Introduction to Human Settlements Science (Human Settlements Science Series)

Author: Wu Liangyong (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2001-10-01
Features: Human Settlement Environment Science is a discipline that studies human settlements, focusing on the 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 of the occurrence and development of human settlements to better construct living environments that align with human ideals. This book is the result of Professor Wu Liangyong's theoretical reflections and construction practices over many years. It consists of two parts: Part "Interpretation of Human Settlement Environment Science" explains the origin of Human Settlement Environment Science, the composition of human settlements, the basic concepts of human settlement construction, the methodology of Human Settlement Environment Science, and research examples in protecting and building sustainable human settlements; the second part "Introduction to Doxiadis' Human Settlements Science," is a review of the thoughts of the Greek scholar Doxiadis' Human Settlements Science conducted by graduate student Zhang Xiaoming under the guidance of Professor Wu Liangyong. Human Settlement Environment Science is a discipline that studies human settlements, focusing on the 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 of the occurrence and development of human settlements to better construct living environments that align with human ideals. This book is the result of Professor Wu Liangyong's theoretical reflections and construction practices over many years. It consists of two parts: Part "Interpretation of Human Settlement Environment Science" explains the origin of Human Settlement Environment Science, the composition of human settlements, the basic concepts of human settlement construction, the methodology of Human Settlement Environment Science, and research examples in protecting and building sustainable human settlements; the second part "Introduction to Doxiadis' Human Settlements Science," is a review of the thoughts of the Greek scholar Doxiadis' Human Settlements Science conducted by graduate student Zhang Xiaoming under the guidance of Professor Wu Liangyong.