"This document is a first effort to explore the megacity challenge. The strategic significance of these places is explored, as well as the gap in both the Army's and, more broadly, the Joint Community's understanding of them. An approach for strategically appreciating megacities is offered, and case study vignettes from cities across the globe illustrate unique challenges posed by megacities. Finally, a series of first-order questions about the way forward are posed to provoke thought about how the Army might lead the effort to address the challenges posed by megacities"--Page 3.

Photocopy. "June 2014"--Cover.

Executive summary -- Strategic significance -- Methodology -- The gap -- Strategic appreciation -- Conclusions -- A way forward.