tag:open.umn.edu,2005:/opentextbooks/textbooks?commit=Go&page=3&term=sustainabilityOpen Textbook Library - Search results for "sustainability"2020-07-07T17:37:32Zhttps://open.umn.edu/assets/common/favicon/favicon-1594c2156c95ca22b1a0d803d547e5892bb0e351f682be842d64927ecda092e7.icohttps://open.umn.edu/assets/library/otl_logo-f9161d5c999f5852b38260727d49b4e7d7142fc707ec9596a5256a778f957ffc.png8742020-07-07T17:37:32Z2024-01-22T14:52:28ZClimate Toolkit: A Resource Manual for Science and Action - Version 2.0<img alt="Read more about Climate Toolkit: A Resource Manual for Science and Action - Version 2.0" title="Climate Toolkit: A Resource Manual for Science and Action - Version 2.0 cover image" class="cover " width="683" height="1024" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6Mjk1MCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--443f38d1c25303d94e11d4bd531a0667d050af33/cover-1-683x1024.jpg" />The Climate Toolkit is a resource manual designed to help the reader navigate the complex and perplexing issue of climate change by providing tools and strategies to explore the underlying science. As such it contains a collection of activities that make use of readily available on-line resources developed by research groups and public agencies. These include web-based climate models, climate data archives, interactive atlases, policy papers, and “solution” catalogs. Unlike a standard textbook, it is designed to help readers do their own climate research and devise their own perspective rather than providing them with a script to assimilate and repeat. The activities in the manual are divided into five sections that include weather and climate basics, present climate impacts, past climate change, future change and impacts, and strategies for climate mitigation and adaptation. These are followed by three appendices which contain information about the on-line tools used in the activities in this manual; a catalog of on-line and print resources produced by research groups, government agencies, and community groups involved in climate and sustainability work; and background on the history and key players in the international climate negotiation process. Though originally aimed at undergraduate non-science majors, the manual has been broadened for a wider audience in non-academic settings like community groups, service organizations, workplace study groups, and faith communities.7732019-09-14T15:24:13Z2024-01-22T14:52:18ZConservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa<img alt="Read more about Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa" title="Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa cover image" class="cover " width="500" height="749" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NzMwLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--33137a4ddcf528402abd4621097e10a848cf7f40/978-1-78374-752-8.jpg" />Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa comprehensively explores the challenges and potential solutions to key conservation issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. Easy to read, this lucid and accessible textbook includes fifteen chapters that cover a full range of conservation topics, including threats to biodiversity, environmental laws, and protected areas management, as well as related topics such as sustainability, poverty, and human-wildlife conflict. This rich resource also includes a background discussion of what conservation biology is, a wide range of theoretical approaches to the subject, and concrete examples of conservation practice in specific African contexts. Strategies are outlined to protect biodiversity whilst promoting economic development in the region.7132021-02-18T21:59:59Z2024-01-22T14:52:24ZIntroduction to Biosystems Engineering<img alt="Read more about Introduction to Biosystems Engineering" title="Introduction to Biosystems Engineering cover image" class="cover " width="480" height="600" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6ODIxLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--0626a4d2c5564bde3c99547cf0011b1b13f5c40c/Cover%20-%20Intro%20to%20Biosystems%20Engineering.jpg" />The discipline of Biosystems Engineering emerged in the 1990s from the traditional strongholds of agricultural engineering and food engineering. Biosystems engineering integrates engineering science and design with applied biological, environmental, and agricultural sciences. Introduction to Biosystems Engineering is targeted at 1st and 2nd year university-level students with an interest in biosystems engineering but who are not yet familiar with the breadth and depth of the subject. It is designed as a coherent educational resource, also available for download as individual digital chapters. The book can be used as a localized, customizable text for introductory courses in Biosystems Engineering globally. It is written as a series of stand-alone chapters organized under six major topics: Food and Bioprocessing; Environment; Buildings and Infrastructure; Information and Communications Technology and Data; Machinery Systems; and Energy. Each chapter is organized around stated learning outcomes and describes key concepts, applications of the concepts, and worked examples. Instructors adopting or reviewing this text are encouraged to register with the publisher using this form.6952019-04-11T19:16:02Z2024-01-22T14:52:03ZPrinciples of Accounting Volume 2 Managerial Accounting<img alt="Read more about Principles of Accounting Volume 2 Managerial Accounting" title="Principles of Accounting Volume 2 Managerial Accounting cover image" class="cover " width="656" height="849" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NjQ0LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--f31bcb0658e043e70956053bb324f8f8a39ef47c/9781947172593.png" />Principles of Accounting is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of a two-semester accounting course that covers the fundamentals of financial and managerial accounting. Due to the comprehensive nature of the material, we are offering the book in two volumes. This book is specifically designed to appeal to both accounting and non-accounting majors, exposing students to the core concepts of accounting in familiar ways to build a strong foundation that can be applied across business fields. Each chapter opens with a relatable real-life scenario for today’s college student. Thoughtfully designed examples are presented throughout each chapter, allowing students to build on emerging accounting knowledge. Concepts are further reinforced through applicable connections to more detailed business processes. Students are immersed in the “why” as well as the “how” aspects of accounting in order to reinforce concepts and promote comprehension over rote memorization.6932019-04-11T17:57:36Z2024-01-22T14:52:03ZPrinciples of Management<img alt="Read more about Principles of Management" title="Principles of Management cover image" class="cover " width="760" height="987" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NjQyLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--9d9e04c694b4e6aed775f3182d1193cd25c649e8/9780998625775.png" />Principles of Management