The past half century has seen an evolution in thinking from 'flood control' to 'flood risk management', recognizing that risk results from both hazard and vulnerability. Rather than rely only on engineering structures to reduce flood magnitude or extent, recent policies emphasize avoiding construction in flood-prone areas (or moving people from floodplains), reducing impacts on exposed populations through early warning systems, and insurance to aid in recovery. Implementing this new approach faces many challenges but also offers opportunities for synergies, as described in this book for a range of large floodplain rivers and smaller urban streams across North America and Europe. This book is unique in presenting the voices of those on the front lines of implementing a new paradigm in flood risk management, each river with a unique set of challenges and opportunities derived from its specific geography as well as differences in governance between the American and European contexts.

The past half century has seen an evolution in thinking from 'flood control' to 'flood risk management', recognizing that risk results from both hazard and vulnerability. Rather than rely only on engineering structures to reduce flood magnitude or extent, recent policies emphasize avoiding construction in flood-prone areas (or moving people from floodplains), reducing impacts on exposed populations through early warning systems, and insurance to aid in recovery. Implementing this new approach faces many challenges but also offers opportunities for synergies, as described in this book for a range of large floodplain rivers and smaller urban streams across North America and Europe. This book is unique in presenting the voices of those on the front lines of implementing a new paradigm in flood risk management, each river with a unique set of challenges and opportunities derived from its specific geography as well as differences in governance between the American and European contexts.

Discover the educational power of puzzle-based learning. Understand the principles of effective game design, the power of well-crafted narratives and how different game mechanics can support varied learning objectives. Applying escape room concepts to the classroom, this book offers practical advice on how to create immersive, collaborative learning experiences for your students without the need for expensive resources and tools. Packed with examples, including a full sample puzzle game for you to use with your students, this book is a primer for classroom teachers on designing robust learning activities using problem-solving principles.

Floods. Earthquakes. Tornados. Asteroids. Nature can be vicious. But when you combine natural disasters with the very "un"natural imaginations of the authors in this collection, you get terrors worse than anything Mother Nature has ever thrown at us, forays into nightmarish worlds that make a hurricane look like a light summer breeze.

Join Scott Nicholson, William Meikle, Daniel Pyle, Robert J. Duperre, Danielle Bourdon, Keith Gouveia, Ruth Francisco, J.A. Titus, and Robin Morris for nine horrific tales that will leave you cringing, gasping, and so scared of the outdoors you'll never want to leave your house again.

Julia Stone is piecing together childhood memories of the night her father vanished, but when she discovers a strange silver ring bearing the inscription "Judas Stone," she becomes the target of a sinister cult. The local handyman offers to help, but he has his own shadowy past. Julia's therapist can't be trusted, and even the police seem to be against her. And the closer she gets to the truth, the louder the whispers that claim her body and soul... From the author of THE RED CHURCH, THEY HUNGER, and DRUMMER BOY comes a psychological thriller that explores a journey of mystery, romance, and faith.

