Kovacik, Chuck Retirement Communities: Active Adults Only Active adult age restricted communities, also known as age-qualified communities, 55+ communities, or lifestyle communities are planned communities that offer homes and amenities that are attractive to older adults. These communities are organized to accommodate individuals who want to live in a community characterized by a relative age and income homogeneity rather than heterogeneity. They usually include a clubhouse or lifestyle center with a variety of activities including indoor and outdoor swimming pools, exercise facilities, craft rooms, Wall Street rooms, decks or patios for gathering, and golf. In most cases a younger spouse or significant other is permitted to live in the community as long as one member meets the minimum age requirement. This paper provides a spatial and historical context concerning the location and layout of active adult age restricted communities. It examines how they evolved, factors that attract retirees to these communities, how they have influenced urban, social, and political landscapes. It also considers some basic information such as cost, amenities, and governance. Active adult age restricted retirement communities have been around since the 1950s, and despite estimates that they included over 12,000,000 residents in 2012, geographers have all but ignored this fast growing urban phenomenon. Keywords: cultural geography, urban geography, immigration, demographic immigration, Miami, Latin America Lyons, Kimberly University of South Florida St. Petersburg Graduate Sensitivity Analysis of SWAT to DEM Resolutions and Real versus Simulated Meteorological Data Managing and protecting Earth’s water resources is becoming increasingly important as the demand for clean water intensifies. Hydrologic models have been developed to assist planners and developers by projecting future changes in stream water quantity at the watershed scale. However, a model’s ability to accurately simulate watershed hydrologic response is highly dependent upon the quality of model inputs. Many of the world’s watersheds do not have access to high-resolution data such as Digital Elevation Models (DEM). The DEM is a key input for hydrologic models as it controls runoff potential as well as establishes watershed connectivity and hydrologic channels. Meteorological station data are also not available in many areas. For these areas, synthetic or simulated data can be generated. However, synthetic data may not simulate real meteorological data and subsequent hydrological responses. Therefore, understanding how different data inputs (real versus simulated and high versus low resolution) affect model results is imperative for model users. This research utilizes the hydrologic model
Kovacik, Chuck Retirement Communities: Active Adults Only Active adult age restricted communities, also known as age-qualified communities, 55+ communities, or lifestyle communities are planned communities that offer homes and amenities that are attractive to older adults. These communities are organized to accommodate individuals who want to live in a community characterized by a relative age and income homogeneity rather than heterogeneity. They usually include a clubhouse or lifestyle center with a variety of activities including indoor and outdoor swimming pools, exercise facilities, craft rooms, Wall Street rooms, decks or patios for gathering, and golf. In most cases a younger spouse or significant other is permitted to live in the community as long as one member meets the minimum age requirement. This paper provides a spatial and historical context concerning the location and layout of active adult age restricted communities. It examines how they evolved, factors that attract retirees to these communities, how they have influenced urban, social, and political landscapes. It also considers some basic information such as cost, amenities, and governance. Active adult age restricted retirement communities have been around since the 1950s, and despite estimates that they included over 12,000,000 residents in 2012, geographers have all but ignored this fast growing urban phenomenon. Keywords: cultural geography, urban geography, immigration, demographic immigration, Miami, Latin America Lyons, Kimberly University of South Florida St. Petersburg Graduate Sensitivity Analysis of SWAT to DEM Resolutions and Real versus Simulated Meteorological Data Managing and protecting Earth’s water resources is becoming increasingly important as the demand for clean water intensifies. Hydrologic models have been developed to assist planners and developers by projecting future changes in stream water quantity at the watershed scale. However, a model’s ability to accurately simulate watershed hydrologic response is highly dependent upon the quality of model inputs. Many of the world’s watersheds do not have access to high-resolution data such as Digital Elevation Models (DEM). The DEM is a key input for hydrologic models as it controls runoff potential as well as establishes watershed connectivity and hydrologic channels. Meteorological station data are also not available in many areas. For these areas, synthetic or simulated data can be generated. However, synthetic data may not simulate real meteorological data and subsequent hydrological responses. Therefore, understanding how different data inputs (real versus simulated and high versus low resolution) affect model results is imperative for model users. This research utilizes the hydrologic model