California Military Base Closures
Author : Charlene Wear Simmons
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Page : 100 pages
File Size : 49,41 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Economic assistance
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Author : Charlene Wear Simmons
Publisher :
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 49,41 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Economic assistance
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Author : Michael Touchton
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 28,38 MB
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1501739778
American communities face serious challenges when military bases close. But affected municipalities and metro regions are not doomed. Taking a long-term, flexible, and incremental approach, Michael Touchton and Amanda J. Ashley make strong recommendations for collaborative models of governance that can improve defense conversion dramatically and ensure benefits, even for low-resource municipalities. Communities can't control their economic situation or geographic location, but, as Salvaging Community shows, communities can control how they govern conversion processes geared toward redevelopment and reinvention. In Salvaging Community, Touchton and Ashley undertake a comprehensive evaluation of how such communities redevelop former bases following the Department of Defense's Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. To do so, they developed the first national database on military redevelopment and combine quantitative national analyses with three, in-depth case studies in California. Salvaging Community thus fills the void in knowledge surrounding redevelopment of bases and the disparate outcomes that affect communities after BRAC. The data presented in Salvaging Community points toward effective strategies for collaborative governance that address the present-day needs of municipal officials, economic development agencies, and non-profit organizations working in post-BRAC communities. Defense conversion is not just about jobs or economic rebound, Touchton and Ashley argue. Emphasizing inclusion and sustainability in redevelopment promotes rejuvenated communities and creates places where people want to live. As localities and regions deal with the legacy of the post-Cold War base closings and anticipate new closures in the future, Salvaging Community presents a timely and constructive approach to both economic and community development at the close of the military-industrial era.
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Page : 190 pages
File Size : 46,88 MB
Release : 1999-05
Category : Military base closures
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Author :
Publisher :
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 49,96 MB
Release : 1997-07
Category : Economic conversion
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 16,73 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Land use
ISBN : 1428904441
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Page : 174 pages
File Size : 29,62 MB
Release : 1998-03
Category : Defense industries
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Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher :
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 17,67 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Military base closures
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Author : Joseph E. Nation
Publisher :
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 37,41 MB
Release : 1994
Category : California
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Author : United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
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Page : 314 pages
File Size : 27,49 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic government information
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 40,97 MB
Release : 2002
Category :
ISBN : 1428945288
Through base realignment and closure rounds in 1988, 1991, 1993, and 1995, the Department of Defense expected to significantly reduce its domestic infrastructure and provide needed dollars for high-priority programs such as modernization. With the conclusion of the 6-year implementation period of the last round in fiscal year 2001, the department has closed or realigned hundreds of bases, has generated savings from these actions, and is in the process of transferring unneeded base property to other users. At the same time, the communities surrounding the former defense bases continue the lengthy process of recovery from the economic impact of the closure process. Our last comprehensive report on the implementation of base closure decisions was issued in December 1998. In that report, we concluded that the closure process was generating substantial savings (although the savings estimates were imprecise), most former base property had not yet been transferred to other users, and most communities surrounding closed bases were faring well economically in relation to key national economic indicators. In a July 2001 report and August 2001 testimony, we updated our closure implementation data and reaffirmed the primary results of our prior work.