noun
civil minimum
A term from urban planning and social policy, referring to the minimum standard of public services and infrastructure that a municipality should provide to its residents.
自治体はシビルミニマムを確保する責任がある。
Local governments have a responsibility to ensure the civil minimum.
Variant with interpunct; less common but seen in some texts.
Borrowed from English 'civil minimum', a term used in public administration and urban planning.