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Abstract
Infrastructure refers to a collection of facilities and services, typically encompassing energy, water and wastewater, waste management, transportation, public health, food and agriculture, telecommunications, and banking (National Research Council 1993). Systems of public buildings, known as public works, contribute important governmental functions and may be incorporated as infrastructure. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service considers infrastructure to comprise structures and facilities for administrative, transportation, recreation, or special uses, such as dams and camping concessions (OIG 2017a). The complete Forest Service infrastructure portfolio contains 40,000 buildings, 27,000 recreational sites such as campgrounds, 370,000 miles of roads, 13,000 road and trail bridges, and 3,000 dam structures (OIG 2017a). Public utilities and corridors and privately owned structures, such as oil and gas wells, also occur on National Forest System lands. Infrastructure typically consists of socioeconomic development, but natural areas and hydrologic features also may be considered infrastructure with functions in supplying clean air and water (National Research Council 1993).
Parent Publication
Keywords
adaptation,
Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests,
disturbances,
ecosystem services,
fire,
flooding,
forest planning,
forest resources,
infrastructure,
insects,
Pike-San Isabel National Forests,
socioeconomic,
resource management,
water resources,
wildfire,
wildlife
Citation
Hanberry, Brice; Zheng, Xing; Johnson, Erik; Furniss, Michael J. 2024. Infrastructure, flood risk, and sustainable operations in Front Range national forests (Chapter 10). In: Hanberry, Brice B., ed. Colorado Front Range climate change vulnerability assessment for National Forests. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-438. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 361-385.
