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Sustainability, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Copyright Year: 2011
Contributor: Larson
Publisher: Saylor Foundation
License: CC BY-NC-SA
This book is suited for the Entrepreneurship or Innovation course with an emphasis on Sustainability or for a course devoted entirely to Sustainability.
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Sustainability: A Comprehensive Foundation
Copyright Year: 2015
Contributors: Theis and Tomkin
Publisher: OpenStax CNX
License: CC BY
With “Sustainability: A Comprehensive Foundation”, first and second-year college students are introduced to this expanding new field, comprehensively exploring the essential concepts from every branch of knowledge – including engineering and the applied arts, natural and social sciences, and the humanities. As sustainability is a multi-disciplinary area of study, the text is the product of multiple authors drawn from the diverse faculty of the University of Illinois: each chapter is written by a recognized expert in the field.
(27 reviews)
State and Local Government and Politics: Prospects for Sustainability - 2nd Edition
Copyright Year: 2018
Contributors: Simon, Steel, and Lovrich
Publisher: Oregon State University
License: CC BY-NC-SA
Our book represents a unique opportunity for three generations of scholars to reflect upon and collectively consider their decades’ long research, and the meaning of that research to both the broader society and to students of contemporary politics. Nicholas Lovrich served as a graduate school mentor to Brent Steel, and Brent in turn mentored Christopher A. Simon as an undergraduate and guided him to study with Lovrich. Steel and Lovrich have collaborated on research for over 30 years, while Simon has frequently collaborated with Steel and Lovrich for nearly 20 years.
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The Path to Funding: The Artist’s Guide to Building Your Audience, Generating Income, and Realizing Career Sustainability
Copyright Year: 2022
Contributors: Forshee, Manceor, and McGinness
Publisher: The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University
License: CC BY
Based on coursework developed at Peabody Conservatory, this book breaks down the process of developing an artist mission statement, generating new ideas for creative projects, and creating an engaging project description. It also covers methods for artists to identify their audience, generate a comprehensive project budget, collect compelling work samples, and identify potential funders to support their creative work. Written by a team of active artists and educators, this resource provides creatives with tools and strategies to communicate passionately and effectively about their work and take control of their financial and artistic future.
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Business Law, Ethics, and Sustainability
Copyright Year: 2023
Contributors: Hosmanek, Smith, and Dayton
Publisher: OpenHawks OER
License: CC BY-NC-SA
Business Law, Ethics, and Sustainability is a textbook for undergraduate law courses. It covers business law topics such as contracts, business organizations, employment law, and torts, as well as a general survey of American law. Additional topics include Constitutional law, civil rights, environmental law, criminal law, and litigation.
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Natural Resources Sustainability: An introductory synthesis
Copyright Year: 2023
Contributor: Lant
Publisher: Utah Education Network Digital Press with Pressbooks
License: CC BY-NC-SA
This text has evolved from 20 semesters teaching the undergraduate courses Geography, People, and the Environment and Environment and Society. It is designed for freshmen through junior-level courses at community, junior and four-year colleges and universities in the United States. Focused upon the dilemma of environmental sustainability, geography and the emergent field of ecological economics are emphasized in a trans-disciplinary framework. It provides—in a one semester or one quarter undergraduate course that requires no prerequisites—a fundamental background in the essentials students need to deal with natural resource and environmental issues as an informed citizen while building a foundation for further study.
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Creating a circular healthcare economy: Sustainable strategies for a circular healthcare
Copyright Year: 2023
Contributors: van Straten, Alvino, and Horeman
Publisher: TU Delft Open
License: CC BY
Our world is the only planet, as far as we know, which harbors life. The number of humans on our planet has grown tremendously in recent centuries. In 1800 one billion humans occupied our earth; on 15 November 2022, this number reached 8 billion.
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Crawford Automation – A Guided Application of Structured Problem Solving
Copyright Year: 2023
Contributors: Thomson, Hollis, and Turnbull
Publisher: eCampusOntario
License: CC BY-NC-SA
This is a multimedia-enabled case in which students will be guided, by an industry expert, to apply structured problem-solving that addresses a typical supply chain problem, missing parts. What first appears as the issue may be a symptom of a root cause(s). The case utilizes videos, data files for analytics, audio recording, and videogame-style exercises to find the missing box of parts. The case is a collaboration between the Conestoga Centre for Supply Chain Innovation and ATS Automation and utilizes the ATS Business Model (ABM) approach to identifying and solving root causes. The case can be used in any Continuous Improvement course or program for either Business or Engineering students.
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Adaptive Apparel Design
Copyright Year: 2023
Contributors: McKinney and Eike
Publisher: Iowa State University Digital Press
License: CC BY-NC-SA
This instructional text and designer resources have been prepared to support those learning about adaptive apparel design. The text is easy for students, scholars, and designers to use, and is organized around the apparel design process: research, sketching, developing a sample notebook, mood or inspiration board, pattern work, first sample, and the completed ensemble. Users can read from beginning to end or jump into resources related to their current phase of design.
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Leading Innovation
Copyright Year: 2022
Contributor: Shields
Publisher: eCampusOntario
License: CC BY-NC-SA
Innovation today considers the economic, environmental, and/or social sustainability of an innovative initiative from its inception or idea generation through to its commercialization or implementation. This concept applies to many types of innovation such as products, processes, services, technologies, and business models. Companies use innovation as a means to gain a competitive advantage and bring value to business stakeholders. This book introduces business innovation, from incremental innovation such as enhancing the performance of an existing product, service, or process, to radical or disruptive innovation such as one that has a significant impact on a market. The content examines how leaders foster a culture of innovation, how companies turn creativity into innovation, and how innovation transforms not only organizations but economies as well.
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