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1 online resource (189 pages) |
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The compass series |
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Compass series (Washington, D.C.)
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| Contents |
""FUTURE ROLES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""A NATURAL SCIENCE AND INFORMATION AGENCY""; ""MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES""; ""Monitoring, Reporting, and Forecasting""; ""Assessing Resources""; ""Providing Geospatial Information""; ""NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ROLES""; ""IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS""; ""Priority Setting""; ""Meeting Technical Needs""; ""Budget""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""1 Introduction""; ""VISION AND MISSION OF THE USGS""; ""STRATEGIC CHANGE AT THE USGS""; ""STUDY AND REPORT""; ""2 The Past and Present as a Prologue"" |
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""THE PUBLIC DOMAIN AND THE USGS""""THE EVOLUTION OF THE USGS""; ""Changes in Society""; ""1879 to 1920""; ""1920-1975""; ""1975-Present""; ""Changes in Relationships Between Society and Science""; ""Changes Within the USGS""; ""THE USGS TODAY""; ""3 Future Societal Trends""; ""NATURAL RESOURCES""; ""Mineral Resources""; ""Energy Resources""; ""Water Resources""; ""Biological Resources""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES""; ""GLOBALIZATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY""; ""SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS AND THE DEMAND FOR INFORMATION""; ""SERVING THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION""; ""SUMMARY"" |
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""4 Evolving to Meet National Needs""""ROLE OF THE USGS""; ""SERVING CUSTOMERS""; ""FUTURE PROGRAM EMPHASIS""; ""Integrative System Models""; ""The USGS as a Scientific Information Portal""; ""Other Program Areas""; ""INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES""; ""FUTURE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES""; ""Hazards""; ""Hydrologic Processes and Hazards""; ""Wildfires and Public Policy""; ""Environment""; ""Global Climate Change""; ""Climate Variability and Water Resources""; ""Links Between Geologic Processes and Human Health""; ""State of the Nation's Ecosystems""; ""Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems"" |
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""Investigations to Support Wise Urban Development in the West""""Natural Resources""; ""Life Cycles of Ore Materials""; ""Geologic Frameworks for Transition to a Methane Fuel Economy""; ""TRANSITION TOWARD AN INTEGRATED NATURAL SCIENCE AND INFORMATION AGENCY""; ""SUMMARY""; ""5 Future Challenges""; ""PRIORITY SETTING""; ""RESEARCH PROGRAM""; ""EXTERNAL GUIDANCE""; ""HUMAN RESOURCES""; ""COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION""; ""Federal Partnerships""; ""Industry and University Partnerships""; ""External Grants Program""; ""Employee Exchanges""; ""REIMBURSABLE PROGRAMS""; ""BUDGET AND FUNDING"" |
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""SUMMARY""""6 Preparing for the Future: Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""A NATURAL SCIENCE AND INFORMATION AGENCY""; ""MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES""; ""Monitoring, Reporting, and Forecasting""; ""Assessing Resources""; ""Providing Geospatial Information""; ""NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ROLES""; ""IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS""; ""Priority Setting""; ""Meeting Technical Needs""; ""Budget""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""Appendix B Oral Presentations and Written Statements Submitted to the Committee""; ""ORAL PRESENTATIONS"" |
| Notes |
""Written statements"" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-162) |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Geological Survey (U.S.)
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| SUBJECT |
Geological Survey (U.S.) fast (OCoLC)fst00547115 |
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Geological surveys -- United States.
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Earth sciences -- United States
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology.
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Earth sciences.
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Geological surveys.
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Staff, National Research Council
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| ISBN |
9780309563369 |
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0309563364 |
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0309083648 |
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9780309083645 |
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0309072646 |
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9780309072649 |
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