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      Mapping the lifelines: how the design of infrastructure networks impacts on transformation in dispersed territories

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          Besides compact cities, Western Europe is characterised by low-density dispersion, resulting in a landscape with elements of both city and land. These dispersed territories offer an alternative to a traditional urban–rural dichotomy framework and have been put forward as twenty-first-century cities. However, these territories are currently facing urgent and complex socio-economic and ecological challenges. One such territory is the Eurometropolis Lille–Kortrijk–Tournai, a transnational region on the border of Belgium and France. The hypothesis is that the evolution of the Eurometropolis territory is closely intertwined with its infrastructure networks. The structure of this article is threefold. First, it describes the non-binary condition in which the Eurometropolis is situated. Second, it analyses the evolution of infrastructure networks in the Eurometropolis from the late eighteenth century to today through case studies. Third, it highlights the potential future role of infrastructure networks in providing answers to large-scale challenges. The research presented in this article demonstrates that transformation in dispersed territories is closely related to the evolution of their infrastructure networks. Moreover, infrastructure – such as waterways, railways and roads – has enabled an urban condition without urban form in the Eurometropolis dispersed territories. In the light of these findings, the article shows that the inherent nature of dispersed territories can be influenced by rethinking these infrastructures to proactively address the collective challenges at stake.

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                Contributors
                Role: Guest Editor
                Role: Guest Editor
                Journal
                Archit_MPS
                Architecture_MPS
                UCL Press
                2050-9006
                27 September 2023
                : 26
                : 1
                : 1
                Affiliations
                University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
                University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
                [1 ]Department of Architecture, KU Leuven, Belgium
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                Archit_MPS-26-1
                10.14324/111.444.amps.2023v26i1.001
                b7b7471d-9598-41b5-be91-ef6d55bfd9f0
                © 2023, Sophie Leemans, Erik Van Daele and Maarten Gheysen.

                This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY) 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444.amps.2023v26i1.001.

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                : 24 August 2022
                : 17 October 2022
                Page count
                Pages: 20
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                Leemans, S., Van Daele, E. and Gheysen, M. ‘Mapping the lifelines: how the design of infrastructure networks impacts on transformation in dispersed territories’. Architecture_MPS 26, 1 (2023): 1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444.amps.2023v26i1.001.

                Sociology,Political science,Political & Social philosophy,Urban studies,Architecture,Communication & Media studies
                lifelines,mapping,urban design,infrastructure networks,dispersed territories

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