2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014)

Session No. 16
Sunday, 19 October 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
212 (Vancouver Convention Centre-West)

T143. Geoscience for the Public Good: Toward a Sustainable Future

GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; SEG’s Geoscientists Without Borders

 

Gregory R. Wessel and Jeffrey K. Greenberg, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
16-1
8:05 AM
TIME NOT WASTED: HOW COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION HELP BUILD GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY IN RURAL NORTHERN UGANDA, AFRICA
WONG, Stephanie, Geosciences, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798 and YELDERMAN Jr., Joe C., Department of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798
16-2
8:20 AM
HYDROPHILANTHROPY GONE WRONG – HOW WELL-MEANING SCIENTISTS CAN MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE
KREAMER, David, Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154/4010
16-3
8:35 AM
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN: LARGE, REGIONAL (HYDROCRATIC) DAMS OR SMALL, COMMUNITY (GRASSROOTS) DAMS?
STEWART, Alexander K., Department of Geology, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617
16-4
8:50 AM
GLOBAL CHANGE FROM A MINERAL-RESOURCE PERSPECTIVE
PRICE, Jonathan G., Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, M.S. 178, Reno, NV 89557
Handouts
  • PRICE GSA presentation Global Change from the Mineral Resource Perspective 12July2014.pptx (5.8 MB)
    • 16-5
    9:10 AM
    SECURE ENERGY AND THE ROLE OF SUSTAINABILITY
    TINKER, Scott W., Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713-8924
    16-6
    9:30 AM
    LEARNING SUSTAINABILITY FROM THE ELDERS. CASE 1: LESSONS FROM AMAZONIA
    LONDONO, S. Carolina, School of Earth & Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 and GARZON, N. Cristina, Geoscience, National University of Colombia, Ciudad Universitaria, Edif. Manuel Ancizar, 224, Bogota, 14490, Colombia
     
    9:45 AM
    Break
    16-7
    10:00 AM
    ENGAGING INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING: CITIZEN SCIENCE IN THE UPPER AMAZON BASIN
    SEGOVIA, Ricardo, E-Tech International, 108-775 East 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC VST1P3, Canada, MAEST, A.S., Pacific Groundwater Group, 2377 Eastlake Ave E, Seatle, WA 98102, KAMP, Richard, E-Tech International, 231 Las Mañanitas, Santa Fe, NM 87501 and PAPOULIAS, Diana, E-Tech International, 3951 County Road #259, Fulton, MO 65251
    16-8
    10:15 AM
    NOT JUST OFFICIAL GEOHERITAGE SITES!
    GREENBERG, Jeffrey K., Geology, Wheaton College, 501 College Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187
    16-9
    10:30 AM
    INTEGRATED HYDRAULIC AND ECONOMIC MODELING OF FLOOD INUNDATION AND LEVEE IMPACTS, UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, USA
    PINTER, Nicholas1, HUTHOFF, Fredrik2, DIERAUER, Jennifer R.3, REMO, Jonathan W.F.4 and DAMPTZ, Amanda3, (1)Dept. of Geology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-4324, (2)HKV Consultants, Botter 11-29, Lelystad, 8203 AC, Netherlands, (3)Dept. of Geology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, (4)Department of Geography and Environmental Resources, Southern Illinois University, 1000 Fanner Drive, MC 4531, Carbondale, IL 62901
    16-10
    10:45 AM
    COLLABORATION ON LANDSLIDE HAZARD MAPPING PROTOCOLS IN WASHINGTON STATE
    BETHEL, John P., King County Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks, Water and Land Resource Div, 201 S. Jackson, suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104, SLAUGHTER, Stephen L., Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Washington Geological Survey, 1111 Washington Street SE, MS 47007, Olympia, WA 98504-7007 and WESSEL, Gregory R., Geology In The Public Interest, PO Box 1135, Vashon, WA 98070
    16-11
    11:00 AM
    GEOSCIENCE AND SEISMIC RESILIENCE IN OREGON
    RUBIN, Jeffrey, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, 11945 SW 70th Ave, Tigard, OR 97223
    Handouts
  • Rubin-GSA-T143_OR_resilience_101914.pdf (3.1 MB)
  • OR_Resilience_Plan_Impl_Recs_100114.pdf (347.9 kB)
  • Oregon_Resilience_Plan_Executive_Summary_Final_0213.pdf (1.2 MB)
    • 16-12
    11:15 AM
    UNIVERSITY CONTRIBUTIONS TO RISK REDUCTION IN A POST-DISASTER CONTEXT: A CASE STUDY OF REORIENTING RESEARCH EFFORTS AT SAN VICENTE VOLCANO, EL SALVADOR
    BOWMAN, Luke J., Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, GIERKE, John S., Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931 and CRUZ CENTENO, J.F., Ciencias Agronomicas, Universidad de El Salvador - Facultad Multidisciplinaria Paracentral, Frente de Estadio Vicentino, San Vicente, El Salvador
    Handouts
  • BowmanGierkeCruz_GSA_2014.pdf (3.8 MB)
    • 16-13
    11:30 AM
    WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA: IMPACT AND MITIGATION
    OMOLE, David O., Civil Engineering Dept., Covenant University, 10 Idiroko Road, Ota, Nigeria and ISIORHO, Solomon A., Geosciences, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
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