LibGuides: Environmental Studies: Research and Writing

Citation Styles & Reference Management Software

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Elsevier's Researcher Academy
An online platform that offers e-learning modules and resources for early researchers to introduce the different stages of research cycle, from research preparation, through the publishing process, to demonstrating research impact.
Researcher Unbound
Researcher Unbound is a series of library workshops that aims to help researchers discover and grasp essential skills such as literature searching, referencing, publishing and measuring research impact. This website lists the schedule of upcoming workshops.
Research Support
Created by the Scholarly Communication Team from NUS Libraries, this one-stop website offers information on scholarly publishing, research impact, research data management, as well as NUS' institutional repository.
SAGE Research Methods: Project Planner
Designed to provide step-by-step advice on every stage throughout the entire research project, this planner will assist readers in devising a research question and method, as well as conducting data collection and analysis. Pointers in academic writing and publishing are also provided.

NUS Libraries Writers’ Centre

In partnership with CELC, NUS Libraries Writers’ Centre offers a coordinated effort in supporting the NUS community across all forms of writing and presentation. Assistance is provided for all types of writing assignments — from course-based writing, scientific writing to personal statements and grant proposals.

More details can be found here.

Environmental Social Sciences: Methods and Research Design
In this book, specialists summarise methods and research strategies for various aspects of social research devoted to environmental issues. Each chapter is illustrated with ethnographic and environmental examples, ranging from Australia to Amazonia, from Madagascar to the United States, and from prehistoric and historic cases to contemporary rural and urban ones. It deals with climate change, deforestation, environmental knowledge, natural reserves, politics and ownership of natural resources, and the effect of differing spatial and temporal scales. Contributing to the intellectual project of interdisciplinary environmental social science, this book shows the possibilities social science can provide to environmental studies and to larger global problems.
Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Environmental Studies
This Handbook presents methods to advance the understanding of interdependencies between the well-being of human societies and the performance of their biophysical environment. It showcases applications to material and energy use; urbanization and technological transition; economic growth and social vulnerabilities; development and governance of social and industrial networks; and the role of history, culture, and science itself in carrying out analysis and guiding policy as well as the role of theory, data, and models in guiding decisions.
How to Do Your Dissertation in Geography and Related Disciplines
The book addresses each stage of the project by answering the questions that a student is likely to ask as the work progresses from choosing the subject area and planning the data collection, through to producing illustrations and writing the final research project report or dissertation. New digital media, social networking, mobile technology, e-journals, anti-plagiarism software, ethics approval rules and risk assessments are among the issues that this new edition takes into account. It also extends its coverage of the wide range of different approaches to geographical research, with expanded coverage of qualitative research, Geographic Information Systems, and new approaches to research design in both physical and human geographies.
Making Sense in Geography and Environmental Sciences
This book outlines general principles of style, grammar, and usage, while covering such issues as writing essays and reports, creating powerful visual aids, and properly documenting sources.
Writing in the Environmental Sciences
This refreshingly clear guide provides environmental scientists and conservation professionals with an effective writing process that can be applied in a range of financial, political, or organizational contexts. It outlines a replicable seven-step writing formula based on practical experience that acknowledges the complexities inherent in the worlds of endangered species, habitat conservation, and recovery planning. Practical examples, strategies, and diagrams guide the reader at every step, and selected resources are provided for further reference.

Academic Writing: a Handbook for International Students
The four main parts of Academic Writing are: (i) The writing process; (ii) Elements of writing; (iii) Vocabulary for writing; (iv) Writing models. Each part is divided into short units which contain examples, explanations and exercises, for use in the classroom or for self-study.
The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science
This new edition has been thoroughly revised to address crucial issues in the changing landscape of scientific communication, with sections to address plagiarism and fraud, writing graduate theses, translating scientific material, communicating science to the public, and the increasing globalization of research. Through solid examples and concrete advice, the author sets out to help scientists develop their own voice and become stronger communicators. He also teaches readers to think about their work in the larger context of communication about science, addressing the roles of media and the public in scientific attitudes as well as offering advice for those whose research concerns controversial issues such as climate change or emerging viruses.
Communicate Science Papers, Posters, and Presentations Effectively
The text is useful to both native and non-native English speakers, identifying best practices for preparing graphs and tables, and offering practical guidance for writing equations. It includes content on significant figures and error bars, and provides the reader with extensive practice material consisting of both exercises and solutions. It also covers how to accurately and clearly exhibit results, ideas, and conclusions Identifies phrases common in scientific literature that should never be used Discusses the theory of presentation, including "before and after" examples highlighting best practices. It provides concrete, step-by-step examples on how to make camera ready graphs and tables.
Crackle and Fizz
This is a book that details how to harness story-telling principles to make complex or technical content easier to communicate and fulfilling for audiences. Eight narrative ingredients, Audience, Change and Affect, Lure, World, Character, Big Hook, Plot and Structure, are illustrated with examples and exercises to demonstrate how to build a presentation, how to pitch for funds or resources, how to make a persuasive argument, or simply how to explain ideas so they CRACKLE and FIZZ for the Audience.
Designing Science Presentations
This book guides researchers and graduate students of virtually any discipline in the creation of compelling science communication. This clear, readable volume provides visually intensive guidance at every step -- from the construction of original figures to the presentation and delivery of those figures in papers, slideshows, posters, and websites. It provides pragmatic advice on the preparation and delivery of exceptional scientific presentations; demonstrates hundreds of visually striking presentation techniques, giving readers inspiration for creating their own; and is structured so that readers can easily find answers to particular questions.
An Editor's Guide to Writing and Publishing Science
The purpose of this book is to provide the foundations of this new approach for both young scientists at the start of their careers, as well as for more experienced scientists to teach the younger generation. Most importantly, the book will make the reader think in a fresh, creative, and novel way about writing and publishing science.
Presentation Skills for Scientists: a Practical Guide
Offering guidance in preparing and delivering scientific presentations, this guide's highly practical 'how-to' style focuses on the issues that are of immediate concern to the busy scientist. The text covers all of the important aspects of scientific presentations, including knowing your audience, producing visual material, controlling nerves and handling questions. It also includes advice on presenting in English for non-native speakers, helping them to improve the clarity and effectiveness of their presentations.
Speaking in Public about Science: A Quick Guide for the Preparation of Good Lectures, Seminars, and Scientific Presentations
This book introduces the basic techniques and methods traditionally used in speaking about science to the public. It covers methods of scientific discourse, oral communication, preparation of the presentation, techniques and use of visual resources, and exercises for perfecting the technique of speaking in public about science.