In Defense of a "Third Place": How Reassembling the Boundaries of an Urban Military Installation can Maintain Security while Uniting the Community
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Deluliis, Peter James
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2019-07-31
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31 July 2019
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Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School
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en_US
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Throughout the history of human civilization, no man made structure has been used to defend territory more than the Wall. Walls have been used to delineate the edges of empires, separate communities, limit migration and provide protection from enemies. As a result, the Wall has become synonymous with imperialism, segregation, racism and isolationism. But what about instances when security outweighs all other concerns? Is there a way to use the wall to maintain defensible space without negatively impacting the greater community? In the case of a military installation located in an urban environment, this is a real issue. Walls which protect the sensitive content within, also serve to divide the community. These necessary physical barriers have the incidental consequence of segregating the service members and government civilians within from the community which they serve. I contend that the thoughtful treatment of these barriers can create a “third place” ripe for interaction between the installation and the surrounding community. By designing retail, educational and cultural spaces along the border, the security of the installation can remain intact while also fostering an active relationship with its surroundings. After all, as Eduardo Lozano states, "a settlement with internal defense walls cannot be called a true community."
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.