Multiple Use Planning and Development Issues of the Blue Ridge Parkway
- Scope
- Introductory Material
- Subject Headings
- Call Numbers
- Clippings File
- Books
- Journals
- Bibliographies
- Guides and Directories
- Indices and Other Sources
Scope
The Blue Ridge Parkway was originally created as a tool for economic aid during the Great Depression era. Construction began in 1935, creating thousands of jobs for the people of the Appalachian region. Since its creation, the Parkway has been the focus of multiple planning issues primarily geared at the aesthetics of the land, development issues, promotion of tourism as an economic tool, cultural heritage preservation, and environmental/ecological concerns. Oftentimes, the various "uses" of the Parkway cause a conflict of priorities for the parties involved in the planning process. The purpose of this Pathfinder is to facilitate research of the multiple uses of the Blue Ridge Parkway's resources and how these varied planning issues can (or cannot) coexist.
A good Introduction to the Blue Ridge Parkway as a tool for multiple uses appears in:
Blue Ridge Parkway: Agent of Transition. Proceedings of the Blue Ridge Parkway Golden Anniversary Conference . Barry M. Buxton and Steven M. Beatty, eds. Boone, NC: Appalachian Consortium Press, 1986. ASU APP COLL STACKS: F217.B6 B585.
Some relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings include:
- Automobile Travel -- Blue Ridge Parkway Region (NC and VA)
- Blue Ridge Parkway -- (NC and VA)
- Blue Ridge Parkway Association
- Blue Ridge Parkway (NC and VA) -- Description and Travel
- Blue Ridge Parkway (NC and VA) -- Directories
- Blue Ridge Parkway Region (NC and VA) -- Tours
- Community Development -- United States
- Environmental Aspects -- Blue Ridge Parkway (NC and VA)
- Land Use -- Appalachian Region, Southern
- Land Use -- Rural
- Land Use -- Virginia -- Planning
- Landscape -- Blue Ridge Parkway
- Landscape Architecture -- Blue Ridge Parkway (NC and VA)
- Landscape Protection -- Blue Ridge Parkway (NC and VA)
- Outdoor Recreation -- Virginia -- Planning
- Parkways -- North Carolina (or Virginia) -- Design and Construction
- Rural Development -- United States
Additional SUBJECT HEADINGS focusing on site specific planning issues include:
- Appalachian Power Company
- Archeology [Archaeology] -- Blue Ridge Parkway
- Blowing Rock (NC)
- Electric Lines -- Environmental Aspects
- Electric Power Transmission -- VA
- Fisher Peak (Va.-N.C.)
- Fisher Peak Region (Va. and N.C.)
- Flat Top Manor (Blowing Rock, NC)
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park Region (NC and TN) -- Tours
- Highway Planning -- (VA) -- Bedford County (and Franklin and Roanoke Counties)
- Moses H. Cone Estate (Watauga County, NC) and (Blowing Rock, NC)
- National Parks and Reserves -- VA
- Parkways -- VA
- Shenandoah National Park Region (VA) -- Tours
Other books including material about Agriculture can usually be found within these Library of Congress Call Number ranges :
More information can be found in the Appalachian Collection Clippings File under the Subject Heading:
- Blue Ridge Parkway
Some Frequently Cited or Relevant Books include the following:
Jolley, Harley E. The Blue Ridge Parkway . Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Press, 1969. 172 pages. ASU APP COLL STACKS: F217 .B6 J6.
Jolley, Harley E. Blue Ridge Parkway: The First 50 Years . Boone, NC: Appalachian Consortium Press, 1985. 48 pages. ASU APP COLL STACKS: F217 .B6 J6.
Jolley, Harley E. Painting with a Comet's Tail: The Touch of the Landscape Architect on the Blue Ridge Parkway . Boone, NC: Appalachian Consortium Press, 1987. 40 pages. ASU APP COLL STACKS: F217 .B6 J63.
