Environmental and Sustainability Studies
A guide to resources for Environmental and Sustainability Studies students
Local Research Resources
A graduate project from USU assessing Utah's 29 counties on sustainability. Download here. Also published in the International Journal of Sustainability.
Publications from USU's Agricultural Experiment Station.
Utah Climate Center at USU. Provides Climate data, inversion forecast, and more.
Climate Research Group at the U of U.
Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwest United States. Published in 2013, part of a series of reports to the National Climate Assessment of 2013.
Utah Government Digital Library: Find official publications issued by the State of Utah related to air quality, the Senate, and vital statistics, amongst other topics.
Utah Data
- Utah Cancer RegistryThe UCR promotes public health in Utah by maintaining cancer data, which makes the monitoring of trends in incidence and mortality as well as the evaluation of prevention and control measures possible.
- Utah GIS PortalAccess to Utah's State Geographic Information Database (SGID). "Currently the SGID contains over 400 thematic layers of geospatial data." And to the
Automated Geographic Reference Center (AGRC), a state agency charged with facilitating an enterprise-wide approach to the implementation of digital mapping, locational analysis, and related geographic technologies in Utah." - Utah Government Data SetsA variety of data files and sources for Utah
- Utah Population Database (UPDB)"UPDB at the University of Utah is one of the world’s richest sources of in-depth information that supports research on genetics, epidemiology, demography, and public health."
- Utah State Data CenterIncludes state census data and other data sources such as the Bureau of Economic and Business Research, the Utah Department of Workforce Services, and the Utah State Tax Commission.
- Utah's Public Health IndicatorsA tool provided by the Utah Department of Health that provides health data about counties in Utah; has preformed searches that allow the user to sort by factors such as air pollution, water quality, birth defects, etc.
Local Governmental Agencies
- Utah Department of Environmental QualityThis agency includes: the Division of Air Quality; Division of Drinking Water; Division of Environmental Response and Remediation; Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control; and Division of Water Quality.
- Utah Geological SurveyInteractive maps, hazard maps, publications, and more
- Utah Division of Natural ResourcesIncludes State Parks; Oil, Gas, and Mining; Wildlife Resources; Water Rights; Water Resources; Forestry, Fire and State Lands; and Geological Survey.
- Utah's Public Lands Policy Coordinating OfficeHoused within the Governor's Office, PLPCO develops and coordinates public lands policy initiatives.
- Governor's Office of Energy DevelopmentTheir mission: "To advance all forms of responsible energy and minerals for the provision affordable, reliable and sustainable energy through industry assistance, education and outreach, and policy to promote resource diversity and innovation."
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