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Introduction to Water and Climate

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Water is essential for life on earth and of crucial importance for society. Also within our climate water plays a major role. The natural cycle of ocean to atmosphere, by precipitation back to earth and by rivers and aquifers to the oceans has a decisive impact on regional and global climate patterns.

This course will cover six main topics:

Global water cycle. In this module you will learn to explain the different processes of the global water cycle.
Water systems. In this module you will learn to describe the flows of water and sand in different riverine, coastal and ocean systems.
Water and climate change. In this module you will learn to identify mechanisms of climate change and you will learn to explain the interplay of climate change, sea level, clouds, rainfall and future weather.
Interventions. In this module you will learn to explain why, when and which engineering interventions are needed in rivers, coast and urban environment.
Water resource management. In this module you will learn to explain why water for food and water for cities are the main challenges in water management and what the possibilities and limitations of reservoirs and groundwater are to improve water availability.
Challenges. In this module you will learn to explain the challenges in better understanding and adapting to the impact of climate change on water for the coming 50 years.

Subject:: Engineering; Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: Delft University of Technology
Provider Set:: Delft University OpenCourseWare
Author:: Prof.dr. Nick van de Giesen; Prof.dr.ir. Herman Russchenberg; Prof.dr.ir. Hubert Savenije; Prof.dr.ir. Marcel Stive
Date Added:: 08/13/2020

Microbiomes: Health and the Environment

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Microbiomes: Health and the Environment takes a look into the world of polymicrobial communities and how they affect aspects of human health and environmental interaction. This book attempts to bridge the gap between the world around us and our well-being through the lens of microbial influence and co-evolution.

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Microbiomes: Health and the Environment was created to provide accessible insight into the novel and complex world of polymicrobial community interactions. As we push forward into the future of medicine and environmental health, it is imperative that we learn from each other, from history, and keep up to date with the latest advances in research and technology. This book not only provides content from the latest microbiome studies, but contains interactive tools, videos, and thought-provoking questions to help the reader hone and truly understand the respective topic. Though there is much overlap between themes due to the ubiquitous nature of microbes, the book is broken down into sections pertaining to both human health (e.g., gut health and disease, as well as other organ-specific niches) and aspects of the environment (e. g., nutrient cycling and climate change, marine health, soil and plant health, etc.) influenced by microbes. However, the content is designed to bridge ideas and aspects between these themes to support the One Health concept: that the health of people, animals, and the environment are all interconnected. This project will continue to grow with new findings, and adapt with the ever-changing world of microorganisms.

Word Count: 144338

Included H5P activities: 14

ISBN: 978-1-64816-002-8

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Subject:: Anatomy/Physiology; Biology; Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Mavs Open Press
Author:: Dylan Parks
Date Added:: 07/26/2022

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The Open Resource site is intended to facilitate discovery and use of open resources starting with Open Educational Resources (OER). The Open Resource site will continue to develop and change depending on the needs of the community, and are outlined in the future developments section. Essentially it is a place to search for all the places to search for OER.

Subject:: Accounting; Advertising; Agriculture; Algebra; Analytics; Anatomy/Physiology; Ancient History; Anthropology; Archaeology; Architecture and Design; Art History; Astronomy; Atmospheric Science; Automotive Technology and Repair; Biochemistry; Biomedical; Business; Business & Technical Communication; Business Administration; Calculus; Career and Technical Education; Chemistry; Communication Studies; Composition and Rhetoric; Construction; Creative Writing; Creative and Applied Arts; Ecology; Economics; Education; Engineering; English Language Arts; Environmental Science; Finance; Functions; Geology; Geometry; Government/Political Science; Government/Political Science and Law; Graphic Design; Health Administration; Health Sciences; History; Horticulture; Information Technology; International Business; Interpersonal Communication; Language, Philosophy, and Culture; Languages; Law; Life Science; Linguistics; Literature; Management; Manufacturing; Marketing; Mathematics; Measurement and Data; Media Studies; Numbers and Operations; Open Educational Resources & Practice; Philosophy; Physical Science; Physics; Programming; Psychology; Public Speaking; Ratios and Proportions; Religious Studies; Social Work; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Sociology; Statistics and Probability; Student Success; Technical Writing; Trigonometry; Visual Arts; World Cultures; World History
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Assessment; Case Study; Data Set; Diagram/Illustration; Full Course; Game; Homework/Assignment; Interactive; Lecture; Lecture Notes; Lesson; Lesson Plan; Module; Primary Source; Reading; Simulation; Syllabus; Teaching/Learning Strategy; Textbook; Unit of Study
Author:: Isabelle Antes
Date Added:: 11/07/2024

Public Hygiene and Epidemiology

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A framework of public hygiene and epidemiology is given. Human pathology related to water and sanitation is dealt with, as well as the relation between health and society and environment.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Health Sciences; Life Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Assessment; Lecture Notes; Reading
Provider:: Delft University of Technology
Provider Set:: Delft University OpenCourseWare
Author:: P. Bol
Date Added:: 02/08/2016

Quantitative Problem Solving in Natural Resources

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Quantitative Problem Solving in Natural Resources

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This textbook is intended to support courses that bridge the divide between mathematics typically encountered in U.S. high school curricula and the practical problems that natural resource students might engage with in their disciplinary coursework and professional internships.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Life Science; Mathematics
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Iowa State University
Author:: Peter L. Moore
Date Added:: 10/05/2018

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Rain or Shine

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This text is an introduction to soil physical properties and processes.

Subject:: Agriculture; Career and Technical Education; Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Textbook
Provider:: Oklahoma State University
Author:: Tyson Ochsner
Date Added:: 06/03/2021

Sanitary Engineering

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Sanitary Engineering

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This course deals with the basic principles and design aspects of sanitary engineering infrastructure. This comprises: drinking water supply and treatment, sewerage and wastewater treatment. Study goals: Insight in technological aspects of the urban water infrastructure

Subject:: Engineering; Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lecture Notes; Reading
Provider:: Delft University of Technology
Provider Set:: Delft University OpenCourseWare
Author:: F.H.L.R. Clemens; J.C. van Dijk
Date Added:: 03/07/2016

Show Me Earth: A Curated Collection of Earth Science Videos – Simple Book Publishing

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Show Me Earth: A Curated Collection of Earth Science Videos – Simple Book Publishing

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126 videos related to earth sciences.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Module
Author:: Karla Panchuk
Date Added:: 10/04/2022

Solar Energy: Integration of Photovoltaic Systems in Microgrids

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Solar Energy: Integration of Photovoltaic Systems in Microgrids

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Photovoltaic systems are often placed into a microgrid, a local electricity distribution system that is operated in a controlled way and includes both electricity users and renewable electricity generation. This course deals with DC and AC microgrids and covers a wide range of topics, from basic definitions, through modelling and control of AC and DC microgrids to the application of adaptive protection in microgrids. You will master various concepts related to microgrid technology and implementation, such as smart grid and virtual power plant, types of distribution network, markets, control strategies and components. Among the components special attention is given to operation and control of power electronics interfaces.

You will familiarize yourself with the advantages and challenges of DC microgrids (which are still in an early stage). You will have the opportunity to master the topic of microgrids through an exercise in which you will evaluate selected pilot sites where microgrids were deployed. The evaluation will take the form of a simulation assignment and include a peer review of the results.

Subject:: Engineering; Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: Delft University of Technology
Provider Set:: Delft University OpenCourseWare
Author:: Dr.ir. L. Ramirez Elizondo; dr. Pavol Bauer
Date Added:: 08/13/2020

Statewide Dual Credit Introduction to Plant Science, Plant Form, Parts of a Plant

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Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior), a deciduous broad-leaved (angiosperm tree)By Brian Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13127021Did you have an idea for improving this content? We’d love your input.

Subject:: Agriculture; Botany; Environmental Science
Material Type:: Lesson; Textbook
Date Added:: 10/16/2024

Sun, Wind, Water, Earth, Life, Living

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Sun, Wind, Water, Earth, Life, Living

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The course aims is to understand the relation between urban design and planning and the aspects of: - sun, energy and plants - wind, sound and noise - water, traffic and other networks - earth, soil and site preparation - life, ecology and nature preservation - living, human density, economy and environment These themes in sustainable urban engineering are related to legends for design, described in a wide variety of lecture papers (720 pages, 1000 figures, 200 references, 5000 key words, 400 questions), accompanied by interactive Excel computer programmes to get quantitative insight. The assignment is an evaluation of an own earlier and future design work integrating sun, plantation, wind, noise, water, traffic, earth, land preparation, cables and pipes, life, natural differentiation, living, density, environment and proposing new legends for design. Study Goals The student: - is able to link urban interventions to urban development technology and within that interrelate urban designers to relevant technical specialists - is able to integrating sun, plantation, wind, noise, water, traffic, earth, land preparation, cables and pipes, life, natural differentiation, living, density, environment - is able to develop new legends for design from the perspective of sustainable urban engineering

Subject:: Architecture and Design; Creative and Applied Arts; Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: Delft University of Technology
Provider Set:: Delft University OpenCourseWare
Author:: T.M. de Jong
Date Added:: 02/02/2016

Survey of Environmental Science (ENVS 100)

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This is a survey course in which we will discuss the science behind historical and current environmental issues. We will discuss the major threats to biodiversity and ecosystem function. We will study how human activities have affected the limited resources of our planet. We will learn how air, water and soil degradation have affected human health. Lastly, we will explore the emerging field of sustainability, what it means, and how it is being applied in todayęs world.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Assessment; Full Course; Reading; Syllabus
Provider:: Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
Provider Set:: Open Course Library
Date Added:: 06/03/2021

Sustainability in the arts and humanities

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Sustainability in the arts and humanities

