School and Community Infrastructure Networks: What Might These Look Like?

Abstract

This chapter asks, ‘How might school and community infrastructure networks be conceived, and what might they look like?’ Through an exploratory review of the literature, the relationships between school and community infrastructures are investigated and connections and boundaries between different forms of infrastructure for community use are discussed. A network theory approach is adopted to explore emerging insights into how school facilities and other community assets (buildings and landscaped areas) might better support whole-of-community development, education, and wellbeing. Historically, the opposing design objectives of connection and security have challenged the development of schoo..