social infrastructure
Refers to the fundamental facilities and systems serving a society, such as transportation, communication, water, power, and public institutions.
The government is focusing on developing social infrastructure.
It is important to build disaster-resilient social infrastructure.
A common abbreviation of インフラストラクチャー, often used interchangeably with 社会基盤 but can also refer to physical infrastructure more broadly.
Refers specifically to public facilities (e.g., parks, libraries) rather than the broader systemic concept of social infrastructure.
Compound of 社会 (society) and 基盤 (foundation, base). The term is a modern coinage corresponding to the English 'social infrastructure'.