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Name: Case Study: Energy and the BP Oil Disaster
ID: m41066
Language: English (en)
Summary: The BP Oil Disaster of 2010 is presented as an example of complex human systems failure.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: BP Oil Disaster, complex human systems failure, Deepwater Horizon, environmental disaster
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: Gillen Wood (tgilles@uillinois.edu)
Copyright Holders: U of I Open Source Textbook Initiative (tgilles@uillinois.edu)
Maintainers: U of I Open Source Textbook Initiative (tgilles@uillinois.edu)
Latest version: 1.5 (history)
First publication date: Sep 7, 2011 11:29 am -0500
Last revision to module: May 2, 2012 5:17 pm -0500

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Version: 1.5 May 2, 2012 5:17 pm -0500 by U of I Open Source Textbook Initiative
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1) Fix Headings (MWL)
Version: 1.4 Jan 18, 2012 10:40 am -0600 by U of I Open Source Textbook Initiative
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Version: 1.3 Nov 21, 2011 11:00 am -0600 by U of I Open Source Textbook Initiative
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Removed number labels from module title, figures, and/or tables (mwl)
Version: 1.2 Sep 7, 2011 5:32 pm -0500 by U of I Open Source Textbook Initiative
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Version: 1.1 Sep 7, 2011 11:37 am -0500 by U of I Open Source Textbook Initiative
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