The notion of the node:: disentangling and conceptualizing infrastructure nodes in the Eurometropolis Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai

• Sophie Leemans ^[1] ; Erik Van Daele ^[1]
  1. [1] KU Leuven

     KU Leuven

     Arrondissement Leuven, Bélgica

     
• Localización: Journal of urban design, ISSN 1357-4809, ISSN-e 1469-9664, Nº. 29, 1, 2024 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Reflections on co-design), págs. 79-97
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The Eurometropolis Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai is a dispersed territory increasingly confronted with challenges related to its indispensable infrastructure networks. This article establishes a theoretical-conceptual base for the notion of the infrastructure node and states its strategic importance to reimagine dispersed territories. Literature and case study research resulted in four types of nodes: crossings, generators, nexuses, and cluster. This article concludes that there is a distinct difference between nodes in dispersed territories and compact cities and that therefore a shift is needed from form to process design, dealing with complex systems of flows that come together in multi-layered nodes.