Living with the Puerto Rico Shore
- ISBN-10
- 0847702391
- ISBN-13
- 9780847702398
- Category
- Coastal zone management
- Pages
- 196
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- La Editorial, UPR
- Authors
- Bush, Richard M T Webb, Josc) Liboy Gonzc!lez
Description
"Jointly published with Duke University Press, this is the first in the series Living With the Shore to study the tropical region outside the continental United States. It is an excellent guide for those interested in the coastal region of Puerto Rico, and a useful source of general information."
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