Library Guides: Sustainability: Home

Key Databases

Some databases useful for searching topics within sustainability.

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
A fulltext database spanning academic disciplines with coverage of popular press and scholarly publications, including peer-reviewed journals.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Contains original, comprehensive reports and analysis on issues in the news.
Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
Offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy resources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more.
Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Literature Index This link opens in a new window
Topics include horticulture, botany, garden and landscape design & history, ecology, plant and garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy.
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
Index of scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports, offering a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment.

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Principles of Sustainability

There is no standardized, widely accepted definition of sustainability. For our purposes, we consider sustainability to be the maintenance or improvement of quality of life for people with minimal impact on the natural environment.

The principles of sustainabilty that are used to support that goal are:

Using resources efficiently to minimize waste and do more with less.
Making decisions with deference to a triple bottom line--balancing values of what is good for people, the planet, as well as profit.
Living in a way today that does not impede the ability of future generations to live and prosper.
Considering the full scope of consequences to our actions and taking steps to minimize waste.

Sustainability On Campus

Office of Campus Sustainability
One stop shopping for information on UM campus programs and initiatives. Find out what you can do and how to get involved including the Green Grove Campaign.
AASHE
Sustainability initiatives in higher education on campuses across the country. See what other campuses are up to and get ideas to start your own initiatives. Click on "Log In" in the left column, and then "Create new account" tab at the top. Access to the database is free with your olemiss.edu email address.
Ole Miss Food Action Rebels (FAR)
Advocating for bringing more real food onto the university campus, FAR believes that real food should be accessible to all university students, as well as appropriate for students with specific dietary needs.

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University of Mississippi Student Vegetarian Organization
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Students for a Green Campus
SGC works to further the sustainability of our campus by promoting "green" living through recycling, conservation, and knowledge.

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Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
EWB-Ole Miss shall reflect and support the values and mission of Engineers Without Borders-USA: “to partner with disadvantaged communities to improve their quality of life through implementation of environmentally sound and economically sustainable engineering projects, while developing internationally responsible engineering students.”

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Sustainability in the Community

Community Garden
Gaining Ground : Sustainabilty Institute of Mississippi
Mid-Town Farmers' Market
Oxford City Market
A farmers' market.
Oxford Tree Board
Pathways Commission
Bicycle paths
Public Transportation
Bus routes and times.
Recycling Services
Taylor Farmers' Market

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