From classic horror and pure suspense to Twilight-Zone-style dark fantasy, WHAT FEARS BECOME relentlessly explores our basic fears and leaves you with twisted endings that will make your skin crawl...
This spine-tingling, international anthology contains contributions from the critically acclaimed online horror magazine, The Horror Zine, and features bestselling authors such as Bentley Little, Graham Masterton, Ramsey Campbell, Joe R. Lansdale, Elizabeth Massie, Ronald Malfi, Cheryl Kaye Tardif, Melanie Tem, Scott Nicholson, Piers Anthony, Conrad Williams, and many more.
Edited by Jeani Rector of The Horror Zine and featuring a foreword by award-winning, bestselling author Simon Clark, it also contains deliciously dark delights from morbidly creative writers, poets and artists who have not yet made it big--but will very soon.
Come and discover... WHAT FEARS BECOME Table of Contents Foreword by Simon Clark: A Small Matter of Life and Death Fiction BAST by Christian A. Larsen DOGLEG by Bentley Little A BAD STRETCH OF ROAD by Dean H. Wild THE HOUSE AT THE END OF SMITH STREET by Stephen M. Dare GNAW by Lala Drona REFLECTION OF EVIL by Graham Masterton WANDERING DANIEL by Jagjiwan Sohal NEXT TIME YOU'LL KNOW ME by Ramsey Campbell 3 AM by James Marlow LOSING JUDY by Andy Mee FISH NIGHT by Joe R. Lansdale METHODS OF DIVORCE by Philip Roberts AND BABY, YOU CAN SLEEP WHILE I DRIVE by Elizabeth Massie CHUPACABRA by Ronald Malfi THE ORPHANS OF LETHE by Rachel Coles BONFIRE NIGHT by Chris Castle THE PRODUCT by Bruce Memblatt OUIJA by Cheryl Kaye Tardif FRY DAY by Melanie Tem THE CHAMBER by David Landrum CHRISTENING by Scott Nicholson LOST THINGS by Piers Anthony A NEW DAY by Larry Green RED KING by Jessica Handly YOU SAID ALWAYS AND FOREVER by Richard Hill UBIRR by Conrad Williams BONES IN THE MEADOW by Tim Jeffreys ADELLE'S NIGHT by David K. Ginn BONES FOR A PILLOW by Alexandra Seidel MALL WALKERS by Chris Reed WHAT THE BLIND MAN SAW by C. Dennis Moore Poetry Emon Anthousis Dennis Bagwell John T. Carney Teresa Ann Frazee John Grey Christopher Hivner Jean Jones Ron Koppelberger Alec B. Kowalczyk Joe R. Lansdale Everett Madrid Juan Perez Nathan Rowark Stephanie Smith Paul Sohar Peter Steele Anna Taborska Scott H. Urban The Artists Thomas Bossert Ricardo Di Ceglia Kalynn Kallweit Daniel Kirk Joseph Patrick McFarlane Felicia Olin Tatomir Pitariu Elizabeth Prasse April A. Taylor Editor's Corner HORRORSCOPE by Jeani Rector THE HOUSE ON HENLEY WAY by Jeani Rector

A graphic novel collection of eight illustrated tales from bestselling author Scott Nicholson. Covering dark fantasy and the supernatural, these tales are adapted from Nicholson's short stories and drawn by Kewber (CHAOS CAMPUS, SLEEPRUNNERS). In the tradition of TALES FROM THE CRYPT, CREEPIE, and EERIE, Nicholson and Kewber take you through haunted cars, talking mailboxes, invisible friends, and zombie churchyards. Nicholson is the author of 10 novels, including SPEED DATING WITH THE DEAD, THE SKULL RING, and DRUMMER BOY, as well as the comic series GRAVE CONDITIONS. Learn more about the project at www.hauntedcomputer.com.

The Seeds Of Achievement is a must read book for all teens, young adults and parents throughout the world. The life shaping and inspiring knowledge learned from this book will provide the reader with a powerful LIFE ROADMAP that will teach them the critical life tactics, traits and personality attributes so essential to attaining high levels of life success, prosperity, happiness, inner joy, confidence, personal pride and career success years before they would have had they not read this book. Life in the 21st century for our future generation will only get more challenging, demanding and fast-paced. The youth of today need to be prepared with the WINNING EDGE to face this challenging world. Super Achiever status, both in career and personal life, along with a powerful life balance is easily achievable if the information shared in the SEEDS OF ACHIEVEMENT is learned, understood and then applied to one's life.

Discover the educational power of puzzle-based learning. Understand the principles of effective game design, the power of well-crafted narratives and how different game mechanics can support varied learning objectives. Applying escape room concepts to the classroom, this book offers practical advice on how to create immersive, collaborative learning experiences for your students without the need for expensive resources and tools. Packed with examples, including a full sample puzzle game for you to use with your students, this book is a primer for classroom teachers on designing robust learning activities using problem-solving principles.