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Earth in crisis: environmental policy in an international context
Nature & Environment

Earth in crisis: environmental policy in an international context

...introduction to this album Bangladesh: Who Will Pay? Finalist in the World Bank Climate Change Micro-Documentary Award. Climate Change in Bangladesh Extreme weather events are getting worse. Forecasters predict that Bangladesh will be severely affected by floods, cyclones, droughts and the rising sea level. Adapting to Salinity Villagers in the vulnerable regions of south...
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Audio 2 hrs 1 min
Living the Legacy
Science, Maths & Technology

Living the Legacy

...introduction to this album. Darwin Now in Africa Sheila Ochugbojou discusses African Science Cafes and the other projects that she has been involved in to bring modern scientific thought and the ideas and approaches of Charles Darwin to a wide variety of people. Darwin Now in Brazil Roberta Kacowicz reveals the various British Council programmes that have been organised...
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Audio 26 mins
Biodiversity
Nature & Environment

Biodiversity

...'fynbos'... Biodiversity An introduction to this album iSpot A guided tour of the key features of iSpot.org.uk, showing how people of all ages can contribute to this database of biodiversity. Fynbos, a floral kingdom Silvertown introduces some of his latest projects, in particular how eco hydrology can improve the water supply to communities in the Cape of South Africa....
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Audio 12 mins
Understanding different research perspectives
Money & Business

Understanding different research perspectives

...project with HR managers and you are a HR manager yourself you will have a common language and a common understanding of the issues associated with doing the same job. While, on one hand, the insider perspective allows special sensitivity, empathy and understanding of the matters, which may not be so clear to an outsider, it may also lead to greater bias or to a research...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Earth's physical resources: rocks for roads
Science, Maths & Technology

Earth's physical resources: rocks for roads

...Roads An an introduction to this album How a quarry works Quarry managers explain how rock is formed and how they extract different layers of stone. Once blasted and processed, it is used to build roads. Longterm sustainability of quarries A look at the road laying process. The need to supply locally, use natural road products and protect the environment around quarries....
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Audio 14 mins
Rupesh Shah On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Rupesh Shah On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...Project (working alongside Rose Armson in supporting systems thinking for People services at the OU) and then as an Associate Lecturer on an undergraduate and postgraduate modules in systems thinking. Rupesh received his BSc (Hons) from the University of Bath in Business Administration in 1997. He gained his PhD from the University of Bath in the Centre for Action...
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Audio 15 mins
Design and Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Sustainability

...introduction to this album. Consumer product testing Representatives of Intertech, a product-testing company, discuss their methods of testing. Testing standards Emphasising the importance of standards in consumer testing. The five principles of sustainability The three layers of sustainability and the five principles to reduce the impact of products on the environment....
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Audio 21 mins
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...management problems with the project. A technical audit revealed that the CAD system was incomplete and not fully tested. Its ability to deal with heavy loads had not been tested and nor had a backup service been tested. There were also outstanding problems with the accuracy of the information needed to initiate each dispatch (South West Thames Regional Health Authority,...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs