DIOXIADIS THEORY OF ESKITICS

Def.-. Ekistics concerns the science 1. first principle is maximization of man's potential 3. third principle is optimization of man's
of human settlements, including protective
regional, city, community planning contacts with the elements of nature (such as
and dwelling design.  water and space, which means the selection of such a
distance from
 In order to create the cities of the trees), with other people, and with the works of
future, we need to systematically man (such other persons, animals, or objects that he can
develop a science of human keep his
settlements. as buildings and roads). This, after all, amounts to
Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis
an contacts with them (first principle) without any
(also Konstantinos; 14 May 1913 – 28 kind of
June 1975) operational definition of personal human freedom.
4. fourthor
sensory principle is optimization
psychological of the quality of man's
discomfort
It is in
 
relationship with his environment, which consists of
accordance with this principle that man
abandoned the nature, society, shells (buildings and houses of all sorts),
Garden of Eden and is today attempting to and networks (ranging from roads to telecommunications)
conquer the
. This is the principle that leads to order,
cosmos.  
physiological and aesthetic, and that influences
Doxiadis proposed ekistics as a science
of human settlement and outlined its architecture and, in many respects, art.
scope, aims, intellectual framework and
relevance.  2.The second principle is minimization of the 5.Finally, and this is the fifth principle, man
effort required for the achievement of man's organizes his
 Ekistics attempts to encompass all
actual and potential contacts. He always gives
scales of human habitation and seeks to settlements in an attempt to achieve an optimum
his structures the shape, or selects the route,
learn from the archaeological and
that requires the minimum effort, no matter
historical record by looking not only at synthesis of the other four principles, and this
whether he is dealing with the floor of a room, optimization
great cities, but, as much as possible, at
which he tends to make horizontal, or with the
the totalThe Principles
settlement pattern.
creation of a highway. is dependent on time and space, on actual
   In shaping his settlements, conditions, and
man has always acted in
on man's ability to create a synthesis. we speak of
obedience to five principles.
"successful human settlements".
  As far as I know, this has
What we mean is settlements that have achieved a
always been true, and I myself
balance between man and his man-made
have not found any cases
environment, by
which prove the opposite.
complying with all five principles.

PRATHMESH V JOSHI