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Highway Location As A Factor In Regional Development In Areas Adjacent To National Parks: A Case Study Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Region, Carl Rowan Leathers
Highway Location As A Factor In Regional Development In Areas Adjacent To National Parks: A Case Study Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Region, Carl Rowan Leathers
Masters Theses
How may highways be located in regions containing a national park so as to maximize the park as a resource appropriate to the stimulation of regional development and, at the same time, preserve the values which the park represents?
Research was conducted on the history and purposes of the national park system to determine factors which are relevant to the establishment of national parks and related areas. Available literature on the history and establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was used to supplement material obtained from personal interviews with various staff members of the park. The 1964 Master …