islandcentered
Islandcentered is a term used in geography, urban planning, and network design to describe approaches, analyses, or systems that place an island or group of islands at the core of its structure. The concept can refer to physical planning that concentrates infrastructure, governance, and services on an island to maximize connectivity and resilience, as well as analytical perspectives that treat islands as central nodes in regional systems rather than peripheral outposts.
Origins and usage: The compound term islandcentered is rarely used as a fixed technical label in scholarly
Applications: In urban planning, islandcentered strategies might prioritize port capacity, inter-island transport, coastal protection, and tourism
Criticism: Critics argue that islandcentered approaches can undervalue mainland linkages, create vulnerability to sea-level rise or
Examples: The concept is discussed in the context of archipelagic states such as Indonesia and the Philippines,
See also: island biogeography, hub-and-spoke network, archipelago governance, island studies.