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Margins A Research Initiative for Interdisciplinary Studies of the Processes Attending Lithospheric Extension and Convergence (1989) / Chapter Skim
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3 Components of a Margins Initiative
Pages 24-26

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... The approach must shift to a process-oriented study of margins under,a completely interdisciplinary organizational and funding structure. The objectives defined at the workshop centered around a set of topics divided into two major margin types, "passive" and "active." In making these divisions, the workshop followed a traditional structure rooted in the style of research that has come to typify science in the United States.
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... Every attempt will be made to involve the broadest possible cross section of the community, including representatives from industry and government agencies. We recommend the fall of 1989 as a time to begin the planning effort, and late 1990 as a target date for completing a science plan.
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