Geography for a Changing World - A science strategy for the geographic research of the U.S. Geological Survey, 2005-2015

Abstract

Survey (USGS) established a Geography Science Planning Team (SPT) composed of scientists representing all USGS disciplines and the geography academic community. They charged the SPT with creating "a succinct strategy to define, organize, manage, and grow the scientific activities of the Geography Discipline over the next 10 years (2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015), within the broad outlines of the USGS Strategic Plan." The SPT's primary objective was to develop a strategy for USGS geography science activities over the next 10 years by analyzing the strategic context provided by regional, national, and global scientific issues and needs, identifying focused research opportunities associated with these issues, and evaluating the implications of these opportunities for geographic science at USGS.