Synekism[1] is a concept in urban studies coined by Edward Soja. It refers to the dynamic formation of the polis state — the union of several small urban settlements under the rule of a "capital" city (or so-called city-state or urban system). Soja's definition of synekism, mentioned in Writing the city spatially, is "the stimulus of urban agglomeration."[2]
Social science[edit]
From the social sciences' view, it is also a "nucleated and hierarchically nested process of political governance, economic development, social order, and cultural identity" Soja.[3]
In densely settled urban places, a critical mass provides potential for innovation that is not typically available in rural environments, therefore synekism can be thought of as the geographical relationships that create and give importance to cities.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Greek: σύνοικος "joint dweller", συνοικία "cohabitation".
- ^ Soja, Edward (2003-01-01). "Writing the city spatially". City: Analysis of Urban Trends, Culture, Theory, Policy, Action. 7 (3): 269–281. Bibcode:2003City....7..269S. doi:10.1080/1360481032000157478. S2CID 144964310.
- ^ Postmetropolis: Critical Studies of Cities and Regions. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 2000, p.13-14.
Further reading[edit]
- Bell, Thomas L.; Muller, Peter O. (March 2003). "Book Review". Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 93 (1): 248–250. doi:10.1111/1467-8306.93122. S2CID 144744015. (A review of Soja's Postmetropolis: Critical Studies of Cities and Regions, ISBN 1-57718-001-1.)
- Soja, Edward (2000). Postmetropolis: Critical Studies of Cities and Regions. Oxford: Basil Blackwell.
- Soja, Edward (November 2003). "Writing the city spatially". City (in English and English). 7 (3): 269–280. doi:10.1080/1360481032000157478. ISSN 1360-4813. Wikidata Q29997800.
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