Urban planning

Physical urban development/redevelopment is increasingly being combined with economic and social planning. Cooperating, speaking the same language and combining seemingly incompatible interests are matters that require exploration, development of the vision and a good process. While the need for development plans is often undisputed, their feasibility is regularly thwarted. Many initiatives have to overcome legal and urban planning hurdles, environmental issues, doubts about financial feasibility, highly divided land positions and conflicts of interest.

Witteveen+Bos feels completely at home in taking on complex projects of this kind. Our approach centres on respect for the interests of the various stakeholders in redevelopment challenges, a clear process and a transparent cooperation model.

We support our clients in:

• developing a vision and exploring problems
• coupling economic, social and physical objectives: an integral approach
• identifying key issues, parties, wishes and interests
• analysing opportunities and risks
• bundling knowledge in project teams (internal and external)
• formulating specialist knowledge clearly and understandably
• configuring the process and exploring problems
• monitoring processes