Download or read book The Economic Impact of Base Realignment and Closure on Local Communities written by Mark Collins and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, known as the BRAC Commission, is a venue for the United States to reduce the number of military installations in order to become more efficient while maintaining effectiveness. While national security is at the epicenter of this nonpartisan, independent process, there can be adverse affects to local communities when their military installations are realigned or closed. The economic impact on local communities is a factor when considering which installations are to be closed or realigned. However, the BRAC Commission gives priority to their four military value criteria over the four other criteria, including economic impact on the existing community. Most communities are able to recover from base closings but their progress varies. Using data and reports from the United States Government Accountability Office, this study examines the factors that contribute to increasing civilian jobs in communities that have lost jobs due to major base closings and realignments in 1988, 1991, 1993, and 1995.
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 Military Base Closures written by Tadlock Cowan and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most recent Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission submitted its final report to the Administration on September 8, 2005. Implementation of the BRAC round is occurring and, barring future congressional action, will be completed by 2011. In the report, the commission rejected 13 of the initial Department of Defense recommendations, significantly modified the recommendations for 13 other installations, and approved 22 major closures. The loss of related jobs, and efforts to replace them and to implement a viable base reuse plan, can pose significant challenges for affected communities. However, while base closures and realignments often create socioeconomic distress in communities initially, research has shown that they generally have not had the dire effects that many communities expected. For rural areas, however, the impacts can be greater and the economic recovery slower. Drawing from existing studies, this report assesses the potential community impacts and proposals for minimizing those impacts.
Download or read book Military Base Closure written by David S. Sorenson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-11-30 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1988 and 1995, the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission closed down 97 bases and realigned over 350 other bases. A hot button topic in the military field, base-closings is an important issue that affects not only soldiers, but ordinary citizens as well. Due to their massive economic significance for local and regional communities, military bases impact thousands of people, and thus encompass various political interests between local, state, and national levels. This reference work investigates the politics and key political figures involved in base-closing decisions, and considers various reasons why bases have been and continue to be closed down. An overview of the U.S. military base infrastructure as well as primary documents is included to help students understand the BRAC Commission process between 1988-2005. The book also analyzes the closure of overseas bases outside of the BRAC process. Ideal for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, this comprehensive handbook is the only complete reference guide to military base closings. Between 1988 and 1995, the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission closed down 97 bases and realigned over 350 other bases. A hot button topic in the military field, base-closings is an important issue that affects not only soldiers, but ordinary citizens as well. Due to their massive economic significance for local and regional communities, military bases impact thousands of people, and thus encompass various political interests between local, state, and national levels. This reference work investigates the politics and key political figures involved in base-closing decisions, and considers various reasons why bases have been and continue to be closed down. An overview of the U.S. military base infrastructure as well as primary documents are included to help students understand the BRAC Commission process between 1988-2005. Ideal for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, this comprehensive handbook is the only complete reference guide to military base closings.
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 80 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 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 Military Base Closure written by Tadlock Cowan and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission submitted its final report to the Administration on September 8, 2005. The President concurred with the Commission report and forwarded it to Congress on September 15, 2005. The report lists the military installations that the BRAC Commission approved for closing or realigning and their reasons for either supporting or rejecting the Department of Defense's original list of recommended closures and realignments. The Commission rejected 13 of the Department's recommendations, significantly modified the recommendations for 13 other installations, and approved 22 major closures. The loss of related jobs, and efforts to replace them and implement a viable base reuse plan, can pose significant challenges for affected communities. While base closures and realignments often create socioeconomic distress in communities initially, research has shown that they generally have not had the dire effects that many communities expected. For rural areas, however, the impacts can be greater and the economic recovery slower. Drawing from existing studies, this report assesses the potential community impacts and proposals for minimizing those impacts.
Download or read book Base Redevelopment Planning for Brac Sites Military Base Closure Surplus Property Determination Outreach to State and Local Government Non Profits and Homeless Assistance Providers written by U. S. Military and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-11-26 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A military base closure, while initially a source of significant local economic impacts, also represents the single most important opportunity for a community to make a dramatic, positive change in the local economy, especially in response to the loss of jobs. For some communities, former military property is ideally situated with strong prospects for redevelopment due to a location near, or in the midst of, rapidly growing, prosperous communities. For other communities, the presence of a less robust local economy, an isolated location, or limited redevelopment opportunities and resources makes the planning effort more challenging. The redevelopment plan is the catalyst for a successful local response to base realignment or closure impacts. While no two communities are alike, and the redevelopment planning process is never routine, successful communities typically provide for a broad-based public planning effort to build consensus for redevelopment, and take actions to ensure the uses recommended in the redevelopment plan are formally incorporated into the local government's ongoing planning and economic development initiatives.Section 1 Overview of Base Redevelopment Planning * Section 2 Base Redevelopment Planning Process * Section 3 Surplus Property Determination * Section 4 Preparation of Base Redevelopment Plan * Section 5 Outreach to State and Local Government, Non-profits, and Homeless Assistance Providers * Section 6 Refinement of Base Redevelopment Plan * Section 7 Beyond Base Redevelopment PlanningOEA has been "helping communities help themselves" for more than 45 years. From this experience an orderly economic adjustment transition process has evolved, along with the realization that meeting this challenge requires energy, vision, and community leadership through an effective local organization. For communities experiencing the possible availability of property as a result of a base closure or realignment, the Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA) serves as the local organization focusing on all economic adjustment activities, including preparation of a base redevelopment plan. How well an affected community organizes itself to solicit broad-based, inclusive public participation in preparing the base redevelopment plan is a major factor in the success of the community's economic transition.
