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Future Roles and Opportunities for the U.S. Geological Survey.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington :
National Academies Press,
2001.
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| Colección: | Compass series (Washington, D.C.)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ""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""
- ""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""
- ""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""
- ""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""
- ""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""