The Promise of Paradise: Recreational and Retirement Communities in the United States Since 1950

by Hubert B. Stroud and Professor Hubert B. Stroud

Book Overview

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"