Model
Digital Document
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Description
The state of Florida recognized that the negative effects
of development in the Florida Keys were extending beyond
the local area and affecting the broader interests of the
state itself. In an attempt to regulate growth and its
effects, the state, in 1975, designated the archipelago off
its southern coast an Area of Critical State Concern.
Besides the environmental changes, this designation and its
accompanying land use regulations have t he potential to
create economic impacts. This thesis analyzes the Keys'
economy and determines if the critical area designation
impacted the local economy.
of development in the Florida Keys were extending beyond
the local area and affecting the broader interests of the
state itself. In an attempt to regulate growth and its
effects, the state, in 1975, designated the archipelago off
its southern coast an Area of Critical State Concern.
Besides the environmental changes, this designation and its
accompanying land use regulations have t he potential to
create economic impacts. This thesis analyzes the Keys'
economy and determines if the critical area designation
impacted the local economy.
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