We're taking a short break to let you know about a new planning podcast coming your way.  Booked on Planning is a podcast that goes deep into the planning books that have helped shape the world of community and regional planning.  Stephanie Rouse, AICP - Professional Development Office of the Nebraska APA and host of the upcoming podcast - joins to talk about how the podcast came to be, what it's all about, and how it can help out AICP hopefuls and planning veterans alike.

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In the 1930’s, the U.S. was taking conservation seriously.  We put together a massive regional authority to handle conservation and energy issues in the Tennessee Valley, but we also attacked the growing issue called the Dust Bowl with two major Acts:  The Taylor Grazing Act and the Soil Conservation Act.

The Tennessee Valley Authority:

https://www.tva.com/About-TVA/Our-History

https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/history-of-the-tva

The Taylor Grazing Act:

Taylor Grazing Act | Legislation | US Encyclopedia of law (lawi.us)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Grazing_Act_of_1934

The Soil Conservation Act:

https://livingnewdeal.org/glossary/soil-conservation-act-1935/

Honoring 86 Years of NRCS – A Brief History | NRCS (usda.gov)

FDR and National Planning seem to go hand-in-hand.  Because they do.  Literally.  Planning on a national level spanned almost the exact same time frame as FDR’s Presidency, and FDR just wouldn’t like it go away; bringing it back under name after name after name.  Both Started in 1933, and National Planning died in 1943, two years before FDR.  This one’s all about the blip on the planning radar called, National Planning.

The National Planning Board:
https://www.encyclopedia.com/economics/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/national-resources-planning-board-nrpb
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Works_Administration
https://etd.ohiolink.edu/apexprod/rws_etd/send_file send?accession=osu1486652373261456& disposition=attachment

National Planning Board Final Report
https://archive.org/details/finalreport1933to1934unitrich/page/n7/mode/2up

National Resources Planning Board
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Resources_Board_of_1934
https://archive.org/details/reportonnational1934unitrich/page/n7/mode/2up

Regional Factors in National Planning
https://www.amazon.com/Regional-National-Development-Resources-Committee/dp/1297819470
https://archive.org/details/regionalfactorsi1935unitrich?ref=ol&view=theater