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From page 3... ... Geological Survey, an ad hoc committee established under the auspices of the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources will provide advice regarding the optimum approaches and strategies that could be applied to implement federal-statelocal-private partnerships to mitigate the effects of landslides and other ground failures. The study committee will: � Assess the approach described in USGS Openfile Report 00-450, National Landslide Hazards Mitigation Strategy, comment on the federalstate-local-private partnership concept described in that report, and evaluate whether all the appropriate partners that should be involved in a national landslide hazard mitigation strategy are identified. Read the entire page →
From page 4... ... , injuries, property losses, ecological consequences, and economic disruption that are attributable to landslides throughout the United States (Schuster, ~ 996~. Landslide risks are particularly noteworthy in Alaska and Hawaii, the Pacific Coast states, the Appalachian Mountain states, the Rocky Mountain states, and in the island territories of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Read the entire page →
From page 5... ... Reducing risks posed by landslides through appropriate land use, engineering, and other interventions will help protect individuals and property from harm as well as reduce the repair and recovery costs that landslides pose for federal, state, and local governments and private individuals and businesses. The substantial public impacts attributable to landslides provide justification for governmental action to reduce both harmful impacts and costs to government. Read the entire page →

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... Geological Survey, an ad hoc committee established under the auspices of the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources will provide advice regarding the optimum approaches and strategies that could be applied to implement federal-statelocal-private partnerships to mitigate the effects of landslides and other ground failures. The study committee will: � Assess the approach described in USGS Openfile Report 00-450, National Landslide Hazards Mitigation Strategy, comment on the federalstate-local-private partnership concept described in that report, and evaluate whether all the appropriate partners that should be involved in a national landslide hazard mitigation strategy are identified.

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... , injuries, property losses, ecological consequences, and economic disruption that are attributable to landslides throughout the United States (Schuster, ~ 996~. Landslide risks are particularly noteworthy in Alaska and Hawaii, the Pacific Coast states, the Appalachian Mountain states, the Rocky Mountain states, and in the island territories of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.

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... Reducing risks posed by landslides through appropriate land use, engineering, and other interventions will help protect individuals and property from harm as well as reduce the repair and recovery costs that landslides pose for federal, state, and local governments and private individuals and businesses. The substantial public impacts attributable to landslides provide justification for governmental action to reduce both harmful impacts and costs to government.

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Introduction Pages 3-6

Introduction
Pages 3-6