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

Sophie Leemans, Erik Van Daele and Maarten Gheysen

Journal of Urban Design, 2024, vol. 29, issue 1, 79-97

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2023.2206547

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