ekistics

[ih-kis-tiks]

noun

(used with a singular verb)

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

ekistics

/ ɪˈkɪstɪks /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• ekistic adjective
• ekistician noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ekistics¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ekistics¹

C20: from Greek oikistikos of or concerning settlements, from oikizein to settle (a colony), from oikos a house