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What were some of the actions the FDR took in response to th great depression of 1929?
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Created the New Deal
a-the new deal caught the flavor of FDR's entire administration b-the ned deal was about putting people back to work on building projects in order to build human happiness c-it was an era of big gov't. |
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In addition to the financial crisis, what other catastrophy did the nation face?
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The dust bowl
a-mostly affected the midwest, but some of the dust blew to the atlantic. b-it was result of overfarming the land and not realizing its liitations. |
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What were the three programs created to solve the envirnmental problems:how did they work?
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1-Taylor grazing act
2-Pull land out of agricultural use(11 mill. acres) 3-Prarie states forestry project |
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1-Taylor grazing act
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a-this prohibited homesteading(inhabiting land and keeping it)
b-it dedicated all remaining public land to controlled grazing. |
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3-Prarie states forestry project
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a-the soil was especially over farmed so they designed a chelterbelt-120 ft wide of tress planted from texas to northern north dakota
b-this stopped the wind, and it stopped the soil from being overused. |
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what was the before and after situation for landscape architects?
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1-eclecticism was still prevalent and charles pratt was reaching into the italian renaissance past
2-they gave a critical role to designing projects 3-no longer were the people working for just the elite. The little guy also played a role. This is what the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) was about. The CCC put millions of men back to work. |
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Recreation Demonstration Area Program (RDA):list it's goals?
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a-to identify the overused land and pull it out of active farm use.
b-to take the people off the land(give them no choice) c-to massively replant new species on the land-to rehabilitate the land with massive plantings d-to set aside places destined to be recreational camps to provide recreation to kids stuck in poverty in the cities e-to demonstrate to the world what good could be done with his controlled planning |
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How did RDA's compare to state parks?
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a-they located RDA's in the worst landscapes(unlike state parks)
b-Location:many of the state parks were in remote lacations. The parks with soul had to access the immediate public c-there were special camps on the parks with soul for socializing. |
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In waht way was the term "dice-throw planning" an inaccurate statement?
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the NPS had criticism for the RDA's, and they wanted scattered out campes. No way was this the answer b/c the RDA's were place specific and the designs for the cabins had a minimum impact on the landscapes.
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RDA organizational camps-characteristics?
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1-the placement of the cabins were really well thought out.
2-the diea was to provide kids with an immersion into nature 3-the cabins were placed so that nature was the first thing the kids saw when they came out of the cabins in the morning 4-It was all about strategic placements |
