Street smart intelligence preparation of the battlefield for urban operations

Urban operations are highly complex because of the multitudes of people and structures as well as the density of the city?s infrastructure. These same features complicate the intelligence and decisionmaking processes associated with military operations at the strategic, operational, and tactical le...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Medby, Jamison Jo (-)
Corporate Author: United States. Army (-)
Other Authors: Glenn, Russell W.
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Rand 2002.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009433083206719
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Summary:Urban operations are highly complex because of the multitudes of people and structures as well as the density of the city?s infrastructure. These same features complicate the intelligence and decisionmaking processes associated with military operations at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels of war. Intelligence preparation of the battlefield (IPB), the Army?s longstanding methodology for incorporating and analyzing relevant information for all types of operations, is currently not effective for tackling the operational and intelligence challenges of urban operations.
Item Description:"Prepared for the United States Army."
"MR-1287-A"--P. [4] of cover.
Physical Description:1 online resource (178 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-151).
ISBN:9781282283060
9780833033751
9786612283062
9780833033758