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PPP/PFI Introduction — The Essential First Read for Municipal Officials [2026 Edition]
…methods: the Designated Manager System, PFI, concession arrangements, small concessions, Park-PFI, PPP leasing, and bundled management contracts — all are forms of PPP. PFI (Private Finance …
Public Facility Management Guide: What to Do After Your Management Plan
… Design through operations 15–30 years Large Concession Operational rights for public facility transferred to private sector Rights acquisition and management 10–50 years Large Small Concess…
Park-PFI Implementation Guide — What 203 Parks Reveal About the Steps Municipalities Should Actually Take [2026 Edition]
… urban parks, it is closely related to Small Concessions, closed school activation, and the Designated Manager System from the perspective of public-private collaboration in public spaces. S…
What Are Small Concessions? — Turning Small-Scale Public Facilities into Private Projects, and How Municipalities and Operators Should Move [2026 Edition]
…y. This guide helps you decide whether Small Concessions fit. Private operators and local businesses : you want to operate a public facility with limited risk. This guide explains the framew…
What Is Public Facility Management? Challenges, Concepts, and Next Steps
…le for large facilities; long-term contracts Concession Method Granting operating rights (concession rights) to private operators Established track record in airports and roads Small Concess…
How to Repurpose an Abandoned School — A Complete Step-by-Step Guide from Site Selection to Proposal [2026 Edition]
…oader context of PPP/PFI, see also the Small Concession overview. ISVD offers consultations on framing the preconditions for abandoned school reuse and designing an activation concept. Refer…
What Is Park-PFI? How Japan's Public Park PPP System Works, with Case Studies
…Partially Maintenance of existing facilities Concession arrangement PFI Act Case-dependent Yes Case-dependent RO arrangement (renovation + operation) PFI Act Case-dependent Yes Includes reno…
What Is a Small Concession? A Complete Guide for Local Government Officials [2026 Edition]
What Is a Small Concession A Small Concession is an initiative in which local governments leverage private-sector ingenuity to undertake small-scale PPP/PFI projects involving idle public re…
READING GUIDE
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Follow a short route through the basics, examples and practical steps. Community groups, researchers and students are welcome.
ROUTE 01
For municipal planning
Start with the basics, then move through cases, process and dialogue design.
- What Is Public Facility Management? Challenges, Concepts, and Next Steps
- Sapporo Yurigahara Park Park-PFI LiLiLi — Sapporo's First Case, Community-Led SPV Park Operation
- The Complete Park-PFI Process — A Four-Year Roadmap from Concept to Opening [2026 Edition]
- Market Sounding for PPP: 8-Item Question Template and Step-by-Step Guide
ROUTE 02
For prospective operators
Understand the system, test viability and prepare a proposal.
- What Is a Small Concession? A Complete Guide for Local Government Officials [2026 Edition]
- Higashi Yuenchi URBAN PICNIC — Kobe Sannomiya Redevelopment and Park-PFI After 8 Years of Citizen-Led Social Experiments
- How to Build a Park-PFI Revenue Plan — With Simulation Template [2026 Edition]
- How to Write a Park-PFI Proposal — Working Backward from the Scoring Criteria [2026 Edition]
ROUTE 03
Learn from setbacks
See how projects stall and which conditions to avoid.
- Abandoned School Reuse Failures — Why Repurposed Schools Become Idle Again: Structural Causes of Withdrawal and Business Collapse
- 5 Patterns of Park-PFI Project Failure — Structural Analysis of Contract Termination, Financial Deterioration, and Resident Opposition
- The Zero-Response Sounding Problem — 5 Reasons Private Operators Don't Participate and How to Fix It