Logics of change for military-to-wildlife conversions in the United States |
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| Authors: | David Havlick |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, COH2, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, USA |
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| Abstract: | Since 1988, more than 20 US military bases have been redesignated as national wildlife refuges. In order to understand the
processes of these military-to-wildlife (M2W) conversions and their implications, I examine three logics that help to produce
these particular changes: Biodiversity, Brownfields, and Serendipity. These logics contribute to a broader discourse of ecological
militarization that frames military practices as compatible with and contributing to environmental protection. I focus on
the case of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado, USA, to examine how these logics of conversion are mobilized into practice,
and what such changes mean as they bring militarism and environmental conservation together in reconfigured spaces.
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| Keywords: | Ecological militarization Environmental discourse Military base closures National wildlife refuge Rocky Mountain Arsenal |
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