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Sustainability - in art and luxury: Books and dissertations

Resources for studying sustainability in relation to the art world and also luxury business.

 

E-books

See these e-book collections:

Most other e-books will be found with Summon.

However please also see the e-book guide for:

  • more info about the e-book collections available in Summon
  • links to other e-book collections which need to be searched separately from Summon

 

Books

Remember to search Summon, as well as browsing the shelves.

The key areas of the library are:

  • AA.SUS sustainability issues for business in general
  • AB.SUS sustainability issues for the art world in general
  • DEC1.SUS sustainable design
  • FB.SUS sustainability issues for fashion businesses
  • MUSE.SUS sustainability issues for museums and galleries
  • FIA2.20C.ENV environmental themes in 20th century art
  • FIA2.21C.ENV environmental themes in 21st century art

Other useful areas include:

  • AA.LOG logistics: some books include content about sustainability
  • AA.LUX luxury: some books focus on sustainability 
  • FIA2.20C.ETH ethical, social and political issues in 20th century art
  • FIA2.21C.ETH ethical, social and political issues in 21st century art
  • PAT3.CORS corporate sponsorship: some books discuss arts sponsorship by oil companies

 

Dissertations

Unfortunately, there is no easy way of searching for all SIA dissertations about sustainability and related topics at once; it is necessary to run searches focussed on the particular topics you are interested in.

For more info, see the following guides: