Revised 24 May 2019


This classification of Ekistic evolutionary forces is based upon a macro-scale of history where settlements are classified as being nomadic, agricultural, urban, urban-industrial, and industrial. This takes into account the flow of time. The following time dimensions from the present are included in my Ekistics Relationship Matrix. 


PAST

  • 10,000 years
  • 1,000 years
  • 100 years
  • One generation
  • 5 year


PRESENT


FUTURE

  • 5 years
  • One generation
  • 100 years
  • 1,000 years
  • 10,000 years