Human habitat

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The term habitat comes from ecology, and includes many interrelated features, especially the immediate physical environment, the urban environment or the social environment.

Specific human habitats include:

Dwellings and shelters

houses, dugouts, yaodongs, tents, camps, campers, huts.

Settlements,

hamlets, villages, towns, cities, squatter camps, shanty towns.

Intentional communities

Kibbutzim, commune, ecovillages.

Other

Offices, Prisons, Monasteries

A more extensive list can be found in Category:Human habitats.

See also my spots

• Neighborhood Watch
• Built environment
• Habitat for Humanity International a charity related to housing.
• India Habitat Centre
• Town planning
• Sustainable habitat