Open Education Resources (OER): Environmental Studies
OER are materials that are freely available to everyone including textbooks, ebooks, videos, journals, images, etc. These sources are not searchable in the Ikeda Library catalog so you have to search them independently.
A mapping tool that helps identify California communities that are most affected by pollution and where people are especially vulnerable to pollution’s effects. CalEnviroScreen uses environmental, health, and socioeconomic information to produce scores for every census tract in the state. Click on the purple arrow to learn how to use the tool.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.
An EPA environmental justice mapping and screening tool that provides demographic, socioeconomic, and environmental information for a chosen geographic area. All of the EJScreen indicators are publicly-available data. Click on the purple arrow to learn how to use the tool.
The Zone Information and Map Access System allows individuals to learn more about the City’s neighborhoods and assist residents and businesses in making better informed land use decisions. Click on the purple arrow to learn how to use the tool.
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