Assessment of the Need for Assistance to Communities Affected by Chemical Demilitarization: Final Report

Abstract

Congress is concerned about the negative economic consequences that construction, operation, and closure of eight chemical demilitarization facilities might have on their surrounding communities. IDA used a regional economic model called REMI to determine whether federal compensation to those communities is needed. The model estimated the incremental costs and benefits associated with each facility. The results suggest that the net economic impacts are usually negative for the counties where the facilities reside as well as for the greater local regions. But at the state level, the model consistently predicts a positive economic impact that outweighs the local losses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA396846

Entities

People

  • Alec W. Salerno
  • Henry L. Eskew
  • John J. Cloos
  • John W. Bailey
  • Shaun K. Mcgee
  • Thomas P. Frazier

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Commerce
  • Cost Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economic Development
  • Economic Models
  • Employment
  • Investments
  • Local Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis