keskittyviin
Keskittyviin is a fictional term used in speculative Finnish-language discourse to describe a planned network that concentrates services, governance, and economic activity within a limited number of urban hubs while maintaining a connected rural periphery. The concept is not widely attested in real-world planning practice and is primarily used in theoretical or narrative contexts.
The word combines keskittyä, meaning to concentrate in Finnish, with the suffix -iin, which here is used
Proponents envision a hierarchy of hubs linked by high-capacity transport, with shared infrastructure, centralized administration, and
Applications in theory and fiction
Keskittyviin has appeared in thought experiments and speculative fiction exploring future urban form, governance, and the
Centralization in urban planning, polycentric city, networked city, urban resilience.