Recent Publications
This list features recent Landslide Program publications, searchable by Landslide Program authors. Open File Reports and Non-USGS
publications are listed for recent years only, but the list includes all Landslide USGS Fact Sheets.
For a more comprehensive, searchable list of publications, please see the USGS Main Publication search page: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov
Open-File Reports
- (2012) Highland, Lynn M., 2012, Landslides in Colorado, USA: Impacts and Loss Estimation for the Year 2010, USGS, Open-File Report 2012-1204
- (2008) Highland, L.M., 2008. Geographical overview of the Three Gorges Dam and Reservoir, China--Geologic hazards and environmental impacts: , U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 2008-1241, 86 p.
- (2006) Highland, L. M., 2006, Estimating Landslide Losses - Preliminary results of a seven-state pilot project: , U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1032, 11 p.
- (2012) Reid, M.E., LaHusen, R.G., Baum, R.L., Kean, J.W., Schulz, W.H., and Highland, L.M., 2012, Real-time monitoring of landslides: , U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2012-3008, 4 p.
- (2007) Baum, Rex, Harp, Ed, and Highland, Lynn, 2007, Landslide hazards in the Seattle, Washington, area: , U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2007-3005.
- (2005) U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Southern California landslides - an overview: , U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3107.
- (2005) U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Southern California - wildfires and debris flows: , U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3106.
- (2004) Highland, L. M., 2004, Landslide types and processes: , U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2004-3072.
- (2000) Highland, L. M., 2000, Landslide hazards:, FS 071-00 (Spanish), U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 0071-00(English version)and 0072-00 (Spanish Version
- (1998) Highland, L. M., Godt, J. W., Howell, D., G., Savage, W. Z., El Nino 1997-98, 1998, Damaging landslides in the San Francisco Bay area: , U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 089-98.
- (1997) Highland, L. M. , Ellen, S. D. , Christian, S. B. , and Brown, W. M., III, 1997, Debris flow hazards in the United States: , U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 176-97.
- (1997) Godt, J. W. , Highland, L. M., and Savage, W. Z., 1997, El Niņo and the national landslide hazard outlook for 1997-1998: , U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 180-97.
- (2007) U.S. Geological Survey, 2007, Riding the storm:, USGS-produced video, GIP - 48 (General Interest Publication)
- (2012) Godt, J.W., Coe, J.A., Baum, R.L., Highland, L.M., Keaton, J.r., and Roth, R.J., Jr., 2012, Prototype landslide hazard map of the conterminous United States,, in Eberhardt, E., Froese, C., Turner, A.Keith, and Leroueil, S., eds., Proceedings of the 11th International and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes, Banff, Canada, 3 - 8 June, 2012, Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding, London, Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN 978-0-415-62123-6
- (2012) Highland, Lynn M., and Sun, Ping, 2012, Overview of Environmental Effects of the Landslides Caused by the 12 May 2008, Wenchuan China Earthquake: Proceedings of the 2nd World Forum on Landslides, October 3 - 9, Rome, Italy, Springer, in press.
- (2008) Kjekstad, O. and Highland, L. M , 2008, Economic and social impacts of Landslides: , in, Sassa, D., and P. Canuti eds., Plenary Session Volume, First World Landslide Forum, November 18-21, 2008, Tokyo, Japan, p. 573.
- (2008) Highland, L. M., and Bobrowsky, P., 2008, An illustrated handbook for developing nations: , in, Proceedings, First World Landslide Forum, November 18 - 21, Tokyo, Japan, Parallel Sessions Volume, International Program on Landslides, p. 263.
- (2008) Highland, L. M., 2008, Geographical overview of the Three Gorges Dam and Reservoir, China--Geologic and environmental hazards: , in, First World Landslide Forum, November 18 - 21, Tokyo, Japan, Parallel Sessions Volume, International Program on Landslides, p. 269. online:
- (2008) in, Chen, Z. Zhang, J., Li, Z, Wu, F, Ho, K., eds., Landslides and Engineered Slopes, From the Past to the Future, Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Landslides, Xian, China, June 30-July 4, 2008, Taylor and Francis Group, London.
- (2008) Geertsema, M., Highland, L., and Vaugeouis, L. , 2008, Environmental impact of landslides, Geertsema, M., Highland, L., and Vaugeouis, L. , 2008, Environmental impact of landslides, in Sassa, D., and P. Canuti eds., Plenary Session Volume, First World Landslide Forum, November 18-21, Tokyo, Japan, p. 589.
- (2008) Baum, R., Godt, J., and Highland, L. , eds., 2008, Landslides and Engineering Geology of the Seattle, Washington, Area: , Baum, R., Godt, J., and Highland, L. , eds., 2008 Reviews in Engineering Geology Series, Geological Society of America, 181 pp, 1 plate.
- (2007) Environmental & Engineering Geoscience, co-published by the Geolgoical Society of America (GSA) and the Association of Engineering Geologists, (AEG), Vol. XIII, No. 1, February, 2007, pp. 25-44.
- (2007) Schuster, R. L., and Highland, Lynn M., 2007, The Third Hans Cloos Lecture. Urban landslides: socioeconomic impacts and overview of mitigative strategies:, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, Springer, vol.66, p. 1-27
- (2007) Schulz, W.H., Highland, L.M., Ellis, W.L., Gori, P.L., Baum, R.L., Coe, J.A., and Savage, W.Z., 2007, The Slumgullion landslide, Hinsdale County, Colorado: , Ellis, W.L., Gori, P.L., Baum, R.L., Coe, J.A., and Savage, W.Z., 2007, The Slumgullion landslide, Hinsdale County, Colorado: in, Noe, D.C. and Coe J.A., eds., Field Trip Guidebooks, First North American Landslide Conference, Vail, Colorado, June, 2007. Appears in two publications: (1) Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists Special Publiation Number 21 and (2) Colorado Geological Survey Special Publication 56
- (2005) Wieczorek, G.F., Gori, P.L., and Highland, L.M., 2005, Reducing landslide hazards and risk in the United States: The role of the U.S. Geological Survey, in, Glade, T., Anderson, M., and Crozier, M.J., eds.,Landslide Hazard and Risk, John Wiley and sons, Ltd., p. 351-376.
- (2004) Schuster, R. L., and Highland, L. M., 2004, Impact of landslides and innovative landslide-mitigation measures on the natural environment: , International Conference on Slope Engineering, Hong Kong, China, December 8-10, 2003, keynote address, Proceedings 29.
- (2008) Highland, L.M., and Bobrowsky, Peter, 2008, The landslide handbook--A guide to understanding landslides: , Geological Survey Circular 1325, 129 p.
