The closing and reuse of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard / Ronald W. Hess [et al.]

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hess, Ronald W. (Ronald Wayne), 1946- Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard.

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History.

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Military base conversion--Economic aspects--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Military base conversion.

Navy-yards and naval stations--Economic aspects--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Navy-yards and naval stations.

Shipbuilding--Economic aspects--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Shipbuilding.

Shipbuilding industry--Economic aspects--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Shipbuilding industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxviii, 114 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work first gives a brief history of the USA's first government-owned shipyard, and then details the costs to the Navy and the Philadelphia region of closing the yard and the city's hunt for a commercial tenant.

Contents:

Preface; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Background; Chapter Three: Base Closure Decisions; Chapter Four: Philadelphia's Reuse Plan; Chapter Five: The Navy's Closing Policies, Practices, and Costs; Chapter Six: First Attempt At A Private Shipyard: Meyer-Werft; Chapter Seven: Kvaerner: A Deal Is Struck; Chapter Eight: Aftermath Of The 1997 Kvaerner Contract; Chapter Nine: Observations; A. Ships Built At The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard; B. Philadelphia Naval Business Center Tenants; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781598752526

1598752529

OCLC:

649992893