Benton MacKaye

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Benton MacKaye was an American forester, conservationist, and regional planner best known for conceiving the idea of the Appalachian Trail as both a long-distance footpath and a tool for social and environmental reform.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American
conservationist
environmentalist
forester
human
regional planner
associatedWith Appalachian Trail Conference
birthDate 1879-03-06
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1975-12-11
designed concept of the Appalachian Trail
familyName MacKaye
fieldOfWork conservation
environmentalism
forestry
regional planning
fullName Benton MacKaye self-link
genre nonfiction
givenName Benton
hasInterest land-use planning
outdoor recreation
social reform
wilderness preservation
influenced United States conservation movement
surface form: American conservation movement

development of the Appalachian Trail
regional planning in the United States
knownFor advocacy of wilderness conservation
conceptualizing the Appalachian Trail
promoting regional planning
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement conservation movement
regional planning movement
nationality American
notableIdea Appalachian Trail as a long-distance footpath
Appalachian Trail as a tool for environmental reform
Appalachian Trail as a tool for social reform
notableWork An Appalachian Trail: A Project in Regional Planning
The New Exploration: A Philosophy of Regional Planning
occupation conservationist
forester
planner
regional planner
writer
placeOfBirth United States of America
placeOfDeath United States of America
proposedIn An Appalachian Trail: A Project in Regional Planning
visionForAppalachianTrail integration of recreation, conservation, and regional planning
network of camps and communities along the trail

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Appalachian Trail creator Benton MacKaye
Benton MacKaye fullName Benton MacKaye self-link