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Sustainable Property Management
Erin Hopkins · Virginia Tech Publishing · 2023
Although “sustainability,” as used in the real estate context, is about preserving the environment, it is about more than that. In sustainable property management, sustainability encompasses three spheres—environmental, social, and economic. Sustainable property management is about reconciling these three spheres throughout the operations and maintenance phase of the building lifecycle in such a way that a balance is achieved between economic development and protection of environmental and social resources. This textbook explains how ecologically sustainable concepts may be implemented throughout the various property management operation functions while also considering the other spheres of sustainability. It also incorporates the theme of sustainable building practices as a human science as well as a building science by highlighting motivations and impacts to various stakeholders. The author draws on various industry examples to illustrate these concepts and provides many experiential activities for students to apply these concepts. Sustainable Property Management is intended for students majoring in property management and real estate at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. It can be incorporated into an existing property management operations course or used for a stand-alone course focused on sustainable property management. It is available online for free in multiple formats and also as an affordable print edition. Are you reviewing or adopting this book for a course? Please help us understand your use by completing this form https://bit.ly/interest_sustainable_property_management.
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Human Relations
Laura Dias · LibreTexts · 2012
Human Relations by Laura Portolese-Dias addresses all of the critical topics to obtain career success as they relate to professional relationships. Knowing how to get along with others, resolve workplace conflict, manage relationships, communicate well, and make good decisions are all critical skills all students need to succeed in career and in life. Human Relations is not an organizational behavior; rather, it provides a good baseline of issues students will deal with in their careers on a day-to-day basis. It is also not a professional communications, business English, or professionalism textbook, as its focus is much broader — on general career success and how to effectively maneuver in the workplace. From communication challenges to focusing on one's own emotional intelligence, the examples throughout Human Relations will help students understand the importance of the human side in their career. This book's easy-to-understand language and tone is written to convey practical information in an engaging way. Every chapter opens with a realistic example which introduces a concept to be explained in detail later. Each chapter contains relevant examples, YouTube videos, figures, learning objectives, key takeaways, exercises, and a chapter-ending case that offer different ways to promote learning. Many of the end-of-section exercises offer self-assessment quizzes, so students may engage in self-understanding and development.
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Lifespan Development
Diana Riser; Rose Spielman; David Biek; Alisa Beyer · OpenStax, Rice University
Lifespan Development aligns to the topics and objectives of most introductory developmental psychology courses taught across departments. Grounded in foundational theories and scientific research, the text teaches students about core aspects of human development—physical, cognitive, social, emotional—across the lifespan. A primary goal of the book is to incorporate content, scholarship, and activities that explore a variety of perspectives that encourage all students to feel seen and included. Lifespan Development strives to openly address complex topics with scholarly responsibility and an effort to increase equity and inclusion in the research presented, as well as to foster student engagement in the classroom through relevant examples and applications. Focused on driving meaningful and memorable learning experiences, the narrative places concepts in contexts that give students the means to understand human development and how that knowledge can be applied to and improve their own lives and the lives of others.
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Avant-Première: Intermediate French Through Films
Caren Parrish; Aurélie Chevant-Aksoy · LibreTexts · 2025
Avant-Première is an open educational resource designed for third-semester college French. Organized around recent French and Francophone films, each unit integrates vocabulary, grammar, and cultural analysis, enabling students to engage critically with cinematic texts. Supplemented by curated readings, multimedia activities, and interactive grammar exercises, the textbook supports the development of linguistic proficiency, communicative competence, and intercultural awareness, while fostering deeper insight into contemporary French and Francophone societies.
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Avant-Première: Advanced French Through Films
Caren Parrish; Aurélie Chevant-Aksoy · LibreTexts · 2025
Avant-Première is an open educational resource designed for fourth-semester college French. Organized around recent French and Francophone films, each unit integrates vocabulary, grammar, and cultural analysis, enabling students to engage critically with cinematic texts. Supplemented by curated readings, multimedia activities, and interactive grammar exercises, the textbook supports the development of linguistic proficiency, communicative competence, and intercultural awareness, while fostering deeper insight into contemporary French and Francophone societies.
