Utilities

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Utilities

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Utilities are urban objects that form critical infrastructures, needed for maintaining the essential support for sustaining the standard of living.








Description

Utilities in an urban context are formed by facilities for:

Utility type Description Icon
Water Utilities providing essential drinking water services to the different land uses within the urban environment, including residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. Such utilities and the associated infrastructure are often owned and managed by the state, with day-to-day maintenance coordinated by the local authority or muncipality.
Utilities water
Waste Utilities to facilitate the treatment of wastewater and sewage from residential, commercial and other premises throughout the urban environment and surrounding hinterland (more rural locations may have individual domestic systems). Such utilities are often highly sensitive to the environment and must be carefully planned and designed.
Utilities waste
Energy Electricity, fuel and gas utilities that generate, transmit and/or distribute to all urban objects. Energy provision is an essential requirement for a functioning society and economy.
Utilities energy

As can be seen from the table above, within Urban Securipedia, the utilities that are focussed on are waterUtilities water, wasteUtilities waste and energy utilitiesUtilities energy, while transportation networks Trans vehicles are described under a unique category of urban object. Urban Securipedia also has dedicated pages on public health and government services (see: PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIESicon)


TO BE COMPLETED...

  • Telecommunication
  • Financial services (Employment Office)
  • Security services





Water utilities
Waste utilities
Energy utilities










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