1. Introduction to Active Tectonics: Emphasizing Earthquakes Active Tectonics Global Tectonic Earthquakes and Related Phenomena Magnitude and Intensity of Earthquakes Seismic Waves Material Amplification Directivity Active Fault Zones Estimation of Seismic Risk Effects of Earthquakes Earthquakes Caused by Human Activity The Earthquake Cycle Predicting Ground Motion 2. Landforms, Tectonic Geomorphology, and Quaternary Chronology Tectonic Geomorphology Geomorphic Concepts Tectonic Geomorphology and Faulting Pleistocene and Holocene Chronology 3. Geodesy Introduction Principles of Geodesy Geodetic Techniques Applications 4. Geomorphic Indices of Active Tectonics Introduction Hypsometric Curve and Hypsometric Integral Drainage Basic Asymmetry Stream Length-Gradient Index (SL) Mountain-Front Sinuosity (Smf) Ratio of Valley-Floor Width to Valley Height (Vf) Alluvial Fans and Tectonic Activity at Mountain Fronts Relic Mountain Fronts Classification of Relative Tectonic Activity 5. Active Tectonics and Rivers Introduction Fluvial Responses to Tectonic Modification Models of Tectonic Adjustment 6. Active Tectonics and Coastlines Introduction Coastal Landforms Coseismic Deformation Coastal Geomorphology and Sea Level Long-Term Uplift Deformation of Coastal Terraces Lake Shorelines Dating Coastal Landforms Coastal Tectonics and Time Scale 7. Active Folding and Earthquakes Introduction Fold-and-Thrust Belts Flexural-Slip Faults Folding andStrike-Slip Faulting Tectonic Geomorphology of Active Folds Case Study: Wheeler Ridge Anticline Case Study: Ventura Avenue Anticline 8. Paleoseismology and Earthquake Prediction Paleoseismology Evidence for Paleoearthquakes Fault-Zone Segmentation Case Study: Segmentation and Paleoseismicity of the Wasatch Fault Zone, Utah Models of Earthquake Recurrence Case Study: Twelve Centuries of Earthquakes on the San Andreas Fault Conditional Probabilities for Future Earthquakes Earthquake Prediction Earthquake-Hazard Reduction Adjustments to Earthquake Activity 9. Mountain Building Introduction Models of Landscape and Mountain Development Dynamics of Orogenesis Linkages in a Feedback-Rich Orogenic Systems Landscape Evolution