Research Guides
GEOG 315: Explanation & Understanding in Geography - Spring 2024: NGO & IGO Resources
Policy Commons
- Policy Commons: Global Think Tanks This link opens in a new window
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Research from the world’s leading policy experts, think tanks, IGOs and NGOs. - Policy Commons: North American City Reports This link opens in a new window
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Over five million pages of in-depth surveys, reports, and research from more than six hundred North American cities and urban agencies.
Transportation
- TRID This link opens in a new windowTransportation Research Board database for articles and reports covering all aspects of all modes of transportation.
- World Development Indicators This link opens in a new window
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This resource contains development data covering more than 575 indicators, 225 countries, and 18 regional and income groups. The data is compiled by the World Bank from officially-recognized international sources. Infrastructure indicators include data on vehicles, rail lines, roads, and more.
- Transportation (UW Libraries Research Guide)International, domestic, and local resources concerning transportation, development, and infrastructure.
Environment
- Maps & Data, World Resources InstituteCharts & graphs, data visualizations, data sets, maps, and presentations about environmental, social, and economic trends from a host of countries and regions.
- Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection This link opens in a new window
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This database contains abstracts and citations from over 6000 scientific journals, conference proceedings, reports, environmental impact statements, books, and government publications.
- Environment (UW Libraries Research Guide)International, domestic, and local resources concerning the environment and climate change.
NGOs & IGOs
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are organizations often focused on social or humanitarian issues. NGOs may receive partial or full funding from governments but are not part of any government. Examples include the Nature Conservancy or the World Wildlife Foundation.
International inter-governmental organizations (IGOs) are groups of sovereign states with mutual interests which work toward a unified goal. Examples include the United Nations, the European Union, and the World Bank.
The UW Libraries' Sources By Subject research guide collects many of the most authoritative sources from different fields and organizes these sources by topic.
Citing Government Documents
- Citation Guides for Government PublicationsA UW Libraries guide with resources for citing government publications and IGO/NGO reports using different styles.