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1 online resource (xiv, 144 pages) : color illustrations |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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text file PDF rda |
| Note |
"December 2016." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-144). |
| Contents |
Introduction. Dimensions of urbanization -- The rationales for military contingencies in megacities and sub-megacities. Humanitarian disaster relief -- Military support for civilian authorities in a restoration of order -- Military intervention in a strategic city -- Military involvement in a city in the context of counterinsurgency -- The use of military force in a city in the context of a conflict between states -- Containment or quarantine of an urban pandemic -- Implications -- Conceptual thinking and layered intelligence for urban military contingencies. IPB level 1 : the subterranean dimension of cities -- IPB level 2 : the topography of cities -- IPB level 3 : cityscapes -- IPB level 4 : the service infrastructure -- IPB level 5 : the inhabitants of cities -- IPB level 6 : networks -- IPB level 7 : the flows -- IPB level 8 : governance in cities -- IPB level 9 : the rhythms of cities -- IPB layer 10 : the cyber dimension -- Implications -- Preparing for megacity operations. Highlighting the network of systems -- Understanding the battlefield -- Governance as a nightmare as well as potential savior -- Increased cooperation (inter-service and inter-agency) --Intelligence -- Private and public partnerships -- Regionally aligned forces (RAF) and partnerships -- The "equipment" -- The "personnel" -- Operating on the megacity battlefield. Traditional state-on-state war -- State vs. nontraditional actors -- Conclusion. Key findings and recommendations. |
| Summary |
"Urbanization is one of the most important mega-trends of the 21st century. Consequently, the possibility of U.S. military involvement in a megacity or sub-megacity is an eventuality that cannot be ignored. After elucidating the nature of urbanization and developing a typology in terms of smart, fragile, and feral cities, we give consideration to the kinds of contingencies that the U.S. military, especially the Army, needs to think about and prepare for. Understanding the city as a complex system or organism is critical and provides the basis for changes in intelligence, recruitment, training, equipment, operations, and tactics. One of the key takeaways is the need to understand the urban environment and the need to work with (instead of against) the flows and rhythms of a city. Without such an approach, the results of military involvement in such a formidable environment would likely be disastrous; with it, the prospects for success would at least be enhanced"--Publisher's web site. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SSI, viewed December 14, 2016). |
| Subject |
Urban warfare.
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Urbanization -- Political aspects.
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Urban warfare. (OCoLC)fst01162690
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Urbanization -- Political aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01162743
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| Genre/Form |
Online resources.
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| Added Author |
Selle, Werner, author.
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Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute, publisher.
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Army War College (U.S.). Press, publisher.
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| ISBN |
1584877359 |
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9781584877356 |
| Standard No. |
NLGGC 408609613 |
| Gpo Item No. |
0307-A-31 (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
D 101.146:M 47/2 |
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