Salvaging Community: How American Cities Rebuild Closed Military Bases
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Salvaging Community: How American Cities Rebuild Closed Military Bases

Salvaging Community: How American Cities Rebuild Closed Military Bases

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Michael Touchton (Author) Amanda J. Ashley (Author)  

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American communities face serious challenges when military bases close. But affected municipalities and metro regions are not doomed. Taking a long-term, flexible, and incremental approach, Michael Touchton and Amanda J. Ashley make strong recommendations for collaborative models of governance that can improve defense conversion dramatically and ensure benefits, even for low-resource municipalities. Communities can't control their economic situation or geographic location, but, as Salvaging Community shows, communities can control how they govern conversion processes geared toward redevelopment and reinvention. In Salvaging Community, Touchton and Ashley undertake a comprehensive evaluation of how such communities redevelop former bases following the Department of Defense's Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. To do so, they developed the first national database on military redevelopment and combine quantitative national analyses with three, in-depth case studies in California. Salvaging Community thus fills the void in knowledge surrounding redevelopment of bases and the disparate outcomes that affect communities after BRAC. The data presented in Salvaging Community points toward effective strategies for collaborative governance that address the present-day needs of municipal officials, economic development agencies, and non-profit organizations working in post-BRAC communities. Defense conversion is not just about jobs or economic rebound, Touchton and Ashley argue. Emphasizing inclusion and sustainability in redevelopment promotes rejuvenated communities and creates places where people want to live. As localities and regions deal with the legacy of the post-Cold War base closings and anticipate new closures in the future, Salvaging Community presents a timely and constructive approach to both economic and community development at the close of the military-industrial era. -- Cornell University Press 1 Line drawings, black and white; 8 Halftones, black and white; 7 Maps
Michael Touchton is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami. Amanda J. Ashley is Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Community Development in the School of Public Service at Boise State University. -- Cornell University Press
  • Contributor: Michael Touchton
  • Imprint: Cornell University Press
  • ISBN13: 9781501700064
  • Number of Pages: 276
  • Packaged Dimensions: 152x229mm
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Cornell University Press
  • Release Date: 2019-07-15
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Michael Touchton is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami. Amanda J. Ashley is Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Community Development in the School of Public Service at Boise State University. -- Cornell University Press

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