ekistics

ekistics
study of human settlement

Phrontistery dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • ekistics — ☆ ekistics [ē kis′tiks, ikis′tiks ] n. [< Gr oikos, house (see ECO ) + ICS] the science of city and area planning, dealing with the integration of the basic needs of both the individual and the entire community, as transportation,… …   English World dictionary

  • Ekistics — The term Ekistics (coined by Konstantinos Apostolos Doxiadis in 1942) applies to the science of human settlements. [Ekistics Summary] It includes regional, city, community planning and dwelling design. It involves the study of all kinds of human… …   Wikipedia

  • ekistics — /i kis tiks/, 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. Doxiadus (1913 1975), Greek… …   Universalium

  • ekistics — noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: Modern Greek oikistikē, from feminine of oikistikos of settlement, from Greek, from oikizein to settle, colonize, from oikos house more at vicinity Date: 1958 a science dealing with human… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ekistics — noun the scientific study of human settlements, and the planning and design of cities and other communities …   Wiktionary

  • ekistics — ekis·tics …   English syllables

  • ekistics — e•kis•tics [[t]ɪˈkɪs tɪks[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) soc archit. the scientific study of human settlements, drawing on diverse disciplines, including architecture, city planning, and behavioral science • Etymology: 1955–60; coined by… …   From formal English to slang

  • ekistics — /iˈkɪstɪks/ (say ee kistiks) noun the science of human settlements, ancient and modern, which seeks to understand the interrelationship between human beings, the shelters they devise, the infrastructures they establish, and their physical and… …  

  • ekistics —   n. scientific study of human settlements …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • ekistics — …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”