Arcology
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɑːˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Arcology is a noun meaning (urban studies, uncountable) Urban development theory proposed by Paolo Soleri involving three-dimensional building methods and efficient use of space and resources.
Meaning
(urban studies, uncountable) Urban development theory proposed by Paolo Soleri involving three-dimensional building methods and efficient use of space and resources.
More Meanings
- (countable) An extremely large building or complex, sufficient to maintain an internal ecology as well as an extremely high human population density.
Example Sentences
Behind the port lay the city, factory domes dominated by the vast cubes of corporate arcologies.
Word Forms
- arcologies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include urbanology, urbanism, streetology, urbanistics, architectonics, collapsology.
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