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 Military Base Closures written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 32 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.
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Download or read book Salvaging Community written by Michael Touchton and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Military Base Closures written by James R. Reifsnyder and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the Dept. of Defense (DoD) prepares for the 2005 base realignment & closure (BRAC) round, questions continue to be raised about the transfer & environmental cleanup of unneeded property arising from the prior 4 BRAC rounds & their impact on cost & savings & on local economies. This report describes DoD's progress in implementing prior BRAC post-closure actions. It addresses: (1) the transfer of unneeded base property to other users, (2) the magnitude of the net savings accruing from the prior rounds, (3) estimated costs for environmental cleanup of BRAC property, & (4) the economic recovery of communities affected by base closures. Charts & tables.
Download or read book Economic Base Changes in Counties Impacted by Military Base Closures written by Andrea D. Moore and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fear of long-term detrimental economic and social impacts and uncertainty of recovery are common community reactions to news of impending economic shock such as closure of a local military base. Driven by economic base theory, this study examines the pre- and post-closure changes to and the relationships between export and residentiary employment within the US counties affected by the 1995 and 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) closures. Analysis of changes in the overall economic base composition of impacted counties has been little addressed within existing base closure research, especially for the most recent 1995 and 2005 BRAC rounds. Using county-level industry employment data from 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2014, multipliers calculated using OLS regression models provide details as to the relationships between basic and non-basic industry sectors in affected counties over time, examining both rounds separately. A shift-share analysis on select locations examines changes on the local level in greater detail. The absence of any similar economic base changes between two BRAC rounds refutes the notion that communities affected by military base closure should expect the same impacts. Multipliers are varied when comparing the study areas for the 1995 and 2005 BRAC closure rounds, suggesting that local factors have an influence on those economic base changes. Shift-share results reinforce the impact of local competitive factors, which include location and efforts of the local planners and community. As supported by previous research on military base closures, post-closure redevelopment and recovery will depend on the unique local situations.
Download or read book Military Base Closure written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congress has authorized the U.S. Department of Defense to begin its fifth round of military base realignment and closing since 1988. A list of bases that the department recommends closing or aligning was presented to the recently established Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission for its consideration on May 13, 2005. The department - generated list recommends 33 major closures and 29 major realignments by 2011. In addition, 48 bases are recommended for significant expansion. The loss of related jobs, and efforts to replace them and implement a viable base reuse plan, will pose significant challenges for affected communities. While the base closures and realignments create substantial socioeconomic distress in communities initially, research has shown that they generally have not had the dire effects that many communities expected. For rural areas, however, the impacts can be greater and the economic recovery much slower. Drawing from existing studies, this report assesses the potential community impacts and proposals for minimizing those impacts.
Download or read book BRAC mandated Military Airfield Closures written by Bret D. Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) endeavor has long caused significant angst in communities hosting a military base. These communities, of course, fear economic doom if their base were to be closed. Are these fears well-founded? How have communities actually fared following a base closure? This paper examines the short- and long-term economic fortunes of communities that experienced a BRAC-mandated military base closure during the 1990s. It adds to the body of research on the subject by examining a large number of communities, establishing a valid control group, and examining economic fortunes over nearly 20 years following base closure."--Abstract.
Download or read book The Political Economy of Military Base Redevelopment written by Chandler S. Reilly and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process, initiated in 1988 to regulate U.S. military base closures and realignments, has been through five rounds and resulted in the closure of 121 major bases. Once the government decides to close a base, the property is commonly transferred to local communities for reuse. The design of the BRAC process tied the hands of Congress and limited political influences over bases chosen for closure. Although BRAC constrains conventional political motivations at the closure stage, researchers have overlooked the political economy of base redevelopment after closure has occurred. This paper fills this gap by examining the post-closure process with emphasis on the epistemic limitations facing political actors in designing the redevelopment process to achieve economic prosperity and the incentives this creates for rent-seeking behavior.
