Tuesday, October 1, 2013


The Impact of the Geological Sciences on Society


A new issue of Geological Society of America Special Papers "The Impact of the Geological Sciences on Society" (Vol. 501) is available online:



Articles

M.E. (Pat) Bickford
Foreword
Geological Society of America Special Papers, 2013, 501, p. v, doi:10.1130/2013.2501(00)

Jonathan G. Price
The challenges of mineral resources for society
Geological Society of America Special Papers, 2013, 501, p. 1-19, doi:10.1130/2013.2501(01)

Scott W. Tinker, Harry Lynch, Mark Carpenter, and Matthew Hoover
Global energy and the role of geosciences: A North American perspective
Geological Society of America Special Papers, 2013, 501, p. 21-51, doi:10.1130/2013.2501(02)

John Bredehoeft
U.S. water resources—Cleaner and more valuable
Geological Society of America Special Papers, 2013, 501, p. 53-67, doi:10.1130/2013.2501(03)

Ronald Amundson and Garrison Sposito
Bridging the divide: Soil resources and the geosciences on a cultivated planet
Geological Society of America Special Papers, 2013, 501, p. 69-80, doi:10.1130/2013.2501(04)

Mary Lou Zoback, Eric Geist, John Pallister, David P. Hill, Simon Young, and Wendy McCausland
Advances in natural hazard science and assessment, 1963–2013
Geological Society of America Special Papers, 2013, 501, p. 81-154, doi:10.1130/2013.2501(05)

Syed E. Hasan, Robert B. Finkelman, and H. Catherine W. Skinner
Geology and health: A brief history from the Pleistocene to today
Geological Society of America Special Papers, 2013, 501, p. 155-164, doi:10.1130/2013.2501(06)

Michael E. Wysession and Linda R. Rowan
Geoscience serving public policy
Geological Society of America Special Papers, 2013, 501, p. 165-187, doi:10.1130/2013.2501(07)

Barbara J. Tewksbury, Cathryn A. Manduca, David W. Mogk, and R. Heather Macdonald
Geoscience education for the Anthropocene
Geological Society of America Special Papers, 2013, 501, p. 189-201, doi:10.1130/2013.2501(08)

About the Contributors
Geological Society of America Special Papers, 2013, 501, p. 203-206, doi:10.1130/2013.2501(09)