Publications & On-line Resources

Brief Reviews of the State of the Earth's Natural Resources
Holdren, J. P. "Environmental Change and the Human Condition."
Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 57(1), 25-31 (2003).
   http://www.amacad.org/publications/bulletinfall2003.aspx

Raven, P. "Biodiversity and Our Common Future."
Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 58(3), 20-24 (2005).
   http://www.amacad.org/publications/bulletinspring2005.aspx

Dayton, P. "The Importance of the Natural Sciences to Conservation."
American Naturalist 162(1), 1-13 (2003).
   http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AN/journal/contents/v162n1.html

National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council Publications

Grand Challenges in Environmental Sciences. National Academies Press, 2001.
PDF available from the National Academies Press at:
    http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9975.html

Cox, J. D. Climate Crash: Abrupt Climate Change and What It Means for Our Future. John Henry Press, 2005. PDF available from the John Henry Press at:
   http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10750.html

Earth Observation Networks

National Ecological Laboratory Network (NEON):      
http://www.neoninc.org/archive/2006/02/neon_design_doc.html

Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science (CUAHSI):   
    http://www.cuahsi.org
    http://www.cuahsi.org/docs/cuahsi_hydroview_2004.pdf

Collaborative Large-Scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research (CLEANER) and NSF's Environmental Observatories, National Academies Press, 2006:
    http://darwin.nap.edu/books/0309102294/html/R2.html

Ocean Research Interactive Observatory Networks (ORION):
   http://www.orionprogram.org
    http://www.orionprogram.org/di_workshop.html