Infrastructure assets are critical to wider national networks, and provide the UK with:
- Power
- Clean water
- Airports
- Motorways
Without infrastructure we could not go about our daily lives. This report addresses the main threats to our infrastructure - system failure, climate change and terrorism - and outlines recommendations to mitigate their impact.
State of the Nation: Critical Infrastructure 2009
Content type: Policy
Last updated: June 2019
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