Overview of Activity Master Planning in the United States Navy

摘要

The objective of this report is to provide an overview of activity master planning in th U.S. Navy. Definitions, key players and funding are addressed. The history of urban planning is reviewed due to its parallels with Navy master planning. Some general problems associated with planning are discussed. From this basis an overview of the master planning document and steps for completion are outlined. Chapters are devoted to specific sections of the master plan including requirements analysis, analysis of constraints, concept development, and results. Two master plan developments from the 1960's and one from the 1980's are reviewed to show various considerat ions when producing a master plan. For many years, Naval bases were constructed to meet current needs and missions without regard to any long range planning. No overall planning was invoked to construct the activities in a logical fashion. During and after World War II, the naval base in Argentia, Newfoundland, grew tremendously and problems developed due to this lack of planning. Reviewingthe overall disorganization at Argentia spurred the Navy to begin developing the concept of master planning.