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echelons and different levels of the government are usually involved in
planning infrastructure development. There are various forms of infrastructure
like roads, railways, public transport, electricity, water supply and sanitation,
harbours, airports, markets but also buildings for schools, health facilities,
and storage facilities are considered infrastructure. It is important to
stress that infrastructure development has to serve a purpose. It should
contribute to the development goals or it should make the operations of
the service provider more sustainable. The
development planning page discusses the role of the government with regard
to realisation of development goals and protection of other interests.
This page also provides information about common accepted planning tools
and approaches. Tools and approaches that are appropriate for planning
and programming infrastructure.
This page
provide links to pages that discuss the social and economic relevance
of certain infrastructures and common accepted sector planning techniques
in these segments. The document "Financing Infrastructure" provides
important information about financial sustainable development of service
providers. The infrastructure segments are:
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