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Case Study: Comparing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Ecological Footprint and Sustainability Rating of a University (m41605)
Subject: Science and Technology, Social Sciences
Language: English
Popularity: 55.49%
Revised: 2012-04-30
Revisions: 4
Case Study: Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change (m41726)
Keywords: Chicago Climate Action Plan, Climate Action Plans, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, University Climate Action Plan
Summary: In this module, two case studies provide examples of climate action plans – one for a city (Chicago) and one for an institution (the University of Illinois at Chicago).
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 42.81%
Revised: 2012-07-18
Revisions: 3
Environmental Challenges in Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Air, Water and Land Use (m41725)
Keywords: Biodiesel, Biofuels, Biomass, Geothermal Energy, Geothermal Plant, Non-Renewable Fuels, Photovoltaic Cells, Radioactive Half-Lives, Renewable Fuels
Summary: In this module, the following topics are addressed: 1) environmental impacts of energy use, 2) energy sources based on their environmental impact, and 3) the global capacity for each non-renewable energy source.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 87.13%
Revised: 2012-10-01
Revisions: 4
Footprinting: Carbon, Ecological and Water (m41615)
Keywords: anthropogenic, cradle-to-grave, ecological footprint (EF):, global warming potential (GWP), gross domestic product, sequestered, triple bottom line
Subject: Science and Technology, Social Sciences
Language: English
Popularity: 82.21%
Revised: 2012-04-30
Revisions: 5
Public Health and Sustainability (m43321)
Keywords: morbidity, mortality, post-traumatic stress disorder, urban sprawl, volatile organic compounds
Summary: In this module, the following topics will be covered: 1) definition of public health, 2) public health impacts of non-sustainable development, 3) key public health impacts of climate change.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 38.35%
Revised: 2012-03-01
Revisions: 2
Sustainability and Buildings (m44261)
Keywords: deconstruction, envelope, greywater, low-emissions, thermal mass
Summary: In this module, various ways buildings affect the environment and the characteristics of sustainable buildings are discussed.
Subject: Science and Technology, Social Sciences
Language: English
Popularity: 50.00%
Revised: 2012-08-09
Revisions: New
Sustainability Metrics and Rating Systems (m41616)
Keywords: Carrying Capacity, Ecosystem, Ecosystem Goods and Services, Emergy, Emjoule, Entropy, Exergy, Indicator, Indicator-Based Systems, Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY), Narrative Assessments, Quantitative Data, Resilience
Summary: In this module, the following topics are covered: 1) the challenges are when measuring sustainability, 2) commonly used measures for sustainability, 3) the different types of measures and their value within a measuring system.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 75.61%
Revised: 2012-04-30
Revisions: 6
Sustainable Energy Practices: Climate Action Planning (m41741)
Keywords: Active Transportation, Building Automation System (BAS), Carpooling, Car Sharing, Lightweighting, Low-Emittance Coatings, Phantom Load or Vampire Power, U-factor, Wedge Approach
Summary: In this module, the following topics are covered: 1) the considerations needed to make a move to a sustainable energy economy, 2) the path to get to a sustainable energy economy, 3) sustainable energy policies and climate action planning.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 81.26%
Revised: 2012-01-18
Revisions: 2
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