infrastructure growth

Building foundational networks

Infrastructure growth is expansion or improvement of fundamental systems that support a society or organization—roads, bridges, power grids, water systems, telecommunications networks.

The term appears in economic and political discussions about development: The region's infrastructure growth has lagged behind population increases.

It can also apply to organizational systems: The company invested heavily in infrastructure growth to support remote work.

Related

investment · green light · economic planning · airports · power stations · water treatment plants · renewable energy systems · digital twins · tunnels · breaking ground · shovel ready · hard hat · taxation · highways · traffic jam · rush hour · urbanization · subsidies

Opposites
development trajectory

infrastructure growthdisinvestment

Withdrawing capital from assets

infrastructure collapse · demolition · decommissioning · asset stripping · urban decay

lifecycle phase

infrastructure growthinfrastructure maintenance

Caring for shared systems

repair · renovation · rehabilitation · upkeep · restoration

investment priority

infrastructure growthdeferred maintenance

Postponed upkeep work

underinvestment · funding cuts

Family

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