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ekistics
[ih-kis-tiks]
noun
the scientific study of human settlements, drawing on diverse disciplines, including architecture, city planning, and behavioral science.
ekistics
/ ɪˈɪɪ /
noun
(functioning as singular) the science or study of human settlements
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈ쾱پ adjective
- ˌ쾱ˈپ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ekistics1
Example Sentences
In 2016, he persuaded the Board of Public Works to file a lawsuit canceling its redevelopment deal with Baltimore-based Ekistics.
Ekistics countersued the state for $70 million in damages.
Michael J. Edney, a lawyer representing Ekistics, accused Hogan of “the hollowing out of State Center” and said the economic loss of the removed workers cannot be replaced.
As proprietor of the multidisciplinary science of human settlements he calls Ekistics, he foresees the gradual evolution of "Ecumenopolis"�a world city formed by overlapping megalopolises.
Among the most grandiose are those advanced by Constantinos Apostolos Doxiadis, 56, inventor and prophet of "ekistics," meaning the science of human settlements.
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