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 othersrsquo; experiences of successful regeneration.
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