Sustainable Cities
Using Books for Research
The UW Library collection includes monographs (book on a single topic by one or many authors) as well as edited collections and anthologies (books in which each chapter is by different authors writing on a common theme) and grey literature. All can be useful for completing research assignments. (For more information on these types of library materials, see our YouTube video, Library Research Using Books).
From the Catalogue
Suggested Subject Headings
These formal, official Subject Headings can be used in the UW Library catalogue to search for books and (to a lesser extent) articles. Remember to first type su: (for "Subject") into the search bar, and then the following terms:
City planning - environmental aspects
Suggested Call Numbers
Because sustainable urbanism can be studied from many perspectives, not all the books you may need will be located in one place. Useful Library of Congress Call Numbers include;
GE 170 – (Environmental sciences)
HC 79 – (Economics, special topics)
HD 75.6 – (Economic growth, development and planning)
HE 206.2 – (Transportation policy)
HE 215 - (Sustainable transportation)
HE 305-311 – (Urban transportation)
HT 241 – (Urban ecology)
HT 384 – (Urbanization)
HT 390-395 – (Regional planning)
JA 75.8 – (Political ecology)
SB 436 – (Urban forestry)
SD 386 - (Sustainable forestry)
TJ 163 – (Energy conservation)
For a good explanation of how the Classification scheme works, check out the Library's YouTube video, Understanding the Library of Congress Classification System which shows how books on sustainable cities may be found in numerous locations in the library.