The Last Resort: A Chronicle of Paradise, Profit, and Peril at the Beach Stodola Sarah
The Last Resort: A Chronicle of Paradise, Profit, and Peril at the Beach Stodola Sarah A captivating exploration of beach resort culture--from its roots in fashionable society to its undervalued role…
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The Last Resort: A Chronicle of Paradise, Profit, and Peril at the Beach Stodola Sarah
A captivating exploration of beach resort culture--from its roots in fashionable society to its undervalued role in today's world economy--as the travel industry approaches a climate reckoningWith its promise of escape from the strains of everyday life, the beach has a hold on the popular imagination as the ultimate paradise. At the same time, she grapples with the darker realities of resort culture: strangleholds on local economies, reckless construction, erosion of beaches, weighty carbon footprints, and the inevitable overdevelopment and decline that comes with a soaring demand for popular shorelines.The Last Resort weaves Stodola's firsthand travel notes with her exacting journalism in In The Last Resort, Sarah Stodola dives into the psyche of the beachgoer and gets to the heart of what drives humans to seek out the sand.