Study on Military base
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Question: How has Ft. Belvoir impacted the development of its immediate surroundings?
How was Ft. Belvoir impacted the socio-economic, demographic, and environmental make up?
Impacts/Conflicts/Solutions
• Positive/Negative impacts? 1 page
o Pollution?
o Crime?
o Land degradation?
• Socio-economic change due to Ft. Belvoir 1 page
o Have we seen a rise in mean income?
o Have we seen emerging demographic groups?
o Change in real estate values?
o Change in amenities?
• Are there new developments? If so, of what nature?
• Land-use change 1 page
• Are we using land in other ways? New golf courses? New airfields? New modes of transportation(VRE)?
• Conservationist/preservationist movements?
o Is land being reclaimed? By who? For what purpose?
Potneital references:
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/CO%20Mil%20Value%20Study%20Unabridged%20Report%20FINAL%202015.pdf
https://www.ct.gov/ecd/lib/ecd/futures/6._bloomberg_defense_spending.pdf
https://www.aol.com/article/2010/08/17/military-base-closures-and-the-towns-they-leave-behind/19591698/
https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monograph_reports/2009/MR667.pdf
https://edq.sagepub.com/content/26/2/151.abstract
https://www.nber.org/papers/w6941
https://www.nber.org/papers/w6941.pdf
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RS22147.pdf
https://commerce.maryland.gov/Documents/ResearchDocument/MarylandMilitaryInstallationEconomicImpactStudy2015.pdf
https://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a257962.pdf
https://www.nccommerce.com/Portals/47/Publications/Industry%20Reports/The%20Economic%20Impact%20of%20the%20Military%20on%20North%20Carolina%20(3).pdf
https://www.ofm.wa.gov/economy/military/military.pdf
https://www.ncsl.org/research/military-and-veterans-affairs/military-s-impact-on-state-economies.aspx
https://www4.ncsu.edu/~baharmon/publications/military_installations_and_cities.pdf