Megacities and the United States Army : preparing for a complex and uncertain future / Colonel Marc Harris [and five others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Harris, Marc

Contributor:

United States. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief of Staff. Megacities Concept Team, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--Operational readiness.

United States.

United States. Army.

Cities and towns--Strategic aspects.

Cities and towns.

Urban warfare.

Military doctrine--United States.

Military doctrine.

Armed Forces--Operational readiness.

Genre:

Online resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (28 pages) : color illustrations, map

Place of Publication:

Arlington, VA : Chief of Staff of the Army, Strategic Studies Group, Megacities Concept Team, 2014.

Summary:

This document is a first effort to explore the megacity challenge. The strategic significance of these places is explored, as well as the gap in both the Army's and, more broadly, the Joint Community's understanding of them. An approach for strategically appreciating megacities is offered, and case study vignettes from cities across the globe illustrate unique challenges posed by megacities. Finally, a series of first-order questions about the way forward are posed to provoke thought about how the Army might lead the effort to address the challenges posed by megacities.

Notes:

"June 2014."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 24-26).

Online resource; title from PDF cover page (Army, viewed January 9, 2015).

Other Format:

Print version: Harris, Marc. Megacities and the United States Army

OCLC:

899745432