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

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.Stroud, Hubert B. is the author of 'Promise of Paradise Recreational and Retirement Communities in the United States Since 1950' with ISBN 9780801849268 and ISBN 0801849268.