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

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  • Sophie Leemans
  • Erik Van Daele
  • Maarten Gheysen

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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.

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  • Sophie Leemans & Erik Van Daele & Maarten Gheysen, 2024. "The notion of the node: disentangling and conceptualizing infrastructure nodes in the Eurometropolis Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai," Journal of Urban Design, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(1), pages 79-97, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjudxx:v:29:y:2024:i:1:p:79-97
    DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2023.2206547
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