ekistics

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek οἰκίστικα (oikístika), from οἰκιστής (oikistḗs, “colonizer”). Coined by Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis in 1942.

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ekistics (uncountable)

  1. The scientific study of human settlements, and the planning and design of cities and other communities.

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