The Last Resort: A Chronicle of Paradise, Profit, and Peril at the Beach

The Last Resort is a captivating exploration of beach resort culture that delves into the psyche of the beachgoer and grapples with the darker realities of resort culture, including strangleholds on local economies, reckless construction, erosion of beaches, weighty carbon footprints, and inevitable overdevelopment and decline.

This thought-provoking book takes readers from Monte Carlo to Fiji to Acapulco to Miami Beach, providing a comprehensive look at the past, present, and future of coastal travel.

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.

But what will our last resort be when water begins to fill the lobbies? The Last Resort is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of culture, economy, and the environment.