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Soil as the book of nature

Our planet is largely covered with soil, and like sunlight and water we tend to take it for granted, and not give it the respect it deserves. Dr Yoseph Araya. Dr Yoseph Araya is a plant ecologist and...

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Bob Chapman's story

Explore the personal side of climate change with Bob Chapman's diary entry. Creative Climate community. Meet the diarists who are helping to build the most important living archive of human experiences...

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Keep on trucking customer service

 Does a 1972 album hold clues for ensuring your customers keep happy? Leslie Budd suggests it might. Dr Leslie Budd. Leslie Budd is reader in social enterprise at The Open University Business...

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Finding information in science and nature

This unit will help you to identify and use information in Science and Nature, whether for your work, study or personal purposes. Experiment with some of the key resources in this subject area, and...

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Managing relationships

Do you find fundraising difficult? Are others around you making your role as a fundraiser more difficult than it need be? This unit will help you to understand your role by analysing a variety of...

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Teachers sharing resources online

This unit is designed to help you learn about how learning resources can be shared using online repositories, i.e. websites that allow for the uploading of electronic materials that can then be used...

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Lady Thatcher's 'slick' legacy

As admirers and critics assess Margaret Thatcher's impact Alan Shipman bemoans the Iron Lady's failure to invest in the benefits of North Sea oil. Alan Shipman. Alan Shipman is lecturer in economics at...

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TESSA: Using Local Resources

Many classrooms across Africa have few items of specialist equipment or materials. But imaginative teachers are able to draw on local resources from their communities to enrich their pupils' learning...

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Earth's physical resources: extracting coal and oil

Most people throw coal on the fire and put petrol in their cars without really thinking about it. But, looking at sediment deposits can reveal what type of environments created our coal and oil...

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Earth's physical resources: renewable energy

As the world responds to climate change, we explore whether sustainable energy can satisfy our need for endless economic growth, without radical changes in the way we live. This album examines power...

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Earth's physical resources: rocks for roads

Everyday life and the fabric of modern civilisation depend on using the Earth’s physical resources. This album explores the occurrence, availability, exploitation and sustainability of rocks and...

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Earth's physical resources: fossil fuels

The big issue of the 21st century is the impact burning fossil fuels is having on the global environment. This album considers what will happen when fossil fuels run out. What oil and gas resources...

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Using and managing waste

Do you know what happens to the things you throw away? Sustainable management of municipal and industrial waste is essential in any society, but is particularly crucial for a future in which we face...

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World in transition: Managing Resources

Do you take your access to water for granted? The Peruvian and Tanzanian communities featured in this album certainly don’t. This album examines how development agencies can empower communities to help...

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Environment: Lake Baikal

Should natural resources be exploited to support economic development? In Siberia, Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world and contains one fifth of the world’s freshwater. It has developed over...

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Environment: journeys through a changing world

Genetically, mountain gorillas are amongst our closest living relatives, and also one of the world's most endangered species. Half the world's remaining population survive in the forests of Uganda....

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Winning Resources and Support

The ability of non-profit organizations to raise funds and awareness for key issues and to provide services is absolutely crucial to many people around the world. As the bridge between the giver and...

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Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities

Can you picture the future in a world without fossil fuels? Perhaps you think that living an "alternative" lifestyle has to mean painful and radical changes to the way you live now. This album looks at...

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Understanding Cities

At the beginning of the 21st century, more than half the world’s population live in cities. Issues about governance, intensification of social relationships, the impact of globalisation, and the way...

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Finance for non-financial managers

Get to grips with financial management with this introduction to finance for non-specialists, covering budgeting, making a business case for resources, and measuring financial performance. First...

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