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| Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States |
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| By John Wesley Powell. Includes a proposed regional plan that would both foster settlement of the arid west and conserve scarce water resources. (1878) |
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| Regional Factors in National Planning |
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| By the National Resources Committee, a landmark in regional planning literature. (1935) |
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| Patrick Geddes, "Father of Regional Planning" and mentor of Lewis Mumford, publishes. (1915) |
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| Publication of "Regional Plan" issue of Survey Graphic |
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| Influential essays on regional planning by Lewis Mumford and other members of the Regional Planning Association of America (e.g., Catherine Bauer). (1925) |
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| Monograph on Major Economic Factors in Metropolitan Growth and Arrangement |
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| Published in Volume I of The Regional Survey of New York and Its Environs. Viewed land use as a function of accessibility. By Robert Murray Haig. (1928) |
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| Stressed slum prevention and urban renewal rather than slum clearance and urban redevelopment as in the 1949 act. Also stimulated general planning for cities under 25,000 population by providing funds under Section 701 of the act. "701 funding" later extended by legislative amendments to foster statewide, interstate, and substate regional planning. (1954) |
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| Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission |
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| First of its kind in the United States. (Hugh Pomeroy, head of staff.) (1922) |
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| Tennessee Valley Authority |
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| Created to provide for unified and multipurpose rehabilitation and redevelopment of the Tennessee Valley, America's most famous experiment in river-basin planning. Senator George Norris of Nebraska fathered idea, and David Lilienthal was its most effective implementer. (1933) |
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| Passed with the purpose to regulate the use of the range in the West for conservation purposes. (1934) |
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| Federal Environment Protection Agency |
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| Established to administer main provisions of the Clean Air Act (1970). (1970) |
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| Coastal Zone Management Act |
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| The Public Work and Economic Development Act |
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| Passes Congress. This act establishes the Economic Development Administration to extend coordinated, multifaceted aid to lagging regions and foster their redevelopment (1965) |
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| The Appalachian Regional Planning Act |
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| Establishes a region comprising all of West Virginia and parts of 12 other states, plus a planning commission with the power to frame plans and allocate resources. (1965) |
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| North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) |
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| U.S., Canada and Mexico agreement begins on January 1, its purpose to foster trade and investment among the three nations by removing or lowering non-tariff as well as tariff barriers. (1994) |
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| This artificial waterway connected the northeastern states with the newly settled areas of what was then the West, facilitating the economic development of both regions. (1825) |
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| The Grande Coulee Dam in Central Washington State |
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| Congress authorizes construction. Finished in 1941, it is the largest concrete structure in the U.S. and the heart of the Columbia Basin Project, a regional plan comparable in its scope to TVA. The project's purposes are irrigation, electric power generation and flood control in the Pacific Northwest. (1935) |
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| Hoover Dam on the Colorado River |
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| Creates and sustains population growth and industrial development in Nevada, California, and Arizona. (1936) |
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| Secretary George C. Marshall uses his Harvard College commencement address to propose the Marshall Plan |
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| For the reconstruction of postwar Europe. (1947) |
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| The St. Lawrence Seaway is completed |
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| This joint U.S.-Canada project created, in effect, a fourth North American seacoast, opening the American heartland to seagoing vessels. (1959) |
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| Southern Burlington County NAACP v. Township of Mt. Laurel II (NJ Supreme Court) |
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| All 567 municipalities in the state must build their "fair share" of affordable housing. A precedent-setting blow against racial segregation. (1983) |
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| First regional plan in the nation to allocate low- and moderate-income housing on a "fair share" basis |
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| The Miami Valley (Ohio) Regional Planning Commission Housing Plan is adopted. (1970) |
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| The Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR) |
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| Congress establishes with members from various branches of government. Serves primarily as a research agency and think tank in area of intergovernmental relations. (1959) |
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| Water Resources Management Act |
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| Congress passes authorizing Federal-Multistate river basin commissions. (1965) |
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| Intergovernmental Relations Act of 1968 |
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| To implement, the Office of Management and Budget issues Circular A-95 requiring state and substate regional clearinghouses to review and comment on federally assisted projects to facilitate coordination among the three levels of government. (1968) |
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| First metropolitan plan in the United States, created by Daniel Burnham. (Key figures: Frederick A. Delano, Charles Wacker, Charles Dyer Norton.) (1909) |
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| Boston Metropolitan District Commission |
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| Three early unifunctional regional authorities--the Metropolitan Sewerage Commission, the Metropolitan Water Board and the Metropolitan Park Commission--combined to form this (1919) |
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| Regional Plan of New York |
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| Inauguration under Thomas Adams. (1922) |
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| Supervisors' Inter-County Committee |
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| The Council of Government movement (COGS) begins in the Detroit area with its formation. Composed of the representatives of each county in southeastern Michigan for the purpose of confronting areawide problems. It soon spreads nationwide. (1954) |
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| Delaware River Basin Commission |
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| Representing the states of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania is created to foster joint management of the river's water resources. (1961) |
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| Penn-Jersey Transportation Study |
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| The urban growth simulation model emerges. (1962) |
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