Action Areas are the overarching themes related to infrastructure development that have been identified in this Reference Tool as being relevant in maximising inclusivity in infrastructure.

Benefits are positive socioeconomic outcomes derived from increasing inclusivity in infrastructure projects. Benefits can be financial or non-financial advantages gained by vulnerable groups through the practical application of a method, process or procedure, so as to maximise inclusivity in infrastructure.

CPVP is an inclusive needs assessment encompassing infrastructure, pro-poor shelter, and the inclusive delivery of urban services. A CPVP seeks to identify, assemble, and organise information to facilitate urban decision-making.

The Framework is the conceptual approach used in the Reference Tool as a basis for practical guidance for governments (and other key stakeholders) to maximise the benefits from inclusive infrastructure. The Framework defines the concept of inclusive infrastructure and provides the structure for the recommendations contained in the Reference Tool.

The Gini coefficient is a measure of statistical dispersion intended to represent the income or wealth distribution of a nation’s residents, and is used as a common measurement of inequality.

Illustrative examples are activities or programs demonstrating how inclusivity practices have been applied in respect of major infrastructure developments. Illustrative examples can be on the policy/institutional level or the project level.

Inclusive growth is economic growth that creates opportunity for all segments of the population, and which shares the benefits of increased prosperity, both in monetary and non-monetary terms, fairly and equitably across society.

Inclusive infrastructure is infrastructure development that enhances positive outcomes in social inclusivity, and that ensures that no individual, community or social group is left behind or prevented from benefiting from improved infrastructure.

Inclusivity is the action, practice or policy of including people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalised in the development, implementation or delivery of the benefits associated with infrastructure. Inclusivity aims to tackle inequality and disparity in order to achieve greater social equality, cohesion and long-term inclusive growth.

In the context of this Reference Tool, large-scale infrastructure projects are projects with a total capital expenditure (CAPEX) of more than USD 250 million.

Practices are identified methods, processes or procedures that lead to maximising the benefits from inclusive infrastructure.

The project lifecycle comprises all project stages, including initiation, planning, procurement, construction, operation and decommissioning.

Social equity is the equitable distribution of inclusive benefits and opportunities across various societal groups.

A Social Equity Plan aims to ensure socially inclusive values are reflected throughout the project lifecycle and includes measurable goals (such as targets to integrate under-served groups) to achieve this aim. A Social Equity Plan may also be referred to as a Social Integration Plan, a Community Benefits Plan, or a Social Benefits Plan.

In the context of this Reference Tool, this definition refers to any societal group that may be exposed to or is at risk of being left behind, neglected, excluded or adversely affected by the development of major infrastructure projects. Vulnerable groups are groups within a society that may not have had equal access to the benefits of major infrastructure projects, due to disadvantages associated with, for example, low incomes, gender, age, disability/impairment or geographic isolation.

Asian Development Bank

Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

Benefit Cost Ratio

Build Own Operate

Build Own Operate Transfer

Bus Rapid Transit

British Standard

Capital Expenditure

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Customer Challenge Group

Cost Effectiveness Analysis

City Poverty and Vulnerability Profile

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Civil Society Organisation

Department for International Development, UK

Department for Transportation, UK

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Energy Daily Allowance

European Investment Bank

Economic Inclusion Strategy

European Union

Gross Domestic Product

Global Infrastructure Hub

Geographic Information System

German Corporation for International Cooperation GmbH (Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)

Gross National Income

Governance and Social Development Resource Centre

Inter-American Development Bank

Information, Communications and Technology

International Fund for Agricultural Development

International Labour Organization

International Monetary Fund

International Organization for Standardization

Key Performance Indicators

Least Developed Countries

Non-Governmental Organisation

New South Wales, Australia

Output-Based Aid

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Water Services Regulation Authority in England and Wales

Private Finance Initiative

Public-Private Partnership

Participatory Rural Approval

Person with Reduced Mobility

Request for Proposal

Social and Affordable Housing Fund

Social Cost-Benefit Analysis

Sustainable Development Goals

UK Water Supply Company (Sutton and East Surrey)

Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises

Technical Standard for Interoperability

United Nations Capital Development Fund

US Africa Development Foundation

Voice, Empowerment and Accountability

Water Sanitation and Hygiene

Water and Electricity Company of Saudi Arabia