Act Boldly and Think Deeply: a New Book by David Twiggs

Through my work at Hot Springs Village, the largest gated community in North America, it has been my privilege to work with David on many placemaking projects . I believe ideas are just as important as actions and I consider this book project to be a highlight of our working together.

Destination Community: The Evolution of Travel, Tourism, Leisure, and Community

David has over 20 years of community development and management experience. I admire David's tremendous passion for land, and the nature and transformation of human communities in rural settings.  He also nurtures his own original and deep thoughts while he spends time, lots of time, in the field. This book is a documentation of his years of work developing improvements for tourism destination communities.  Although this book was completed during David's time at Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, it is not about specific projects in any one community; but rather, it focuses on the sociological and philosophical side of overall community development: land-use planning, the cultivation of sense of community and running a community as a business. After reading this book, one can readily apply the ideas and concepts presented here in communities anywhere.  Those ideas and concepts include:

• Monoculture vs. Sub-culture,
• Handcraft tourism,
• Sense of belonging at Destination Community,
• In-migration, 
• Startups in communities, and so on.
• If you are interested in real estate development, community management, urban planning, sociology, and value theory, combined with real-world experience, this is a book that you should not miss.

I sincerely hope you enjoy it, and I know you will.