50 Examples of Infrastructure

John Spacey, November 01, 2021

Infrastructure are the foundational services that underlie the economic efficiency and quality of life of a nation, city, region, organization or household. Infrastructure is a primary way to explain the differences in economic efficiency between nations. This can include public services such as education that underpin economic and social processes that create high quality of life in a place. The following are common examples of infrastructure.

Airports	Bridges
Broadcast Services	Canals
Clinics	Coastal Structures
Communication Services	Consumer Protection
Cycling Paths	Delivery Services
Disaster Resilience Structures	Docks
Electrical Grids	Financial Markets
Financial Systems	Firefighting Services
Green Roofs	Green Space
Highways	Hospitals
Information Services	Internet Services
Irrigation Systems	Justice Systems
Libraries	Long-term Care Facilities
Medical Labs	Parks
Police Services	Ports
Postal Services	Public Lighting
Public Space	Recreational Facilities
Recycling Services	Research Facilities
Roads	Schools
Science Facilities	Sidewalks
Solar Panels	Technology Platforms
Train Services	Train Stations
Tunnels	Universities
Utilities	Waste Management Services
Water Services	Wind Turbines

Historically, infrastructure was defined as the basic physical systems of a business or nation. This is outdated and is not relevant to modern infrastructure or business. For example, foundational cloud services that underpin business systems are viewed as infrastructure but certainly aren't physical.

Physical infrastructure such as roads are essentially services whereby they are come with services such as traffic control and maintenance.

The classification of what constitutes infrastructure changes with time as an economy advances. For example, payment services offered by financial institutions may have been viewed as regular services when they were first introduced but may become infrastructure as they begin to underpin more and more economic activity.

Nations may view entire industries as critical infrastructure. For example, the transportation or agricultural industry that are both required to feed populations.

50 Examples of Infrastructure

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