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The aim of this module is to introduce students to the concept of ‘sustainability’ as perceived from within the Arts and Humanities, in particular within the disciplines of archaeology, classics, history (including art history and landscape history), music, philosophy and theology. The module will review a number of topical issues – such as climate change, food security, water and waste management, landscape, environment and biodiversity – through the lens of the Arts and Humanities to consider how our disciplines can contribute to current debates and offer new routes to sustainable futures. It is expected that the module will foster and develop students’ knowledge of issues in sustainability and, by placing evidence in its wider context, encourage students to think critically about possible solutions. Importantly, this module will render students ‘educated consumers’, aware that their daily decisions have an impact and that their choices can be equally influential. Above all it is about giving students the confidence, as individuals, to bring about social change for the futureDr Naomi Sykes, University of NottinghamMy research focuses on human-animal-landscape relationships and how they inform on the structure, ideology and practice of past societies. My approach is to integrate animal bone data with other categories of material culture, and with wider archaeological, historical, scientific and anthropological discussions. As such, my research has wide geographical and temporal applicability.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Full Course; Homework/Assignment; Lecture Notes; Reading
Author:: Dr. Naomi Sykes
Date Added:: 06/23/2021

Sustainable Mobility

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Sustainable Mobility

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This textbook and OER material cover tools and basic knowledge required to prepare transportation engineers and planners to contribute towards a carbon-neutral mobility future. The goal of the textbook is to train engineering students on existing tools and policy levers that can be used to incorporate emerging transportation technologies in a sustainable, equitable, and efficient manner

Subject:: Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Reading; Textbook
Provider:: University of Texas at Arlington
Provider Set:: Mavs Open Press
Author:: Mavs Open Press; Shams Tanvir
Date Added:: 09/25/2024

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

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This site provides links to the Texas curriculum standards, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). This site may be used to explain the Texas curriculum requirements and expectations for all grade levels. In addition, this site may be used identify and discuss the different components within the TEKS. Lastly, this site is a useful resource when teaching, discussing, and creating lesson plans.

Subject:: Career and Technical Education; Chemistry; Economics; Environmental Science; Health Sciences; Kinesiology; Life Science; Physical Science; Social and Behavioral Sciences
Material Type:: Lesson Plan; Primary Source; Student Guide
Author:: Texas Education Agency
Date Added:: 11/07/2021

To Catch the Rain

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To Catch the Rain

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To Catch the Rain is targeted at makers – DIYers looking for practical solutions to water problems for themselves or their communities. The book also provides an excellent overview of rainwater harvesting for students and teachers in environmental science, sustainable design, international development and engineering.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Textbook
Author:: Lonny Grafman
Date Added:: 08/13/2020

Wading Through the Past

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Wading Through the Past is a collection of essays based on the 2021 Western Water Symposium, sponsored by The Claremont Colleges Library. An assortment of scholars, librarians, and advocates have virtually gathered to discuss the process of digitizing, making accessible, and using the Western Water Archives in the hope that we might better understand and improve our relationship to water.

Subject:: Business; Environmental Science; Life Science; Management
Material Type:: Reading
Provider:: The Claremont Colleges
Author:: Char Miller
Date Added:: 08/05/2021

Waste Management and Critical Raw Materials

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Waste Management and Critical Raw Materials

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How can we ensure the continuous supply of the increasingly scarce raw materials that are needed to make the products we use every day? In this course, we will look at the potential benefits of circular procurement and how recycling technologies and more efficient ways of collecting and recycling critical raw materials (CRMs) can make your business and production more resource resilient.

A good number of the materials found in everyday products are now referred to as “critical”. This means that there is a risk of failure in their supply and that they are also critical in terms of economic importance.

Many metals, for instance, are already critical or could become critical in the near future due to their limited availability and the growing demand for products worldwide. Think of the newest electronic products that contain critical metals such as gallium, which is used in integrated circuits; beryllium, used in electronic and telecommunications equipment and permanent magnets and germanium found in infra-red optics.

Innovative product design and reusing, recycling and remanufacturing products can help to deal with a raw materials shortage. But this can only provide an integrated solution if we keep CRMs in the loop through smarter CRM management. The starting point is to identify CRMs in products. It is not always clear what materials are in which products. It is, therefore, necessary to keep all metals in the loop for as long as possible.

Scarcity in the supply chain can not only damage businesses but also negatively impact economic development and the environment. For this reason, the course will also discuss environmental issues and electric and electronic waste regulations.

This course will be of value to a wide range of professionals working in or interested in this field. These include professionals involved in producing products containing CRMs (such as electronics) as well as local or national government officials tasked with organizing waste management and recycling for these products. Students interested in the field of waste management will also find this course helpful for their studies in electronics, industrial design, and industrial ecology.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: Delft University of Technology
Provider Set:: Delft University OpenCourseWare
Author:: David Peck; Ir. J.H. Welink
Date Added:: 08/13/2020

Wastewater Treatment

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Welcome at the course Wastewater Treatment. This course is given by the faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences at the University of Technology Delft.
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The course deals with background and application of various wastewater treatment technologies. Both high-tech and low-tech systems are discussed, which are applicable in industrialized and developing countries. Anaerobic treatment systems, focusing on resource recovery are extensively discussed. Modern technologies for (extensive) nutrient removal / recovery are dealt with as well as membrane techniques for wastewater treatment.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: Delft University of Technology
Provider Set:: Delft University OpenCourseWare
Author:: M.K. de Kreuk
Date Added:: 02/12/2016