Research Guides: Civil & Environmental Engineering: Home

Liaison Librarian

Julia Gelfand

Contact:

Office: Science Library 228

Phone: 949-824-4971

EMail: jgelfand@uci.edu

Subjects: Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Informatics, Public Policy, Urban Planning

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Researching from home? Follow these directions to access our licensed databases and resources from off-campus. Please contact OIT if you need assistance at 949-824-2222.

Introduction

Civil and Environmental Engineering has wide boundaries. it includes the study of structures, transportation, water resources, hydrology, marine sciences, coastal studies, industrial ecology, soil sciences, seismology and earthquakes, building and construction, and all things green and environmental. It also includes coverage of operations research and related logistics, The environmental sciences emphasis is equally diverse and is where the study of recycling, reclamation, conservation, hazardous wastes, air quality, particulates, pollution studies, and is a bridge to the atmospheric sciences. Related coverage includes the associated environmental, social and public policy studies, environmental health sciences and applied sciences.

News Block

Earth Day - April 22, 2023
This year's theme is "Invest in our Planet"
Proposed Rule - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review
EPA is proposing to strengthen and update the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (EGUs), commonly known as the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants, to reflect recent developments in control technologies and the performance of these plants. This proposed rule reflects the most significant improvements and updates to MATS since EPA first issued these standards in February 2012. It also fulfills EPA’s responsibility under the Clean Air Act to periodically re-evaluate its standards in light of advancements in pollution control technologies to determine whether revisions are necessary.
March 22 is World Water Day - Celebrating in Israel
As a world leader in water solutions, things you should know about Israel, water, and the world :
1. 60% of Israel is desert; there is 50% less rainfall in Israel now than in 1948.
2. Israel is #1 in worldwide water recycling — at 85%. Spain is #2 — at only 17%.
3. Israel has been in a serious drought for the last 5 years. Thanks to tremendous innovation with desalination plants, the drinking water supply isn’t at risk. But farmers are. Watch this video for more.
4. Jewish National Fund has built 250 reservoirs in Israel which supply 50% of the water used for agriculture. Need to build 90 more.
5. Israel supplies water to 12 million people, including 8.8 million people in Israel, plus the Palestinian Authority and Jordan.
Data Transparency & Civil Engineers
A report by ASCE released in Feb 2019 exploring this important topic and what it means for civil & environmental engineers.
Flint Water Crisis
This story updated one two years earlier.
Earlier Flint Water
Californians respond to drought, cut water use 11.5% in August 2014
LA Times report from 10/7/2014 when it was announced that Californians sharply cut their water consumption during August, the hottest month of the year.
American Rivers
More than 60% of Americans' drinking water comes from our rivers and streams. American Rivers has taken on the mission of protecting these vital waterways from pollution and overdevelopment.
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Since 1973, the organization has helped to protect and restore more than 150,000 miles of rivers across the country, by improving and removing outdated dams, halting pollution from sewage spills and stormwater runoff, and advocating on behalf of rivers threatened by overuse, poor management, and destructive projects. It also works with land trusts and local communities to designate Wild and Scenic Rivers, like the Salmon in Idaho, and identify dedicated stretches of clean river as "blue trails" to serve as destinations for fishing, boating, and other recreational activities.
ASTM Standards & Engineering Digital Library
Finding Video Content in ASTM
Learn how to find video content associated with ASTM standards.
Reuters Science News
ScienceWatch
engrXiv Preprints debut
New preprint server for Engineering content in multiple subject areas and is growing quickly.
TRB 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting Program
This helpful online tool enables you to navigate through more than 3,000 presentations in over 350 transportation-related sessions at the meeting, which is being held virtually in January 2021. The Online Program contains the full schedule of lectern sessions, poster sessions and other programming. Registration ends Nov 30, 2020.

Evaluating Information

When using Online or Internet Resources, consider Search Engines vs. metasites - evaluate resource - consider domain - .edu, .com, .gov, .org, etc.

Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources - or Evaluation Techniques for Internet Resources

Authority control - authorship - who, affiliation, where
Currency - note the date, the update, does it reflect the right period of time
Evaluate the source - establish criteria that is meaningful to covering the topic
Citing Internet resources - URL & date of the search
Capturing and citing
Copying

Copying/ Printing at the Libraries

The UCI Libraries offers Wepa printing that can be accessed from an app downloaded on your phone.

Print from the Cloud using Google Drive, Canvas, Office 365, Dropbox, and more.
Print on the go by downloading the Wepa Print app. Available from the App Store or Google Play.
Add funds to the app or on the Wepa web site at https://www.wepanow.com/login.
Costs will be debited at the rate of 10 cents per copy or xerox made; 12 cents per page of printing.