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Landuse Planning in Landslide Country: The Washington State Oso Slide part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching about Risk and Resilience:Real-World Examples
Rebekah Green
This educational case study page examines land use planning and risk management in landslide-prone regions through the 2014 Oso, Washington landslide, detailing geological hazards, policy frameworks like the Washington State Growth Management Act, and interdisciplinary considerations for teaching risk and resilience in environmental science. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Sustainability Topics: Risk & Resilience

2009 Disastrous landslides in Nilgiris part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching about Risk and Resilience:Real-World Examples
Dr.G.P.Ganapathy
A real-world case study page detailing the 2009 Nilgiris landslides in India, covering landslide hazard zonation, risk evaluation, damage assessment, and teaching applications in geoscience education, with supporting PDF resources and classroom integration strategies. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Sustainability Topics: Risk & Resilience

The Story of Big Moose Lake: Resilience, Tipping Point, and Restoration part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching about Risk and Resilience:Real-World Examples
Bill Stigliani, University of Northern Iowa
A case study detailing the environmental history of Big Moose Lake, examining ecosystem resilience, tipping points in lake acidification due to industrial sulfur emissions, delayed ecological responses, and recovery driven by the Clean Air Act and natural soil buffering, used to teach systems thinking in environmental science. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Sustainability Topics: Natural Hazards, Risk & Resilience, Water & Watersheds

Earthquake Preparedness in Christchurch, New Zealand part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching about Risk and Resilience:Real-World Examples
Patricia Stapleton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
A real-world case study page analyzing the 2011 Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand, covering seismic hazards, risk assessment, urban preparedness failures, liquefaction impacts, and interdisciplinary insights from geoscience and policy, designed for teaching risk and resilience in educational contexts. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Sustainability Topics: Natural Hazards, Risk & Resilience

Key Biscayne: An Island Paradise in Jeopardy? part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching about Risk and Resilience:Real-World Examples
Julie Lambert, Florida Atlantic University
This educational case study page examines the vulnerability of Key Biscayne, Florida, to sea level rise and coastal hazards, detailing its geological history, socio-economic profile, sustainability initiatives like the Village Goes Green program, and classroom applications for teaching risk, resilience, and environmental planning in the context of climate change. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Sustainability Topics: Natural Hazards, Risk & Resilience

Tsunami scenario affecting California coastal communities (USGS SAFRR project) part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching about Risk and Resilience:Real-World Examples
Corrie Neighbors, University of California-Riverside
A case study page detailing the USGS SAFRR tsunami scenario for California, covering seismic sources, coastal impacts, socio-economic risks, and preparedness strategies, used in teaching natural hazards and resilience in geoscience education. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Sustainability Topics: Natural Hazards, Risk & Resilience

30 homes lost, lessons learned from the 2005 Santa Clara Utah river flood part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching about Risk and Resilience:Real-World Examples
Kelly Bringhurst, Dixie State College of Utah
Case study page analyzing the 2005 Santa Clara, Utah river flood that destroyed 30 homes, emphasizing floodplain dynamics, stream bank erosion, risk assessment, and post-disaster community response, with teaching resources on natural hazards and resilience. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Sustainability Topics: Natural Hazards, Risk & Resilience

Acid Mine Drainage in Lower Salem, OH part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching about Risk and Resilience:Real-World Examples
Tej Gautam, Marietta College
This educational webpage presents a real-world case study on acid mine drainage (AMD) in Lower Salem, Ohio, detailing its geochemical processes, environmental impacts on surface and groundwater through heavy metal contamination, and pedagogical implementation as an undergraduate hydrogeology class project involving field sampling, lab analysis, and EPA standard comparisons. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Sustainability Topics: Natural Hazards, Risk & Resilience, Water & Watersheds

Ocean Acidification and the West Coast of North America part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching about Risk and Resilience:Real-World Examples
Richard Rueb, Clackamas Community College
Richard Rueb, Science, Clackamas Community College Summary The world's oceans are becoming increasingly acidic as a result of rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The coastal waters of the West ...

Sustainability Topics: Natural Resources:Ocean/Coastal Resources, Natural Hazards, Risk & Resilience, Climate Change

Why Sustainability Education Needs Pedagogies of Reflection and Contemplation part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Essays
Marie Eaton, Western Washington University; Kate Davies, Antioch University McGregor; Sarah Williams, The Evergreen State College; Jean MacGregor, The Evergreen State College
This essay sets out a rationale and framework for pedagogies of reflective and contemplative practice and makes an argument for why they are critically important to sustainability education.


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