Infraalueen
Infraalueen is a term used in urban planning to refer to a designated geographic zone that houses and coordinates critical infrastructure networks, such as utilities, transport corridors, and service facilities. It serves as a planning category to manage where essential services are located and to streamline coordination among different infrastructure providers.
Infraalueen aims to reduce land-use conflicts by placing infrastructure in dedicated corridors. It commonly includes utility
Planned at the master-planning or regional level, infraalueen is typically defined in zoning plans or infrastructure
Benefits include predictable siting, easier maintenance, improved resilience, and streamlined permitting. Challenges involve land acquisition costs,
While infraalueen is most commonly described in Finnish planning literature, similar concepts exist in other jurisdictions