The Civil and Natural Resources Engineering department does not have a single preferred style, so you might want to check with your lecturer/supervisor. Some common styles include:

Author-date

• APA 5th ed.
• MLA
• Royal Society of New Zealand
• Soil Science Society of America Journal
• Chicago 15th B

Numbered

• Journal of the American Chemical Society
• Royal Society of Chemistry
• Environmental Science and Technology

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