Do villages still matter?

dc.contributor.advisorSepp, Kalev
dc.contributor.authorLommel, Matthew R.
dc.contributor.departmentDefense Analysis (DA)
dc.contributor.secondreaderWarren, Camber
dc.dateDec-16
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-09T00:02:18Z
dc.date.available2017-02-09T00:02:18Z
dc.date.issued2016-12
dc.description.abstractIn 2014, the United Nations reported that there were 28 cities in the world with populations of over 10 million. In 2016, there were 34 of these megacities and by the year 2030 the UN estimates that there will be 41. As a result, concerns over rapid megacity growth have become the focus of U.S. military planners and strategists attempting to determine how to best operate in the future megacity environment. In light of these demographic shifts and in the face of rapid megacity growth, this research asks the question: Do villages still matter? Three case studies were chosen that cover a wide geographic range, selecting two contemporary cases in areas with some of the highest rates of urbanization. The historic case broadens the geographic scope of the study, but also provides historical insights into how each variable influenced success or failure once an insurgency occupied the urban terrain. Ultimately, this thesis concludes that in spite of megacity growth, if in tomorrow's conflict the state chooses to take the fight to where the insurgent seeks refuge, it will likely occur in the mountains, jungles and deserts, for control of villages.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.serviceMajor, United States Armyen_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/dovillagesstillm1094551575
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/51575
dc.publisherMonterey, California: Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsThis publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.en_US
dc.subject.authormegacitiesen_US
dc.subject.authorurbanizationen_US
dc.subject.authorcounterinsurgencyen_US
dc.subject.authorvillagesen_US
dc.subject.authorsafe havensen_US
dc.subject.authorrelative deprivationen_US
dc.subject.authorpolarizationen_US
dc.subject.authorurbanen_US
dc.subject.authorruralen_US
dc.titleDo villages still matter?en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineDefense Analysisen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameMaster of Science in Defense Analysisen_US
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