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Current and Emerging Trends in the Management of International Disasters book cover

Current and Emerging Trends in the Management of International Disasters

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Author(s): Annette Chretien, PhD, Brenda Murphy, PhD, Bryce Gunson, PhD(c), Christine Raj, BA, Christopher J Ainsworth MBA CEM®, Christopher Sheach, MA DEM, CEM®, Cihan Aydiner, Ph.D., Danielle J. Mayberry, JD, David A. McEntire, PhD, SFHEA, Dulce Suarez, Ph.D., Glenn Jones ESM CEM®, Hsin-Hsuan “Shel” Lin, SJD, Iuliia Hoban , Ph.D., Jack L. Rozdilsky, Ph.D., Jeffrey Glick, PhD, Jennifer Russell, MSN, RN, IBCLC, NHDP-BC, CHEP, Josh Ayers, Joshua D. McDuffie, M.S., E.I., Kazi Amdadul Hoque, MA, MPH, MSS, Kelbie R. Kennedy, JD, Kent Cawley, DBA, Kesley J. Richardson, DPA, MPH, CEM®, Laura J. Brown, PhD, Laura M. Phipps, DrPH, MPH, CPH, RS, Logan Gerber-Chavez, Ph.D., Lorraine Schneider, MSc, CEM®, Marc Anthonisen, MPA, Marcelo M. Ferreira, PhD, CEM®, Michael Prasad, MA, CEM®, Mikey Latner, Muhammad Awfa Islam, Oenone Chadburn, MA (Econ), Ozzie Baron, Patrick S. Roberts, PhD, Ray Hsienho Chang, Ph.D., Rebecca Morgenstern Brenner, MPA, Rita V. Burke, PhD, MPH, Romeo B. Lavarias, DPA, Shirley Feldmann-Jensen, DPPD, MPH, RN, PHN, Tanya Buhler Corbin, Ph.D., Terry D. Cooper, DHSc, MS, MPH, CEM®, Terrence O’Sullivan, PhD, MAAS, Yi-En “Mike” Tso, PhD., Yungnane Yang, PhD, Zawad Ibn Farid

Editor(s): Laura M. Phipps, DrPH, MPH, CPH, RS, David A. McEntire, PhD, SFHEA

Subject(s): Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made)

Publisher: Mavs Open Press

Last updated: 30/09/2024

This edited book examines major problems facing the international disaster community as well as innovative solutions to global emergency management, focusing on the current and emerging trends in disaster management that cross geographic, social, and political borders. Each chapter provides takeaway lessons from preparedness approaches and response techniques employed by different countries to address current and emerging threats and issues. Contributing authors include scholars, researchers, and practitioners in fields related to disaster science and international emergency management.

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Sustainable Mobility

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Author(s): Shams Tanvir

Subject(s): Transport planning and policy

Institution(s): California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Publisher: Mavs Open Press

Last updated: 23/09/2024

This textbook and OER material cover tools and basic knowledge required to prepare transportation engineers and planners to contribute towards a carbon-neutral mobility future. In addition, we will explore the potential for vehicle electrification, automation, connectivity, and ridesharing to reduce the carbon impacts of auto mobility.  The textbook modules are intended to inform and teach students how to design streets for modes that have almost no carbon emissions. The goal of the textbook is to train engineering students on existing tools and policy levers that can be used to incorporate emerging transportation technologies in a sustainable, equitable, and efficient manner. The course is designed for graduate transportation engineering, and city and regional planning students. The undergraduate seniors will be able to absorb the materials given they have already taken fundamental courses on transportation engineering and planning, including traffic engineering and highway design.

This textbook is a product of the grant OERTransport: Enabling Transportation Planning Professional Advancement awarded to the University of Texas-Arlington (UTA) in consortium with California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) and the University of South Florida (USF). It was developed under an Open Textbooks Pilot grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education. However, its contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and no endorsement by the Federal Government should be assumed.

