Why Books?
Scholarly books contain authoritative information and this can include comprehensive accounts of research or scholarship, historical data, overviews, experts' views on themes/topics.
Use a book when you require background information and related research on a topic, when you want to add depth to a research topic or put your topic in context with other important issues
Books in the Library
Here are a few books that can get you started with information on natural resources and your selected country:
Climate Change, Food Security and Natural Resource Management by Call Number: EBOOK
Plundered Nations?: Successes and Failures in Natural Resource Extraction by Call Number: HC59.72.E5 .P58 2011 (Floor 3)
Rents to Riches?:the Political Economy of Natural Resource-led Development by Call Number: HC85 .R467 2012 (Floor 3)
Rural Planning in Developing Countries: Supporting Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Livelihoods by Call Number: HN981.C6 D353 2003 (Floor 3)
Innovation in Natural Resource Management: the Role of Property Rights and Collective Action in Developing Countries by Call Number: HC59.7 .I55 2002 (Floor 3)
Natural Resource Management: Ecological Perspectives by Call Number: EBOOK
E-books
- SpringerMaterials This link opens in a new window
SpringerMaterials provides curated data and advanced functionalities to support research in materials science, physics, chemistry, engineering, and other related fields. - Knovel This link opens in a new window
Knovel provides general reference and best practice insights, process, and design applications, material and substance properties data, and equations for specific engineering disciplines. Provides interactive content including equations, graphs, and tables. It has technical reference resources from ebooks and standards as well as publishers including AIChE/CCPS, NACE, and more. - AccessEngineering This link opens in a new window
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Includes engineering reference sources, with the latest editions of Marks Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, Perry's Chemical Engineers Handbook, Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers, Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain, and many more ebooks.
