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ekistics
e·kis·tics E0063600 (ĭ-kĭs′tĭks)n. (used with a sing. verb) The science of human settlements, including city or community planning and design.
[Modern Greek oikistikē, from feminine of Greek oikistikos, of settlements, from oikistēs, colonizer, founder, from oikizein, to settle, from oikos, house; see economy.]
e·kis′tic, e·kis′ti·cal adj.ek′is·ti′cian (ĕk′ĭ-stĭsh′ən) n.ekistics (ɪˈkɪstɪks) n (Sociology) (functioning as singular) the science or study of human settlements[C20: from Greek oikistikos of or concerning settlements, from oikizein to settle (a colony), from oikos a house] eˈkistic, eˈkistical adj ˌekisˈtician ne•kis•tics (ɪˈkɪs tɪks)
n. (used with a sing. v.) the scientific study of human settlements, drawing on diverse disciplines, including architecture, city planning, and behavioral science. [1955–60; coined by Constantine A. Doxiadis (1913–75), Greek urbanologist, ultimately < Greek oikistikōs, derivative of oikisía settlement, derivative of oîkos house; see -ics] e•kis′tic, e•kis′ti•cal, adj. e•kis•ti•cian (ɪ kɪˈstɪʃ ən, ˌi kɪ-) n. ekistics
ekisticsThe science of how people settle land areas, including urban development. |