Titled The Thin Green Line: An Assessment of DoDs Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative to Buffer Installation Encroachment, the RAND report also says that:
The report notes, however, that it is too soon to tell if such efforts will prevent significant encroachment problems or at what total cost.
The key to combating this issue is speed, Lachman said. A number of these bases dont have the immediate funding or partnerships to compete with development pressures and buffer additional land, which in the long-term would save them money due to increases in property values over time.
For example, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina has a strategic and strong partnership with Beaufort County to conserve land near the installation. However, because of the success of the nearby Hilton Head resort and the increasing number of retirees settling in Beaufort County, development pres
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