infrastructure planning
Foundational systems design
Infrastructure planning is the process of designing, organizing, and coordinating the development of essential public systems—transportation networks, utilities, water supply, communications, and similar foundations that communities depend on.
It typically involves long-term forecasting, budgeting, and coordination among government agencies: The city's infrastructure planning failed to anticipate population growth.
The term appears frequently in discussions of urban development, public policy, and government spending priorities.
- capital projectsMajor asset construction undertakings
- highwaysMajor intercity roads
- roadsPaved paths for vehicles
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- flood barriersStructures preventing water overflow
zoning · power grids · smart grid · railways · zoning laws · green spaces · broadband networks · public services · transportation networks · airports · satellite systems · resilience · sewage systems · water supply systems · tunnels · traffic flow · sewers · building codes
infrastructure planninginformal settlement
Unplanned, unofficial housing area
infrastructure planningdeferred maintenance
Postponed upkeep work
disinvestment · infrastructure collapse · benign neglect · decommissioning