Public infrastructure is infrastructure owned or available for use by the public (represented by the government). [1] It is distinguishable from generic or private infrastructure in terms of policy, financing, purpose, etc.
Public infrastructure is a general term, often qualified specifically as: [1]
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Transport infrastructure – vehicles, road, rail, cable and financing of transport
- Aviation infrastructure – air traffic control technology in aviation
- Rail transport – trackage, signals, electrification of rails
- Road transport – roads, bridges, tunnels
- Critical infrastructure – assets required to sustain human life
- Energy infrastructure – transmission and storage of fossil fuels and renewable sources
- Hazardous waste – characteristics, disposal, handling of hazardous waste
- Information and communication infrastructure – systems of information storage and distribution
- Public capital – government-owned assets
- Public works – municipal infrastructure, maintenance functions and agencies
- Solid waste – generation, collection, management of trash/garbage
- Sustainable urban infrastructure – technology, architecture, policy for sustainable living
- Water infrastructure – the distribution and maintenance of water supply
- Wastewater infrastructure – disposal and treatment of wastewater
- Infrastructure
- Infrastructure-based development
References
- ^ a b "Public Infrastructure". Corporate Finance Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
See also
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