USGS Fact Sheet 2006–3056: Integrated Science

Integrated Science

By U.S. Geological Survey

Archived Publication—Most of the information contained in this publication is no longer current and is not expected to be updated.

Summary

Integration among sciences is critical in order to address some of our most pressing problems. Because of the inherent complexity of natural systems, and the increasing complexity of human demands on them, narrowly-focused approaches are no longer sufficient.

USGS Workshop on Enhancing Integrated Science, November 1998.

The Mid-Continent Geographic Science Center is actively participating in several integrated science studies that include research partners from the other disciplines of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), other Federal and State agencies, universities, and private non-government organizations. The following three examples illustrate the diversity of these studies.

First posted March 2006

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U.S. Geological Survey, 2006 Integrated Science: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2006–3056, 3 p., available only online at https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2006/3056/.