is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the introductory course on management. This is a traditional approach to management using the leading, planning, organizing, and controlling approach. Management is a broad business discipline, and the Principles of Management course covers many management areas such as human resource management and strategic management, as well behavioral areas such as motivation. No one individual can be an expert in all areas of management, so an additional benefit of this text is that specialists in a variety of areas have authored individual chapters.6522019-01-17T21:35:40Z2024-01-22T18:56:51ZOER: A Field Guide for Academic Librarians<img alt="Read more about OER: A Field Guide for Academic Librarians" title="OER: A Field Guide for Academic Librarians cover image" class="cover " width="101" height="150" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NTkyLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--d36f7ece729190f8c5150266549caecd4d95cdb4/9781945398797.jpg" />We intend this book to act as a guide writ large for would-be champions of OER, that anyone—called to action by the example set by our chapter authors—might serve as guides themselves. The following chapters tap into the deep experience of practitioners who represent a meaningful cross section of higher education institutions in North America. It is our hope that the examples and discussions presented by our authors will facilitate connections among practitioners, foster the development of best practices for OER adoption and creation, and more importantly, lay a foundation for novel, educational excellence.6172018-09-29T21:53:04Z2024-03-18T13:08:59ZBusiness Ethics<img alt="Read more about Business Ethics" title="Business Ethics cover image" class="cover " width="656" height="846" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NTQ4LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--9618a65cd25c30be9718ab8ef49aa8f83d4b3642/9781947172579.PNG" />Business Ethics is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the single-semester business ethics course. This title includes innovative features designed to enhance student learning, including case studies, application scenarios, and links to video interviews with executives, all of which help instill in students a sense of ethical awareness and responsibility.5532018-09-07T17:22:09Z2024-01-22T14:52:18ZWellbeing, Freedom and Social Justice: The Capability Approach Re-Examined<img alt="Read more about Wellbeing, Freedom and Social Justice: The Capability Approach Re-Examined" title="Wellbeing, Freedom and Social Justice: The Capability Approach Re-Examined cover image" class="cover " width="932" height="1340" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDc3LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--b674ec650f1f09ab98922e09c552e3e49f180cb2/9781783744237.png" />How do we evaluate ambiguous concepts such as wellbeing, freedom, and social justice? How do we develop policies that offer everyone the best chance to achieve what they want from life? The capability approach, a theoretical framework pioneered by the philosopher and economist Amartya Sen in the 1980s, has become an increasingly influential way to think about these issues. Wellbeing, Freedom and Social Justice: The Capability Approach Re-Examined is both an introduction to the capability approach and a thorough evaluation of the challenges and disputes that have engrossed the scholars who have developed it. Ingrid Robeyns offers her own illuminating and rigorously interdisciplinary interpretation, arguing that by appreciating the distinction between the general capability approach and more specific capability theories or applications we can create a powerful and flexible tool for use in a variety of academic disciplines and fields of policymaking. This book provides an original and comprehensive account that will appeal to scholars of the capability approach, new readers looking for an interdisciplinary introduction, and those interested in theories of justice, human rights, basic needs, and the human development approach.5512018-09-07T17:22:09Z2024-01-22T14:51:58ZTo Catch the Rain<img alt="Read more about To Catch the Rain" title="To Catch the Rain cover image" class="cover " width="1136" height="1142" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDc1LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--c612ad1060763ba7c189f6ec5215f8be98103087/9781947112049.png" />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.5282018-09-07T17:22:08Z2024-01-22T14:51:57ZFundamentals of Infrastructure Management<img alt="Read more about Fundamentals of Infrastructure Management" title="Fundamentals of Infrastructure Management cover image" class="cover " width="1026" height="1332" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDUzLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--6f8d5b96c592ff3736c7a8adaf49f63fea2ef15d/0000FunInfMan.png" />The authors believe this free of charge book, Fundamentals of Infrastructure Management, will expand the impact of the material and help improve the practice of infrastructure management. By ‘free of charge,' we mean that the material can be freely obtained, but readers should devote time and effort to mastering the material. We have provided problem assignments for various chapters, and we strongly urge readers to undertake the problems as a learning experience. This book grew out of a decade of co-teaching a course entitled ‘Infrastructure Management' at Carnegie Mellon University. Our teaching philosophy was to prepare students for work in the field of infrastructure management. We believe that infrastructure management is a professional endeavor and an attractive professional career. The book is co-authored by two accomplished engineers - each representing professional practice, academic research and theoretical evaluation. Their collective strengths are presented throughout the text and serve to support both the practice of infrastructure management and a role for infrastructure management inquiry and search. Importantly, both co-authors have academic research interests (and a number of research publications) on various topics of infrastructure management. That said, the primary audience for this book is expected to be professionals intending to practice infrastructure management, and only secondarily individuals who intend to pursue a career of research in the area. The text draws examples and discusses a wide variety of infrastructure systems, including roadways, telecommunications, power generation, buildings and systems of infrastructure. We have found that some common fundamentals of asset management, analysis tools and informed decision-making are useful for a variety of such systems. Certainly, many infrastructure managers encounter a variety of infrastructure types during their professional careers. Moreover, due to the functional inter-dependencies of different infrastructure systems, it is certainly advantageous for managers of one infrastructure type to understand other types of infrastructure. For example, roadway managers rely upon the power grid for traffic signal operation.
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