Geoff is pleased to carry on lecturing at the Mundus Urbano master’s degree course at the Technical University Darmstadt, Germany in May 2020! Due to the corona-virus restrictions, the classes were undertaken online with the high motivation of the students of the programme. The class was made up of 21 students from 13 different countries […]
Geoff has been appointed by the Royal Town Planning Institute to be one of the judges of the annual RTPI Research Awards, 2020. The Awards will be announced later in April!
Geoff was invited to be the external examiner for the MA Degree in International Planning and Sustainable Development (and Pathways on Spatial Planning and Urban Resilience) at Westminster University, in London. After reviewing the course, Geoff was happy to recommend that it be re-validated for the maximum permitted period as it constituted a flagship course for […]
Geoff was interviewed on Skype recently by Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) in Suzhou, China, wanting to know his thoughts about development, cities and the role of professionals. You can hear and read the resulting interview by clicking on the links below! https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/0UuibcIgxe9XndEp_g2-nw https://www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/research/research-centres/ues/expert-view/living-city
Geoff was delighted to start the first lecturing of the year in the Urban Land Governance Specialization at the The Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University Rotterdam! Geoff has also been invited to give lectures on land tenure and property rights during the next month at the universities of Cambridge, London […]
Geoff contributed the article ‘Owning up: What price home ownership?’ to the December 2008 issue of Housing Finance International journal. The editor has kindly agreed that it can be downloaded free of charge and Geoff is happy to recommend the journal. Click here to see the article!
Geoff is extremely pleased and grateful that Liverpool University Press and the UK National Archives, which holds the copyright, have both given permission for the Urban Projects Manual: A guide to preparing upgrading and new development projects accessible to low income groups, edited by Geoff and Forbes Davidson, to be available for free download. However, this permission is […]
Geoff has been in Istanbul for the Marmara Urban Forum (MARUF) in early October 2019! He has given 2 presentations during the sessions called “The legacy of HABITAT conferences: From HABITAT I-III” and “Housing quality and affordability in different geographies”. Please click on the records below to listen to his speeches.
Geoff is glad to share his articles in the UK LEGEND’s Land Policy Bulletin from 2016!
Geoff with his glider on the last day of the annual Dunstable Regionals gliding competition at London Gliding Club!