Sustainable Arthurdale: A Reevalution of a 1930s Planned Community

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dc.contributor.authorGalford, Gregoryen
dc.contributor.authorTucker, Lisa M.en
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Louen
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.stateWest Virginiaen
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-13T18:50:58Zen
dc.date.available2023-09-13T18:50:58Zen
dc.date.issued2023-05-05en
dc.date.updated2023-09-12T14:45:47Zen
dc.description.abstractThe Great Depression affected Appalachian towns with severe economic distress and dislocation. This research focuses on a New Deal experiment in sustainable housing initiated by Eleanor Roosevelt. Early in her husband’s administration, she championed the design and construction of the planned community of Arthurdale, West Virginia. Composed of single-family homes built during three phases with a central complex of shared services, the planned town of Arthurdale has retained connections to several original residents and maintains a strong sense of community and belonging. This research explores the community design components—particularly the innovative education system—of Arthurdale, coupled with the sustainable features inherent in the houses and its approach to sustenance farming, and considers the impact on the long-term success of the residents. For this work, a mixed-methods approach was used with an initial quantitative survey and a subsequent focus group. Survey results indicated that themes of sustainability, community, and education were values that were uniquely shared by original town residents and subsequent generations. These values can affect contemporary models of sustainable community development.en
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dc.format.extentPages 47-63en
dc.format.extent16 page(s)en
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dc.identifier.issue1en
dc.identifier.orcidTucker, Lisa [0000-0002-8117-7013]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/116276en
dc.identifier.volume29en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Illinois Pressen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject4410 Sociologyen
dc.titleSustainable Arthurdale: A Reevalution of a 1930s Planned Communityen
dc.title.serialJournal of Appalachian Studiesen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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