Understanding the structure and nature of movements withinthe Earth's crust has become increasingly important as we try tounderstand the history of the Earth and try to use this knowledge as akey to events in the future. This is especially relevant to thoseeverincreasing communities populating the edges of the Pacific Ocean.This collection of papers deals with the tectonic modelling andevolution in some of the most seismically active regions in the world.Structural and stratigraphical analysis, together with geophysical,petrological and geochemical data give us some insight into tectonicevents from the past and how they affected ancient landforms, and givesus a clearer understanding of earth movements and, therefore,allows us to predict catastrophic events such as earthquakes withgreater accuracy.
This book will be of interest and value to researchers in structuralgeology.
1990; vi+244 pages ISBN 90-6764-132-4 Price (all prices are subject to change without notice): EUR 106/US$ 152
