Strategic planning of infrastructure

摘要

The engineering profession is pivotal in the delivery of modern infrastructure. Everything that is seen in the built environment and all the services supporting the built environment, has the hand of engineering making it happen. All our resource and manufacturing industries are dependent on the provision and ongoing operation and maintenance of infrastructure and it too relies on the services of the engineering team. Most importantly, the decision making of what is done has engineers at the forefront. However, we face significant problems in the approach that is adopted across Australia. The development of infrastructure in Australia is fragmented, uncoordinated, stop-start and lacks a visionary strategic plan.