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Foundations of Social Work Research

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Author(s): Rebecca L. Mauldin

Subject(s): Research methods: general, Social work

Publisher: Mavs Open Press

Last updated: 19/09/2024

This textbook was created to provide an introduction to research methods for BSW and MSW students, with particular emphasis on research and practice relevant to students at the University of Texas at Arlington. It provides an introduction to social work students to help evaluate research for evidence-based practice and design social work research projects. It can be used with its companion, A Guidebook for Social Work Literature Reviews and Research Questions by Rebecca L. Mauldin and Matthew DeCarlo, or as a stand-alone textbook.
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Fundamentals of Math, Physics, and Statistics for Future Transportation Professionals

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Author(s): Anurag Pande, Peyton Ratto, Ahmed Farid

Subject(s): Transport planning and policy

Institution(s): California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Publisher: Mavs Open Press

Last updated: 03/09/2024

This textbook and OER material cover tools and basic knowledge required to master the prerequisite essentials of physics, mathematics, and statistics applied in transportation engineering. To our knowledge, no such textbook currently exists to build the KSTs (Knowledge, Skills, Tools) for college freshmen’ remedial courses required by most transportation engineering graduate programs that admit non-engineers (e.g., PHYS 141, MATH 142, STAT 321 at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo). The textbook modules are intended for students with undergraduate degrees in planning and other less technical fields who are interested in pursuing transportation careers where background engineering knowledge is required.

This textbook is a product of the grant OERTransport: Enabling Transportation Planning Professional Advancement awarded to the University of Texas-Arlington (UTA) in consortium with California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) and the University of South Florida (USF). It was developed under an Open Textbooks Pilot grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education. However, its contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and no endorsement by the Federal Government should be assumed

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Multimodal Transportation Planning

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Author(s): Peng Chen, Tia Boyd, Kristine Williams

Editor(s): Taylor Dinehart

Subject(s): Transport planning and policy

Institution(s): University of South Florida

Publisher: Mavs Open Press

Last updated: 28/06/2024

OERTransport Multimodal Transportation Planning introduces readers to the principles and practice of integrated land use and transportation planning. The primary focus of the textbook is on planning for the mobility needs of all transportation system users, with an emphasis on pedestrian, bicycle, automobile, and transit modes while reducing society’s dependence on the automobile for personal travel.

Providing individuals with a choice of clean, efficient, and affordable mobility options is a key strategy for reducing the effects of climate change, improving public health and safety, and achieving more equitable and livable communities. To address these policy objectives, students are expected to have a working knowledge of multimodal transportation planning in contemporary practice. In response, graduate urban planning and engineering programs are beginning to address multimodal transportation planning and sustainable transportation in their curricula. This textbook provides Universities with a practical resource for use in teaching multimodal transportation planning and related courses in graduate-level urban planning and engineering programs. OERTransport Multimodal Transportation Planning has been described as a “Great way to present the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary nature of transportation.”

Readers of the text will be able to gain knowledge on a variety of key themes and objectives toward an understanding of the relationship between land use and transportation, the difference between traditional methods and multimodal planning best practices, and the importance of evaluating performance from an accessibility and quality of service perspective.

This textbook is a product of the grant OERTransport: Enabling Transportation Planning Professional Advancement awarded to the University of Texas-Arlington (UTA) in consortium with California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) and the University of South Florida (USF). It was developed under an Open Textbooks Pilot grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education. However, its contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and no endorsement by the Federal Government should be assumed.

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Teamwork: An Open Access Practical Guide - Instructor Companion

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Author(s): Andrew M. Clark, Justin T. Dellinger

Editor(s): Andrew M. Clark, Justin T. Dellinger

Publisher: Mavs Open Press

Last updated: 21/06/2024

This companion will help instructors who wish to implement Teamwork: An Open Access Practical Guide in their courses. Doing so can help students more fully understand how they can contribute effectively to the success of their teams in the classroom and workplace settings as well as evaluate and understand the team experience and communicate it to future employers. The companion will include discussion prompts, activities, lesson plans, and case studies.

