National Patterns and Community Impacts of Major Domestic U.S. Military Base Closures, 1988-present
Description:
This thesis analyses major U.S. military bases closed by the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission since 1988. The study focuses on geographic patterns of pre-existing versus BRAC bases, statistical attributes, environmental restoration, and reuse of bases. Comparative case studies supplement the analysis, highlighting rural versus urban location, success versus failure, politics, conflict, and local versus national goals. Thesis findings are that: 92 bases closed versus 97 commonly pu…
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Date:
August 2004
Creator:
Webster, Sean T.
Partner:
UNT Libraries