Climate Change Adaptation Fundamentals
This is an open online course that has been designed to help professionals working across multiple disciplines bring a climate change adaptation lens to their current and future projects.
Cohen, S. (2021). Climate Change Adaptation Fundamentals. Royal Roads University. https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/climatechangeadaptationfundamentals/
Eutrophication
Managing eutrophication is a key element in maintaining the earths biodiversity. Eutrophication is a process mostly associated with human activity whereby ecosystems accumulate minerals. This free course, Eutrophication, explains how this process occurs, what its effects on different types of habitat are, and how it might be managed.
Intermediate level, 12 hours of study.
The Open University. (2018). Eutrophication. OpenLearn. https://www.open.edu/openlearn/nature-environment/environmental-studies/eutrophication
Energy in buildings
Themes covered in this free course include reducing heating demand in buildings, heating systems and fuel emissions, and reducing electricity use by appliances. The course looks at the importance of energy in buildings in the UK, investigating heat loss and how to prevent it, ways of increasing building efficiency, decreasing CO2 emissions of different fuels and the use of efficient appliances.
Advanced level. 10 hours of study.
The Open University. (2018). Energy in buildings. OpenLearn. https://www.open.edu/openlearn/nature-environment/energy-buildings