The Sustainable Installation Regional Resource Assessment (SIRRA) Capability. Version 1
Abstract
Historically, many military installations had been isolated from urban development, thus creating protected havens for unique natural and cultural resources. That has changed over the last several decades. Population growth and urban development around military installations have left installations in the midst of large urbanized areas. A combination of "encroachment" factors create significant pressure to alter land use practices on military installations. The Department of Defense (DOD) must reconcile training and stationing issues with requirements to address multi-faceted encroachment issues, to comply with environmental regulations, and with its desire to act as a good steward of natural resources. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) has initiated the Sustainability, Encroachment, and Room to Maneuver (SERM) program, which is developing new tools and approaches to help maintain the traditional and future operations planned for installations. These tools, data, and analyses support decisionmaking at national, regional, and local scales. The Sustainable Installations Regional Resource Assessment (SIRRA) methodology is one such tool. SIRRA begins initial assessment to define the salient issues that may impact installations now and in the future, thereby allowing decisionmaking within a broader and more informed context.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA431769
Entities
People
- Adams Sagert
- Donald F. Fournier
- Elisabeth M. Jenicek
- Natalie R. Downs
- William D. Goran
Organizations
- Engineer Research and Development Center