TISE consultancy originates in the last decades of the last century when international cooperation became aware of the necessity to perceive developments in their broadest context. The experts collaborating in TISE combine their academic and practical experience to investigate projected and implemented developments in rural and urban settings and to advise on their concepts, their feasibility, their implementation and their achievements. TISE consultants are men (and women) of the field rather than the desk; they prefer staying in touch with reality. Due to their experience TISE consultants are very much aware of the importance of situational and contextual knowledge and information. Optimization of integrated solutions for rural, urban and transitional developments is typical for the chosen approaches and solutions So TISE is about everything in development but in sometimes very specific ways. TISE’s consultancies and interventions are based on expertise and experience within rural and urban settings through the sustainable management and use of natural resources TISE Consultancy offers practical approaches and options for practical problems based on a broad experience of its affiliates. TISE consultants have different academic and technical back grounds that combine in integrated solutions for the rural, the urban and transitional zones in developing countries. Website (is under revision)