This book provides an extensive regional survey of palaeokarst, with emphasis on origin, significance and exploitation. It covers such features in numerous countries, mostly in the northern hemisphere. Part 1, the Introduction, is short and largely concerned with problems of different terminology in different countries. The second part (330 pages) is an extensive regional review of palaeokarst in various regions, including Belgium, Britain, Norway, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Italy, Yugoslavia, USSR, Bulgaria, Canada, China, United States and elsewhere. The third part deals with mineral deposits associated with karst. The fourth part is on hydrogeology and engineering hazards in palaeokarst areas. Part 5 comprises four chapters mostly concerned with origin and biostratigraphic investigations in palaeokarst. Part 6 consists of four pages of conclusions. The final part has about 1000 references. -R.Foster