A Study of the Baseline Data Required to Conduct an Environmental Impact Analysis for the Hypothetical Closure of an Air Force Base.
Abstract
This thesis had two main purposes. The first purpose was to develop a list of the Air Force activities that are affected in a base closure and a list of the environmental attributes and descriptors which reflect the impact of a base closure. These lists were developed from the Handbook For Environmental Impact Analysis, an extensive review of Environmental Impact Statements and base closure literature, and interviews with Air Force personnel knowledgeable about base closures. The second purpose was to determine if the Wright-Patterson AFB TAB A-1 Environmental Narrative could be used as the baseline data source for an Environmental Impact Statement for a base closure. This was accomplished by analyzing the TAB A-1 for each of the base closure attributes and descriptors identified in the first portion of the research. The authors' conclusion is that while the TAB A-1 Environmental Narrative does contain the general topic areas required for a base closure analysis, the Wright-Patterson AFB TAB A-1 did not contain sufficiently detailed information to define the base closure impact in terms of the specific attributes and descriptors identified for base closures. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA044171
Entities
People
- Daniel E. Paterson
- James W. Kahler
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology