The TVA Regional Planning and Development Program: The Transformation of an Institution and Its Mission - Couverture rigide

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Johnson, David A.

 
9780754637868: The TVA Regional Planning and Development Program: The Transformation of an Institution and Its Mission
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ISBN 10 : 0754637867 ISBN 13 : 9780754637868
Editeur : Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a world-renowned model for regional planning and development. Based along the Tennessee River and its series of hydro-electric power stations, dams and reservoirs, the TVA development program envisioned a broad regional planning program. The program focused on development opportunities and problems around the array of TVA dams and their reservoirs. It also created new 'model' towns and pioneered land-use planning bringing together federal, state, and local agencies, farmers, foresters and industrial firms to further the economic, social, and physical conditions of what had been one of the most seriously lagging regions of the U.S. This book is based on the memoirs and experiences of Aelred J. Gray, former planner with the TVA, who saw the 'big picture' and introduced much of the pioneering work of the agency. Gray worked as a staff planner at the TVA for nearly 40 years including a decade as its chief planner, overseeing numerous changes and developments to the Authority's program. As well as building up the regional industrial development and the foundation of state parks, he also had a strong interest in the region's cities. In the 1950s he introduced TVA's landmark Flood Prevention Program, which became a national model. His review of how this innovative and influential regional development agency functioned and changed through the decades will be of value to all those interested in planning practice, planning history, and regional politics.

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À propos de l?auteur

David A. Johnson is Professor Emeritus at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0754637867
ISBN 13 
9780754637868
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
210
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1138258806 ISBN 13 :  9781138258808
Editeur : Routledge, 2017
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