Himalaya to the Sea

Plate tectonic collision, climate oscillation, glacial fluctuation, severe wind and water erosion - all have wrought dramatic change on the landscape of the Western Himalaya, one of the most dynamic and spectacular landscapes on Earth. Study of the region - from the Western Himalaya foothills and lowlands to the Arabian Sea - is of particular value to geology and geomorphology because of the size and frequency of events. That much of South Asia is relatively inaccessible has enhanced the significance of research in Pakistan and adjacent areas. "Himalaya to the Sea" focuses on the general evolution of landforms in Pakistan but is also a guide for predictive, protective and remedial measures to mitigate the natural hazards which plague the region and constrain development. The authors describe regional erosion and sedimentation within the context of topographical evolution; more specifically, they deal with neotectonics, past and present glaciation, general mountain geomorphology and process mechanics, past and present fluvial processes and landforms, wind blown deposits, age dates, soils, marine terraces and archaeology.

The editors and contributors have done a first-class job. The book will be a durable classic, for the editor has brought together a team of authors of distinction.' - Oxford Univ` ... A timely assessment of the geomorphology and Quaternary history of Pakistan and the adjacent region ... presents valuable reviews and stimulating new results on the processes and patterns of landscape change.' - The Holocene

John F. Shroder Jr. is Professor and Chair of Department at the Department of Geography and Geology, University of Nebraska at Omaha.