ekistics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The scientific study of human settlements, and the planning and design of cities and other communities.

Word forms

ekistics

Etymology

From Ancient Greek οἰκίστικα (oikístika), from οἰκιστής (oikistḗs, “colonizer”). Coined by Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis in 1942.

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