Download or read book The Economic Impact of a Military Installation Closure on the Surrounding Community Clinton County Air Force Base written by Robert J. Parsons and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In light of recent court actions, DOD has begun to develop a data base from which environmental impact assessments of military installation closures can be made. As a contribution to this effort, this research investigated the closure of Clinton County Air Force Base, Wilmington, Ohio, in an effort to establish what officially recorded data exist which could be used to assess the economic impact of the closure action on the surrounding community of Wilmington, Ohio. This research revealed that data exist at the state and county level which could be used to assess the economic impact of this closure. This research also discovered that data were not available relevant to the public sector of the community or the economic contribution to the community of the base. Some conclusions are presented.
Download or read book The Economic Impact of a Military Installation Closure on the Surounding Community Clinton County Air Force Base written by Robert J. Parsons (CAPT, USAF.) and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effects of Military Base Closures on Local Communities A Short Term Perspective written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amid the decline in defense spending following the end of the Cold War, military base closures have prompted some of the most vocal public concerns. Public expectations of the impact often verge on the apocalyptic, and economic forecasts of the local effects seem to bolster such fears. While many studies have been done on the closure and revitalization process, little new work has been done on the immediate economic impacts of base closures since the wave of closures after the Vietnam War. This study examined the experience of the communities surrounding three of the largest bases closed in California since 1988. The bases were selected due to their large presence in the local community and to the fact that the communities were sufficiently isolated geographically that the effects could be expected to be both severe and measurable. The study used a case-study approach to examine the impact on nearby communities of three base closures: George Air Force Base (AFB), located in San Bernardino County, which closed in December 1992; Fort Ord, located in Monterey County, which closed in September 1994; Castle Air Force Base, located in Merced County, which was slated for closure in 1995 and from which 65 percent of its uniformed personnel had been vacated by October 1994. To assess the impact of base closures on local communities, the study used nine measures-two centering on changes in population, four on changes in employment, and three on changes in the housing market. The study investigated how the closures impacted the size of the total population in nearby communities and the size of those communities' school enrollments. It looked at the size of neighboring communities' labor forces, their unemployment rates, their taxable retail sales, and their municipal revenues.
Download or read book Economic Recovery written by United States. President's Economic Adjustment Committee and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Air Force Base Closure The Physical and Natural Environmental Impact written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Several studies have been performed to date analyzing the social and economic impacts on communities resulting from military base closures. This analysis takes a step towards filling the gap in the base closure studies by examining the heretofore unexplored impact on the natural and physical environment related to a base closure (Clinton County AFB, Ohio). In this analysis the natural environment includes air and water quality, radiation and noise effects while the physical environment includes housing quality, facility use, transportation quality, public services quality, aesthetic quality, and land use. An attempt was made to measure the stated components of the natural and physical environment before and after the base closure to determine if differences existed that could be related to the base closure. Three components of the physical environment, land use, aesthetic quality, and facility use, were the only components determined to have undergone significant changes and they were attributable to the base closure. Changes in the natural environmental components, with respect to the base closure, were underterminable. Lack of existing data led to the recommendation that further research be performed to create reliable data from which the state of an environmental component can be inferred. (Author).
Download or read book The Effects of Military Base Closures on Local Communities written by Michael Dardia and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 1996 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of the economic and social effects of defense downsizing.
Download or read book Base Closure and Realignment Report written by United States. Department of Defense and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Economic Impact of a Military Installation Closure on a Nearby Community A Case Study of Available Data Bellefontaine OH written by Thomas F. Barr and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The DOD has begun to establish a data base to enable accurate assessments of the impacts of its installations on local communities. As part of this effort, the researchers examined the closure of Bellefontaine Air Force Station, Bellefontaine, Ohio, in an attempt to determine what officially recorded data exist and are available to DOD which may provide valid estimators of the economic impact of military installation closures on local communities. In addition, the researchers attempted to determine the economic impact of the closure on the community of Bellefontaine, Ohio. The research revealed that although there was a wealth of state and county economic data available, there existed a scarcity of community economic data in the areas of commercial construction, employment, payroll/income, retail sales, and real estate. The impact analysis revealed no significant economic impact on the community occurred, however, the researchers observed that the economic impact of this closure as perceived by the community was severe. This disparity was caused by the community's misconception concerning the actual economic contributions of the installation. The researchers conclude that DOD needs to take the initiative in clarifying the contributions of its installations on local communities through individual community studies. (Author).
