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Intro to Permaculture Design (StockSchool 197G)

Instructor: Lisa DePiano. This 3-credit semester-long course offers students a foundation in permaculture history, ethics, principles, design process, and practical applications.

Online encyclopedias & E-books

Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
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A collection of several hundred current subject encyclopedias.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Greenwood Encyclopedia of Homes Through World History This link opens in a new window
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Covers the history of homes from ancient times to the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution, and the Post-Industrial Revolution to the present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.