The Criteria for Locating Military Barracks by Considering the Aspects of Passive Defense

Nowadays, cities have grown in size and some military centers like barracks which were located outside the urban perimeter, are now engulfed by the cities and have become part of them, which is a serious threat to missions. Finding a suitable place for the military center increases their operational and tactical power and their efficiency in protecting installations, and by using environmental and regional factors it decreases most of the military weaknesses which are the result of technological and financial constraints. Therefore, in this study, in addition to the general criteria for choosing a suitable place, passive defense criteria are also considered in order to reduce vulnerability against enemies’ threats. To identify effective indicators in locating, whilst achieving the objectives of the war and observing passive defense principles, we have investigated a wide range of military field indices from passive defense point of view. In this study we have classified the indicators by different criteria into three groups: a_physical-spatial and geographical indicators, b_ economic indicators and c_ other military and general indicators.