Pöyry - IDP Consult, Inc.

Urban/Environmental Planning and Social Development

In context of urban development and environmental management projects, Pöyry-IDP Consult, Inc. has demonstrated proficiencies in undertaking and packaging together comprehensive, multisector urban investment studies and analytical reports focused on municipal finance systems, local government administration, public housing and spatial planning, assessment of investment and capital financing requirements, community development and resettlement planning, and environmental impact assessments, including cost-benefit analyses of environmentally-critical TA interventions, initial environmental examinations and impact statements, and recommendations for mitigating negative externalities to these new structures.

The firm’s strengths lie in its (i) expert analysis of prevailing urban conditions, and (ii) a strong appreciation of development constraints arising due to scarcity and rapid urban accretion. Pöyry understands the important correlation of urban sector cum spatial planning as means for averting threats of spatial/environmental degeneration caused by proliferate urban infrastructure implementation and unregulated population movements or increments. In its social development and urban management projects, Pöyry IDP consults regularly with intended beneficiaries – i.e., marginalized households, consumers, small businesses – to surface with a holistic approach that is agreeable, participatory and accessible to all concerned.

In the expansive field of Urban Development and Environmental Management, Pöyry IDP has competitive advantages in the following concentrations:

Environmental Audit – for clients involved in manufacturing, construction, power projects, real estate development, mining, industrial parks, and other ventures.

Financial Packaging – assists in the packaging of infrastructure investment programs for financing by multilateral and bilateral funding institutions through the conduct of financial and economic evaluation of projects, prioritization of investments, assessment of financing capacities, preparation of financing plans, sourcing of funds, loan documentation, and fund negotiations.

Infrastructure Planning – assists in the identification and conceptualization of investments, conducts demand studies, prepares investment cost estimates, evaluates financial and economic feasibility of the investments, conducts pricing studies, and identifies services for possible private sector intervention.

Institutional Strengthening – includes the formulation of integrated local institutional development action plans; design and implementation of training programs; assessment, preparation and implementation of administrative reform programs to improve urban management systems and capacities; and formulation of plans to involve the communities and other stakeholders in the implementation or administration of urban development programs. Assists clients in designing and operationalizing their environment management units

Revenue Enhancement – assists local governments in expanding their local revenue base and improving revenue generation capacity. IDP carries out assessment studies of revenue potential, tax policies and administrative systems, and procedures; prepares strategic plans and revenue improvement programs; assists in preparing position papers and drafting revenue measures; and provides advisory service in the implementation of revenue programs.