Military contingencies in megacities and sub-megacities / Phil Williams, Werner Selle.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Williams, Phil, 1948- author.

Selle, Werner, author.

Contributor:

Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute, publisher.

Army War College (U.S.). Press, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban warfare.

Urbanization--Political aspects.

Urbanization.

Genre:

Online resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 144 pages) : color illustrations

Place of Publication:

Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press, [2016]

System Details:

text file PDF

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.

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

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.

Notes:

"December 2016."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-144).

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SSI, viewed December 14, 2016).

OCLC:

965919657