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La hora del cuento en español
Constanza Rojas-Primus; Sofía Rodríguez; Cheyenne Pokeda · Kwantlen Polytechnic University · 2023
La hora del cuento en español is a collection of children’s stories in Spanish authored by Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) students and edited by KPU Faculty Constanza Rojas-Primus and KPU alumna Sofía Rodríguez. The first part of this collection is a selection of stories written by KPU Spanish 1100 students between Fall 2017 and Spring 2019 as a result of a collaboration between KPU Spanish and Guildford Public Library Language Literacy Program “Storytime in Spanish”. The second part of this collection is a selection of stories written by KPU Spanish 1101 students between Fall 2020 and Spring 2022 as a result of an interuniversity collaboration in support of UNESCO´s Sustainable Development Goals Agenda 2030. All stories are narrated by Constanza Rojas-Primus and have been translated into English by Sofía Rodríguez. The illustrations in the cover and first part of this collection are artwork of KPU Fine Arts student Cheyenne Pokeda.
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Speaking of Culture
Nolan Weil · Utah State University
In the contents: 1.04: Later 20th and 21st century developments · 02: The Human Family · 2.01: Origins and Diversity of Humanity
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Wellbeing, Freedom and Social Justice: The Capability Approach Re-Examined (Robeyns)
Ingrid Robeyns · Utrecht University
In the contents: 1.04: Scope and development of the capability approach · 3.05: Human diversity in the capability approach · 3.14: Capabilities and human rights
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International Advances in Writing Research - Cultures, Places, Measures
Bazerman et al. · LibreTexts
In the contents: 2.03: Access and Teachers' Perceptions of Professional Development in Writing
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BMT1010: Introduction to Business
L.P. Bassette, F.D. Gibson-Bailey, N. Park, C.L. Perry and D.M. Robinson · Prince George's Community College
In the contents: 08: Module Nine - Human Resources Theory · 09: Module Eight - Human Resources Management · 9.01: Why It Matters- Human Resource Management
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Introductory Sociology 3e
OpenStax · LibreTexts
In the contents: 5.02: Theories of Self-Development
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Introduction to Historical Geology
Chris Johnson, Callan Bentley, Karla Panchuk, et al. · Maricopa Open Digital Press
In the contents: 5.02: Development of Plate Tectonic Theory · 13.03: Origins of Humans and the Anthropocene
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Information Systems for Business
Ly-Huong T. Pham, Tejal Desai-Naik, Laurie Hammond, & Wael Abdeljabbar · OERI
In the contents: 5.04: How has the Human Network Influenced you · 10: Information Systems Development · 10.02: Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Model
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Introduction to Environmental Science
Caralyn Zehnder, Kalina Manoylov, Samuel Mutiti, Christine Mutiti, Allison VandeVoort, & Donna Bennett · Georgia College and State University
In the contents: 1.5: Sustainability and Sustainable Development · 3: Human Demography · 3.1: The Human Population
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Herstory: A History of Women Artists
Deborah Gustlin & Zoe Gustlin · Evergreen Valley College
In the contents: 2.01: The Development of Art (45000 BCE - 500 CE)
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Abnormal Psychology
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
In the contents: 3.07: Introduction to Psychodynamic and Humanistic Approaches to Psychopathology · 3.10: Humanistic and Existential Models · 13.02: Introduction to Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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Principles of Learning and Behavior
Lee W. Daffin Jr. · Washington State University
In the contents: 2.04: Animal and Human Research · 13.01: Piagets Theory of Cognitive Development
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Introduction to Ethnic Studies
Kay Fischer, Mario Alberto Viveros Espinoza-Kulick, Ulysses Acevedo, Teresa Hodges, Melissa Leal, and Tamara Cheshire · LibreTexts
In the contents: 6.02: Roots and Resistance- The Development of Chicanx and Latinx Studies · 10: The State of Human Caging- Incarceration Policing and State-Sanctioned Violence
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Leadership for Business
Jamie Hammond · Western Technical College
This text is designed to develop essential management skills and covers internal/external business environments, management functions, human resources, marketing, and accounting principles. As of early 2024, updated course outcome summaries for this specific class were under development.
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Concepts of Physical Science
Jamie MacArthur · Madera Community College
In the contents: 2.11: Development of Force Concept · 7.9.02: Electric Hazards and the Human Body · 10.03: The Development of Atomic Theory