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ECONOMICS OF PRESERVATION: MIAMI BEACH AND PALM BEACH

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Date Issued:
1983
Summary:
This thesis extends the analysis of the economic benefits of historic preservation from the individual property owner to the entire community. Analyses are made of Miami Beach, Florida - once a wealthy resort community - and Palm Beach, Florida - which has maintained its status as a wealthy resort community. By comparing Miami B~ch results with Palm Beach results, the analyses determine whether Miami Beach's preservation decisions, which pertained to its character and residential nature, have resulted in an adverse impact on its economic vitality. The type of analysis used is a time series analysis. Time series analyses of each community's individual tax base are conducted to determine whether age has had a positive or negative impact on the community. The analyses showed that in Miami Beach, as time passed, the tax base declined; yet in Palm Beach, as time passed, the tax base improved. Given the analyses, together with the history of the communities, it is concluded that massive reinvestment in new buildings did not result in an enhanced economic vitality in Miami Beach.
Title: ECONOMICS OF PRESERVATION: MIAMI BEACH AND PALM BEACH.
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Name(s): COSTOMIRIS, JOYCE.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Nicholas, James C., Thesis advisor
College of Business
Department of Economics
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1983
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 119 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: This thesis extends the analysis of the economic benefits of historic preservation from the individual property owner to the entire community. Analyses are made of Miami Beach, Florida - once a wealthy resort community - and Palm Beach, Florida - which has maintained its status as a wealthy resort community. By comparing Miami B~ch results with Palm Beach results, the analyses determine whether Miami Beach's preservation decisions, which pertained to its character and residential nature, have resulted in an adverse impact on its economic vitality. The type of analysis used is a time series analysis. Time series analyses of each community's individual tax base are conducted to determine whether age has had a positive or negative impact on the community. The analyses showed that in Miami Beach, as time passed, the tax base declined; yet in Palm Beach, as time passed, the tax base improved. Given the analyses, together with the history of the communities, it is concluded that massive reinvestment in new buildings did not result in an enhanced economic vitality in Miami Beach.
Identifier: 14159 (digitool), FADT14159 (IID), fau:10971 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): College of Business
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1983.
Subject(s): Palm Beach (Fla)--Buildings, structures, etc--Conservation and restoration
Miami Beach (Fla)--Buildings, structures, etc--Conservation and restoration
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