While concern for these fields centers in the Program in Environmental Science and Regional Planning, faculty and students in numerous other programs and departments have interests in certain areas. The program is closely associated with the Environmental Research Center, the Office of Applied Energy Studies, the Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, the Water Research Center, Natural Resource Sciences, and other university research units. English is the primary language of the collection, but works in French, German, Spanish, and other European languages are occasionally purchased. When English translations are available, they will generally be favored over the original. Materials in other languages may be purchased to fill special needs.
Emphasis is on current materials.
Primarily the United States but no geographic area is excluded d. Selective acquisition is made of upper division textbooks, legal treatments, and popular materials. The Program for Environmental Science and Regional Planning encourages interdisciplinary research. B Acid rain, water quality and industrial pollution, handling and disposal. B Response of plants to environment.