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Board on Earth Sciences and Resources

BESR publications offer expertise and insights from a range of perspectives designed to spur thoughtful discussion. These publications include evidence-based consensus study reports of committees of experts; presentations from BESR members and other experts; and BESR Perspectives offered by individual experts.

Publications by the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (listed by most recent release)

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Consensus Study Report

Advancing Strategic Science: A Spatial Data Infrastructure Roadmap for the U.S. Geological Survey  (2012)

Consensus Study Report

Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience: A Vision for Future Practice  (2012)

Consensus Study Report

Uranium Mining in Virginia: Scientific, Technical, Environmental, Human Health and Safety, and Regulatory Aspects of Uranium Mining and Processing in Virginia  (2012)

Consensus Study Report

International Science in the National Interest at the U.S. Geological Survey  (2012)

Consensus Study Report

New Research Opportunities in the Earth Sciences  (2012)

Proceedings

Grand Challenges in Earthquake Engineering Research: A Community Workshop Report  (2011)

Consensus Study Report

National Earthquake Resilience: Research, Implementation, and Outreach  (2011)

Consensus Study Report

Understanding Earth's Deep Past: Lessons for Our Climate Future  (2011)

Consensus Study Report

Building Community Disaster Resilience Through Private-Public Collaboration  (2011)

Consensus Study Report

Precise Geodetic Infrastructure: National Requirements for a Shared Resource  (2010)