Integrated Urban Development: getting to grips with urban complexity

Integrated approach to complex challenges

Project development, and in particular the process of obtaining planning permits, has become increasingly complex. Projects must comply with ever stricter regulations while responding to evolving social needs. Society faces major challenges, such as climate change, spatial transition, and economic uncertainty, all of which directly influence the success of development projects.

An integrated approach that brings together policy, design, process, and implementation is essential to the successful management of spatial development. That way, the pathway remains clear and workable for the client and stakeholders involved .

Partner for setting and monitoring the critical path

Sweco works together with clients, governments, and all stakeholders. We design a tailor-made process and monitor the critical path throughout a spatial development project. We guarantee:

• quality assurance and consistency
• focus on permitting ability and buildability
• efficient decision-making and risk management
• binding stakeholder management
• optimisation of costs and lead time

By aligning disciplines and interests, we ensure effective and achievable plans with impact.

Spatial development with multiple added value

Our designs contribute to sustainable, resilient, and inclusive neighbourhoods that are pleasant to live, work, and play in. We always aim for projects that balance spatial, economic, environmental, and social objectives and create multiple layers of added value. Examples include an urban renewal project that cleverly combines public space, water management, and energy generation, or an urban project where living, working, and mobility are interwoven in a forward-looking design.

Tailored support

Our experts are deployed where they add the most value: as a one-stop-partner or in cooperation with other parties. We provide a tailored service, where we purposefully link disciplines and studies into one coherent whole, always with the same goal: to deliver robust, forward-looking plans.

Specifically, we offer an integrated service through:

• process and stakeholder management
• environmental management
• master planning and feasibility studies
• public space and landscape design and build projects
• building design and build projects
• environmental and energy studies

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