| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 319 pages) : color illustrations |
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text file PDF |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Note |
"Prepared for the United States Army." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-319). |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Land development and environmental trends -- 3. Sustainability : communities, transportation, and agriculture trends -- 4. Buildings and energy trends -- 5. Information technology trends -- 6. Relevant societal trends -- 7. Conclusions and main recommendations. |
| Summary |
Army installations of the future will most likely be shaped and influenced by trends and pressures external to the Army, such as technology changes and land-use pressures. This study sets out to assess how trends external to Army installations to 2025 may affect the Army's ability to provide quality installation services and infrastructure. Trend areas examined include: loss of biodiversity, urbanization and sprawling communities, sustainable buildings, energy, sustainable transportation, water scarcity, sustainable communities, societal trends, sustainable agriculture, online communities, climate change, robotics, and pervasive computing. RAND researchers found that such trends have the potential to cause harm to installation operations including testing, training, and construction activities; to cost or save the Army significant amounts in the future; to hurt or improve Soldier and Family quality of life; to improve installation operations; to help meet future installation requirements; and to improve or hurt environmental conditions. This report provides the final study results, including findings about what the key trends are and how they are likely to affect installations, sources for tracking the trends, and the study team's recommendations about Army actions to take advantage of positive trends and mitigate the impact of negative ones. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Military bases, American -- Environmental aspects.
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Military bases, American -- Environmental aspects. |
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Military bases, American. |
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Military bases, American -- Social aspects.
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Military bases, American -- Social aspects. |
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Military bases, American -- Forecasting.
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Forecasting. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Rand Corporation, publisher.
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| ISBN |
9780833082695 (electronic book) |
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0833082698 (electronic book) |
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