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The State of Florida possesses one of the world’s most heavily developed recreational shorelines. Much of this development has taken place on low barrier island coasts, well known for their morphological and ecological fragility. The history of recreational development in Florida has been largely interventionist, geared to speculative demand and quick profit, without due regard for the environment. In the mid-1960s it became clear that development could not continue unchecked. The environment, particularly in southern Florida, showed all the symptoms of stress, and even the business community were concerned lest ‘pollution’ should lead to falling demand (Carter, 1974; Blake, 1980).
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Carter, R.W.G. (1990). The recreational use and abuse of the coastline of Florida. In: Fabbri, P. (eds) Recreational Uses of Coastal Areas. The GeoJournal Library, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2391-1_1
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