2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 92
Monday, 19 October 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
E147/148 (Oregon Convention Center)

T142. Applications of Landslide Inventories: Creating Hazard Maps and Guiding Policy

GSA Geology and Society Division; The Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists [AEG]; GSA Geology and Public Policy Committee

 

William J. Burns, Matthew M. Crawford, Lynn M. Highland and Helen Delano, Advocates
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8:00 AM
STATE GEOLOGIC LANDSLIDE PROGRAMS: WHAT IS WORKING AND WHAT ISN'T
MCCONNELL, Vicki S., Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries, 800 NE Oregon Street, #28, Portland, OR 97232 and BURNS, William J., Geohazards Section, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, 800 NE Oregon Street #28, Suite 965, Portland, OR 97232, vicki.mcconnell@dogami.state.or.us, vicki.mcconnell@dogami.state.or.us
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8:15 AM
DATA WRANGLING IN EARLY STAGES OF LANDSLIDE INVENTORY: HOW TO PRIORITIZE WHAT YOU HAVE
CRAWFORD, Matthew M., Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506, mcrawford@uky.edu, mcrawford@uky.edu
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8:30 AM
CHALLENGES WITH CONDUCTING LANDSLIDE INVENTORIES
GEERTSEMA, Marten, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, 1044 Fifth Avenue, Prince George, BC V2L 5G4, Canada, marten.geertsema@gov.bc.ca, marten.geertsema@gov.bc.ca
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8:45 AM
A COORDINATED CENTRAL INFORMATION RESOURCE FOR LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LANDSLIDE DATA IN AUSTRALIA
OSUCHOWSKI, Monica, Risk and Impact Analysis Group, Geoscience Australia, Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Drive, Symonston, Canberra, Australia, Monica.Osuchowski@ga.gov.au, Monica.Osuchowski@ga.gov.au
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9:05 AM
GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LANDSLIDE INVENTORY APPLICATIONS: METHODOLOGY AND HAZARD ANALYSIS
KIRSCHBAUM, Dalia, Hydrological Sciences Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 8800 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771, ADLER, Robert, ESSIC, University of Maryland College Park, 2207 Computer and Space Sciences Building (#224), College Park, MD 20742, HONG, Yang, School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, University of Oklahoma, 120 David L. Boren Blvd., Suite 3642, Norman, OK 73072, LERNER-LAM, Arthur, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 19064 and PETERS-LIDARD, Christa, Hydrological Sciences, Code 614.3, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 8800 Greenbelt Rd, Greenbelt, MD 20771, dalia.b.kirschbaum@nasa.gov, dalia.b.kirschbaum@nasa.gov
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9:20 AM
LANDSLIDE DIFFERENTIAL, INVENTORY, AND SUSCEPTIBILITY MAPPING USING LIDAR IMAGERY FOR THE PANTHER CREEK WATERSHED IN YAMHILL COUNTY, OREGON
MICKELSON, Katherine Anne, Geology, Portland State University, 1410 NW Kearney, #916, Portland, OR 97209 and BURNS, Scott, Department of Geology, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, kmickels@pdx.edu, kmickels@pdx.edu
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9:35 AM
POTENTIAL VALUE OF LANDSLIDE INVENTORY MAPS FROM AN INSURANCE PERSPECTIVE
KEATON, Jeffrey R., AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, Inc, 6001 Rickenbacker Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90040 and ROTH Jr, Richard J., Consulting Insurance Actuary, 8821 Baywood Dr, Huntington Beach, CA 92646, Jeff.Keaton@amec.com, Jeff.Keaton@amec.com
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9:50 AM
GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS MITIGATION APPROACH FOR A SMALL TOWN IN WASHINGTON
JENKINS, John E., Portland, 97086 and THRALL, Rick, Vancouver, WA 98660, john_jenkins@pbsenv.com, john_jenkins@pbsenv.com
 
10:05 AM
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10:20 AM
ESTIMATING FUTURE ECONOMIC LOSSES USING LANDSLIDE INVENTORY DATA
COE, Jeffrey A., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, M.S. 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046 and CROVELLI, Robert A., U.S. Geological Survey, Retired, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, jcoe@usgs.gov, jcoe@usgs.gov
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10:40 AM
UNSTABLE SLOPE MANAGEMENT FOR OREGON HIGHWAYS: USING COST-BASED RISK ASSESSMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH SITE CHARACTERISTICS TO MANAGE LANDSLIDE AND ROCKFALL EFFECTS ON THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
MOHNEY, Curran E., Oregon Department of Transportation, 355 Capitol St. NE Room 301, Salem, OR 97301, curran.e.mohney@odot.state.or.us, curran.e.mohney@odot.state.or.us
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10:55 AM
CALIFORNIA'S SEISMIC HAZARDS MAPPING ACT: REALIZING THE BENEFITS OF LANDSLIDE INVENTORIES FOR MITIGATING SLOPE HAZARDS
REAL, Charles R., California Geological Survey, 801 K Street M/S 12-31, Sacramento, CA 95814-3531, creal@conservation.ca.gov, creal@conservation.ca.gov
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11:15 AM
PUBLIC POLICY, RESPONSE, AND PERCEPTION: EXAMPLES FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY LANDSLIDE HAZARD MAPPING PROGRAM
WITT, Anne C.1, WOOTEN, Richard M.1, LATHAM, Rebecca S.2, GILLON, Kenneth A.1, DOUGLAS, Thomas J.3, FUEMMELER, Stephen J.1, BAUER, Jennifer B.1, NICKERSON, John4 and HARRELL, Julia5, (1)North Carolina Geological Survey, 2090 U.S. Highway 70, Swannanoa, NC 28778, (2)28 Westover Road, Newport News, VA 23601, (3)North Carolina Department of Transportation, Mills River, NC 28778, (4)North Carolina Geological Survey, 1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699, (5)NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 1608 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699, anne.witt@ncdenr.gov, anne.witt@ncdenr.gov
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11:30 AM
A HISTORY AND EVALUATION OF WASHINGTON STATE'S FOREST PRACTICES RULES FOR UNSTABLE SLOPES
DIEU, Julie J., Rayonier, Western Forest Resources, 3033 Ingram St, Hoquiam, WA 98550 and TOTH, E. Steven, Consulting Geomorphologist, 321 30th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, julie.dieu@rayonier.com, julie.dieu@rayonier.com
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11:45 AM
“DID YOU SEE It?” A WEBSITE TO COLLECT REPORTS OF LANDSLIDE OCCURRENCE IN THE UNITED STATES FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRACTITIONERS
HIGHLAND, Lynn M., Geologic Hazards Team, U.S. Geological Survey, MS 966, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, BAUM, Rex L., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, M.S. 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046, CANNON, Susan H., U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, Mail Stop 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046, COCKRELL, Nathaniel J., Golden, CO 80401, DEAN, Arianne M., Geologic Hazards Team, U.S. Geological Survey, MS 966, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Golden, CO 80401 and LYTTLE, Peter, USGS, 12201 Sunrise Valley, Mail Stop 908, Reston, VA 20192-0002, highland@usgs.gov, highland@usgs.gov
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