This edited volume compiles the state of the art in research on the geological record of tsunamis and other extreme-wave events and guides the reader in designing goaland site-specific research. It has evolved from an initial idea, first explored by the editors in early 2016, to final publication online and in print in mid-2020. The motivation for developing a handbook-type compendium on this topic was driven by the observation that such a unifying volume devoted to this particular discipline, which lies at the crossroads between sedimentology and tsunami science, was missed by the scientific community.

GEOLOGICAL maps represent the expression on the earth’s surface of the underlying geological structure. For this reason the ability to correctly interpret the relationships displayed on a geological map relies heavily on a knowledge of the basic principles of structural geology.

Geoscience has a long and glorious history in Finland (Tanskanen 1986, Haapala 2005). The first geological studies were already performed and academic dissertations written at the Academy of Turku, the first university in Finland founded in 1640. The first Chair in Geology and Mineralogy was established at the University of Helsinki in 1852. During the historical period of the Enlightenment, geoscience received more emphasis and funding, as it could show direct benefits to society and its rulers. The beginning of geological survey activities in Finland was closely connected with the father of Finnish mineralogy, Nils Nordenskiöld, who operated as the General Intendant of the Mining Council during 1823–1855. He was the one who showed initiative and pursued the beginning of geological surveys and exploration funded by the government. His initiatives were fulfilled by founding a geological office to the government’s Mining Council in 1870. The work of geologists and surveyors was effective: they mapped much of Southern Finland and made some promising findings of gold and other commodities <...>

В Геологическом сборнике Словацкой академии наук — Geologica Carpathica — публикуются оригинальные статьи по результатам научных исследований альпийско-карпато-балканской системы, тектонике, стратиграфии, палеонтологии, геологии месторождений полезных ископаемых, геохимии, минералов и петрографии. Кроме того в сборнике печатаются официальные материалы секции Карпато-Балканской Геологической Ассоциации, рецензии трудов и друше статьи библиографического характера.