The 'Second Home' Phenomenon

The "second home" industry the is turning into an economic engine for resorts in the western U.S. is also a social experiment.

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May 12, 2005, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"In many ways, urban planners say, the second-home phenomenon is creating a social experiment, with three classes thrust together in one place: the owners, the year-round local service workers who supply and cater to the owners, and the seasonal resort workers who are increasingly being drawn from foreign countries."

Thanks to The Practice of New Urbanism

FULL STORY: Second Homes Remake the West's Resorts

Tuesday, May 10, 2005 in The New York Times

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