Human Settlement Environment Science Series - Introduction to Human Settlement Environment Science

Author: Wu Liangyong
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Publish Date: 2001-10-01
Features: Human Settlement Environment Science is a discipline that studies human settlements, focusing on the mutual relationship between humans and the environment. It emphasizes treating human settlements as a whole, unlike urban planning, geography, or sociology, which only address certain parts or aspects of human settlements. The goal of the discipline is to understand and master the objective laws governing the emergence and development of human settlements, in order to better construct settlements that align with human ideals. This book is the result of Professor Wu Liangyong's theoretical reflections and construction practices over the years. It consists of two parts: Part "Interpretation of Human Settlement Environment Science" explains the origins of Human Settlement Environment Science, the composition of the human settlement environment, the fundamental concepts of human settlement construction, the methodology of Human Settlement Environment Science, and research examples in protecting and building sustainable human settlement environments; the second part "Introduction to Doxiadis' Human Settlements Science," is a review of the research on the ideas of the Greek scholar Doxiadis' Human Settlements Science, guided by Professor Wu Liangyong and his graduate student Zhang Xiaoming, among others.