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Concept information
Preferred term
infrastructure
Type
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Topic
Definition
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The basic facilities, services, and structures needed for the functioning of a community, country or area, including public transportation and roads, telecommunications systems, public water systems, power lines, and public institutions including schools, post offices, and prisons.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- airports
- bridges (infrastructure)
- child care centers
- community facilities
- correctional institutions
- educational institutions
- green infrastructure
- man-made trails
- marinas
- medical facilities
- pavements
- power plants
- public works
- railroads
- residential housing
- resorts
- retirement communities
- roads
- rural infrastructure
- sports facilities
- utilities
- waterways
- zoos
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/1003
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