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Aquidneck Island: An Exercise In Micro-Regionalism, C.T. H. Pell

Theses and Major Papers

Aquidneck Island is an island with a unique set of circumstances contributing to its growth. At present it is poised on the brink of undertaking major development projects in the industrial, commercial, and residential sectors without any cohesive island-wide body coordinating the various activities. This paper briefly describes the evolution of the island historically, geologically, and politically. It explores the process by which a micro-regional approach could take towards the common problems now facing the three island communities. This paper assumes the merits of planning. It concerns itself more with the political problems of developing and marketing a planning movement …