This book covers a multitude of Alpine-type working areas and processes active in collisional
mountain building in the form of 16 selected very up-to-date review and research articles
covering the Alps Carpathians and Dinarides. These data were presented at the 8th workshop on
Alpine Geological Studies in Davos held in October 2007. The compilations and new data are of
interest to earth scientists interested in mountain building in general and those interested in
processes of continental collision in particular. The book is virtually indispensable for
advanced students and scientists involved in Alpine studies.
