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Firesafe: Designing For Fire-Resilient Communities In The American West, Brenden Baitch Jul 2021

Firesafe: Designing For Fire-Resilient Communities In The American West, Brenden Baitch

Masters Theses

The perception that wildfires are completely preventable has caused many structures and communities to be built in locations that will inevitably experience an uncontrollable fire event, risking human lives and infrastructure. Modification of built environments into fire-adapted communities has been explored in this thesis, through multiple strategies. Central to this analysis is the idea that sustainable human developments could adopt a form of biomimicry and indigenous design informed by the adaptions of plants, animals, and native groups that endure and even thrive with regular cycles of fire. This possibility has been assessed through the scope of fire adaptation strategies available …


Begin At The Beginning: The Importance Of A Written Philosophy In Shaping A New Library Initiative, Kimberly Burke Sweetman May 2021

Begin At The Beginning: The Importance Of A Written Philosophy In Shaping A New Library Initiative, Kimberly Burke Sweetman

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

No abstract provided.


We're All About The Space: Taking Inclusive Library Spaces To Another Level, Catherine Fahey, Tara Fitzpatrick, Dawn Stahura, Rukmal Ryder, Elizabeth Mckeigue May 2021

We're All About The Space: Taking Inclusive Library Spaces To Another Level, Catherine Fahey, Tara Fitzpatrick, Dawn Stahura, Rukmal Ryder, Elizabeth Mckeigue

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

No abstract provided.


A Busy Instruction Librarian’S Survival Guide, Ellen E. Lutz May 2021

A Busy Instruction Librarian’S Survival Guide, Ellen E. Lutz

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

No abstract provided.