Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Global Overview; 4 2 Understanding Our Active Planet; 5 3 The Global Environment and Its Evolution; 6 4 Resources of the Solid Earth; 7 5 Hazards, Land Use, and Environmental Change; 8 6 Ensuring Excellence and the National Well-Being; 9 7 Research Priorities and Recommendations; 10 Appendix A; 11 Appendix B; 12 Index

About the Author

Committee on the Status and Research Objectives in the Solid-Earth Sciences, National Research Council