National Defense in the New York Region in Relation to City and Regional Planning

The national defense effort reaches into every con­structive activity which is carried on throughout the nation. A discussion of national defense in any com­plete fashion would constitute a review of all phases of our national life.

In this discussion of defense and the New York Region the topic is limited to two general categories, the industrial defense effort to build the ​“arsenal of democracy” and planning for civilian protection.

The principal purpose of this Bulletin is to point out effective contributions which local and regional planning can make to defense. As a basis for this it was found desirable to appraise the industrial de­fense spending in the Region, and to indicate the or­ganizations which are currently working on problems of civilian protection.