Abstract
Are there fundamental laws that govern all settlements—from the smallest village to the largest cities? The Laws of Settlements paper highlights a handful of principles underlying human settlements of all sizes and across all cultures. These are based on a book titled The Laws of Settlements, which revives, updates and refreshes the work of Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis: taking the laws outlined in his seminal book Ekistics: An Introduction to the Science of Human Settlements, and refreshing them in light of research done since its publication.
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Architectonic, Spatial, and Environmental Design
KEYWORDS
Urban Planning, Urban Environments, Architecture, Cities, Urbanism, Metropolis, City Planning
