Literature survey providing a guide to selected aspects of the environment - covers environmental protection, ecology, quality of life, urban development, environmental modifications relating to water quality, nature conservation, transport, etc., and includes a chronology of relevant laws, a directory of organizations and bibliographys.

Offers convenient subject, author and title access to thousands of publications in various areas of environmental studies, from alternative energy to waste management, based on the cataloging of publications acquired by the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library over the last year.