Abstract
The first extraterrestrial human settlement for IO OOO dwellers is being designed in a series of conferences and workshops sponsored by NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Subsequent settlements will be much larger and self-supporting. This article discusses social and cultural considerations in the design of extraterrestrial settlements. The basic principle of biological and social processes is the increase of heterogeneity and symbiotisation. Diversity has survival value as well as contributing to a higher rate of cultural evolution. Designs must vary between settlements and within each settlement. Three different types of settlement designs are discussed: hierarchical; individualistic; and symbiotic.
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