From Executive Summary

Infrastructure projects can, and should, deliver many more benefits for individuals, communities and local economies.

Infrastructure’s purpose is to meet fundamental societal needs; such as roads, public transport, low carbon energy supply, clean water and flood protection.

The societal benefits that infrastructure projects can generate are not, however, limited to delivering this basic functionality. By focusing on delivering broader social outcomes, not just engineering outputs, infrastructure projects can create additional ‘social value’. For example, they can help address local socio-economic issues and inequalities; create jobs for previously unemployed people; provide opportunities for Small and Medium Enterprises; and ultimately increase the quality of life of people involved in, or impacted by, an infrastructure project.

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