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Description:
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This study examines community involvement in major U .S . military base
closures and realignments from 1988 to 2001 . There were four waves of base closures
during this time . They were in 1988 , 1991 , 1993 , and 1995 . Community involvement
became an important criterion in the reuse decisions for the closed bases .
The methods used in this study are the literature review , a questionnaire with
analysis and three case studies . The literature review looks at the subject of community
involvement in general and community involvement in connection with closed military
bases .
The questionnaire was sent to 107 closed bases with fifty one base
representatives responding . The contents of the completed questionnaires were analyzed
for community involvement both during the base closure phase and the reuse phase .
There are three analyses based on community involvement plus a description of the
involvement techniques used . The first analysis uses the Community Involvement
Analysis . The results of this analysis were as follows . Community satisfaction depended
upon the community elements . In the next analysis , the Representation Analysis , community satisfaction depended upon the amount of representation and time of
representation . The regression analysis also showed that amount of representation and
time of representation to be optimum . The third analysis , the Involvement Analysis uses
the type and amount of community involvement , the amount of representation and the
time for representation for the analysis . The results were that the best model was the
type and amount of community involvement and amount of representation .
In addition , participation methods employed by the base redevelopment agencies
were described . Strategic planning was the overall method of community involvement
used and multiple involvement methods were used in that framework .
Finally , three bases were identified in the questionnaire as candidates for further
study and discussed in the study . They were Naval Air Station Cecil Field in
Jacksonville , Florida , Glenview Naval Air Station in Glenview , Illinois and Bayonne
Military Ocean Terminal in Bayonne , New Jersey . The study of these bases provided
more information on the base closure process . |