Welcome to the Website of
the World Society for Ekistics -
a place for information exchange
on issues of human settlements,
and on the activities of the
Society and its members.
WORLD SOCIETY FOR EKISTICS
The World Society for
Ekistics WSE is a non-political and non-religious body with limited
membership, formed to study
human patterns of living and their physical expression in the
past, present and future. The
aims and objectives of the Society are:
- To promote the development of knowledge and ideas
concerning human settlements by research and through publications,
conferences, scholarships, etc.;
- To encourage the development and expansion of education
in ekistics;
- To educate public opinion concerning ekistics, thus
stimulating world-wide interest and cooperation;
- To recognize the benefits and the necessity of an
interdisciplinary approach to the needs of human settlements, and to
promote and emphasize such an approach.