Scoping Report for a Scenario-Based Planning Protocol for Application in the Regions of Army Installations

摘要

Military installations across the United States are experiencing a number of challenges related to natural resources and natural resource management issues both on and off the installation. Demands of the military mission are often seen as competing or conflicting with the interests of management boards, planning organizations, and other interest groups. The objective of this work is to describe a regional scenario-based land use planning methodology, and explore how a standardized protocol for comprehensive military land use planning in a regional context could be developed and applied. This research is to conduct a scoping study that describes regional scenario- based planning methodology, evaluates its potential for application to military land use planning, and presents characteristics and criteria for development of a generalized scenario-based planning protocol adapted for military use. It is recommended as a result of this scoping study that the Army further pursue development of a less expensive, more efficient, and Army-adapted methodology for applying scenario-based planning to installation and MACOM-level requirements.