Download or read book Military base closures progress in completing actions from prior realignments and closures written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Local Economic Development After Military Base Closures written by John E. Lynch and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1970 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This pioneering study by John Lynch can be used as a manual for essential economic development planning by the mayors, Chambers of Commerce, and diverse community groups in areas that are economically dependent on military base operations. The data of this study demonstrate that advance economic development planning is the indispensable requirement for giving the people and the communities around military bases constructive options for the moment when the military establishment no longer requires their work"--Page vii.
Download or read book Economic Impact of Military Base Closings written by University of Kansas and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Bases written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Economic Development Assistance for Communities Affected by Employment Changes Due to Military Base Closures BRAC written by Oscar R. Gonzales and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the geographic impact of base closures and realignments; and summarizes federal economic assistance programs for communities and individuals affected by military base closures and realignments (BRAC). The 2005 BRAC round includes the closure or realignment of 837 facilities and involves an additional 160 facilities that will gain missions or resources, for a total of 997 changes nationwide. Unlike previous rounds, the 2005 BRAC round is focused on creating the infrastructure needed to support a transformed, expeditionary armed force ¿ concentrated more on shifting forces and installation assets to promote the centralization of units in places from which they can be deployed rapidly. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Base Closure Impacts and the General Effects of Military Installations on Local Private Employment written by Patrick Eugene Poppert and published by . This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explores general effects of military installations on local employment, and the special case of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). A partial adjustment construct is used. Both random and fixed effects specifications of the disturbance term are evaluated. The analysis also includes levels and changes forms of the model. Defense personnel changes are decomposed into positive, negative, and BRAC related components, then examined for asymmetrical effects attributable to the public goods and community infrastructure vacuum brought about through installation downsizing. Economic assistance, and facilities reutilization in BRAC communities are also considered, as are the elasticities of defense employment multipliers with respect to industry specialization and military vs. civilian workforce composition. Instrumental variable techniques are employed. A novel panel data set incorporating 21 years of county level data allows comprehensive examination of defense related employment trends across all 50 states. The collection of sub-county defense personnel figures addresses a shortcoming of other county- level impact studies, which reconcile community employment changes against base closure personnel losses, without consideration of personnel dynamics at other military installations within the same county. There is evidence of asymmetrical relationships between military personnel level changes, and local community employment. While this supports the proposition of favorable effects through reutilization of public and community infrastructure, economic assistance and the practice of outsourcing defense support functions are also identified as contributors to this condition. Results also suggest regional industry specialization and workforce composition have little influence on the effect of local defense employment changes.
Download or read book Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission written by DIANE Publishing Company and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1995-10 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers all military bases within each branch of the armed services. Examines the Commission's findings, discusses current activities at specific bases, and makes recommendations. Considers community concerns about base closures and realignments. Analyzes the history of base closures and the procedures for decision-making. Note: this is the last report by the Commission.
Download or read book Military Base Closures written by Barry W. Holman and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This testimony reviews the progress of the Department of Defense's (DOD) base realignments and closures (BRAC) in 1988, 1991, 1993, and 1995 and the implementation of the BRAC Commissions' recommendations. Although some communities surrounding closed base areas are faring better than others, most are recovering from the initial economic impact of base closures. The short-term impact can be very traumatic for BRAC-affected communities, but the long-term economic recovery of communities depends on several factors, including the strength of the national and regional economies and successful redevelopment of base property. Key economic indicators show that the majority of communities surrounding closed bases are faring well economically in relation to U.S. unemployment rates and show some improvement since the time closures began in 1988. Implementation of BRAC recommendations is essentially completed, but title to only 41 percent of unneeded base property has been transferred. As of August 20, 2001, DOD reported that it has essentially implemented all of the BRAC Commission's 451 recommendations. Although DOD has made progress and established numerous initiatives to expedite cleanup, many cleanup activities remain. Cleaning up environmental contamination on BRAC-affected installations has proven to be costly and challenging for DOD and can delay the transfer of the title of property to other users. DOD expects to continue its environmental efforts well beyond fiscal year 2001, the final year of the base closure implementation authority.
Download or read book The Impact of Defense Establishments on Communities written by William J. Low and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
