Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning (LARP) - Research Guide   Tags: architecture, landscape, larp, planning, regional_planning, sustainability, urban_planning  

Students and faculty -

Contact me to schedule a one-on-one consultations in person or by telephone or email.

Together we can:

• Refine your research or project question
• Track down relevant sources
• Co-teach a class in library research methods
• Co-create a subject or course guide
• Build the LARP collections based on your recommendations for material purchases

GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources)
Offers authoritative content on the development of emerging green technologies and discusses issues on the environment, sustainability and more. On trial until 4/1/11. Contact Madeleine Charney mcharney@library.umass.edu with your comments and questions.

Testimonials about GREENR from LARP students:

• "I think this looks like a great compilation of topics that is very pertinent to the research happening in the LARP dept. I know I would come back continually to check this resource."
• "I like the multi-media layout! Fun and attractive, making learning exciting. I like the highlihting of topics of interest -- which helped me as a casual browser take my first step into the content."

SimplyMap
Your mind will be blown by this amazingly powerful tool! Creates maps illustrating hundreds of social, economic and climatic variables.

Plant Management Network
Research material on agricultural and horticultural crops: journal articles, proceedings, reports, and an image-based pest database.

Research Design Connections
Distills practical lessons from design-oriented, mulitdisciplinary publications .

Introducing UMA WorldCat - a new discovery tool that helps you find a wide range of materials using a single search. Books, journals, articles, videos and more can be located using UMA WorldCat.