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Nevertheless, the dams cannot prevent all floods. In May 2003, for example, heavy rains exceeded TVA’s dam capacity, flooding low-lying areas in Chattanooga and other parts of Hamilton County; in 2010, high flows in the Cumberland River flooded Nashville". [2] In March 2021, the state was affected by flooding, causing at least 7 fatalities. [7]
The cost of land use planning is usually high, generally because of poor investment and the lack of anticipation of technology. Land use planning theory has largely been shaped by case studies of cities in the Global North. Countries all over the world, particularly in the Global South, are seeing population booms and rapid urbanization.
Land use and land management practices have a major impact on natural resources including water, soil, nutrients, plants and animals. [6] [7] Land use change is "the change from one land-use category to another". [2]: 2914 Land-use change, together with use of fossil fuels, are the major anthropogenic sources of carbon dioxide, a dominant ...
Jun. 30—Clatsop County commissioners have taken steps over the past several months to tighten the reins over the Planning Commission and advisory committees, creating tension over the direction ...
Nancy Crow and her husband, John Stitzlein, live on a 218-acre farm in Liberty Township in northern Fairfield County, one that grows thick with hay and corn and soybeans and memories.. A 1,000 ...
The media led the stampede. A survey of 21,000 editorials in 5 major newspapers from October 1970 to September 1971 showed that environmental topics were the number one social issue. The top concerns were water quality, land use, air quality and waste disposal. [151] [152] Richard Nixon (President 1969–1975) came late to the conservation ...
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is the transportation planning commission for Orange County, California, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.OCTA is responsible for funding and implementing transit and capital projects for the transportation system in the county, including freeway expansions, express lane management, bus and rail transit operation, and commuter rail funding ...
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