West Routt Library District

Discusses building techniques that can mitigate hurricane damage and recommends measures for mitigating future hurricane damage to homes.

Classic Books Library presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's play, "Titus Andronicus" (1594). This edition features a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. Unlike Shakespeare's other plays based on Roman histories, the story of "Titus Andronicus" is a fictional work. The play dramatises the gruesome events that take place in the battle for a nation between the brutal Roman general Titus and his powerful...

Describes how concrete mixers look, how they function, and the names of fundamental parts.

Text, illustrations, and diagrams introduce the parts, operation, and uses of cars, motorcycles, trucks, and other land vehicles.

"This book presents unique information about the solar system, stars, and sun in a visual manner that can help both engage readers and reinforce their knowledge"--Provided by publisher.

"Smash! A massive bulldozer flattens a building! Learn more about how bulldozers move over any surface, and find out what they are used for. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, informative sidebars and captions, an activity, critical-thinking questions, sources for further research, a phonetic glossary, an index, and an introduction to the author"--

This case study developed as part of an investigation into the reassessment of state roles in disaster mitigation and management. This study centers on the issuance of the governor's executive order and the development and passage of legislation based on the recommendations of the Lewis Committee.

Nuclear emergency planning and management profoundly depend on computer-aided decision support tools that gather and analyze data on radioactive emissions, meteorology, demography, geography, etc., and provide decision support for prevention/mitigation, response, and recovery. The discussion primarily focuses on issues related to the behavioral and decision-making processes of the various players in the evacuation system, logistics, the generation...

Using material on a recent earthquake in Afghanistan as well as insights from theories of disaster management and organizational networks, this paper looks into the effects that network organizations have for disaster management.