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... Geological Survey (USGS) addressed the need for a national approach by preparing the National Landslide Hazards Mitigation Strategy (Spiker and Gori, 2000~.~ The proposed strategy describes in broad overview the nine major components, ranging from basic research activities to improved public policy measures and enhanced mitigation, considered as the essential elements iA modified version of this report, with the same title, was recently published as USGS Circular 1244 (Spiker and Gori, 2003~.
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... The review committee established to address this charge received input from a wide variety of interested parties during its informationgathering meetings from federal agencies, state agencies, local jurisdictions, private companies, and the academic community. Based on this input and its own collective experience, the committee was particularly cognizant both of the diversity of issues associated with the national landslide problem that arise from regional considerations and of the considerable variations in institutional capability and responsibility at regional and local levels.
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... Use of risk analysis for guiding appropriate choice of landslide loss reduction tools should be an important element of the technical assistance and outreach programs provided to state, local, and nongovernmental entities. The National Landslide Hazards Mitigation Program must play a vital role in evaluating methods, setting standards, and advancing procedures and guidelines for landslide hazard maps and assessments.
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... The committee considers that the figure of $20 million, presented in the USGS proposal as the amount required to support an enlarged Landslides Hazards Program within the USGS, would provide an adequate basis for the initial stages of a national strategy with a 10-year target for achieving substantial loss reduction goals. However, the committee considers that over the course of the program, the distribution of funds should progress from an initial emphasis on research, development of guidelines, and start-up to the later widespread implementation of landslide risk reduction measures through various partnership programs.
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... The committee recommends that the USGS in close partnership with other relevant agencies produce the implementation and management plans that will provide the practical basis for an effective national strategy that can be applied at the local level.
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