Geology Discipline NRC and AAAS Reports

[for the past 10 years]

Future Roles and Opportunities for the U.S. Geological Survey (2001), Committee on Future Roles, Challenges, and Opportunities for the U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Council, http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10069.html

Living on an Active Earth: Perspectives on Earthquake Science (2003), Committee on the Science of Earthquakes, National Research Council, http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10493.html
Improved Seismic Monitoring Improved Decision-Making, National Research Council, http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11327.html

Review of the U.S. Geological Survey's Volcano Hazards Program (2000), Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources (CGER), http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=9884&page=R1

Partnerships for Reducing Landslide Risk: Assessment of the National Landslide Hazards Mitigation Strategy (2004), Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR), http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10946&page=R1
National Research Council 2004 study of USGS Landslide Hazards Program Mitigation Strategy, National Research Council, http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10946.html

Science for Decision making: Coastal and Marine Geology at the U.S. Geological Survey (1999), Ocean Studies Board (OSB), Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources (CGER), and National Research Council (NRC), http://www.nap.edu/books/0309065844/html/
A Geospatial Framework for the Coastal Zone: National Needs for Coastal Mapping and Charting (2004), Committee on National Needs for Coastal Mapping and Charting, Ocean Studies Board (OSB), Mapping Science Committee, Division of Earth and Life Studies, and National Research Council (NRC), http://www.nap.edu/books/0309091764/html/

Mineral Resources and Society: A Review of the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resource Surveys Program Plan (1996), Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources (CGER), http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=NI000047
Future Challenges for the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resources Program (2004), Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR), http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10817
Materials Count: The Case for Material Flows Analysis (2004), Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR), http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10705
Evolutionary and Revolutionary Technologies for Mining (2002), http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10318
Critical Mineral Impacts on the U.S. Economy (BESR), http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/projectview.aspx?key=48725
Assessing the Need for a Defense Materials Stockpile, http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/projectview.aspx?key=48756

Meeting U.S. Energy Resource Needs: The Energy Resources Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (1999), Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources (CGER), http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=6297&page=R1
Summary of a Workshop on U.S. Natural Gas Demand, Supply, and Technology: Looking Toward the Future (2003)
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR), http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10806&page=49
Coal: Research and Development to Support National Energy Policy, http://www.nationalacademies.org/

Research Opportunities in Geography at the U.S. Geological Survey (2002), Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR), http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10486&page=R1

Earth Materials and Health: Research Priorities for Earth Science and Public Health (2007), Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR) and Board on Health Sciences Policy (HSP), http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=030910470X
Our Common Journey: A Transition Toward Sustainability (1999)
Policy Division (PD), http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=9690&page=R1
Review and guidance to the United States Geological Survey National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (2006), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), http://ncgmp.usgs.gov/ncgmpabout/progevaluation/aaasreview/aaas2006finalreport