Land & Development • Video
Since the end of WW II, Florida has sustained an almost continuous land boom. In the following video clips, Florida historian Gary Mormino and environmental historian Jack Davis describe the forces that transformed the sleepy southern backwater state to its Sunbelt megastate status of today. They consider the affects of urban sprawl, the sustainability of natural resources such as water, and the impact on the wildlife resulting from Florida’s unrivaled growth. Miccosukee elder Buffalo Tiger talks about how his people have adapted to the encroachment of development on their South Florida lands.
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DDT Kills Mosquitoes, Paving the Way for Population Boom
Considered one of the major impacts on opening Florida to phenomenal growth and tourism was the now ...read more
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Everglades Inspire Environmental Activism
Florida environmental historian Jack Davis discusses how the dedication of Everglades National Park ...read more
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Florida’s Dynamic Growth
The eradication of mosquitoes by the pesticide DDT spurred Florida’s growth. ...read more
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Florida’s Youth—Nature Deficient?
Florida environmental historian Jack Davis describes how the built environment has isolated young pe ...read more
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Is Florida’s Growth Uncontrollable?
The water-toting broomstick scene from Disney’s animated motion picture, Fantasia, is seen as a meta ...read more
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Marketing Florida’s Instant Cities
Florida cities evolved quickly in the 1950s and '60s, thanks to the marketing skills of developers s ...read more
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Media Backs Orlando’s Expansion
Martin Anderson, publisher of the Orlando Sentinel, was an optimistic proponent of Orlando’s growth. ...read more
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Modern Tourism Begins with Disney World
Historian Gary Mormino recounts Walt Disney's relationship with Florida and how Central Florida beca ...read more
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Post-WWII Florida Boom
Jack Davis, a Florida environmental historian, describes the dawning of modern-day Florida around 19 ...read more
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