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

ISBN-13: 9781138258808 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 210 str.

David A. Johnson

Opis

Based on the memoirs of Aelred J. Gray, former chief planner, this book reviews how the Tennessee Valley Agency (TVA) - a world-renowned model for regional planning and development - functioned and changed through the decades. It shows how the TVA pioneered land-use planning to create state parks alongside the Tennessee river's hydro-electric power stations and dams, how it developed model towns, influenced city planning and introduced the landmark Flood Damage Prevention program.

Recenzje

’In an age when America's sprawling suburban landscape has become a permanent, yet ever-expanding, feature of U.S. society and culture, it is good to remember a time when alternative development strategies seemed possible. David Johnson's The TVA Regional Planning and Development Program, which draws on the experience of long-time TVA planner Aelred J. Gray, speaks to a time when the nation's endless suburban landscape had not yet been set in a sea of cement and split-level homes. It is well worth a look for readers interested in learning more about an era when planning and vision were not mutually exclusive terms.’ Daniel Schaffer, Trieste, Italy, Author of Garden Cities for America: The Radburn Experience

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction: the emergence of regional planning agencies in the United States; The first twenty years: the formulation of the TVA approach to regional planning and development, 1933-1953; TVA's second twenty years: the search for new directions in the regional planning and development program, 1953-1973; The rise of the corporate image and the managerial elite: effects on the regional development program, 1973-1994; Some reflections on TVA's experience as a regional development agency; Postscript; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

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