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Sustainable Design Journals

A sampling of research journals in sustainble design. Click to see holdings in VCU Libraries and online full text access.

Design Ecologies (Online)
Solar Today (Online)
Greensource: the magazine of sustainable design (Online)
Find Greensource articles in the Factiva database:
> Click on "All Sources"
> In the Select Source Category drop down select "By Title A-Z," then GreenSource in the list.
> Type your topic in the search box at the top of the screen and click the Search button.

Arts Research Librarian

Carla-Mae Crookendale

(she/her)

Contact:

cmcrookendale@vcu.edu
(804) 827-0367
Cabell Library, Room 121-L

Subjects: Arts, Performing, Arts, Visual

Sustainable Design Featured Resources

Use these databases to search for scholarly articles and essays on Sustainable Design topics
using keywords like sustainability, environmental aspects and green design.

Environment Complete
Subject coverage includes ecosystem, ecology, renewable energy sources, natural resources, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, and social impacts.

GreenFILE
Covers global warming, green building, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and more.

GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources)
News articles, videos, journal articles and more about sustainability and the environment.

Art Full Text
Citations, abstracts, and selected full text for articles from international periodicals, peer-reviewed journals, and art dissertations. Also indexes art reproductions from indexed periodicals across styles and art movements.
Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI)
International index to articles in hundreds of design and craft journals. Also contains data on designers, craftspeople, studios, schools, workshops, and firms.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Citations for journal articles on architecture and design, covering subjects such as the history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation, and interior design.

Sustainable Design Reference Books

1000 New Eco Designs and Where to Find Them
Call Number: NK1520 .P76 2009
A showcase of contemporary product design and interior products that are ecologically sound.
Design for Environment
Call Number: ebook
An in-depth road-map to sustainable product development.
Also in print: TS171.4 .D478 2009
Design for the Other 90%
Call Number: TS171.4 .D4799 2007
Explores a growing movement among designers to design low-cost solutions for the poor of the world, the 90% who cannot afford many things.
Designing Sustainability: making radical changes in a material world
Call Number: ebook
Introduces approaches to design that draw inspiration from nature, summon the human imagination and create outcomes which are environmentally responsible and socially just, as well as meaningful and enriching at a personal level.
Do Good Design: how designers can change the world
Call Number: HF5413 .B47 2009
Outlines a sustainable approach to both the practice and the consumption of design.
The Upcycle: beyond sustainability - designing for abundance
Call Number: ebook
Envision the next step in the solution to our ecological crisis: We don't just use or reuse and recycle resources with greater effectiveness, we actually improve the natural world as we live, create, and build.