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North-Central Section (36th) and Southeastern Section (51st), GSA Joint Annual Meeting (April 3–5, 2002)

Session No. 28
Thursday, 4 April 2002: 1:20 PM-5:00 PM

S6. Geology and Public Policy II

Sponsored by the GSA SE and NC Committees on Geology and Public Policy, and the SE-GSA Education Committee

 

James C. Cobb and John D. Kiefer, Conveners
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THE ROLE OF A STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN THE ASSESSMENT OF NATURAL HAZARDS FOR LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING
TAYLOR, Kenneth B., N.C. Geological Survey, Div of Land Rscs, 1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612 and SMITH, Gavin P., Hazard Mitigation Section, Div of Emergency Mgnt, 4713 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4713, kenneth.taylor@ncmail.net, kenneth.taylor@ncmail.net
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SOIL AMPLIFICATION MAPS FOR ESTIMATING EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTIONS IN THE CENTRAL US
BAUER, Robert A.1, KIEFER, John2, HOFFMAN, David3, HILL, John4, CORDIVIOLA, Steven5, SU, Wen-June1 and HESTER, Norman C.6, (1)Illinois State Geol Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (2)Kentucky Geol Survey, 228 Mining & Minerals Resources, Lexington, KY 40506, (3)Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey and Resource Assessment Division, P.O. Box 250, Rolla, MO 65402, (4)Indiana Geol Survey, 611 North Walnut Grove, Bloomington, IN 47405, (5)Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining & Mineral Resources, Lexington, KY 40506, (6)Department of Geology, Indiana Univ, 611 North Walnut Grove, Bloomington, IN 47405, bauer@isgs.uiuc.edu, bauer@isgs.uiuc.edu
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POSSIBLE QUATERNARY FAULTING BENEATH THE CITIES OF MEMPHIS AND GERMANTOWN, TENNESSEE
VELASCO, Maria Soledad, CERI, Univ of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, VAN ARSDALE, Roy B., Geological Sciences, Univ of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152 and HARRIS, James, Department of Geology, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS 39210, mvelasco@memphis.edu, mvelasco@memphis.edu
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SEISMIC HAZARDS, RISK ASSESSMENT, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS
WANG, Zhenming1, WOOLERY, Edward W.2 and KIEFER, John D.1, (1)Kentucky Geological Survey, Univ of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0107, (2)Department of Geological Sciences/Kentucky Geological Survey, Univ of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0107, zwang@kgs.mm.uky.edu, zwang@kgs.mm.uky.edu
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NATURAL GAS EXPLOSIONS IN HUTCHINSON, KANSAS: A CASE STUDY
BUCHANAN, Rex C., Kansas Geol Survey, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726, rex@kgs.ukans.edu, rex@kgs.ukans.edu
 
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SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS AND REMEDIATION TECHNIQUES FOR CREEK JUNCTION FAILURE SITE, MOUNT ROGERS NATIONAL RECREATIONAL AREA, VA
NICELY, S. T., WATTS, C. F., WOODARD, M. J. and GILLIAM, D. R., Environmental and Engineering Geology, Radford University, Department of Geology, RU, Box 6939, Radford, VA 24142, stnicely@radford.edu, stnicely@radford.edu
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ESSENTIAL MINERAL RESOURCES VERSUS THE PUBLIC'S VIEW OF QUARRIES
DEVER JR, Garland R. and KIEFER, John D., Kentucky Geological Survey, Univ of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0107, kiefer@kgs.mm.uky.edu, kiefer@kgs.mm.uky.edu
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THE ROLE OF SCIENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE PUBLIC POLICY ASPECTS OF MOUNTANTOP REMOVAL MINING (MRTM) IN THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS
MCCLELLAND, Steven W.1, NEWELL, Dawn A.2, THOMSON, Amanda G.1 and WOODFORK, Larry D.3, (1)West Virginia Geol and Economic Survey, P.O. Box 879, Morgantown, WV 26507-0879, (2)WVGES/USGS-WRD Coop, 11 Dunbar Street, Charleston, WV 25301, (3)retired West Virginia State Geologist, Morgantown, WV 26505, mcclelland@geosrv.wvnet.edu, mcclelland@geosrv.wvnet.edu
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TO SELL OR NOT TO SELL: ASSESSMENTS OF UNDISCOVERED HYDROCARBONS - AN EXAMPLE FROM BANGLADESH
MILICI, Robert C.1, WANDREY, Craig J.2 and WARWICK, Peter D.1, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, 956 National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 939, P.O. Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, rmilici@usgs.gov, rmilici@usgs.gov
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CHARLES WESLEY ROLFE AND B. C. JILLSON: GEOLOGY MOVES ON AT ILLINOIS, 1882-1917
LANGENHEIM, Ralph L., Jr and LANGENHEIM, Ralph L., Jr, Univ Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, 1301 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801-2999, rlangenh@uiuc.edu, rlangenh@uiuc.edu
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