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I'm not quite sure where those last two I added (mail and money) fit in best; it could be argued that mail ought to go under services, or under transportation; similarly, money could go under services or utilities. -- John Owens 11:09 Apr 4, 2003 (UTC)

OED suggests that the term can be defined quite broadly as "the collective term for the subordinate parts of an undertaking", which leaves the definition wide open. The definitions presented here seem more based on a feeling about what should fit in. In flood risk management people refer to flood defences as "infrastructure". As the subordinate parts of a flood risk mitigation undertaking this would seem to have some validity. I got here from a discussion about whether, in that context, "soft" defence measures such as land use management and tree planting qualify as infrastructure. -- Hamish Harvey

I am working in FEMA's ESF #14 Long Term Community Recover...more specifically, in the Environmental/Infrastructure section. I was wondering how the term infrastructure applies to long term community recovery. If it is in the sense of sewer and waterlines, then I believe that you can't have those lines run effictevly, an effective and efficent infrastructure, without money...or funding. The question I have, is the funding of such systems considered infrastructure? Cassidy

[edit] Split article

We should really separate out physical infrastructure (economics, urban planning, etc) from the other stuff ... whatever that is. This mush of an article doesn't encourage expansion of either.Rd232 1 July 2005 12:48 (UTC) f

Jingel

Interesting website. Love the definitions and layered links to subjects. Infrastructure is of particular interest to me as I publish ReNew Canada - The Infrastructure Renewal Magazine (www.renewcanada.net).

[edit] worldbank.org external link

This link: Private Participation in Infrastructure Database

Was added by an editor whose only contributions have been to promote the World Bank Group. We have recently uncovered significant edits promoting this organization (see this WikiProject Spam discussion). In the interest of our neutral point of view policy and conflict of interest guideline I've moved it here for other editors to consider. Thanks. -- Siobhan Hansa 20:40, 26 January 2007 (UTC)