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Oct 1, 2017 · Benefits. Sociocultural Analysis. HTS’s raison d’etre was the mapping of the human terrain. In the non- or semi-permissive environments that characterized Iraq and Afghanistan, trained professionals could uniquely and quickly offer qualitative exploratory research to combat units.
Provide detailed analyses of individuals, the social environment, and social structure of the area of operations. These are the key human terrain data points that can effect unit planning, operations, and key leader engagements. Facilitation of the relationships between the unit and cultural leaders is key.
Aug 15, 2014 · This paper reviews the history of human terrain in three forms: as a human behavioral concept, a conflict based application, and a multidisciplinary area of research. It investigates the history of the term and its evolution from anthropological foundations to human geography and geospatial intelligence.
Aug 15, 2016 · This paper. reviews the history of human terrain in three forms: as a human behavioral concept, a conflict based application, and a multidisciplinary area of research. It investigates the....
Feb 8, 2017 · Roberto J. González. 489 Accesses. 2 Citations. Abstract. This chapter analyzes the rise and fall of the US Army’s human terrain system (HTS), which was created in 2006 and was terminated in 2014. It cost taxpayers at least $725 million, making it the most expensive social science program in history.
Oct 15, 2015 · PDF | On Oct 15, 2015, Stephen Norgard published The Human Terrain System: History, Applicability, and Controversy | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate.
Apr 4, 2018 · The article explores the reasons behind the program’s rapid rise and its subsequent demise, and it also discusses the long-term impacts of the programme – most notably the survival and propagation of the ‘human terrain’ concept within military and intelligence agencies, particularly as applied to techno-scientific methods of counterinsurgency.
