Recent Publications
This list features recent Landslide Program publications, searchable by Landslide Program authors. Open File Reports and and Non-USGS publications are listed for the last 5 years only.
For a more comprehensive, searchable list of publications, please see theLandslide Bibliographic Search. (please note, this page is under construction)
- (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., Estimating Landslide Losses - Preliminary results of a seven-state pilot project, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1032, 11 p.
- (2007) Baum, R., Harp, E., and Highland, L., Landslide hazards in the Seattle, Washington, Area, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2007-3005.
- (2005) Southern California Landslides - An Overview, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3107.
- (2005) Southern California - Wildfires and Debris Flows, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3106.
- (2004) FS 2004-3072, Landslide Types and Processes
- FS 180-97, El Niño and the National Landslide Hazard Outlook for 1997-1998
- FS 176-97, Debris Flow Hazards in the United States
- FS 071-00 (English), FS 071-00 (Spanish), Landslide Hazards (English version)
- (2008) Highland, Lynn M., and Paula Gori, 2008, Two Approaches to Landslide Awareness in the United States, 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) Baum, Rex, Godt, Jonathan, and Lynn Highland, eds., 2008, Landslides and Engineering Geology of the Seattle, Washington, area,” Geological Society of America, Reviews in Engineering Geology Series, Vol. XX, 181 pp, 1 plate.
- (2008) Geertsema, Marten, Lynn Highland and Laura Vaugeouis, 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. online: http://www.iclhq.org/WLFweb/WLF.htm
- (2008) Kjekstad, Oddvar and Lynn M Highlamd, 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. online: http://www.iclhq.org/WLFweb/WLF.htm
- (2008) Highland, Lynn M., and Peter Bobrowsky, 2008, An Illustrated Handbook for developing nations, Proceedings, First World Landslide Forum, November 18 - 21, Tokyo, Japan, Parallel Sessions Volume, International Program on Landslides, p. 263. online: http://www.iclhq.org/WLFweb/WLF.htm
- (2008) Highland, Lynn M., 2008, Geographical Overview of the Three Gorges Dam and Reservoir, China--Geologic and Environmental Hazards, First World Landslide Forum, November 18 - 21, Tokyo, Japan, Parallel Sessions Volume, International Program on Landslides, p. 269. online: http://www.iclhq.org/WLFweb/WLF.htm
- (2007) Schuster, R.L., and L.M. Highland, 2007, Impacts of mass wasting on the natural Environment, Environmental & Engineering Geoscience, co-published by the Geolgoical Society of America (GSA) and the Association of Engineering Geologists, (AEG), Vol. XIII, No. 1, February, pp. 25-44.
- (2007) "Riding the Storm", 2007, USGS-produced video, GIP - 48 (General Interest Publication)
- (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) Paper (PDF) (2.2MB), Schuster, Robert L., and Highland, Lynn 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) The landslide handbook—A guide to understanding landslides, Highland, L.M., and Bobrowsky, Peter, 2008, The landslide handbook—A guide to understanding landslides: Reston, Virginia, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1325, 129 p.

