Washington State mudslides are examples of our necessity for comprehensive planning: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/24/us/washington-mudslide.html?_r=0
I wrote a paper about Washington state's landslides December 2013 in Professor Kodama's class in relation to the railways just north of Seattle - looks like WA needs a bit more help and interdisciplinary action.
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Catherine Shieh
University of Southern California '14
Dornsife College I Political Science B.A.
Sol Price School of Public Policy | Urban Planning Minor
College Democrats of America | AAPI Caucus Chair