Definition of "arcology" []

• Urban development theory proposed by Paolo Soleri involving three-dimensional building methods and efficient use of space and resources. (noun)
• An extremely large habitat or settlement, sufficient to maintain an internal ecology as well as an extremely high human population density. (noun)

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• "His famous project, Arcosanti, is an ever-evolving urban experiment that combines architecture and ecology - or "arcology" - in a complex of buildings near Cordes Junction, about 70 miles north of Phoenix."
• "In an effort against urban sprawl, Soleri hoped to create a community based on density and efficiency (called "arcology," a mixture of architecture and ecology)."
• "As I was reading this introduction to Paolo's theory of "arcology," a strange idea suddenly came to mind."