Te taiao me te toitūtanga Environment & sustainability

Recent book picks
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Recent items
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Other new books:
Have a look at the libraries' Home and Garden Recent Picks and Science Recent Picks for more new books.
Magazines
Where do I find the magazines?
In our collections we have both our regular print magazines, as well as our online magazines (eMagazines). Our branch libraries hold a range of print magazines on the environment and sustainability — in branches you will find them on the regular magazine stands.
Online Magazines
Check out our Magazines on Overdrive and our Pressreader database for digital magazines which can be read on desktops, tablets and smartphones.
You'll find many popular titles -- have a browse!
Popular print titles:
Here are links into the catalogue for just a few of our most popular home, gardening and DIY magazines (ordered by subject and with an option to find all magazines in a particular subject). Enjoy!
Sustainability
Gardening
Online databases & articles
The library subscribes to several online resources which will provide more information on environment & sustainability issues.
GREENR
Gale's GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) focuses on the physical, social, and economic aspects of environmental issues. Topics include authoritative analysis, academic journals, news, case studies, legislation, conference proceedings, primary source documents, statistics, and multimedia.
Other titles available:
Full-text versions of several magazines are available through the EBSCO database, including:
Shelf Help
Subject: | Dewey number: |
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Ecology | 304.2 |
Energy and the environment | 333.7 |
Sustainable land management | 333.73 |
Water | 333.9 |
Economic development | 338.9 |
Resource management (law) | 346.044 |
Environment | 363.7 |
Global warming | 363.738 |
Climate change | 551.6 |
Dwelling environmental aspects | 690.837 |
Sustainable architecture | 720.47 |
Architecture environmental aspects | 728.047 |
Organic gardening | 635.0484 |
Sustainable living | 333.72, 363.7, 640 |
(Or try this Sustainable Living Catalogue Search)
Useful Websites
- Wellington City Council - Environment
- Build Sustainably in Wellington (WCC)
- Wellington's community gardens (WCC)
- Ministry for the Environment
- Department of Conservation
- Science Media Centre
- Environment Protection Agency (NZ)
- NZ Climate Change Centre
- NIWA
- Sustainable Cities - New Zealand
- Te Ara - Natural environment
- DOC : Mainland Islands
- Small House / Tiny House Movement - introduction
- Guardian (UK) : Environmental news
Contact us
This page is written and maintained by library staff. Our aim is to keep you informed about the environment and sustainability collection at the library and to highlight parts of the collection which may interest you.