The Closing And Reuse Of The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

Author : Ronald Wayne Hess
Publisher : RAND Corporation
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Closing and Reuse of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard written by Ronald Wayne Hess and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 2001 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report describes the distinctly European business philosophy of the eventual tenant, Norwegian shipbuilding giant Kvaerner, and the conditions of its deal with the city and concludes that the Philadelphia example should be considered by other U.S. military shipyards that might be faced with closure in the future.

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Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The Closing and Reuse of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The end of the Cold War left the United States with a larger defense infrastructure than needed to ensure the nation's security in the post-Cold War era. Accordingly, at the instigation of the Defense Department, Congress passed Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) legislation to enable the department to close, reorganize, or other-wise convert assets to other purposes. Four rounds of BRAC closures ensued, resulting in the closure of 97 of 495 major installations. One of these was the Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although considerable work has been done to examine the economic consequences of closing or scaling back shipyards, ' these efforts have not had a great deal of quantitative data to examine. Thus, the closure of four shipyards during the BRAC process provided a unique opportunity to gather specific data about costs of closure and reuse of temporarily excess shipbuilding facilities. Recognizing this opportunity, the Navy asked RAND's National Defense Research Institute to develop a case study of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (PNSY).

Author : Joseph-James Ahern
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738590240
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Philadelphia Naval Shipyard written by Joseph-James Ahern and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first government-owned navy yard in Philadelphia, the birthplace of the nation and the largest city in the young republic, was started with two docks in 1798. The area was enlarged and shipbuilding at this site increased, notably during the War of 1812 and the Civil War. The yard's area was not dramatically increased, however, until the federal government purchased the 800-acre League Island and closed the former facility in 1868. The golden age of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard came during World War II, when it built fifty-three ships and converted or overhauled some twelve hundred more. Workers at the yard numbered seventy thousand at its peak. After the 1970s, however, shipbuilding was discontinued. The yard continued to serve its country through the modernization of existing craft, but it was closed by the government in 1990 and officially decommissioned in 1996.

Author : Jeffery M. Dorwart
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780812235753
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Philadelphia Navy Yard written by Jeffery M. Dorwart and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Begun in 1762 as a collection of skilled shipwrights, the Philadelphia Navy Yard witnessed the birth of the US Navy and the Marine Corps, and played a leading role in technical innovation. This work on the contributions of America's first government-operated naval shipyard provides a complete history of the relationship of this important facility to local and national politics and social and economic change. Includes bandw historical photos and illustrations. Dorwart teaches history at Rutgers University-Camden. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

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Total Pages : 218 pages
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Download or read book Philadelphia (former) Naval Base Hospital, Disposal and Reuse written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephen P. Carlson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Charlestown Navy Yard written by Stephen P. Carlson and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David S. Sorenson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313082685
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Military Base Closure written by David S. Sorenson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-11-30 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1988 and 1995, the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission closed down 97 bases and realigned over 350 other bases. A hot button topic in the military field, base-closings is an important issue that affects not only soldiers, but ordinary citizens as well. Due to their massive economic significance for local and regional communities, military bases impact thousands of people, and thus encompass various political interests between local, state, and national levels. This reference work investigates the politics and key political figures involved in base-closing decisions, and considers various reasons why bases have been and continue to be closed down. An overview of the U.S. military base infrastructure as well as primary documents is included to help students understand the BRAC Commission process between 1988-2005. The book also analyzes the closure of overseas bases outside of the BRAC process. Ideal for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, this comprehensive handbook is the only complete reference guide to military base closings. Between 1988 and 1995, the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission closed down 97 bases and realigned over 350 other bases. A hot button topic in the military field, base-closings is an important issue that affects not only soldiers, but ordinary citizens as well. Due to their massive economic significance for local and regional communities, military bases impact thousands of people, and thus encompass various political interests between local, state, and national levels. This reference work investigates the politics and key political figures involved in base-closing decisions, and considers various reasons why bases have been and continue to be closed down. An overview of the U.S. military base infrastructure as well as primary documents are included to help students understand the BRAC Commission process between 1988-2005. Ideal for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, this comprehensive handbook is the only complete reference guide to military base closings.

Author : Samer Bagaeen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317220994
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Regeneration of Former Military Sites written by Samer Bagaeen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-10 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable Regeneration of Former Military Sites is the first book to analyze a profound land use change happening all over the world: the search for sustainable futures for property formerly dedicated to national defense now becoming redundant, disposed of and redeveloped. The new military necessity for rapid flexible response requires quite different physical resources from the massive fixed positions of the Cold War, with huge tracts of land and buildings looking for new uses. The transition from military to civilian life for these complex, contaminated, isolated, heritage laden and often contested sites in locations ranging from urban to remote is far from easy. There is very little systematic analysis of what follows base closures, leaving communities, governments, developers, and planners experimenting with untested land use configurations, partnership structures, and financing strategies. With twelve case studies drawn from different countries, many written by those involved, Sustainable Regeneration of Former Military Sites enables the diverse stakeholders in these projects to discover unique opportunities for reuse and learn from others’ experiences of successful regeneration.

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Total Pages : 218 pages
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Download or read book Federal Register written by and published by . This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Samer Bagaeen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317220986
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Regeneration of Former Military Sites written by Samer Bagaeen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-10 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable Regeneration of Former Military Sites is the first book to analyze a profound land use change happening all over the world: the search for sustainable futures for property formerly dedicated to national defense now becoming redundant, disposed of and redeveloped. The new military necessity for rapid flexible response requires quite different physical resources from the massive fixed positions of the Cold War, with huge tracts of land and buildings looking for new uses. The transition from military to civilian life for these complex, contaminated, isolated, heritage laden and often contested sites in locations ranging from urban to remote is far from easy. There is very little systematic analysis of what follows base closures, leaving communities, governments, developers, and planners experimenting with untested land use configurations, partnership structures, and financing strategies. With twelve case studies drawn from different countries, many written by those involved, Sustainable Regeneration of Former Military Sites enables the diverse stakeholders in these projects to discover unique opportunities for reuse and learn from others’ experiences of successful regeneration.