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National Geographic Free Quad Maps
Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny
Dilemmas in General Planning Theory (wicked problems)
Wicked Problems: Problems Worth Solving
Decision Support Tools
Web Soil Survey
Beloit College Mindset Lists
The Nature Blog Network
The Dispersal of Darwin Links Page
Martindale's Reference Desk
MIT opencourseware
Online classes/lectures @ Virtual Professor
cognexus (re Wicked Problems)
StateMaster
NationMaster
Transparency International
Perry-Castañeda Library (Maps)
Wolfram Alpha
Free Management Library
Ngrams
Wrong Planet
Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy
Tax History Project
Wisconsin Budget Project
NSTA Learning Center
PEW Research Center
National Academies Press
The Challenge Network
Information is Beautiful
TED
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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"Belief in climate change is optional, but participation is
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Important Film

Ecological Design: Inventing the Future

(1994)


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Climate Change Guide
for Citizens
(Free-downloadable)

Key Climate Change Definitions

IPCC definitions

Mitigation (of climate change)
A human intervention to reduce the sources or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases.

Adaptation
In human systems, the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects, in order to moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, the process of adjustment to actual
climate and its effects; human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate.

Resilience

The ability of a system and its component parts to anticipate, absorb, accommodate, or recover from the effects of a hazardous event in a timely and efficient manner, including through ensuring the preservation,
restoration, or improvement of its essential basic structures and functions.


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