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Global Climate Change: Economics, Science, and Policy, Spring 2008
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Introduces scientific, economic, and ecological issues underlying the threat of global climate change, and the institutions engaged in negotiating an international response. Develops an integrated approach to analysis of climate change processes, and assessment of proposed policy measures, drawing on research and model development within the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change.

Subject:
Ecology
Economics
Forestry and Agriculture
Life Science
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Jacoby, Henry
Jacoby, Henry D.
Prinn, Ronald
Prinn, Ronald G.
Webster, Mort
Date Added:
01/01/2008
Good Food: The Ethics and Politics of Food Choices, Spring 2017
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This course explores the values (aesthetic, moral, cultural, religious, prudential, political) expressed in the choices of food people eat. It analyzes the decisions individuals make about what to eat, how society should manage food production and consumption collectively, and how reflection on food choices might help resolve conflicts between different values.

Subject:
Creative and Applied Arts
Ecology
Life Science
Nutrition
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Sally Haslanger
Date Added:
01/01/2012
The Greenhouse Effect
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How do greenhouse gases affect the climate? Explore the atmosphere during the ice age and today. What happens when you add clouds? Change the greenhouse gas concentration and see how the temperature changes. Then compare to the effect of glass panes. Zoom in and see how light interacts with molecules. Do all atmospheric gases contribute to the greenhouse effect?

Subject:
Atmospheric Science
Physical Science
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
University of Colorado Boulder
Provider Set:
PhET Interactive Simulations
Author:
Carl Wieman
Danielle Harlow
John Blanco
Kathy Perkins
Kelly Lancaster
Robert Parson
Ron LeMaster
Trish Loeblein
Wendy Adams
Date Added:
11/15/2007
International Environmental Negotiation, Fall 2010
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This seminar will explore the difficulties of getting agreement on global definitions of sustainability; in particularly building international support for efforts to combat climate change created by greenhouse gas emissions as well as other international resource management efforts. We will focus on possible changes in the way global environmental agreements are formulated and implemented, especially on ways of shifting from the current "pollution control" approach to combating climate change to a more comprehensive strategy for taking advantage of sustainable development opportunities.

Subject:
Ecology
Forestry and Agriculture
Life Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Moomaw, William
Susskind, Lawrence
Susskind, Prof. Lawrence
Date Added:
01/01/2009
Introduction to Ecology (Open Course)
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Introduction to Ecology is an open course remix of the OpenStax Biology open textbook. The remix includes a modular revision of parts of the text with supplemental questions added.

Subject:
Ecology
Life Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
University System of Georgia
Provider Set:
Galileo Open Learning Materials
Author:
Andrea Darracq
Ching-Yu Huang
Enes Aganovic
Hugo Collantes
James Wilkison
Janice Crook-Hill
Terri Bell
Date Added:
03/20/2018
Introduction to Environmental History, Spring 2011
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Focusing primarily on the period since 1500, explores the influence of climate, topography, plants, animals, and microorganisms on human history and the reciprocal influence of people on the environment. Topics include the European encounter with the Americas, the impact of modern technology, and the historical roots of the current environmental crisis.

Subject:
Ecology
Life Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Ritvo, Harriet
Date Added:
01/01/2011
Introduction to Permaculture
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Permaculture Design is a method of land planning that can be applied at scales from the home garden to city block to village to farm. It is an ethically based whole-systems design approach that uses concepts, principles, and methods derived from ecosystems, indigenous technologies, and other time-tested practices to create sustainable human settlements and institutions. Although rooted in horticulture and agriculture, Permaculture design is interdisciplinary, touching on a wide range of subjects including regional planning, ecology, animal husbandry, appropriate technology, architecture, social justice, and international development.

This open text book is derived from the content of the Massive Open Online Course “Intro to Permaculture”. The original course also included interactive mapping and design tools that accompanied this content. The course and book provide a general overview of the Permaculture design system. The book can be downloaded as a print version. However, there are many accompanying videos and content pages that are linked to throughout the text, so it is best viewed online where the links can be accessed.

Subject:
Agriculture
Career and Technical Education
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Oregon State University
Author:
Andrew Millison
Date Added:
08/13/2020
Life history strategies and fecundity
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How do organisms use different life history strategies to maximize fitness? Learn about different ways that different species allocate energy and other resources between growth, maintenance/survival, and reproduction.

Subject:
Biology
Life Science
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
Khan Academy
Provider Set:
Khan Academy
Author:
Sal Khan
Date Added:
08/10/2016
Principles of Biology
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This textbook is designed specifically for Kansas State's Biology 198 Class. The course is taught using the studio approach and based on active learning. The studio manual contains all of the learning objectives for each class period and is the record of all student activities. Hence, this textbook is more of a reference tool while the studio manual is the learning tool.

Subject:
Biology
Life Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
New Prairie Press
Author:
Bruce Snyder
Christopher Herren
David Rintoul
Eva Horne
Martha Smith-Caldas
Robert Bear
Date Added:
01/24/2016
Quantitative Ecology: A New Unified Approach
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Quantitative Ecology introduces and discusses the principles of ecology from populations to ecosystems including human populations, disease, exotic organisms, habitat fragmentation, biodiversity and global dynamics. The book also reformulates and unifies ecological equations making them more accessible to the reader and easier to teach.

Subject:
Ecology
Life Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
University of Minnesota
Provider Set:
University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
Author:
Adam Clark
Clarence Lehman
Shelby Loberg
Date Added:
07/01/2019
The Science Essay, Spring 2009
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" The science essay uses science to think about the human condition; it uses humanistic thinking to reflect on the possibilities and limits of science and technology. In this class we read and practice writing science essays of varied lengths and purposes. We will read a wide variety of science essays, ranging across disciplines, both to learn more about this genre and to inspire your own writing. This semester's reading centers on "The Dark Side," with essays ranging from Alan Lightman's "Prisoner of the Wired World" through Robin Marantz Henig's cautionary account of nano-technology ("Our Silver-Coated Future") to David Quammen's investigation of diseases that jump from animals to humans ("Deadly Contact")."

Subject:
Communication Studies
Creative and Applied Arts
Ecology
Education
Educational Technology
Language, Philosophy, and Culture
Life Science
Media Studies
World Cultures
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Boiko, Karen
Date Added:
01/01/2009
Special Studies in Urban Studies and Planning - The Cardener River Corridor Workshop, Fall 2001
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This landscape and environmental planning workshop investigates and propose a framework for the enhancement, development and preservation of the natural and cultural landscape of the Cardener River Corridor in Catalunya Spain. The workshop is carried out in conjunction with the Polytechnic University of Catalunya, and the Barcelona Provincial Council (DiputaciĚ_ de Barcelona).

Subject:
Architecture and Design
Creative and Applied Arts
Ecology
Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Life Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Ben-Joseph
Ben-Joseph, Eran
Eran
Date Added:
01/01/2001
Sustainable Design and Technology Research Workshop, Spring 2004
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This workshop investigates the current state of sustainability in regards to architecture, from the level of the tectonic detail to the urban environment. Current research and case studies will be investigated, and students will propose their own solutions as part of the final project.

Subject:
Architecture and Design
Creative and Applied Arts
Ecology
Life Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Glicksman, Leon R.
Date Added:
01/01/2004
Technology and the Literary Imagination, Spring 2008
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Our linked subjects are (1) the historical process by which the meaning of technology has been constructed, and (2) the concurrent transformation of the environment. To explain the emergence of technology as a pivotal word (and concept) in contemporary public discourse, we will examine responses--chiefly political and literary--to the development of the mechanic arts, and to the linked social, cultural, and ecological transformation of 19th- and 20th-century American society, culture, and landscape.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Ecology
Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Language, Philosophy, and Culture
Life Science
Literature
Manufacturing
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Leo
Marx
Rosalind
Williams
Date Added:
01/01/2008
Tropical rainforest diversity
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Trek through a tropical rainforest and explore the incredible diversity of species that call it home. Come explore the vast interactive network of plants, animal, and insects in tropical rainforests.

Subject:
Biology
Life Science
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
Khan Academy
Provider Set:
California Academy of Sciences
Author:
California Academy of Sciences
Date Added:
07/14/2016
Waste Containment and Remediation Technology, Spring 2004
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Focuses on the geotechnical aspects of hazardous waste management, with specific emphasis on the design of land-based waste containment structures and hazardous waste remediation. Introduction to hazardous waste; definition of hazardous waste, regulatory requirements, waste characteristics, geo-chemistry, and contaminant transport. The design and operation of waste containment structures, landfills, impoundments, and mine-waste disposal. The characterization and remediation of contaminated sites, the superfund law, preliminary site assessment, site investigation techniques, and remediation technologies. Monitoring requirements.

Subject:
Ecology
Education
Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Forestry and Agriculture
Life Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Shanahan, P. J. (Peter J.)
Shanahan, Peter
Date Added:
01/01/2004