From Barracks to Business: The M.I.T. Report on Base Redevelopment

摘要

Between 1988 and 1995, Base Realignment and Closure commissions designated 97 of495 major military bases for closing and hundreds of others for realignment. Base closings cost many jobs, military and civilian. The federal government's development strategy has been to provide a framework for local action. Bases offer both special opportunities and problems for redevelopment. Opportunities include desirable locations and large holdings. However, most bases needed major reconfiguration. Local communities responded positively during the base closure process. One of their first tasks was to create a management organization, known as a local redevelopment authority (LRA). Successful LRAs had strategies in common: They anticipated the closing and took action early. They anticipated the needs of private developers and end-users by streamlining the various approval processes. They were problem solvers. Finally, they had patience, creating realistic plans and building long-term support. Civilian use at the bases in this study had been in progress a relatively short time.