Goals and tasks of the landslide part of a ground-failure hazards reduction program.

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History and scope of problem -- Process and prediction studies -- Landslide-hazard mapping and risk evaluation -- Transfer and use of landslide-hazard information -- Summary of tasks for the three major parts of the program

Ground failure in the form of landsliding in the United States results in damages in excess of $1 billion annually. And, although the most serious problems appear to be associated with the mountainous regions of the country, virtually every state has significant landslide problems. The U.S. Geological Survey proposes and expanded program of landslide studies to acquire the necessary technical data and to promote the effective utilization of the information. The proposed program consists of three separate but related parts - process and prediction studies, hazard mapping and risk evaluation, and transfer and use of the information. The types of investigations proposed for each part of the program are listed in detail in the text of this circular and are summarised at the end of this report into groups of similar types of studies