megacities

Match Made in Heaven? Or Hell?: Megacities and Autonomous Systems

SWJED — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 04:27:14 +0000

Match Made in Heaven? Or Hell?: Megacities and Autonomous Systems SWJED Sat, 08/25/2018 - 12:27am

This article is the latest addition to the U.S. Army TRADOC G2 Mad Scientist Initiative’s Future of Warfare 2030-2050 project at Small Wars Journal. Autonomous systems in a complex city environment would present both opportunities and challenges for U.S. Army units operating in such environments. Over the next decades, technologies will also transform these operating environments.

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A Flexible Data-Centric Approach for Modeling and Analyzing Hyper Connected Megacities

SWJED — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 10:27:31 +0000

A Flexible Data-Centric Approach for Modeling and Analyzing Hyper Connected Megacities SWJED Fri, 07/14/2017 - 6:27am

TRADOC Mad Scientist Project: Megacities - or more generally Dense Urban Areas - will emerge at the epicenter of future events necessitating military intervention.

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Fighting in Megacities - The Army’s Next Challenge

SWJED — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 11:49:40 +0000

Fighting in Megacities - The Army’s Next Challenge SWJED Wed, 04/05/2017 - 7:49am

General Milley is right. We need to take on the megacity combat challenge. If the enemy know we can fight there and win, he is much less likely to fight there at all.

On the Likelihood of Large Urban Conflict in the 21st Century

SWJED — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 15:56:34 +0000

On the Likelihood of Large Urban Conflict in the 21st Century SWJED Sat, 03/25/2017 - 11:56am

Despite the growing emphasis on megacity contingencies, many question the premise of U.S. participation in megacity conflict.

Ten Million is Not Enough: Coming to Grips with Megacities’ Challenges and Opportunities

SWJED — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 23:37:23 +0000

Ten Million is Not Enough: Coming to Grips with Megacities’ Challenges and Opportunities

In 2008 over half of the world's population lived in urban areas - at that point more of earth’s residents lived in built-up areas than there were people in the world forty years before.

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megacities

Match Made in Heaven? Or Hell?: Megacities and Autonomous Systems

A Flexible Data-Centric Approach for Modeling and Analyzing Hyper Connected Megacities

Fighting in Megacities - The Army’s Next Challenge

On the Likelihood of Large Urban Conflict in the 21st Century

Ten Million is Not Enough: Coming to Grips with Megacities’ Challenges and Opportunities

Ten Million is Not Enough: Coming to Grips with Megacities’ Challenges and Opportunities

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