Understanding the geological development of the Lower Mainland: The first step to informed land-use decisions

Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada

Volumn , Issue 567, 2004, Pages 1-21

  Groulx, Bertrand J ^a   Mustard, Peter S ^b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

LAND USE PLANNING; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; LANDSLIDE; NATURAL HAZARD; SEISMIC HAZARD; TECTONIC SETTING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FRASER DELTA; HOWE SOUND; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 8144229298     PISSN: 00687626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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