 

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Applied Fluid Mechanics Lab Manual

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Author(s): Habib Ahmari, Shah Md Imran Kabir

Editor(s): Ginny Bowers

Subject(s): Engineering: general, Engineering: Mechanics of fluids

Publisher: Mavs Open Press

Last updated: 21/06/2024

Basic engineering knowledge about fluid mechanics is required in various sectors of water resources engineering, such as designing hydraulic structure on any riverine environments and flood mitigation process. The objective of this book is to enable students to understand fundamental concepts in the field of fluid mechanics and apply those concepts in practice. Applied Fluid Mechanics Lab Manual is designed to enhance civil engineering students’ understanding and knowledge of experimental methods and basic principles of fluid mechanics. The ten experiments in this lab manual provide an overview of widely used terms and phenomena of fluid mechanics and open channel flow, which are required for solving engineering problems.

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Español práctico: introducción al estudio de la lengua española

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Author(s): Jinny K. Choi, A. Raymond Elliott, Sonia Kania

Editor(s): Sonia Kania

Subject(s): Lenguaje y lingüística

Publisher: Mavs Open Press

Last updated: 21/06/2024

Hoy en día el español es una lengua global que cuenta con unos 500 millones de hablantes nativos. Español práctico: introducción al estudio de la lengua española es un Recurso Educativo Abierto (REA) que explora la historia, la estructura y la diversidad de esta lengua global. El libro provee al alumno una introducción al estudio del español como sistema lingüístico e incluye temas como el desarrollo del español como lengua global, los sonidos y la ortografía de la lengua, la estructura de las palabras y las oraciones, la variación y el contacto de lenguas. El libro sirve de puente entre los cursos de lengua y los cursos avanzados de lingüística, sin abrumar al estudiante con todos los detalles científicos de la disciplina. A lo largo de los seis capítulos, se mantiene una finalidad didáctica práctica: se presenta la información de manera interactiva y se le invita al estudiante a aplicar sus conocimientos lingüísticos a contextos específicos, por ejemplo, en el uso del español en diversas profesiones, niveles sociales, regiones dialectales, etc.

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Microbiomes: Health and the Environment

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Author(s): Dylan Parks

Editor(s): Stephanie Lucas

Publisher: Mavs Open Press

Last updated: 21/06/2024

Microbiomes: Health and the Environment was created to provide accessible insight into the novel and complex world of polymicrobial community interactions. As we push forward into the future of medicine and environmental health, it is imperative that we learn from each other, from history, and keep up to date with the latest advances in research and technology. This book not only provides content from the latest microbiome studies, but contains interactive tools, videos, and thought-provoking questions to help the reader hone and truly understand the respective topic. Though there is much overlap between themes due to the ubiquitous nature of microbes, the book is broken down into sections pertaining to both human health (e.g., gut health and disease, as well as other organ-specific niches) and aspects of the environment (e. g., nutrient cycling and climate change, marine health, soil and plant health, etc.) influenced by microbes. However, the content is designed to bridge ideas and aspects between these themes to support the One Health concept: that the health of people, animals, and the environment are all interconnected. This project will continue to grow with new findings, and adapt with the ever-changing world of microorganisms.

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Introduction to Archaeology: A Workbook

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Author(s): Ashley Lemke

Subject(s): Archaeology, Anthropology

Publisher: Mavs Open Press

Last updated: 20/06/2024

Introduction to Archaeology: A Workbook, is designed to assist professors, instructors, and students in introductory level archaeology courses. This workbook provides students with review materials and additional aspects to consider, to reinforce what is learned in the classroom lectures and through other materials. The workbook is organized by topics and chapters include questions, activities, and materials that reflect on archaeology and introduce students to this exciting and important field of discovery!