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Author(s): James Liburdy
Subject(s): Physics: Fluid mechanics
Publisher: Oregon State University
Last updated: 16/11/2023
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Author(s): Andreas Schmittner
Subject(s): Climate change, Climatology and climate modelling, Atmospheric physics, Oceanography (seas and oceans)
Institution(s): Oregon State University
Last updated: 31/10/2023
Author(s): Marit L. Bovbjerg
Subject(s): Epidemiology and Medical statistics
Last updated: 30/10/2023
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Author(s): Lara Letaw
Subject(s): Computer programming / software engineering, Software Engineering
Last updated: 10/10/2023
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Author(s): Collected works
Editor(s): Rorie Spill Solberg
Subject(s): Legal systems: courts and procedures, Human rights, civil rights
This volume focuses on the constitutional doctrine and law in the areas of civil rights and liberties. It contains excerpts of landmark cases covering the first amendment, second amendment, fourteenth amendment and the right to privacy. The excerpts include the constitutional issues in these cases that are related to civil rights and liberties with other questions of law and dicta omitted.
Editor(s): Tracy Butts, Patti Duncan, Janet Lockhart, Susan Shaw
Subject(s): Gender studies: women and girls
Last updated: 05/10/2023
Author(s): Andrew Millison
Subject(s): Sustainable agriculture
Last updated: 27/09/2023
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.
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Author(s): Allison Hurst
Subject(s): Research methods: general, Sociology
Last updated: 12/09/2023
Author(s): Patrick M. Emerson
Subject(s): Microeconomics
Last updated: 05/09/2023
Author(s): Robert S. Yeats
Subject(s): Earthquake engineering
Last updated: 30/08/2023
In this expanded new edition of Living with Earthquakes, Robert Yeats, a leading authority on earthquakes in California and the Pacific Northwest, describes the threat posed by the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a great earthquake fault which runs for hundreds of miles offshore from British Columbia to northern California. New research reveals subtle movements on the deepest part of this fault every 14-15 months — building up strain toward the next major earthquake.
Combining cutting-edge research with practical safety information, Living with Earthquakes:
An essential guide for anyone interested in understanding earthquake science or in preparing for the next earthquake, this book is also a call to action. Vivid descriptions of recent disasters — including the great tsunami that swept down the Northwest coast in 1964, the 1993 Oregon earthquakes, and the 2001 Nisqually earthquake — underscore the urgent need for better earthquake planning and awareness.