The Promise of Paradise: Recreational and Retirement Communities in the United States Since 1950
(Part of the Creating the North American Landscape Series)
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In the first geographic and environmental analysis of the recreational and retirement community industry, Hubert B. Stroud shows how and why certain communities had positive impacts on the surrounding region while others did not. Focusing on well-known developments in Arizona, New Mexico, Florida, Arkansas, and Tennessee, he finds that most developments were poorly planned, resulting in environmental damage, overtaxing of public services, and social...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0801867584
ISBN13:9780801867583
Release Date:January 1995
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.84 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.7" x 9.2"
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