Geoff was invited to present a keynote presentation at the 21st N-AERUS conference held at the University of Kassel, Germany between 27-29 October, 2022. The event was organised jointly with the University of Khulna, Bangladesh on a hybrid basis and included presentations by a diverse range of speakers. Some participants also obtained copies of Geoff’s book.
Geoff is proud to announce that the special issue of the International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development that he guest edited is now available for free download. The special issue is entitled: Improving urban social and environmental sustainability and can be accessed at the following link: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tjue20/14/1 Just scroll down to the Introduction by Geoff and the […]
The Royal Society of Arts has published Geoff’s blog on the UK housing crisis: The crazy dream of the UK’s ‘property owning democracy‘. Please click here to read it!
‘Somewhere to Live: Rising to the global urban land and housing challenge’ was launched on 30th May 2022 at an event kindly hosted by the Development Planning Unit, University College London, organised by Professor Colin Marx and Alexander MacFarlane. The sound recording can be accessed by clicking here and for the video record please click here.
Why is it that despite decades of economic growth, it is becoming harder to find somewhere to live that is decent and affordable? ‘Somewhere to Live: Rising to the global urban land and housing challenge’ explains the causes of the problem – and what needs to be done to resolve it. It is written in a […]
Geoff is proud to announce that his new book ‘Somewhere to Live: Rising to the global urban land and housing challenge’ is launched today! The book provides an in-depth analysis of the current challenges in countries at all levels of social and economic development and provides examples of different approaches that can reduce inequality and […]
Geoff was interviewed by the BBC correspondent and thriller writer Humphrey Hawksley, about his new book ‘Somewhere to Live’ that will be published on 15 March. The interview was part of the Goldster Book Club https://www.goldster.co.uk/book-club events and can be seen by clicking on the following link: https://youtu.be/SCbJd4_t91I
Geoff was invited to provide some comments at the Norwegian Urban Conference following the showing of a film about the barriadas of Lima, made in the 1960s by John F C Turner and a follow-up film made recently by Professor Kathrin Golda-Pongratz. Geoff offered some comments on the impact that John Turner’s ideas have had […]
We are looking forward to having you all join us for Habitat in Towns 2021 during the Collaborative Solutions for Inclusive Housing session on October 7th from 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm (Toronto Time). Please find attached an updated agenda for your session. I also encourage you to view the session webpage to learn more about the […]
Geoff was invited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) to be one of the judges of the 2021 Student Research Awards. A large range of impressive papers was reviewed, indicating that the future of the planning profession internationally is in good hands. The winners of the awards will be announced by the RTPI in […]