the scientific study of human settlements, drawing on diverse disciplines, including architecture, city planning, and behavioral science.
Origin: 1955–60; coined by Constantine A. Doxiadus (1913–1975), Greek urbanologist, ult. < Gk oikistikōs, deriv. of oikisía settlement, deriv. of oîkos house; see ics
[i-kis-tiks] 
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