The thin green line : an assessment of DoD's Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative to buffer installation encroachment /

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Over the past few decades, military installations have experienced diminishing open space near their borders from suburban sprawl and other developments. Such encroachment pressures limit the ability to conduct mission-essential testing and training. Such development can also destroy or displace nat...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lachman, Beth E., 1960-
Corporate Authors: National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), Rand Corporation
Other Authors: Wong, Anny, 1968-, Resetar, Susan A., 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corp., 2007.
Subjects:
Military bases > Environmental aspects > United States.
Bases militaires > Aspect de l'environnement > États-Unis.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
Armed Forces > Environmental aspects
Military bases > Environmental aspects
United States > Armed Forces > Environmental aspects.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Understanding the encroachment threat
  • How encroachment is being addressed
  • Methodology and criteria for assessing the accomplishments of the buffering activities
  • Assessing accomplishments across all the buffering projects
  • Findings
  • Recommendations to improve military conservation buffering
  • Appendix A: The importance of biodiversity
  • Appendix B: An assessment of Eglin AFB's buffering activities
  • Appendix C: An assessment of Fort Carson's buffering activities
  • Appendix D: An assessment of Fort Stewart's buffering activities
  • Appendix E: An assessment of MCAS Beaufort's buffering activities
  • Appendix F: An assessment of NAS Fallon's buffering activities
  • Appendix G: An assessment of NAS Whiting Field's buffering activities
  • Appendix H: Background information on selected buffering projects
  • Appendix I: The land price trend analysis.

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