Environmental Sites: Social Sciences

• Affluenza
  Affluenza is a one-hour television special from PBS that explores the high social and environmental costs of materialism and overconsumption.
• Beyond Discovery
  The Path from Research to Human Benefit is a series of articles that trace the origins of important recent technological and medical advances. Each story reveals the crucial role played by basic science, the applications of which could not have been anticipated at the
  time the original research was conducted - site intro.
• Essays on Science and Society
  In monthly essays on Science and Society, Science features the views of individuals from inside or outside the scientific community as they explore the interface between science and the wider society - site intro.
• The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 -- Library of Congress
  The Library of Congress provides this interesting resource describing the evolution of the conservation movement between 1850 and 1920. The Website documents "the historical formation and cultural foundations of the movement to conserve and protect America's natural heritage." Information provided here is based on hundreds of books, pamphlets, federal statutes, congressional resolutions, legislative documents, presidential proclamations, prints, photographs, historic manuscripts, and (one) motion picture - Scout Report.
• Life on the Brink
  Report by Rachel Hauser, from the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center, DAAC Alliance, discussing the hazards of populations living close to volcanoes.
• Location, Location, Location
   Report by Rachel Hauser of the Socioeconomic Data Center of DAAC Alliance focusing on growing population pressures on the global environment.
• Social Science Information Gateway
  Meta site for the social sciences. Topics include: Business (including Management), Economics, Education, Environmental Sciences and Issues, Ethnology, Ethnography & Anthropology, Geography, Government and Public Administration, Law, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Social Sciences, Social Welfare, Sociology, Statistics, Women's Studies. Part of the UK Resource Discovery Network.
• Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
  Provided by Social Science Electronic Publishing (SSEP), searchable abstracts database, and Electronic Paper Collection with full text. Opportunities for networking: Accounting Research, Economic Research, Latin American Research, Financial Economics, and Legal Scholarship.
• Technocopia
  Technocopia is an entertaining, consumer-oriented site that provides information and opinions about the growing role of technology in our everyday lives - Scout Report.
• Web Exhibits
  Categories include: Creative Arts, Ancient World, Discovery & Expedition, Society & Culture, Health & Medicine, Environment, Science & Technology, and Academic Subjects.