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In this, the eighteenth title in Duke University Press's Living With the Shore series, the authors present a "user's guide" to the coastal zone of Puerto Rico. Presenting a geological appraisal of the history, dynamics, and hazards of the island's coastline, Living With the Puerto Rico Shore is the first in the series to examine a tropical region and the first to examine an area outside the continental United States.
The book provides detailed descriptions of the entire shoreline, noting the specific coastal hazards of each coastal reach. These hazards include coastal erosion, storm surge flooding, and potential damage from earthquakes. Where high-density development or significant roads and utilities are particularly at risk, these are also noted. The effects that sand mining, seawalls, jetties, and other attempts at coastal engineering have had on the island are examined. Finally, the authors discuss historical and legal aspects of coastal planning in Puerto Rico, presenting guidelines for selecting building sites.
Of interest to all concerned with protecting our shores and beaches and useful to the coastal planner and manager, Living With the Puerto Rico Shore contains an extensive bibliography and a list of agencies involved in coastal issues.

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• List of Figures, Tables, and Coastal Risk Maps
• Preface
• 1 Puerto Rico in Perspective
• 2 Coastal Dynamics
• 3 Strategic Responses to Shoreline Retreat: Do's and Don'ts of Stabilization
• 4 Other Hazards
• 5 Selecting a Site in Puerto Rico: Recognizing the Hazards of Coastal Living
• 6 A Hazard's-Eye View of the Puerto Rico Coast: Evaluating Your Shoreline
• 7 Coastal Management in Puerto Rico
• Appendixes
• A Hurricane Checklist
• B A Guide to Federal and Commonwealth Agencies Involved in Coastal Development
• C Useful References
• Index

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CHOICE Review

Catastrophic events often result in descriptive books; this book is a response to the coastal devastation wrought by Hurricane Hugo in September 1989 on Puerto Rico. A team of authors tackle the issue of living with the shoreline in a sound ecological manner. Around the world, shorelines have been drastically modified by human activities with little ecological understanding of coastal processes. The aim of this book is to provide a "basic picture of what happens at the shore and why and suggests how to best use this information to reduce unnecessary risks to life and property." In six chapters one is introduced to coastal dynamics, strategic responses to shoreline change, dos and don'ts in stabilization, a hazard's-eye view of the Puerto Rico shoreline (major section), and coastal management of the island. This well-illustrated book includes 32 shoreline maps that should be of great value to administrators and residents. The information is also applicable to other islands in the hurricane belt. Recommended for all libraries concerned with coastal processes. General; faculty; professional.

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David M. Bush is Associate Professor of Geology at State University of West Georgia.

Richard M. T. Webb is with the United States Geological Survey, Division of Water Resources, in Puerto Rico.

José González Liboy teaches is with the Department of Natural Resources in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Lisbeth Hyman is with the Department of Natural Resources in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

William J. Neal is Professor of Geology at Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan.