Synekism
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Synekism 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."
[edit] Social science
From the social sciences' view, it is also a "Nucleated and hierarchically nested and process of political governance, economic development, social order, and cultural identity" Soja (2000:13-14).
Synekism is related to proximity and the synergy that sometimes transpires when humans share ideas.
In densely settled urban places, critical-mass potential for innovation exists that is not typically available in rural environments.
It is the geography that creates and gives importantance to cities.
[edit] Further reading
- Bell, Thomas L., Muller, Peter O. (March 2003). "Book Review". Annals of the Association of American Geographers 93 (1): 248-250. ISSN 0004-5608. Retrieved on 2006-12-02. (A review of Soja's Postmetropolis: Critical Studies of Cities and Regions, ISBN 1-57718-001-1.)
- "Writing the city spatially", City, November, 2003.
