ekistics

American  

[ih-kis-tiks] / ɪˈkɪs tɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the scientific study of human settlements, drawing on diverse disciplines, including architecture, city planning, and behavioral science.

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ekistics British  

/ ɪˈkɪstɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the science or study of human settlements

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Other Word Forms

• ekistic adjective
• ekistician noun

Etymology

Origin of ekistics

1955–60; coined by Constantine A. Doxiadus (1913–1975), Greek urbanologist, ultimately < Greek oikistikōs, derivative of oikisía settlement, derivative of oîkos house; -ics

Example Sentences

In 2016, he persuaded the Board of Public Works to file a lawsuit canceling its redevelopment deal with Baltimore-based Ekistics.

From Washington Post

Ekistics countersued the state for $70 million in damages.

From Washington Post

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.

From Washington Post

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

Among the most grandiose are those advanced by Constantinos Apostolos Doxiadis, 56, inventor and prophet of "ekistics," meaning the science of human settlements.

From Time Magazine Archive