Liles, Granville. The Blue Ridge Parkway: A Unique Part of Rural America . Boone, NC: Appalachian Consortium Press, 1980. 22 pages. ASU APP COLL STACKS: F217 .B6 L54.
Noe, Francis P. and William E. Hammitt. Visual Preferences of Travelers Along the Blue Ridge Parkway . United States Government Printing Office, 1988. 202 pages. ASU APP COLL STACKS: F217 .B6 V57.
Journals containing articles on multiple use planning issues of the Blue Ridge Parkway include:
Appalachian Journal . Boone, NC. Appalachian Consortium Press. Vol. 24, No. 2, Winter, 1997. ASU APP COLL STACKS: F216.2 .A66.
Journal of the Appalachian Studies Association . Johnson City, TN: Center for Appalachian Studies and Services, East Tennessee State University. Vol. 4, 1992. ASU APP COLL STACKS: F217 .A65 J68.
National Parks . ASU Bound Periodicals. Vol. 51, 1981 to present.
Bibliographies which contain materials on the Blue Ridge Parkway include:
Appalachian Bibliography . Morgantown, W.VA: West Virginia University Library, 1972 (2 Vols.) ASU APP COLL STACKS: Z1251 .A7 A6.
Appalachian Outlook . A periodic bibliography. Morgantown, W.VA: West Virginia University Library, No. 1, 1964 to present. ASU APP COLL STACKS: Z1251 .A7 A55. (Note: Appalachian Outlook is a supplement to the Appalachian Bibliography. )
Guides and Directories of the Blue Ridge Parkway generally pertain to its use as a travel destination in the following sources:
Adkins, Leonard M. Walking the Blue Ridge. A Guide to the Trails of the Blue Ridge P arkway . Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 1992. 255 pages. ASU APP COLL STACKS: GV199.42 .B65 A34.
Blue Ridge Facts and Legends . Edited and compiled by David Clark. Charlotte, NC: Clark Publishing Co., 1955. 132 pages. ASU APP COLL STACKS: F217 .B6 C54.
The Blue Ridge Parkway Directory . 47th ed. Asheville, NC: Blue Ridge Parkway Association, 1996. 31 pages. ASU APP COLL STACKS: F217 .B6 B584.
Lord, William G. The Blue Ridge Parkway Guide . Asheville, NC: The Stephens Press, Inc., 1959-1963. 4 Vols. ASU APP COLL STACKS: F217.B6 L6. (1982 ed. available via Interlibrary Loan.)
____. Blue Ridge Parkway Guide: Grandfather Mountain to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 291.9-469 Miles . Birmingham, AL: Menasha Ridge Press, 1992. APP COLL STACKS: GV1024 .L58 1992.
_____. Blue Ridge Parkway Guide: Rockfish Gap to Grandfather Mountain, 0.0 - 291.9 Miles. Birmingham, AL: Menasha Ridge Press. APP COLL STACKS: GV1024 .L584 1992.
Mountains and Meadowlands Along the Blue Ridge Parkway . Washington, D.C.: Office of Publications, National Park Service, US Department of the Interior, 1975. 46 pages. ASU APP COLL STACKS: QH104.5 .B5 B34.
Indices and other sources with references to develoment and land use issues of the Blue Ridge Parkway:
Conference Proceedings
Proceedings of the 1995 and 1997 Biennial Linear Parks Conferences: 1995--Partnerships and Sustainability: 1997--A Blue Ridge Heritage Corridor, Celebrating Our Past, Creating Our Future. Boone, NC: Appalachian Consortium Press. Published biennially. 1985 to present. ASU APP COLL STACKS: SB481 .A2 L55.
Online Resources
Thesis
Williams, Richard. The Regional Impact of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia . Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1981. Microfilm version: ASU APP COLL Microfilms # 369. Microfiche version: ASU APP COLL Microfiche # 20. 110 frames.
Compiler: Traci S. Malone, 9 November 1999
