ekistics

[ ih-kis-tiks ]
/ ɪˈkɪs tɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

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

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; see -ics

Words nearby ekistics

eke, eke out, ekg, ekistic, ekistician, ekistics, ekiti, ekman, ekman layer, ekman spiral, ekpwele

British Dictionary definitions for ekistics

ekistics
/ (ɪˈkɪstɪks) /

noun

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

Derived forms of ekistics

ekistic or ekistical, adjective ekistician, noun

Word Origin for ekistics

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