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    612-822-4611

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

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

Stroud, Hubert B.

Paperback

Series: Creating the North American Landscape

Aging & Elder CareGeneral ArchitectureGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0801867584
ISBN13: 9780801867583
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: Jan 1 1995
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.65 Width: 5.70 Depth: 9.16
Language: English

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 and economic problems. Yet Stroud acknowledges that future development is inevitable, as recreational and retirement communities continue to lure urban America with the promise of paradise.

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