Soft Infrastructure
Soft Infrastructure
Soft infrastructure refers to things that are needed to improve the economy (making money) as well as the health, cultural and social standards of a country.
These include things such as the systems of government, the education system, the health care system, the financial system, emergency services and law enforcement.
Governance
- The system of government and laws
- Legislation (laws)
- Law enforcement
- Justice
- Penal systems
VOTING IN AN ELECTION (ISSUES 25, 26 & 33)
- Emergency services
- Police
- Fire
- Ambulances
- Coast Guard
- RNLI
- Military
- Army
- Navy
- Air Force
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Economic
- Financial system
- Banking
- Payment system
- Exchanges
- Money supply
- Financial regulations
- Accounting standards
- Major business logistics facilities and systems
- Warehousing
- Shipping management systems
- Manufacturing
- Industrial parks
- Special economic zones
- Mines
- Processing plants for basic materials used as inputs in industry
- Specialised energy
- Transportation
- Water
- Planning/Zoning
- Safety Standards
- Environmental regulations
URBAN AND RURAL LIVING (SEE ISSUE 16)
Retail
- High Street
- Out of town
- Online
HIGH STREET CARDIFF (SHOPPING ISSUE 19)
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- Food and livestock:
- Transportation
- Storage facilities
- Government (also EU) support
- Animal health standards
- Food inspection
- Agricultural research
SHEEP FARMING NEAR ABERYSTWYTH (SEE ISSUE 22)
Health Care
- Hospitals
- Health Centres/GP services
- Pharmacies
- Regulation
- Medical training
- Professional standards
Education and Research
- Primary Schools
- Secondary Schools
- Colleges
- Universities
- Research institutions
- Education finance
- Examinations
- Inspection
Culture, Sports and Recreation
- Sports facilities
- Parks
- Leisure Centres
- Clubs
- Leagues
- Governing bodies/Associations
- Cultural
- Language Centres & Events
- Concert halls
- Museums
- Libraries
- Theatres
- Cinemas
LLANGRANNOG HOME TO WELSH LANGUAGE CENTRE (SEE ISSUE 4)
- Travel and Tourism
- Man-made attractions
- Natural attractions
- Convention centres
- Hotels
- Restaurants
- Amusement parks
- Tourist Information
- Travel Insurance
- Tourism Promotion
TOURISM IN WALES (SEE ISSUE 4)
Student Activity
Use the A3 activity sheet to help you think about what you would do if you were in charge of your home region in Wales.
- Use a local map either an OS Map or a GIS map such as Google Earth. Draw and label the different aspects of infrastructure that you can see on the map.
- Make a list of important (critical) parts of infrastructure that are missing from your map.
- Put your list into rank order with the most important at the top.
- Continue with the A3 sheet to help start to think about infrastructure that will be necessary for Wales to earn more money and improve living standards.
In the next edition we will complete a DME (Decision Making Exercise) by looking at infrastructure projects in Wales and why they are important.
