Military installations and cities in the twenty-first century share many of the same dynamics and face many of the same challenges – i.e. the same environmental, climatic, and anthropogenic pressures. The military response to these challenges is, however, constrained by hierarchy and the culture of command and control. In a city, informal adaptations, experiments and solutions can arise to pressing urban issues that were unanticipated or unanswered by the formal city. By contrast, decisions and solutions in military installations have traditionally come down the chain of command. In an ever more complex world in which the future is ambiguous and change is a certainty, top-down decision making and the predictive sciences, alone, will not be enough to ensure a sustainable future. Cities and military installations will need to be adaptable and resilient to survive the complex, ever-changing, and uncertain threats of the future.


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    Title :

    Military Installations and Cities in the Twenty-First Century: Towards Sustainable Military Installations and Adaptable Cities


    Additional title:

    NATO Science Peace Security Ser.C


    Contributors:
    Linkov, Igor (editor) / Harmon, B. A. (author) / Goran, W. D. (author) / Harmon, R. S. (author)


    Publication date :

    2013-08-12


    Size :

    27 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English