EKISTICS

The Science of Human Settlement

The term Ekistics (coined by Constantinos
Apostolos Doxiadis in 1942) applies to the
science of human settlements. It includes
regional, city, community planning and dwelling
design.



The scope of ekistics


In terms of outdoor recreation, the
term ekistics relationship is used to
describe one's relationship with the
natural world and how they view the
resources with in it.
In order to create the cities of the
future, we need to systematically develop a
science of human settlements.
This science, termed Ekistics,
will take into consideration the principles man
takes into account when building his
settlements, as well as the evolution of human
settlements through history in terms of size
and quality.
The target is to
build the city of optimum size, that is, a city
which respects human dimensions.