The last resort : a chronicle of paradise, profit, and peril at the beach / Sarah Stodola.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stodola, Sarah, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stodola, Sarah--Travel.

Stodola, Sarah.

Beaches--Recreational use.

Beaches.

Seaside resorts.

Outdoor recreation--Economic aspects.

Outdoor recreation.

Outdoor recreation--Social aspects.

Outdoor recreation--Environmental aspects.

Travel.

Physical Description:

341 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]

Summary:

"With its promise of escape from the strains of everyday life, the beach has a hold on the popular imagination as the ultimate paradise. 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. 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 an enthralling report on the past, present, and future of coastal travel. She takes us from Monte Carlo, where the pursuit of pleasure first became part of the beach resort experience, to a village in Fiji that was changed irrevocably by the opening of a single resort; from the overdevelopment that stripped Acapulco of its reputation for exclusivity to Miami Beach, where extreme measures are underway to prevent the barrier island from vanishing into the ocean. In the twenty-first century, beach travel has become central to our globalized world-its culture, economy, and interconnectedness. But with sea levels likely to rise at least 1.5 to 3 feet by the end of this century, beaches will become increasingly difficult to preserve, and many will disappear altogether. What will our last resort be when water begins to fill the lobbies?"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: One. I'M Never Coming Home: Thailand And England

Two. Where All Passions Combine: Monte Carlo, The Jersey Shore, And Cap D'Antibes

Three. Among The Very Tall: Waikiki

Four. Into Far-Flung Places: Fiji

Five. New Frontiers, Precarious Business: Nicaragua And Senegal

Six. Paradise Lost (To Overdevelopment): Tulum, Ibiza, And Cancun

Seven. A Global Juggernaut: Vietnam And Portugal

Eight. The Long Haul To The High End: Sumba (Indonesia)

Nine. Beyond The Sea: Barbados And St. Kitts

Ten. A Tale Of Two Islands: Bali And Nias (Indonesia)

Eleven. Ghosts In The Machine: Baiae, Rock Away, And Acapulco

Twelve. Up To Here: Miami Beach

Interlude: Return to Railay

Thirteen. A Better Way: Tioman Island (Malaysia)

Fourteen. Sands Of Time: The Future Of The Beach Resort.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Stodola, Sarah. Last resort

ISBN:

9780062951625

0062951629

9780062951670

006295167X

OCLC:

1302898118