Ekistics (English spelling)

Japanese: 《Ekistics》(英語表記)Ekistics
Ekistics (English spelling)

…He went into exile for a time, and after returning to Japan, he established the urban planning firm Doxiadis Associates. While working on urban planning in the Middle East, he also published his own urban theories in his journal Ekistics and in his books. He proposed the form of future cities, including the Dynapolis concept, which directs the axis of urban development in one direction and controls growth, and the Ecumenopolis theory, which describes the path by which cities will expand to cover the entire globe and reach a stable, static state. …

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Japanese:

…一時亡命し,帰国後に都市計画事務所ドクシアディス・アソシエーツを設立。中近東諸国の都市計画を手がける一方,主宰誌《エキスティックスEkistics》や著書の中で独自の都市理論を発表。都市の発展軸を一方向に導き成長をコントロールしていく〈ダイナポリスDynapolis(動的都市)〉構想や,都市の拡大が地球全域に達し安定化した静的状態にいたる道すじを説く〈エクメノポリスEcumenopolis(世界都市)〉理論など,未来都市の形態を提言した。…

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