civil works
Government building projects
Civil works are large-scale construction projects that serve public infrastructure needs—roads, bridges, dams, sewers, water treatment facilities, harbors.
The term distinguishes these projects from building construction on one hand and military engineering on the other.
Government agencies typically commission civil works, though private contractors often execute them: The Army Corps of Engineers oversees major civil works along the Mississippi.
- roadsPaved paths for vehicles
- flood barriersStructures preventing water overflow
- canal systemsNetworks of artificial channels
- highwaysMajor intercity roads
- leveesEarthen flood barriers
flood control · drainage basins · water treatment plants · sewage treatment · ports · municipal buildings · bridges · pipelines · evacuation routes · storm shelters · tunnels · wetlands restoration · green roofs · railways · hospitals · public parks · fire stations · courthouses
- water infrastructurewater main, aqueducts, dams, water tanks, water tower
civil workscommercial construction
Erecting non-residential structures
private enterprise · real estate development · residential construction · commercial real estate
civil worksdemolition
Deliberate structural destruction
urban blight · neglect · deterioration · disinvestment · abandonment
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