Geol.718           NEOTECTONICS                           (3 CH)

Quaternary geology; active landforms and impact on landscape; tectonic geomorphology; quaternary geochronology; geomorphic indices of active tectonics; impact on drainage pattern and alluvial rivers - response of channel morphology, sedimentology, hydrology, and hydraulics; impact on coastlines; Identification of active and neotectonic structures; earthquake rupture and associated structures; applications; case studies from Pakistan (Nanga Parbat, Peshawar Plain, Kalabagh fault, Balakot-Muzafarabad-Bagh earthquake rupture, Chaman fault), field excursion.

Recommended Books:

• Active Tectonics, Earthquakes, Uplift, and Landscape by Keller, E.A., 1996. Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
• Active Tectonics and Alluvial Rivers by Schumm, A., Dumont, J.F. and Holbrook, J.M., 2000. Cambridge University press.