Living with Florida's Atlantic Beaches: Coastal Hazards from Amelia Island to Key West
- ISBN-10
- 0822332892
- ISBN-13
- 9780822332893
- Category
- Science / Earth Sciences / Geography
- Pages
- 338
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Author
- David M. Bush
Description
A call to live with the coast, as opposed to living at the coast; unless Florida coastal communities conserve beaches and mitigate storm impacts, the future of the beach-based economy is in question.
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