richard A. Meganck. 2007. (Shelf no. AA2 SAUN)

• Dictionary of Environment and Conservation / Chris Park. 2008. (Shelf no. AA2 PARK)

• Encyclopaedia of Biodiversity / edited by V.K. Prabhakar. 1999. In 3 vol. (Shelf no. AA2 PRAB)

• Encyclopedia of environmental studies / William Ashworth and Charles E. Little. 2001. (Shelf no. AA2 ASHW)

• Encyclopedia of the biosphere / project director, Ramon Folch. 2000. In 11 vol. (Shelf no. AA2 FOLC)

• Enviropaedia. 2006. (Shelf no. AA2 ENVI)

• Indigenous peoples and environmental issues : an encyclopedia / Bruce E. Johansen. 2003. (Shelf no. AA2 JOHA)

• New Atlas of Planet Management / general editors, N. Myers & J. Kent. 2005. (Shelf no. AA2 MYER)

• Our Earth's Changing Land: an Encyclopedia of Land-use and Land-cover change / edited by Helmut Geist. 2006. In 2 vol. (Shelf no. AA2 GEIS)

• Philip's Guide to Wetlands /general editor, Patrick Dugan. 2005. (Shelf no. BB2 DUGA)

 

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2A ASSIGNMENT: ECOTOURISM (2009)

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ENM 2A, Second term Assignment: Ecotourism in South Africa: How green? How responsible?

 

Search UJLink (Library Catalogue) for books on your TOPIC. Use your KEYWORDS/TERMS.

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Books and Articles on Ecotourism

 

• Ecotravel / Philip Harrison. 2004. (Shelf no. ZFB HARR)
• Ecotourism in Action: Practical Guidelines and Principles / Elmarie Myburgh, Melville Saayman. 1999.(Shelf no. EBA MYBU) 
• Ecotourism: a Guide for Planners and Managers / edited by Kreg Lindberg [et al.].in 2 vol.(Shelf no. EBA ECOT)
• Encyclopedia of Ecotourism / edited by David B. Weaver. 2007. (Shelf no. EB2 WEAV) 
• Indigenous Ecotourism: Sustainable Development and Management / Heather D. Zeppel. 2006. (Shelf no. EBT ZEP)
• Nature-based tourism, environment, and land management / edited by R. Buckley, C. Pickering, and D.B. Weaver. 2003. (Shelf no. EBT BUCK)
• Tourism in National Parks and Protected Areas: Planning and Management / by Paul F.J. Eagles and Stephen F. McCool. 2004. (Shelf no. EBT EAGL)

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Make use of the Electronic Databases to search for articles

 

You are required to search for academic journal articles. The following electronic databases provide useful information. Just search with your keywords.

 

Do you know how to CREATE A PIN for access to the Library resources? Forgot your Password (PIN)? Ask the Lending Desk staff (Library Foyer) or phone them on: 011 559-2165.

 

• Academic Search Premier (EbscoHost)
• GreenFile(EbscoHost)
• SA E-Publications (South African journal articles)
• ScienceDirect
• SpringerLink
• Wiley Interscience 

 

If you require additional databases, go to the Environmental Management Subject Portal.

 

CASE: A-to-Z Journals (Search for full-text journals in the Library)

 

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Recommended Full-text Articles

 

These are some articles that can get you started with your assignment. They are available on SA E-Publications. Search for keyword "ecotourism":

 

Additional Books and Articles were placed on RESERVE by your Lecturer. Click HERE to view them. 

 

• Jumbos or bust : do tourists' perceptions lead to an under-appreciation of biodiversity? : research article. Kerley, Graham I.H.; Geach, Bev G.S.; Vial, Claire. 2003. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 33(1):13-21. 

• The nature and extent of wildlife ranching in Gauteng province, South Africa : short communications. Reilly, B.K.; Sutherland, E.A.; Harley, V. 2003. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 33(2):141-144. 

• South Africa and Ecotourism: potential, opportunities and politics. Sebola,M.P. 2008. Journal of Public Administration, 43(1):59-72.  

• Tourists' willingness to pay to view otters along the Wild Coast, South Africa: a potential for increased ecotourism. Dumalisile, Lihle; Somers, Michael; Walters, Michele; Nel, Jan. 2005. The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 1(1):97-106.  

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 3A ASSIGNMENT: ORGANIC FARMING (2009)

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ENM 3A, Second term Assignment: Organic Farming, Food Security and the Environment.

 

Search UJLink (Library Catalogue) for books on your TOPIC. Use your KEYWORDS/TERMS 

 

Books on Organic Farming:

 

• Ecoagriculture : initiatives in Eastern and Southern Africa / J. F. Devlin and T. Zettel, editors. 1999. (Shelf no. VBR DELI, Level 5)

• Food security and staple foods: policy issues for South Africa / [principal author: Stephen Jones, with Jonathan Beynon]. 1994. (Shelf no. VBD JONE)

• Food security in Sub-Saharan Africa / edited by Stephen Devereux and Simon Maxwell. 2001. (Shelf no. VBL MAXW)

• Sustainable agriculture and food security: the impact of globalisation / edited by Vandana Shiva and Gitanjali Bedi.2002. (Shelf no. VBR SHIv, Level 5)

  

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Make use of the Electronic Databases to search for articles

 

You are required to search for academic journal articles. The following electronic databases provide useful information. Just search with your keywords.

 

Do you know how to CREATE A PIN for access to the Library resources? Forgot your Password (PIN)? Ask the Lending Desk staff (Library Foyer) or phone them on: 011 559-2165.

 

• Academic Search Premier (EbscoHost)
• Biological & Agricultural Index (Ebscohost)
• GreenFile (EbscoHost)
• SA E-Publications (South African journal articles)
• ScienceDirect
• SpringerLink
• Wiley Interscience 

 

If you would like to search additional databases, go to the Environmental Management Subject Portal.

 

 

CASE: A-to-Z Journals (Search for full-text journals in the Library) 

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Recommended Full-text Articles

 

• Dependent Reproduction of Alternative modes of Agriculture: Organic farming in New Zealand. 1998. Coombes B. & Campbell, H.  Sociologia Ruralis, 38(2):127-145
• Food in the future: Does futures studies have a role to play? 2008. K. Hurley. Futures, 40(7):698-701 
• Policy for Organic Farming: Rationale and concepts. 2009. Stolze, M. & Lampkin, N. Food Policy, Article in press (ScienceDirect) 

 

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